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1. 6 Select the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Install Windows only advanced is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following e If your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver e If your SATA configuration is set as IDE go to step 8 Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode 15 12 13 14 15 e f your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 8 Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced gt New Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 10 11 In the Windows Storage Server Setup window click OK Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation beg
2. Server adapter I350 T2 Server adapter I350 T4 Server adapter X520 DA2 Server adapter X520 SR2 Server adapter x540 T2 4xGbE RJ45 ports CNA card 2x10GbE SFP ports CNA card 2x10GbE RJ45 ports CNA card To install the driver do the following 1 ona kk Q N 32 Download the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Open the folder that contains the driver and double click the Setup file In the Intel Network Connections window select Install Drivers and Software In the Welcome to the install wizard for Intel Network Connections window click Next When the License Agreement window is displayed select accept the terms in the license agreement and then click Next When the Setup Options window is displayed click Next When the message displays as Ready to Install the Program click Install The driver installation begins ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide 9 When the message displays as Install wizard Completed click Finish It is recommended to restart your server after the installation is completed Instal
3. Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 8 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced 9 Select the drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New 10 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 11 In the Install Windows window click OK 12 Select the drive partition on which you want to install the operating system and then click Next The installation begins Your server restarts several times during the installation 13 Change your password and then click OK 4 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide 15 16 In the window for creating passwords type your new password and confirm the new password and then click OK Note The password must contain at least eight characters and consist of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers When the message displays as Your password has been changed click OK Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system when prompted Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system Note Before installing this operating system connect your server to the network
4. To install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 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 Connect the USB storage device that contains the required driver to your server Then start the server from the optical drive When the message Press any key to boot from cd or dvd is displayed press any key Wait several minutes for the system to load the files In the Install 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 scenario that New Installation is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following e If your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load drivers b Click OK c Select understand that if click install all files and folders on your primary hard driver will be deleted d Click Install the installation begins e If your SATA configuration is set as IDE click Install e If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI click Install Be sure to install the AHCI driver aft
5. AS 6 5 operating system the driver for the chipset comes with the operating system installation Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card To install the driver for an onboard graphics card do the following 42 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide 1 Download the driver for an onboard graphics card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder Then 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 e For the file with the sh extension cd tmp cd lxdrv 1 update sh Note In the command lines lxdrv represents the name of the folder that the drive is stored update sh represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server e For the file with the rom extension cd tmp cd rpms 2 rpm ivh rpm Note In the command lines rpms 2 represents the name of the folder that the drive is stored rpm represents the drive name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card This topic provides instructions on installing drivers for the following cards e 1350 T2 e 1350 T4 e X520 DA2 e X520 SR2 e X540 T2 e 4 xGbE RJ45 e 2x 10GbE SFP P
6. RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver e f your SATA configuration is set as IDE go to step 9 e f your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 9 Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced Then click New Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply In the Windows Setup window click OK Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Notes e Your server restarts several times during the installation e f the message displays as Errors occurred during installation you need to manually install the Ethernet driver To install the driver do the following a Download the driver for an Ethernet card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo W
7. ThinkServer are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States other countries or both Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries Red Hat and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are registered trademarks of Red Hat Inc in the U S and other countries Hyper V Microsoft Windows and Windows Server are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others 30 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide Chapter 4 Installing drivers This chapter provides information about installing drivers for the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows operating systems e Hyper V Server operating systems e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 3 e Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 Installing drivers for Windows operating systems This topic provides instructions on installing the following drivers for Windows operating systems Installing the driver for the chipset on page 31 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 31 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card on page 32 Installing the driver for USB 3 0 connectors on page 33 Installing the driver for an HBA card or a Mezzanine card on page 33 Installing the driver for a Mezzanine card or a CNA card on page 34 Installing the
8. Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows aoim Server 2012 operating system Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Serv r 1 operating system with Service Pack 3 Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system Installing the Hyper V Server 2008 R2 with SP1 operating system Installing the PE V Server 2012 operating system Installing the Hyper v SaNet 2012 R2 operating system Chapter 3 Installing an operating system in legacy mode Before installing an oparing oa in ba mode Installing a Microsoft Windows Servar 2008 R2 X64 operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system Installing a Microsoft Windows Sael 2012 R2 operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Sever 2012 R2 Essentials operating system Copyright Lenovo 2014 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 18 21 22 22 25 25 26 26 26 26 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard operating system Installing the Hyper V Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 pi Installing the pines V Server 2012 operating system Insta
9. and then click Apply The Windows Setup window is displayed Click OK Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server restarts several times during the installation When the Settings window is displayed set an administrator password and click Finish Then follow the instructions on the screen to sign in when prompted Note The password must be a combination of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system Note Before installing this operating system connect your server 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 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 message Windows Setup EMS Enabled is displayed press Enter Wait several minutes for the system to load the files When the Windows Server 2012 R2 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
10. click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver e If your SATA configuration is set as IDE go to step 9 e If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 9 Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced 10 11 12 13 Select the drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply In the Windows Setup window click OK Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Your server restarts several times during the installation Change your password and then click OK In Settings window type your password and click Finish Note The password must contain at least eight characters and consist of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system when prompted Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in UEFl mode 9 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating
11. driver for the LSI 9286CV and Qlogic QLE2672 HBA cards on page 34 Installing the driver for the ThinkServer Trusted Platform Module on page 35 Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 Installing the driver for the FusionlO PCle SSD IOScale3 on page 36 Installing the driver for the Intel Management Engine Interface on page 36 Installing the driver for the chipset To install the driver for the chipset do the following 1 ON DOO fF Download the driver for the chipset from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Open the folder that contains the driver and double click the setup file The Welcome to the Setup Program window is displayed Click Next The License Agreement window is displayed Click Yes The Readme File Information window is displayed Click Next The Setup Progress window is displayed Click Next The Setup Is Complete window is displayed Click Finish The installation is completed It is recommended to restart your computer after driver installation Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card To install the driver for an onboard graphics car
12. installing the following operating systems in UEFI mode 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 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundations Edition with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server 2012 Hyper V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 Hyper V Server 2012 Hyper V Server 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 3 Before installing an operating system in UEFI mode Before installing an operating system download your desired driver from the Lenovo Web site Then copy the driver to a USB storage device If the o
13. system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system Note Before installing this operating system connect your server to the network To install the Windows Server 2012 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 When the message Press 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 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 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 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 based on the scenario that Custom 10 11 12 10 Install Windows only Advanced is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following e f your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software
14. the New Partitions Size window select Custom Size Type the amount of space in MB in the Custom Size field and then click Next In the Formatting Options area select FAT from the File System drop down list box In the Mounting partition area select boot efi from the Mount Point drop down list box Click Finish e Manually create a swap partition oO oo op To create a swap partition do the following a In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks sda and then click Add In the New Partitions Size window select Custom Size Type the amount of space in MB in the Custom Size field In the Format area select Swap from the File system drop down list box 929 5 In the Formatting Options area select Swap from the Mount Point drop down list box Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode 17 f Click Finish Go to the Expert Partitioner window the created root partition boot partition and swap partition are displayed Click Accept The drive partition is finished 9 In the Installation Settings window click Software to select your desired software programs and then click OK If the YaST window is displayed click Accept 10 Click Install to install the software programs that you have selected Notes e f a Warning window is displayed select the option as you desired the following steps are based on the scenario that Ignore this conflict of is selected Do the following a Click OK T
15. then click Next The product key information is available on the Microsoft 12 Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms Then click Next ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide 7 Select the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Install Windows only Advanced is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following e If your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver e If your SATA configuration is set as IDE go to step 9 e If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 9 Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click New 10 11 12 Type the amount o
16. 8G ports MEZZ Dual port 10G SFP Ports MeZZ 4x10GbE DP QP SFP Ports MeZZ OCe14102 and Oce14401 CNA cards for FCoE iSCSI and NIC protocols To install the driver for the card do the following 1 4 Download the driver for the card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder Then copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server Use the following commands to install the driver cd tmp cd elx lpfc dd sles11sp 10 2 185 0 elx_lpfc_install sh Note In the command lines elx lpfc dd sles11sp 10 2 185 0 represents the name of the folder that the drive is stored elx_lpfc_install sh represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server Restart your server Installing the driver for a RAID card This topic provides instructions on how to install the driver for both add on and onboard RAID cards such as the LSI 9286CV 8e RAID 510i adapter the RAID 720i exp and the RAID 110i adapter To install the driver for a RAID card do the following 1 Download the corresponding driver for the RAID card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder Then copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Log in to the op
17. Adapter 4 xGbE RJ45 Server Adapter 2x10 GbE SFP Ports CNA Server Adapter 2 x 10 GbE RJ45 ports CNA install the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card do the following Download the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder Then copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server Use the following commands to install the driver cd tmp tar zxvf ixgbe x x x x tar gz cd igb x x x x sre make install Notes e If the file extension is not tar gz skip the second command e Inthe command lines igb x x x x represents the driver name x x x x represents the driver file version Use the corresponding file name on your server Restart your server Click Computer Then click YaST in the right menu Inthe YaST Control Center window click Network Devices on the left and then click Network Settings In the Network Settings window all the Ethernet cards are displayed Select the one you want to configure and then click Edit 8 In the Network Card Setup window select Statically assigned IP Address 9 In the IP Address and Subnet Mask area input your desired configuration and then click Next 40 Repeat the previous steps when necessary to configure other Ethernet cards
18. Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer click Yes In the Setup Successful window select Restart Your server restarts automatically Installing the driver for the Intel Management Engine Interface To install the driver for the Intel Management Engine Interface do the following 1 OOA Ww Download the driver for the Intel Management Engine Interface from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Open the Device Manager window Click View and then select Show hidden device Right click on PCI Simple Communications Controller and then click Update Driver Software In the Update Driver Software window click Browse my computer for driver software In the Browse for driver software on your computer window click Browse to locate the driver you want to install Click OK gt Next Note If the Windows Security dialogue box is displayed select the option to trust the software and click Install When the message Windows has successfully updated your driver software is displayed click Close Installing drivers for Hyper V operating systems This topic pro
19. Note The password must contain at least six characters and consist of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers Chapter 3 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 29 13 Set your host name and domain name Then click Next 14 Configure your network in the Network Configuration window Then click Next Note If the Test Internet Connection window is displayed configure the settings as you need Then click Next 15 In the Network Services Configuration window click Next 16 In the User Authentication Method window configure the settings as you need Then click Next 17 In the New LDAP User window configure the settings as you need Then click Next gt Yes 18 In the Release Notes window click Next 19 In the Hardware Configuration window click Next 20 In the Installation Completed window click Finish Note When the message displays as YaST click Continue 21 Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system This topic provides instructions on installing the following two operating systems e Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 X82 operating system e Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 X64 operating system To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 or x86 operating system see Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system on page 18 Trademarks Lenovo the Lenovo logo and
20. ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide Installing the driver for an HBA card or a CNA card This topic provides instructions on installing drivers for the following cards LPe16002B HBA card 2x FC 16G ports MEZZ 4x FC 8G ports MEZZ Dual port 10G SFP Ports MeZZ 4x10GbE DP DQ SFP Ports MeZZ OCe14102 and Oce14401 CNA cards for FCoE iSCSI and NIC To install the driver for the card do the following 1 Download the driver for the card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder Then 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 cd tmp cd elx lpfc dd sles11sp 10 2 185 0 elx_lpfc_install sh Note In the command lines elx lpfc dd slesi1sp 10 2 185 0 represents the name of the folder that the drive is stored elx_lpfc_install sh represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the driver for the QLE2672 2 port HBA card To install the driver for the QLE2672 2 port HBA card do the following 1 Download the driver for the QLE2672 2 port HBA card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder Then copy the folder to your USB storage device an
21. al Machine Also for Fully Virtualized Guests and then click Next When the Installation Settings window is displayed create a drive partition as you need e Manually create a root partition To create a root partition do the following ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide Click Partitioning and select Custom Partition for experts Click Next In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda and then click Add In the New Partitions Size window select Custom Size Type the amount of space in MB in the Custom Size field and then click Next In the Formatting Options area select Ext3 from the File system drop down list box 9209 5 p In the Mounting partition area select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box g Click Finish e Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda and then click Add In the New Partitions Size window select Custom Size Type the amount of space in MB in the Custom Size field and then click Next In the Formatting Options area select FAT from the File System drop down list box In the Mounting partition area select boot efi from the Mount Point drop down list box Click Finish e Manually create a swap partition 9 f2O 7 To create a swap partition do the following In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Di
22. at you want to install and then click Next to install the driver e If your SATA configuration is set as IDE go to step 8 e If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 8 Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 In the Where do you want to install Windows window select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 10 11 In the Microsoft Hyper V Server Setup window click OK Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server restarts several times during the installation When the message displays as The user s password must be changed before signing in click OK Click Administrator Follow the instructions on the screen to change the password and then log in to the operating system Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in UEFl mode 23 24 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide Chapter 3 Installing an operating system in legacy mode This chapter provides information about installing the following operating systems in legacy mode e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition with Service Pack 1 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1 e Microsoft Wind
23. ccessfully click Finish Installing the driver for the LSI 9286CV and Qlogic QLE2672 HBA cards This topic provides instructions on installing the driver for the following HBA cards e LSI 9286CV 8e HBA card e Qlogic QLE2672 2 port HBA card To install the driver do the following 1 34 Download the driver for an HBA card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Open the Device Manager window Right click on the HBA card that requires drivers and then select Update Driver Software 4 In the Update Driver Software window click Browse my computer for driver software 7 In the Browse for driver software on your computer window click Browse to locate the driver you want to install Click OK gt Next Note If the Windows Security dialogue box is displayed select the option to trust the software and then click Install When the message Windows has successfully updated your driver software is displayed click Close Installing the driver for the ThinkServer Trusted Platform Module To install the driver do the fo
24. ck Next The following steps are based on the scenario that Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard Evaluation is selected in this step 6 Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms Click Next 7 Select the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Install Windows only Advanced is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in UEFl mode 13 e f your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver e f your SATA configuration is set as IDE go to step 9 e f your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 9 Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 9 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced 10 Select the hard disk d
25. d Storage Devices and then click Next When the message displays as Please select the drives you d like to install the operating system on select Remote SAN in Other SAN Devices window and then click Next e If the operating system is to be installed on the SAN card through an FCOE card select Specialized Storage Devices and then click Next When the message displays as Please select the drives you d like to install the operating system on select SAN disk in Basic Devices window and then click Next Type a name for your server Then click Next Specify your time zone by selecting the nearest city in your time zone Then click Next Personalize the server by typing the root password for the root user account Then click Next Note If a message prompts you that the password is weak click Use Anyway In the Which type of the installation would you like window select your desired option The following steps are based on the scenario that Create Custom Layout is selected in this step By default a partition is already selected for you to install the operating system If you want to create a partition manually select the option as you need and then click Next Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in UEFl mode 19 13 14 15 16 iz 18 19 20 In the Please Select A Device window do one of the following to create a partition and then click Next e Manually create a root partitio
26. d do the following Copyright Lenovo 2014 31 Download the driver for an onboard graphics card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Open the Device Manager window Right click on the graphics card that requires drivers and then select Update Driver Software 4 In the Update Driver Software window click Browse my computer for driver software 5 In the Browse for driver software on your computer window click Browse to locate the driver you want to install 6 Click OK gt Next 7 When the message Windows has successfully updated your driver software is displayed click Close 8 In the System Settings Change window click Yes Your server restarts automatically Note If you are installing the driver for an onboard graphics card for the Windows Multipoint Server 2012 operating system after the server restarts a window will be displayed as Create a MultiPoint Server Station Press B and then enter your user name and password to log in to the operating system Installing the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card This topic provides instructions on installing drivers for the following cards
27. d 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 cd tmp cd driver extras build sh install Note In the command lines driver represents the name of the folder Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the driver for the LSI 9286CV 8e HBA card To install the driver for the LSI 9286CV 8e HBA card do the following 1 Download the corresponding driver for the RAID card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder Then 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 Chapter 4 Installing drivers 41 3 Use the following commands to install the driver cd tmp cd rpms 2 rpm ivh rpm Note In the command lines rpms 2 represents the name of the folder that the drive is stored rpm represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the driver for a RAID card This topic provides instructions on how to install the driver for both add on and onboard RAID cards such as the LSI 9286CV 8e RAID 510i adapter the RAID 720i adapter the RAID 720i exp adapt
28. drivers e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system do the following 1 N OO fF W DY 14 15 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 Note If the message Press 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 In the Installing Windows window select the language and other options Then click Next Click Install now Type your product key and then click Next Select the operating system you want to install and then click Next Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms Then click Next Select the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Install Windows only Advanced is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following e If your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID or RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and
29. e Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 Installing the driver for the chipset Installing the driver for an onboard patie card Installing the diger ar an Ethernet oe ora CNA card Installing the driver fof an HBA dura ora CNA card Installing the aer toj the QLE2672 2 port HBA card Installing the T f t he LSI 9286CV Be HBA card i ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide 39 39 39 40 41 41 41 Installing the driver for a RAID card Installing drivers for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system Installing the driver for the chipset Installing the driver for an onboard pia card Installing the diver for an Ethernet ear ora CNA card Installing the driver fof th LPe16002B HBA card or a CNA card te Installing the driver for a RAID And Trademarks 42 42 42 42 43 44 44 45 Chapter 1 Introduction This guide provides instructions on how to install an operating system on the Lenovo ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 servers The supported operating systems vary by the configuration on your server The following table provides a list on the supported operating system of your server Supported operating systems AHCI SATA Add On RAID RAID Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition Yes Yes Yes Yes No with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1 M
30. e Driver Disk Source window is displayed again select OK i In the Select driver disk image window select your desired drivers and then click OK j When the message displays as Do you wish to load any more driver disks select NO The driver installation is completed e If your SATA configuration is set as IDE or AHCI go to step 3 When the Disk Found window is displayed select Skip and then press Enter Note If the operating system is installed on the SAN card through iSCSI the Networking Device window is displayed Select the desired Ethernet device and then click OK In the Configure TCP IP window select the option according to the network environment The following steps are based on the scenario that Enable Ipv4 support gt Dynamic IP configuration DHCP is selected In the REA HAT window click Next Select the language that you want to use during the installation process and click Next Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click Next Select the type of devices that are involved in the installation and then click Next Notes e Ifthe Storage Device Warning window is displayed click Yes discard any data If the message displays as At least one existing installation has been detected on your system What would you like to do select the option as you desired and then click Next e Ifthe operating system is to be installed on the SAN card through an iSCSI card select Specialize
31. e Ethernet Controller window click Browse to locate the driver and then click Next to install the driver In the Update Driver Software Intel Connection window click Close The driver installation is completed Go back to the Cannot find the local network window and click Back to return to the Verify the clock and time zone settings window Then click Next In the Server network configuration window configure the network settings as you need Then click Next In the Get important updates window select the update method as you need Note The following steps are based on the scenario that Do not get the most recent installation updates is selected in this step In the Connecting your server window configure the company information as you need Click Next Personalize the server and network information as you need Click Next In the Add a network administrator account window set your user name and password Then click Next Note The password must contain at least eight characters and consist of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode 7 24 In the That is all the information needed window click Next to restart the server When the Expanding and installing files window is displayed the server starts installing files automatically Your server restarts several times When the Installation finished window opens the in
32. e drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Unzip the driver file if necessary The extension of the driver file is img usually 2 Save the driver file to the root directory and then type the following commands cd root mkdir img mount oloop img 3 A folder named as 01 or 02 is created Copy the folder to the root directory of a USB storage device To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 x32 or x64 do the following Chapter 3 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 27 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 In the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Welcome window depending on the SATA configuration on your serve do one of the following e f your SATA configuration is set as onboard RAID do the following a Select Installation b Press F6 c Select Yes and then type brokenmodules ahci after Boot Options d In the Driver Update added window select OK e Inthe Please choose the Driver Update medium window click Back e f your SATA configuration is set as add on RAID select Installation and then press Enter e If the operating system is to be installed on SAN through iSCSI do the following a Select Installation Press F6 Type withiscsi 1 after Boot Options and then sel
33. e that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver e f your SATA configuration is set as IDE go to step 8 e f your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 8 Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New 10 11 12 13 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply In the Install Windows window click OK Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Change your password when prompted Note The password must be a combination of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system when prompted 8 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems and the
34. eb site at http www lenovo com drivers ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide 13 14 15 16 b Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server c Open the Device Manager window Right click on the graphics card that requires drivers and then select Update Driver Software d In the Update Driver Software window click Browse my computer for driver software e In the Browse for driver software on your computer window click Browse to locate the driver you want to install f Click OK gt Next g When the message Windows has successfully updated your driver software is displayed click Close Configure the date and time and then click Next Choose the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Clean install is selected Personalize the server by typing the computer name and then click Next In the Provide your administrator information account 1 of 2 window type your user name and password and then click Next Note The password must contain at least eight characters and consist of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers In the Provide your administrator information account 2 of 2 window type your user name and password and then click Next In the Keep your server up to date automatically window configure the settings as
35. ect Yes aooo In the Please choose the Driver Update medium window locate the disk in which the drive is located and then click OK e When the window opens again select Back f Inthe Choose the network device window select the correct network device and then click OK g In the Automatic configuration via DHCP window select Yes e If the operating system is to be installed on SAN through FCOE do the following a Select Installation b Press F6 c Select Yes the window Please choose the Driver Update medium is displayed d Locate the disk in which the drive is located and then click Yes e When the window opens again select Back e If your SATA configuration is set as non RAID select Installation and then press Enter In the Welcome window select your language and keyboard layout and then select I Agree to the License Terms Click Next In the Media Check window click Next to go ahead Notes If the operating system is to be installed on the SAN card through an iSCSI card the Disk Activation window is opened Do the following a Click Configuration ISCSI Disks to open the ISCSI Initiator Overview window b Ensure that the ISCSI configuration information is correct and then click OK c Click Next In the Installation Mode window select New Installation and then click Next 6 Verify your region and time zone and then click Accept gt Next 28 In the Server Base Scenario window select Physic
36. ect your desired option to install and then click Next In the Ready to Install the Program window click Install to begin the installation In the Install wizard Completed window click Finish In the Intel Network Connections window click Exit The driver installation is completed Chapter 4 Installing drivers 37 Installing the driver for an HBA card To install the driver for an HBA card do the following 1 Download the driver for an HBA card from the Lenovo Web site to your server 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 Copy the driver to a USB storage device If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder Depending on the format of the driver Setup file do one of the following to install the driver e For exe file go to procedure A e For inf file go to procedure B Procedure A Connect the USB storage device to your server Open the folder that contains the driver and double click the exe file In the Emulex window click Next In the Installation options window click Install In the Installation completed window click Finish Press Y e roaond pp Press Enter Procedure B a Connect the USB storage device to your server b Use the Pnputil i a lt driverinf gt command to install the driver for example e cd Management cd Win Pnputil i a inf Note In the com
37. er and the RAID110i adapter To install the driver for a RAID card do the following 1 Download the corresponding driver for the RAID card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder Then copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Login 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 cd tmp cd rpms 2 rpm ivh rpm Note In the command lines rpms 2 represents the name of the folder that the drive is stored rpm represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing drivers for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system To install drivers for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system refer to the related topics e Installing the driver for the chipset on page 42 e Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 42 e Installing the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card on page 43 e Installing the driver for the LPe16002B HBA card or a CNA card on page 44 e Installing the driver for a RAID card on page 44 Note Your server comes with a chipset driver pre installed You do not need to install the chipset driver manually Installing the driver for the chipset For the Red Hat Enterprise Linux
38. er from the optical drive Note If the message Press 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 In the Installing Windows window select the language and other options Then click Next Click Install now Read the license terms and select accept the license terms Then click Next Select the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Advanced is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following e f your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide 12 13 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver e If your SATA configuration is set as IDE go to step 7 e If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 7 Be sure to i
39. er the operating system installation is completed See Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 Note In this installation the drive cannot be partitioned When the Install Windows window is displayed the installation begins 6 When the message Errors occurred during installation is displayed connect the USB storage device that contains the driver for the Ethernet card to your server Press Shift F10 input the command devmgmt msc and then press Enter 7 In the Device Manager window click other devices and then right click Ethernet Controller 8 Click Update Driver Software gt Browse my computer for driver software 9 In the Update Driver Software Ethernet Controller window click Browse to locate the driver and then click OK Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode 5 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Click Next to install the driver In the Update Driver Software Intel Connection window click Close The driver installation is completed Go back to the Errors occurred during installation window and click Restart to restart your server When the Windows Small Business Server 2011 window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need and then click Next In the Verify the date and time settings window click Change system date and time settings to configure the date and time Then click N
40. erating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server Use the following commands to install the driver cd tmp cd rpms 2 rpm ivh rpm 44 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide Note In the command lines rpms 2 represents the name of the folder that the drive is stored rpm represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Trademarks Lenovo the Lenovo logo and ThinkServer are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States other countries or both Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries Red Hat and Red Hat Enterprise Linux are registered trademarks of Red Hat Inc in the U S and other countries Hyper V Microsoft Windows and Windows Server are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others Chapter 4 Installing drivers 45 46 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide lenovo
41. erating system in UEFI mode 11 Select the Windows operation system edition that you want to install Then click Next The following steps are based on the scenario that Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Server with a GUI is selected in this step 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 10 11 12 13 Install Windows only Advanced is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following e f your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver e f your SATA configuration is set as IDE go to step 10 e If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 10 Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 Type the amount of space in MB
42. ext Read the license terms and select I accept the license Then click Next Type your product key and then click Next Personalize the server by typing the user name and then click Next In the Provide your administrator information account 1 of 2 window type your user name and password Then click Next Note The password must contain at least eight characters and consist of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers In the Provide your administrator information account 2 of 2 window type your user name and password and then click Next Note The password must contain at least eight characters and consist of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers In the Keep your server up to date automatically window configure the settings as you need Your server restarts several times When prompted click Close The installation is completed Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system Note Before you install this operating system connect your server to the network To install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system do the following 1 a A O N Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device Then start the serv
43. f space in MB and then click Apply The Windows Setup window is displayed Click OK Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server restarts several times during the installation When the Settings window is displayed set an administrator password and click Finish Then follow the instructions on the screen to sign in when prompted Note The password must be a combination of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers Installing the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard 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 When 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 Wait several minutes for the system to load the files When the Windows Server 2012 window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need and then click Next Click Install now Note Type your product key if prompted and then click Next The product key information is available on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging Select the Windows operating system edition that you want to install Then cli
44. ftware 4 In the Update Driver Software window click Browse my computer for driver software 5 In the Browse for driver software on your computer window click Browse to locate the driver you want to install Click OK gt Next Note If the Windows Security dialogue box is displayed select the option to trust the software and then click Install 7 When the message Windows has successfully updated your driver software is displayed click Close 8 When the message System Settings Change is displayed click Yes Your server restarts automatically Chapter 4 Installing drivers 35 Installing the driver for the FusioniO PCle SSD lOScale3 Note This topic applies only to the Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 servers To install the driver for the FusionlO PCle SSD IOScale3 do the following 1 6 Download the corresponding driver from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Open the folder that contains the driver and double click the Setup file In the Fusion io ioMemory VSL4 window select I agree to the license terms and conditions and then click Install When the message displays as
45. he password must be a combination of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers Installing the Hyper V Server 2012 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Hyper V Server 2012 operating system To install the Hyper V Server 2012 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 When the message Press 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 When the Microsoft Hyper V Server 2012 window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need and then click Next 4 Click Install now 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 13 14 Install the newer version of Hyper V Server only advanced is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following e f your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver t
46. icrosoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials ae ae eee Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials oe ee Ae Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard Yes Yes Yes Yes Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server 2012 Premium Yes Yes Yes Yes No Edition Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server 2012 Standard Edition Hyper V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 ae eee Hyper V Server 2012 Hyper V Server 2012 R2 Copyright Lenovo 2014 1 Supported operating systems AHCI SATA Add On RAID RAID SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 Yes Yes Yes Yes 2 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode This chapter provides information about
47. ins Note The server restarts several times during the installation When the Settings window is displayed click Next When the Windows Update window is displayed click Next Change your password when prompted and then click Finish Note The password must be a combination of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers When the message MultiPoint Server Configuration Error is displayed press any key The user name will be configured as Administrator after your server restarts Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 This topic provides instructions on installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 x64 Before you start the operating system installation do the following 1 3 Download the driver for RAID from the Lenovo Web site to your server 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 Unzip the driver file if necessary The extension of the driver file is img usually Save the driver file to the root directory and then type the following commands cd root mkdir img mount oloop img A folder named as 01 or 02 is created Copy the folder to the root directory of a USB storage device To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system w
48. ith Service Pack 3 x64 do the following 1 16 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 In the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Welcome window depending on the SATA configuration on your serve do one of the following e If your SATA configuration is set as onboard RAID select Installation Then press E to enter editing mode Modify the start parameter from linuxefi boot x86_64 loader linux to linuxefi boot x86_64 loader linux brokenmosules ahci e f your SATA configuration is set as Add on RAID select Installation and then press Enter e Ifthe operating system is to be installed on SAN through ISCIS FCOE do the following a Select Installation b Press E to enter editing mode Then modify the start parameter from linuxefi boot x86_64 loader linux to linuxefi boot x86_64 loader linux driverupdate 1 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide c Press F10 In the Pls choose the Driver Update medium window locate the disk in which the drive is located and then click OK d Select Back to finish loading the driver e f your SATA configuration is set as non RAID select Installation and then press Enter In the Welcome window select your language and keyboard layout and then select I Agree to the License Terms Click Next In the Media Check window click Next
49. lenovo ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide o Thinkserver Note Before using this information and the product it supports be sure to read and understand the Read Me First and Safety Warranty and Support Information that came with your product First Edition September 2014 Copyright Lenovo 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 Contents Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode Before installing an PERENA van in UEFI mode Installing the Microsoft Windows Siver 2008 R2 X64 operating system with Service Pack 1 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Sehir 2012 Essentials operating system Installing a Microsoft Windows Set 2012 R2 operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows hie 2012 R2 Essentials operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Siiras Sanel 2012 Standard operating system Installing the Microsoft
50. ling the driver for USB 3 0 connectors This topic provides instructions on installing the driver for the USB 3 0 connectors for the following operating systems e Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 x64 e Windows Small Business Server 2011 x64 Note For the following operating systems the driver for USB 3 0 connectors comes with the server system e Windows Server 2012 R2 SP1 e Windows Storage Server 2012 x64 e Windows Multipoint Server 2012 To install the driver for USB 3 0 connectors do the following 1 Download the driver for USB 3 0 connectors from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers 2 Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 3 Open the folder that contains the driver and double click the Setup file The Welcome to the Setup Program window is displayed Click Next The License Agreement window is displayed Click Yes The Readme File Information window is displayed Click Next The Setup Progress window is displayed Click Next The Setup Is Complete window is displayed ON DOO Ff Click Finish The installation is completed It is recommended to restart your computer Installing the driver for an HBA card or a Mezzanine card This topic
51. lling the Hyper V Seier 2012 R2 operating system Installing the SUSE Fina Eriterorise Sanit 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 Installing the Red Hat ARPER Linux AS 6 5 operating system ia Da i oh Me GS Trademarks Chapter 4 Installing drivers Installing drivers for Windows operating systems Installing the driver for the chipset Installing the driver for an onboard apie card Installing the diver ieee an Ethernet aed ora CNA card Installing the driver for USB 3 0 0 connectors Installing the driver for an HBA card or a Mezzanine card Installing the driver for a Mezzanine Said ora CNA card Installing the driver for tite LSI 9286CV aid Qlogic QLE2672 HBA cards Installing the driver for the ThinkServer Trusted Platform Module Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI Installing the driver for the FusionlO PCle SSD lOScale3 Installing the driver for the Intel Manadgerient Engine Interface Installing drivers for Hyper V SA systems Installing the driver for the chipset Installing drivers for an onboard apes card Installing the diver fore an Ethernet ee Installing the driver for an HBA card Installing drivers fora CNA card Installing drivers for the Intel Management Engine Interface 26 26 27 27 27 27 27 27 30 30 31 31 31 31 32 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 36 37 37 37 38 38 39 Installing drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterpris
52. llowing 1 OOA Ww Download the driver for the ThinkServer Trusted Platform Module TPM from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Open the folder that contains the driver and double click the Setup file In the Choose Setup Language window select English United States and then click OK When the Setup status window opens the driver installation begins When the InstallShield Wizard Complete window opens click Finish The installation is completed Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI To install the driver for the SATA AHCI do the following 1 Download the driver for the SATA AHCI from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Open the Device Manager window Under the IDE ATA ATAPI controller right click on the SATA AHCI Controller that requires drivers and then select Update Driver So
53. mand lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and Management represents the subdirectory where your driver is located c Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing drivers for a CNA card To install drivers for a CNA card do the following 1 ON DOO FW 38 Download the driver for a CNA card from the Lenovo Web site to your server 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 Copy the driver for the Ethernet card to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server Open the folder that contains the driver and double click the Setup file In the Click Next to continue window click Next In the Installation options window select your desired option and then click Install In the Installation completed window click Finish When the command line displays as Found the following drivers amp Press y for yes or n for no press y When the message displays as Would you like to install this device software click Install and then press Enter The installation is completed ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide Installing drivers for the Intel Management Engine Interface To install the driver for the Intel Management Engine Interface do the following 1 Download the driver from the Lenovo Web site The mos
54. n To create a root partition do the following a Click Create The Create Storage window is displayed Select Standard Partition and then click Create In the Add Partition window select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box Select ext4 from the File System Type drop down list box oa0o0nd 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 e Manually create a boot partition boot efi To create a boot partition do the following a Click Create The Create Storage window is displayed Select Standard Partition and then click Create In the Add Partition window select boot efi from the Mount Point drop down list box Select EFI System Partition from the File System Type drop down list box a0ogons amp 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 e Manually create a swap partition To create a swap partition do the following Click Create The Create Storage window is displayed Select Standard Partition and then click Create In the Add Partition window select swap from the File System Type drop down list box In the Allowable Drivers window select the hard disk drive on which you want
55. nse terms Click Next 6 In the Which type of installation do you want window select the type of installation as you need Then click Next The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Install the newer version of Storage server only advanced is selected in this step 7 In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following e f your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK 14 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver e If your SATA configuration is set as IDE go to step 8 e If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 8 Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 Inthe Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced gt New Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 10 11 In the Windows Storage Ser
56. nstall the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 10 11 In the Install Windows window click OK Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Notes e Your server restarts several times during the installation e The drive partition must be greater than 80 GB It is recommended that the drive partition is greater than 120 GB In the Continue Installation window select Clean Install Then click Next Click Open Date and Time to verify the clock and time zone settings to set your date and time Then click Next Note If the server can automatically identify the driver for the Ethernet card go to step 17 to continue the installation When the Cannot find the local network window is displayed connect the USB storage device that contains the driver for the Ethernet card to your server Press Shift F10 input the command devmgmt msc and press Enter In the Device Manager window click other devices and then right click Ethernet Controller Click Update Driver Software gt Browse my computer for driver software In the Update Driver Softwar
57. o your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver e f your SATA configuration is set as IDE go to step 8 e f your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 8 Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New 10 11 12 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply In the Install Windows window click OK Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server restarts several times during the installation When prompted press Ctrl Alt Delete Click Administrator Follow the instructions on the screen to change the password and then log in to the operating system Installing the Hyper V Server 2012 R2 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Hyper V Server 2012 R2 operating system To install the Hyper V Server 2012 R2 operating system do the following 22 ThinkServe
58. orts e 2x 10GbE RJ45 ports To install the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card do the following 1 Download the driver for the card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder Then 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 cd tmp tar zxvf ixgbe x x x x targz cd igb x x x x sre make install Notes e If the file extension is not tar gz skip the second command e Inthe command lines igb x x x x represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server Chapter 4 Installing drivers 43 oa Oo OO NOg Restart your server Click System Then select Network Connections in the Preferences area The Ethernet card list is displayed Select the Ethernet card that you want to configure Then click Edit Click Ipv4 Settings and then select Manual from the Method drop down list box Click Add to configure the IP in the Address area Then click Apply Your server restarts Repeat the previous steps to configure other Ethernet cards Installing the driver for the LPe16002B HBA card or a CNA card This topic provides instructions on installing drivers for the following cards LPe16002B HBA card 2x FC 16G ports MEZZ 4x FC
59. ows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundations Edition with Service Pack 1 e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition e Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials e Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard e Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on e Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard Edition e Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition e Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server 2012 e Hyper V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 e Hyper V Server 2012 e Hyper V Server 2012 R2 e Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x32 and x64 e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 3 x32 and x64 Before installing an operating system in legacy mode Before installing an operating system download your desired driver from the Lenovo Web site Then copy the driver to a USB storage device If the operating system is installed on a storage area network SAN download the driver for the host bus adapter HBA or converged network adapter CNA that i
60. perating system is installed on a storage area network SAN download the driver for the host bus adapter HBA or converged network adapter CNA that is connected to the SAN Then copy the driver to a USB storage device Notes You can load driver files using a USB storage device or a disc The steps in this document are based on the scenario that you use a USB storage device to load driver files If the USB storage device fails to load driver files try using a disc Depending on the configuration you might install the operating system on a SAN or a hard disk drive For Microsoft Windows operating systems the two installation procedures are the same Copyright Lenovo 2014 3 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 X64 operating system with Service Pack 1 This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition with Service Pack 1 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundations Edition with Service Pack 1 To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 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 Note If the message Pre
61. provides instructions on installing the driver for the following cards e LPe16002B HBA card e 2x FC 16G ports MEZZ Mezzanine card e 4x FC 8G ports MEZZ Mezzanine card To install the driver for a host bus adapter HBA card or a MEZZ card do the following 1 Download the driver for the HBA card or the MEZZ card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers 2 Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 3 Open the folder that contains the driver and double click the Setup file 4 When the message displays as Click Next to continue click Next 5 In the Installation options window select your desired option and then click Install Chapter 4 Installing drivers 33 In the Installation completed window select your desired option The following steps are based on the scenario that Start AutoPilot Installer is selected in this step 7 Click Finish 8 In the EMULEX window click Next 9 When the Monitoring the Installation window is displayed the installation starts 10 When the message displays as Congratulations Installation completed successfully click Finish Installing the driver for a Mezzanine card or a CNA card This topic provides ins
62. r RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide 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 When the message Press 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 When the Microsoft Hyper V Server 2012 R2 window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need and then click Next 4 Click Install now Read the license terms and select 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 12 13 Install the newer version of Hyper V Server only advanced is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following e If your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver th
63. r an onboard graphics card from the Lenovo Web site The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Copy the driver to a USB storage device and then connect the USB storage device to your server Use the Pnputil i a lt driverinf gt command to install the driver for example 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 subdirectory where your driver is located Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for an Ethernet card To install the driver for an Ethernet card do the following 1 O O AON DOH KR OQ ay Download the driver for the Ethernet card from the Lenovo Web site to your server 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 Copy the driver for the Ethernet card to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server Open the folder that contains the driver and double click the Setup file In the Intel Network Connections window select Install Drivers and Software In the Welcome to the install wizard for Intel R Network Connections window click Next Inthe License Agreement window select agree the terms in the license agreement Then click Next Sel
64. r for chipset comes with the operating system installation Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card To install the driver for an onboard graphics card do the following 1 Download the driver for the onboard graphics card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder Then 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 e For the file with the sh extension cd tmp cd lxdrv 1 update sh Chapter 4 Installing drivers 39 4 In Note In the command lines lxdrv represents the name of the folder that the drive is stored update sh represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server e For the file with the rom extension cd tmp cd rpms 2 rpm ivh rpm Note In the command lines rpms 2 represents the name of the folder that the drive is stored rpm represents the drive name Use the corresponding file name on your server Restart your server stalling the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card This topic provides instructions on installing the following Ethernet cards To 1 N OO f Server Adapter I350 T2 Server Adapter I350 T4 Server Adapter X520 DA2 Server Adapter X520 SR2 Server Adapter X540 T2 Server
65. rive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New 11 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 12 In the Windows Setup window click OK 13 Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note The server restarts several times during the installation 14 When the Settings window is displayed set an administrator password and click Finish When prompted follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard 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 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 R2 window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need and then click Next 4 Click Install now Note Type your product key if prompted and then click Next The product key information is available on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging 5 Read the license terms and select I accept the lice
66. ryAgain b In the YaST window click Accept c In the Installation Settings window click Install to begin the installation e Ifthe YaST2 window is displayed click Install to begin the installation 11 When the Confirm Installation window is displayed click Install When the installation process is completed the server restarts automatically 12 The setup process continues after the server restarts Set your root user password Then select Next and press Enter When the YaST2 window is displayed click Yes Note The password must contain at least six characters and consist of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers 13 Set your host name and domain name Then click Next 14 Configure your network in the Network Configuration window Then click Next Note If the Test Internet Connection window is displayed configure the settings as you need Then click Next 15 In the Network Services Configuration window click Next 16 In the User Authentication Method window configure the settings as you need Then click Next 17 In the New LDAP User window configure the settings as you need Then click Next gt Yes 18 In the Release Notes window click Next 19 In the Hardware Configuration window click Next 20 In the Installation Completed window click Finish 21 Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system This
67. s connected to the SAN Then copy the driver to a USB storage device Notes e You can load driver files using a USB storage device or a disc The steps in this document are based on the scenario that you use a USB storage device to load driver files If the USB storage device fails to load driver files try using a disc e Depending on the configuration you might install the operating system on a SAN or a hard disk drive For Microsoft Windows operating systems the two installation procedures are the same Copyright Lenovo 2014 25 Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 X64 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition with Service Pack 1 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition with Service Pack 1 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundations Edition with Service Pack 1 To install the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system see Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 X64 operating system with Service Pack 1 on page 4 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system To install the Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system see Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system on page 10 Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating
68. sks gt sda and then click Add In the New Partitions Size window select Custom Size Type the amount of space in MB in the Custom Size field In the Format area select Swap from the File system drop down list box In the Formatting Options area select Swap from the Mount Point drop down list box Click Finish Go to the Expert Partitioner window the created root partition boot partition and swap partition are displayed Click Accept The drive partition is finished 929 5 p In the Installation Settings window click Software to select your desired software programs and then click OK If the YaST window is displayed click Accept Click Install to install the software programs that you have selected Notes e f a Warning window is displayed select the option as you desired the following steps are based on the scenario that Ignore this conflict of is selected Do the following a Click OK TryAgain b In the YaST window click Accept c In the Installation Settings window click Install to begin the installation e Ifthe YaST2 window is displayed click Install to begin the installation When the Confirm Installation window is displayed click Install When the installation process is completed the server restarts automatically The setup process continues after the server restarts Set your root user password Then select Next and press Enter When the YaST2 window is displayed click Yes
69. ss 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 2 In the Installing Windows window select the language and other options Then click Next 3 Click Install now 4 Select the operating system you want to install and then click Next Note If you are going to install the Windows Server 208 R2 Foundations SP1 operating system skip this step 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 selected in this step 7 In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following e f your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID or RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c Inthe Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver e f your SATA configuration is set as IDE go to step 8 e f your SATA configuration is set as AHCI go to step 8
70. stallation is completed Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system do the following 1 oar W DY 14 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 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 Wait several minutes for the system to load the files In the Installing Windows window select the language and other options Then click Next Click Install now Select the operating system that you want to install and then click Next Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms Then click Next Select the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Advanced is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following e f your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage devic
71. system This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition To install the Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system see Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system on page 11 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system refer to Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system on page 12 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system see Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system on page 5 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system see Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system on page 6 26 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system see Installing the Microsof
72. t Up Software Updates window configure the settings as you need and then click Forward In the Finish Updates Setup window click Forward Set your user name and password and then click Forward Set your time and date and then click Forward In the Kdump window select Enable kdump if you want to enable kdump and then click Finish to complete the installation Note When prompted to restart the server click Yes Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the Hyper V Server 2008 R2 with SP1 operating system To install the Hyper V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 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 When the message Press 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 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 based on the scenario that Cus
73. t Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system on page 8 Installing the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard operating system see Installing the Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard operating system on page 13 Installing the Hyper V Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 To install the Hyper V Server 2008 R2 operating system see Installing the Hyper V Server 2008 R2 with SP1 operating system on page 21 Installing the Hyper V Server 2012 operating system To install the Hyper V Server 2012 operating system see Installing the Hyper V Server 2012 operating system on page 22 Installing the Hyper V Server 2012 R2 operating system To install the Hyper V Server 2012 R2 operating system see Installing the Hyper V Server 2012 R2 operating system on page 22 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 This topic provides instructions on how to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 x32 or x64 Note During the installation ensure that the boot partition boot is within the first 1 TB of the hard disk drive Before you start the operating system installation do the following 1 Download the driver for RAID from the Lenovo Web site to your server The most up to date devic
74. t up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Copy the driver to a USB storage device and then connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Use the Pnputil i a lt driverinf gt command to install the driver for example e cd Management Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and Management represents the subdirectory where your driver is located 3 Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 To install drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 refer to the related topics e Installing the driver for the chipset on page 39 e Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 39 e Installing the driver for an Ethernet card or a CNA card on page 40 e Installing the driver for an HBA card or a CNA card on page 41 e Installing the driver for the LSI 9286CV 8e HBA card on page 41 e Installing the driver for a RAID card on page 42 Note Your server comes with a chipset driver pre installed You do not need to install the chipset driver manually Installing the driver for the chipset For the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 the drive
75. to go ahead Notes If the operating system is to be installed on the SAN through an iSCSI card the Disk Activation window is opened Do the following a Click Configuration ISCSI Disks to open the ISCSI Initiator Overview window b Ensure that the ISCSI configuration information is correct and then click OK c Click Next In the Installation Mode window select New Installation and then click Next 6 Verify your region and time zone and then click Accept gt Next 7 Inthe Server Base Scenario window select Physical Machine Also for Fully Virtualized Guests and then click Next When the Installation Settings window is displayed create a drive partition as you need e Manually create a root partition To create a root partition do the following Click Partitioning and select Custom Partition for experts Click Next In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda and then click Add In the New Partitions Size window select Custom Size Type the amount of space in MB in the Custom Size field and then click Next In the Formatting Options area select Ext3 from the File system drop down list box gt 9 oO 7 DB In the Mounting partition area select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box g Click Finish e Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda and then click Add In
76. to install the operating system e Type the amount of space in MB in the New Partitions Size window and then click OK aoo In the Format Warnings window click Format to format the hard disk drive In the Writing storage configuration to disk window click Write changes to disk In the Boot loader operating system list window click Next 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 You can select software installation packages of your choice by clicking Optional packages in the window displayed Then click Next The installation process begins Notes e When a warning window is displayed select the option of your choice and then continue with the installation e When you are selecting the software installation packages ensure that the check box tboot 1 7 4 1 el6 X86_64 Perfomrms a verified launch using Intel TXT is cleared After the installation is completed click Reboot to restart your server The installation continues after the server restarts In the Welcome window click Forward ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 In the License Information window select Yes agree to the License Agreement and then click Forward In the Se
77. tom Advanced is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window depending on the SATA configuration on your server do one of the following e For RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card do the following a Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver b Click Browse to locate the required driver and then click OK c In the Select the driver to be installed window select Hide drivers that are not compatible with hardware on this computer select the driver that you want to install and then click Next to install the driver e For IDE go to step 9 e For AHCI go to step 9 Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the operating system installation is completed see Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI on page 35 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced 10 11 12 13 Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply In the Install Windows window click OK Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server restarts several times during the installation When prompted follow the instructions on the screen to change the password Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode 21 Note T
78. topic provides instructions on installing the following two operating systems e Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 X82 operating system e Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 X64 operating system Note If the SATA configuration for your server is set as RAID be sure to install the drivers for RAID after the operating system installation is finished See Installing the driver for a RAID card on page 44 To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 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 Depending on the SATA configuration on your serve do one of the following 18 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide N OO f e f your SATA configuration is set as RAID both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card or the operating system is to be installed on a SAN card do the following to upgrade the corresponding drivers a When the message displays as Press any key to enter the menu press any key In the GNU GRUB Version window select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 5 and then press E Select Kernel images preboot vmlinuz and then press E Type DD and then press Enter Press B In the Do you have a driver disk window select Yes In the Driver Disk Source window select the location of the drivers and then select OK soo 8 6 When th
79. tructions on installing the driver for the following cards Dual port 10G SFP Ports Mezzanine card 4x10GbE DP QP SFP Ports Mezzanine card 0Ce14102 NIC iSCSI FCoE CNA card 0Ce14401 NIC iSCSI FCoE CNA card To install the driver do the following 1 ona fk Ww N 10 Download the driver for a Mezzanine card or a CNA card from the Lenovo Web site If the driver is a compressed file unzip it to a folder The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Copy the folder that contains the driver to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Open the folder that contains the driver and double click the Setup file When the message displays as Click Next to continue click Next In the Installation options window select your desired option and then click Install In the Installation completed window select your desired option The following steps are based on the scenario that Start AutoPilot Installer is selected in this step Click Finish In the EMULEX window click Next When the Monitoring the Installation window is displayed the installation starts Note During the installation if the Windows Security dialogue box is opened select the option to trust the software and then click Install When the message displays as Congratulations Installation completed su
80. ver Setup window click OK Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note The server restarts several times during the installation When the Settings window is displayed set an administrator password and click Finish When prompted follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server 2012 operating system This topic provides instructions on installing the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server Standard 2012 e Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server Premium 2012 To install the 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 When the message Press 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 When the Windows Server 2012 window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need click Next Click Install now Note Type your product key if prompted and then click Next The product key information is available on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms Then click Next
81. vides instructions on installing the following drivers for Hyper V operating systems Installing the driver for the chipset on page 37 Installing drivers for an onboard graphics card on page 37 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 37 Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 38 Installing drivers for a CNA card on page 38 Installing drivers for the Intel Management Engine Interface on page 39 36 ThinkServer RD550 and RD650 Operating System Installation Guide Installing the driver for the chipset To install the driver for the chipset do the following 1 Download the driver for the chipset from the Lenovo Web site The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Copy the driver to a USB storage device and then connect the USB storage device to your server Use the Pnputil i a lt driverinf gt command to install the driver for example e cd Chipsetwindows cd Win7 Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and Chipsetwindows Win7 represents the subdirectory where your driver is located 3 Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing drivers for an onboard graphics card To install the driver for an onboard graphics card do the following 1 3 Download the driver fo
82. you need Your server restarts several times When prompted click Close The installation is completed Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition To install a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 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 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 message Windows Setup EMS Enabled is displayed press Enter Wait several minutes for the system to load the files When the Windows Server 2012 R2 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 Note If you are installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition or Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition operating system ignore this step Chapter 2 Installing an op

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