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ThinkServer RD340 and RD440
Operating System Installation Guide

Содержание ThinkServer RD340

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Страница 2: ...ty and Support Information that came with your product Second Edition January 2014 Copyright Lenovo 2013 2014 LIMITED AND RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE If data or software is delivered pursuant a General Services Administration GSA contract use reproduction or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in Contract No GS 35F 05925 ...

Страница 3: ...s Server 2012 Essentials operating system 14 Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system 14 Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system 14 Installing the driver for chipset 15 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card 15 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card 16 Installing the driver for an HBA card 16 Installing the driver for a CNA card 16 Insta...

Страница 4: ...oft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system and drivers 52 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 52 Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 52 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system and drivers 52 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system 53 Installing drivers fo...

Страница 5: ... Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2 58 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 58 Installing drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 60 Installing the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor 60 Installing drivers for the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor 61 Installing the VMware ESXi...

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Страница 7: ...Startup DVD that comes with your server to a Universal Serial Bus USB storage device SCSI is the acronym for Small Computer System Interface Set the optical drive that you want to use as the first startup device Depending on the server model an external optical drive might be required Note If you want to install an operating system in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI mode set the UEFI dr...

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Страница 9: ...ws Server 2012 Essentials Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 4 x64 and x86 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 2 x64 and x86 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 3 x64 and x86 Red Hat Enterprise L...

Страница 10: ...t you want to install Then click Next 7 Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms Then click Next 8 Select the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Advanced is selected in this step 9 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Load driver 10 Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server ...

Страница 11: ...card do the following 1 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 In the End User License Agreement window click Accept 3 In the installation window click Driver Install 4 Select your server model from the...

Страница 12: ... driver for Intel Management Engine Interface do the following 1 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 In the End User License Agreement window click Accept 3 In the installation window click Driver In...

Страница 13: ... for the system to load the files 3 When the Enter your language and other preferences window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need and then click Next 4 Click Install now 5 Select the operating system that you want to install Then click Next 6 Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms Then click Next 7 Select the type of installation as you need The ...

Страница 14: ...he server from the optical drive Note If the message Press any key to boot from cd is displayed press any key If the message Windows Setup EMS Enabled is displayed press Enter 2 In the Installing Windows window select New Installation Note If your server already has an operating system installed another option Repair an Existing Installation also is displayed The following steps are based on the s...

Страница 15: ... the driver for the chipset on page 5 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 5 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 5 Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 6 Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface on page 6 Installing the driver for a CNA card on page 6 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating syst...

Страница 16: ... window click other devices and then right click Ethernet Controller 18 Click Update Driver Software Browse my computer for driver software 19 Go to the folder where the driver is stored and then click Next 20 In the Update Driver Software Intel Connection window click Close Go back to the command window and close it 21 Go back to the Cannot find the local network window and click Back to return t...

Страница 17: ...layed press Enter 2 In the Installing Windows window select the language and other options Then click Next 3 Click Install now 4 Select the operating system that you want to install and then click Next 5 Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms Then click Next 6 Select the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Advanced is sel...

Страница 18: ...stem to load the files 3 When the Windows Server 2012 window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need and then click Next 4 Click Install now 5 Type your product key and then click Next The product key information is available on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging 6 Select the Windows operating system edition that you want to install Then ...

Страница 19: ...any key to boot from CD or DVD is displayed press any key If the message Windows Setup EMS Enabled is displayed press Enter Wait several minutes for the system to load the files 3 When the Windows Server 2012 window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need and then click Next 4 Click Install now 5 Type your product key and then click Next The product key information is ava...

Страница 20: ...n page 5 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 5 Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 6 Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface on page 6 Installing the driver for a CNA card on page 6 Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems Microsoft Windows S...

Страница 21: ...e If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 In the End User License Agreement window click Accept The installation window is displayed 3 Click Driver Installation Then select your server model from the Server Model drop down list box and the operating system from the Operating System drop down list box 4 Select Intel Chipset from the Please Select Driver d...

Страница 22: ...erver models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers 2 Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder Copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 3 Log in to the operating system 4 In the Device Manager window right click the HBA card which you need to install drivers for 5 Click Update Driver Software Browse my...

Страница 23: ...to the network To install the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system do the following 1 Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device Then start the server from the optical drive 2 When the message Press any key to boot from CD or DVD is displayed press any key The message Windows is loading files is displayed If the ...

Страница 24: ...s Server 2012 R2 Essentials The driver for a CNA card is installed during the operating system installation To install drivers for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials refer to the related topics Installing the driver for chipset on page 15 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 15 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 16 Installing the driver for an HBA card on page ...

Страница 25: ...the Format area select Ext3 from the File system drop down list box f In the Mounting Options area select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box g Click OK Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following a Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup Click Next b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for exp...

Страница 26: ...iguration window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter 22 In the New LDAP User window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter 23 In the Release Notes window select Next and then press Enter 24 In the Hardware Configuration window select Next and then press Enter 25 In the Installation Completed window click Finish 26 Follow the instructions on the sc...

Страница 27: ...d xorg69 rpm ivh xorg69 0 96 0 x86 rpm Note In the command lines xorg69 represents the name of the driver package file and xorg69 0 96 0 x86 rpm represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the driver for an HBA card This topic provides instructions on how to install the driver for an HBA card To install the driver for an HBA card do th...

Страница 28: ...ts the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2 This topic provides instructions on how to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 or x86 operating system with Service Pack 2 Note The maximum system memory that the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x86 operating system ...

Страница 29: ...he File system drop down list box f In the Mounting Options area select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box g Click Finish h Click Accept Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following a Click Partitioning b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and then click Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select ...

Страница 30: ...21 In the LDAP Client Configuration window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter 22 In the New LDAP User window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter 23 In the Release Notes window select Next and then press Enter 24 In the Hardware Configuration window select Next and then press Enter 25 In the Installation Completed window click Finish 26 Follow ...

Страница 31: ...n 15 02 2013 0414 1_3 0 13 0 27 x86_64 rpm Note In the command lines lsi megasr kmp xen 15 02 2013 0414 1_3 0 13 0 27 x86_64 represents the name of the driver file Use the corresponding file name on your server 5 Restart your server and log in to the virtual kernel after the installation process is completed Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 This t...

Страница 32: ...nting Options area select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box g Click OK Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following a Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup Click Next b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and then click Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks sd...

Страница 33: ...ngs as you need Select Next and press Enter 24 In the Release Notes window select Next and then press Enter 25 In the Hardware Configuration window select Next and then press Enter 26 In the Installation Completed window click Finish 27 Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing drivers for an Ethernet card To install the driver for an Ethernet card do the f...

Страница 34: ...hat the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 9 x86 operating system can support is 16 GB The driver for the Ethernet card is installed during the operating system installation Download the driver for onboard SAS software RAID from the Lenovo Web site to your server Then copy the driver to a USB storage device The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo ...

Страница 35: ...e amount of space in MB in the Size field and then click OK Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following a Click New b In the Add Partition window select boot from the Mount Point drop down list box c Select ext3 from the File System Type drop down list box d Type the amount of space in MB in the Size field and then click OK Manually create a swap partition To ...

Страница 36: ...etup window click Forward 30 Set your user name and password in the Create User window and then click Forward 31 When the Additional CDs window is displayed asking you if you need to install additional software programs from a CD or DVD depending on your needs click Install to continue or click Finish to complete the installation 32 Enter your user name and password to log in to the operating syst...

Страница 37: ...Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder Copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 3 Use the following commands to install the driver For Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE and iSCSI over Ethernet ISOE protocols cd tmp cd ql...

Страница 38: ...isplayed click Next 8 Select the language that you want to use during the installation process and click Next 9 Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click Next 10 When prompted to type the installation number type your installation number in the Installation Number field and then click OK The installation number enables the automatic installation of some software programs such...

Страница 39: ... operating system installation disc from the optical drive 20 Press Ctrl Alt F2 to go to the command window and then use the following commands to install the drivers cat proc partitions mkdir tmp fd0 mount dev sdb tmp fd0 cd tmp fd0 replace_ahci sh Notes Ensure that the USB storage device is connected to your server In the command lines sdb represents the drive letter of the USB storage device 21...

Страница 40: ...nd copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 3 Use the following commands to install the driver cd tmp cd xorg71 update sh Note In the command lines xorg71 represents the name of the driver folder Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the driver for an HBA card The driver for an HBA card is installed during the operat...

Страница 41: ...d click Next 15 Select the type of devices for the installation and then click Next Notes The following steps are based on the scenario that Basic Storage Devices is selected in this step When prompted select the option as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that you select Fresh installation and then click Next 16 Type a name for your server Then click Next 17 Specify your time...

Страница 42: ... list window click Next 24 The default installation is a basic server installation You can customize your server by selecting a different set of software from the software list or adding additional repositories that you want to use for the software installation Select Customize now or Customize later Then click Next The installation process begins Notes If you select Customize now you can select s...

Страница 43: ...USB storage device to your server 3 Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device Then start the server from the optical drive 4 When the welcome window is displayed select the option as you need Note The following steps are based on the scenario that Install or upgrade an existing system is selected in this step 5 Press Tab and ...

Страница 44: ...e Add Partition window select boot from the Mount Point drop down list box d Select ext4 from the File System Type drop down list box e In the Allowable Drivers window select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system f Type the amount of space in MB in the New Partitions Size window and then click OK Manually create a swap partition To create a swap partition do the fol...

Страница 45: ...ite to a USB storage device The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers 2 Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder Then connect the USB storage device to your server 3 Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 4 Use the follo...

Страница 46: ...istrator using the vSphere Client 3 Upload the offline bundle zip file to the ESXi host using the Datastore Browser 4 In the vSphere Client inventory right click the host and select Enter Maintenance Mode 5 Log in to the ESXi host as a root user using SSH or iLO DRAC 6 Use the following command to install the drivers esxcli software vib install d path offline bundle zip Example esxcli software vib...

Страница 47: ...or the system to load the files 3 Select the language as you need and then click Next 4 When the Enter your language and other preferences window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need and then click Next 5 Click Install now 6 Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms Then click Next 7 Select the type of installation as you need The following steps are...

Страница 48: ...er the installation is completed Installing the driver for an Ethernet card To install the driver for the Ethernet card do the following 1 Copy the driver for the Ethernet card from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Use the following commands to install the driver e cd NICWIN2K8X86 Pnputil i a inf Not...

Страница 49: ...f the folder where the driver is stored 3 Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for a CNA card To install the driver for a CNA card do the following 1 Copy the driver for a CNA card from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Use the following commands to install the...

Страница 50: ...5 When prompted press Ctrl Alt Delete 16 Click Administrator Follow the instructions on the screen to change the password and then log in to the operating system Installing the driver for the chipset To install the driver for the chipset do the following 1 Copy the driver for the chipset from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storag...

Страница 51: ...ct the USB storage device to your server 2 Use the following commands to install the driver e cd VGA Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and VGA represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored 3 Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for an HBA card To install the driver for an HBA ca...

Страница 52: ...newer version of Hyper V Server only advanced is selected in this step 7 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced 8 Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New 9 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 10 In the Microsoft Hyper V Server Setup window click OK 11 Ensure that the drive partition is ...

Страница 53: ...always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers 2 Use the following commands to install the driver e cd NIC Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and NIC represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored 3 When the Windows Security dialog box is displayed click Install 4 Restart your server ...

Страница 54: ...artup device Then start the server from the optical drive 2 When the Citrix XenServer installation welcome window is displayed press Enter 3 Select the appropriate keyboard for the system select OK and then press Enter 4 When the Citrix XenServer setup window is displayed select OK and then press Enter 5 Read the End User License Agreement select Accept EULA and then press Enter Note If the Action...

Страница 55: ...ix XenServer hypervisor This topic provides instructions on how to install drivers for the Citrix XenServer hypervisor To install drivers for the Citrix XenServer hypervisor do the following 1 Download the drivers from the Lenovo Web site Copy the qla2xxx iso file to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server The most up to date device drivers for various server mode...

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Страница 57: ...crosoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on Hyper V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 Hyper V Server 2012 Hyper V Server 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 x64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 and x86 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 2 x64 SUSE Linux...

Страница 58: ... how to install the following operating systems and drivers Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2...

Страница 59: ...r 2012 R2 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition This topic also provides instructions on how to install device drivers for the operating system Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system To install a Microsoft Window...

Страница 60: ...siness Server 2011 Essentials operating system on page 8 Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system To install drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system see Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system on page 9 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011...

Страница 61: ...all the Hyper V Server 2012 operating system see Installing the Hyper V Server 2012 operating system on page 43 Installing drivers for the Hyper V Server 2012 operating system To install drivers for the Hyper V Server 2012 operating system refer to the related topics Installing the driver for the chipset on page 44 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 45 Installing the driver for an ...

Страница 62: ...d Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 operating system on page 37 Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 or x86 operating system Note The maximum system memory that the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x86 operating system can support is 16 GB To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x6...

Страница 63: ...rtitions Size window and then click OK Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following a Click Create The Create Storage window is displayed b Select Standard Partition and then click Create c In the Add Partition window select boot efi from the Mount Point drop down list box d Select EFI System Partition from the File System Type drop down list box e In the Allow...

Страница 64: ...tions on how to install drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 or x86 operating system Note The drivers for a CNA card an Ethernet card and an HBA card are installed during the operating system installation To install the driver for an onboard graphics card see Installing drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system on page 39 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Serve...

Страница 65: ... MB or GB in the Custom Size field e In the Format area select Ext3 from the File system drop down list box f In the Mounting Options area select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box g Click OK Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following a Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup Click Next b In the Preparing Hard Disk w...

Страница 66: ...dow configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter 18 In the New LDAP User window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter 19 In the Release Notes window select Next and then press Enter 20 In the Hardware Configuration window select Next and then press Enter 21 In the Installation Completed window click Finish 22 Follow the instructions on the screen to log i...

Страница 67: ...demarks of Lenovo in the United States other countries or both Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries Microsoft Windows and Windows Server are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Citrix and XenServer are trademarks of Citrix Systems Inc and or one or more of its subsidiaries and may be registered in t...

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