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1. Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server window is displayed configure the options as you need and press Enter The following steps are based on the scenario that Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server is selected in this step When you are prompted to partition your hard disk drive select the option as you need and then click Next Note The following steps are based on the scenario that Create custom layout is selected in this step Create a partition as you need and then click Next e Manually create a root partition To create a root partition do the following a Click New b In the Add Partition window select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box c Select ext3 from the File System Type drop down list box d Type the amount of space in MB in the Size field and then click OK e Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following a Click New b In the Add Partition window select boot from the Mount Point drop down list box c Select ext3 from the File System Type drop down list box d Type the amount of space in MB in the Size field and then click OK e Manually create a swap partition To create a swap partition do the following a Click New b In the Add Partition window select swap from the File System Type drop down list box c Type the amount of space in MB in the Size field and then click OK In the GRUB boot loader window configure th
2. Configure Windows Server Essentials window click Next 17 Configure the date and time and then click Next 18 Configure the company information in the Company information window Then click Next 19 Personalize the server and network information as you need Then click Next 20 In the Update settings window configure the settings and click Configure The following steps are based on the scenario that Do not check to updates is selected in this step Wait for a few minutes 21 When prompted click Close The installation completes Installing drivers for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials The driver for a CNA card is installed during the operating system installation To install drivers for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials refer to the related topics e Installing the driver for chipset on page 15 e Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 15 e Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 16 e Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 16 e Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface on page 16 e Installing the driver for an AHCI on page 17 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 operating system with Service Pack 4 This topic provides instructions on how to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x64 or x86 operating system with Service Pack 4 Note The maximum system memory that the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
3. In the Disc Found window select Skip and then press Enter In the installation window click Next In the RED 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 ON OO F amp F W Select the type of devices for the installation and then click Next Notes e The following steps are based on the scenario that Basic Storage Devices is selected in this step 56 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 14 15 16 17 e When prompted select the option as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that you select Fresh installation and then click Next Type a name for your server Then click Next 10 11 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 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 Note The following steps are based on the scenario that Create Custom Layout is selected in this step Inthe Please Select A Device window do one of the following to create a partition and then click Ne
4. Note The maximum system memory that the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x86 operating system can support is 16 GB To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 or x86 operating system do the following 1 Download the driver for onboard SAS software 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 2 Copy the driver for onboard SAS software RAID to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server 3 Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device Then start the server from the optical drive 4 When the welcome window is displayed select the option as you need Note The following steps are based on the scenario that Install or upgrade an existing system is selected in this step Press Tab and type linux dd blacklist isci Then press Enter In the Driver disk window select Yes and then press Enter Inthe Driver disk window go to the folder where the driver is stored and select OK Then press Enter oN OQ WO In the Insert Driver Disk window select OK and then press Enter 9 In the More Driver Disks window select No 10 In the Disc Found window select Skip and then press Enter 11 In the installation window click Next 12 In the RED HAT window click Next 13 Select the language th
5. on your server Use the following commands to install the driver cd tmp cd xorg 1 rpm ivh xorg71 0 97 5 1386 rpm Note In the command lines xorg77 represents the name of the driver package file and xorg 1 0 97 5 i386 rpm represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server Restart your server Installing the driver for an HBA card To install the driver for an HBA card do the following 30 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 1 Copy the HBA card driver from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to your local drive Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder Copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 3 Use the following commands to install the driver cd tmp tar zxvf elx lpfc dd rhel 8 3 7 18 1 1 tar gz cd elx lpfc dd rhel 8 3 7 18 1 1 elx_lpfc_install sh Notes e Ifthe file extension is not tar gz skip the second command e In the command lines elx pfc dd rhel6 8 3 7 18 1 1 represents the name of the driver package file and elx_Ipfc_install sh represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the driver for a CNA card To install the driver for a CNA card do the following 1 Copy the driver for a CNA card f
6. Select the drive partition on which you want to install the operating system and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server will restart several times during the installation 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 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide Installing the driver for the chipset To install the driver for the chipset do the following 1 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window In the End User License Agreement window click Accept In the installation window click Driver Install Select your server model from the Server Model drop down list box the operating system from the Operating System drop down list box and the driver from the Select a Driver drop down list box Click Install Note If prompted click Yes 6 In the Welcome to the Setup Program window click Next 7 In the License Agreement window click Yes 8 In the Readme File Information window click Next Note If prompted select Always trust software from Intel Corp Chipset INF and click Install 9 In
7. Click Next 8 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 9 In the Where do you want to install Windows window connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver 10 Go to the folder where the driver is stored and click OK The Select the driver to install windows is displayed 11 Select Hide drivers that aren t compatible with this computer s hardware and then select the driver that you want to install on your server Then click Next 12 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced 13 Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New 14 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 12 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 15 16 17 In the Windows Setup window click OK Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins When the Settings window is displayed set an administrator password and click Finish Then follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system when prompted Installing drivers for a Windows Server 2012 operating system To install drivers for a Windows Server 2012 operating system refer to the related topics Installing the driver for
8. Configuration window select Next and press Enter Note If there is an error in the CA Management window select Do Not Create CA and Certificate and click Next 20 In the User Authentication Method window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter 21 In the LDAP Client Configuration window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter 22 In the New LDAP User window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter 23 In the Release Notes window select Next and then press Enter 24 In the Hardware Configuration window select Next and then press Enter 25 In the Installation Completed window click Finish 26 Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2 To install drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2 refer to the related topics e Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 21 e Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 21 e Installing the driver for a CNA card on page 22 To install the driver for an Ethernet card do the following 1 Copy the Ethernet card driver from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to your local drive Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder Copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to
9. Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda in the System View area and then click Create Type the amount of space in MB or GB in the Custom Size field In the Format area select Ext3 from the File system drop down list box In the Mounting Options area select Swap from the Mount Point drop down list box Click OK aro oa Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 19 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 Click Finish In the Installation Settings window click Software to select your desired software programs and then click OK Note If you are prompted to verify the changes click Accept Click Install to install the software programs that you have selected 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 Note The password must contain at least six characters and consist of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers Set your host name and domain name Then select Next and press Enter Configure your network in the Network Configuration window Then select Next and press Enter Note If the Test Internet Connection window is displayed configure the settings as you need Then select Next and press Enter In
10. Server only advanced is selected in this step 7 In the Where do you want to install Windows window connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver 8 Go to the folder where the driver is stored and click OK 9 Select Hide drivers that aren t compatible with this computer s hardware and then select the driver that you want to install on your server Click Next 10 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced 11 Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New 12 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply 13 In the Install Windows window click OK 14 Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server will restart several times during the installation 15 When prompted press Ctrl Alt Delete 16 Click Administrator Follow the instructions on the screen to change the password and then log in to the operating system Installing the driver for the chipset To install the driver for the chipset do the following 1 Copy the driver for the chipset from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Use the following commands to install the driver e cd Chipsetwindows cd Win Pnputil i a inf Note In the comman
11. Trademarks Lenovo the Lenovo logo and ThinkServer are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States other countries or both Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U S and or other countries Microsoft Windows and Windows Server are trademarks of the Microsoft group of companies Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds Citrix and XenServer are trademarks of Citrix Systems Inc and or one or more of its subsidiaries and may be registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in other countries Other company product or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others Chapter 3 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode 61 62 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide lenovo
12. Yes to restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system and drivers This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems and drivers 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 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 To install the Microsoft Windows Server 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 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 Enter your language and other preferences window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need and then click Next Click Install now Select the operating system that you want to install Then click Next Read the license terms and select accept the license terms Then click Next N OO oO f Select the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the s
13. connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver Go to the folder where the driver is stored and click OK Select the driver that you want to install and click Next to install the driver 10 11 12 13 14 15 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 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 Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 11 Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system To install drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system refer to the related topics e Installing the driver for the chipset on page 5 e Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 5 e Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 5 e Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 6 e Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interf
14. 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 will restart several times during the installation Before you log in to the server for the first time do one of the following depending on the operating system Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 41 e For the Microsoft Hyper V Server 2008 operating system a Press Ctrl Alt Delete when prompted Click Other User b Type Administrator in the User name field Then press Enter c Follow the instructions on the screen to change the password e For the Microsoft Hyper V Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 When prompted follow the instructions on the screen to change the password Note The password must be a combination of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers Installing the driver for the chipset To install the driver for the chipset do the following 1 2 3 4 Copy the driver for the chipset from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server Use the following commands to install the driver e cd Chipsetwindows cd Win Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage devi
15. list box f Inthe Mounting Options area select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box g Click OK e Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following a Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup Click Next b Inthe Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and then click Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda in the System View area and then click Create Type the amount of space in MB or GB in the Custom Size field In the Format area select Ext3 from the File system drop down list box In the Mounting Options area select boot from the Mount Point drop down list box Click OK e Manually create a swap partition er oao To create a swap partition do the following a Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup Click Next b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and then click Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda in the System View area and then click Create Type the amount of space in MB or GB in the Custom Size field In the Format area select Swap from the File system drop down list box gt Oo oO In the Mounting Options area select Swap from the Mount Point drop down list box g Click OK Click Finish ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 16 1
16. 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 you need Your server will restart several times When prompted click Close The installation is completed Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system To install drivers for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system refer to the related topics Installing the driver for the chipset on page 5 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 5 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 5 Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 6 Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface on page 6 Installing the driver for a CNA card on page 6 Installing 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 Datacenter Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition This topic also provides instructions on how to install device drivers for the operating system Installing a Microsof
17. 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 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 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 a A WwW N Select the type of installation as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that Custom Advanced is selected in this step Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 9 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 10 In the Where do you want to install Windows window connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver Go to the folder where the driver is stored and click OK Select the driver that you want to install and click Next to install the driver In the Where do you want to install Windows wi
18. or Hyper V Server 2008 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 If the message Windows Setup EMS Enabled is displayed press Enter Wait several minutes for the system to load the files Select the language as you need and then click Next 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 Custom Advanced is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load Driver 9 Go to the folder that contains the required driver and click OK 11 12 13 14 15 Select Hide drivers that aren t compatible with this computer s hardware and then select the driver that you want to install on your server Click Next In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced Select the hard disk drive on which you want to
19. press Enter 20 In the Hardware Configuration window select Next and then press Enter 21 In the Installation Completed window click Finish 22 Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 This topic provides instructions on how to install drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 or x86 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 drivers for an Ethernet card on page 27 e Installing drivers for an onboard graphics card on page 28 Note The drivers for an HBA card and a CNA card are installed during the operating system installation Installing the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor To install the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor refer to Installing the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor on page 39 60 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide Installing drivers for the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor To install drivers for the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor see Installing drivers for the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor on page 40 Installing the VMware ESXi 5 5 hypervisor To install the VMware ESXi 5 5 hypervisor refer to Installing the VMware ESXi 5 5 hypervisor on page 40
20. the Ethernet card do the following 1 Log in to the operating system 2 In the graphics interface click System on the top left corner and then select Network from the Administration menu 3 Choose an Ethernet card as you need and click Edit 4 In the Ethernet Device window select Statically set IP Address and configure the settings as you need Then click OK 5 Go back to the graphics interface and then click Activate 6 In the System config network window click Yes and then click OK Installing drivers for an onboard graphics card To install a driver for an onboard graphics card do the following 1 Copy an onboard graphics card driver from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to a USB storage device Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder 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 xorg71 update sh Note In the command lines xorg77 represents the name of the driver folder Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the driver for an HBA card The driver for an HBA card is installed during the operating system installation Installing the driver for a CNA card The driver for a CNA card is installed during the operating system installation Installing the Red Hat Enterpr
21. the Installation Settings window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter In the User Authentication Method window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter In the LDAP Client Configuration window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter In the New LDAP User window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter In the Release Notes window select Next and then press Enter In the Hardware Configuration window select Next and then press Enter In the Installation Completed window click Finish Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing the driver for an Ethernet card This topic provides instructions on how to install the driver for an Ethernet card To install the driver for an Ethernet card do the following 1 Copy the Ethernet card driver from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to your local drive Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder Copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 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 e1000e x x x x tar gz cd e1000e x x x x src make install Note In the command lines e7000e x x x x represents the name of the driver file Use the corres
22. the Mounting Options area select Swap from the Mount Point drop down list box Chapter 3 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode 59 g Click OK 9 Click Finish 10 In the Installation Settings window click Software to select your desired software programs and then click OK Note If you are prompted to verify the changes click Accept 11 Click Install to install the software programs that you have selected 12 When the Confirm Installation window is displayed click Install When the installation process is completed the server restarts automatically 13 The setup process continues after the server restarts Set your root user password Then select Next and press Enter Note The password must contain at least six characters and consist of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers 14 Set your host name and domain name Then select Next and press Enter 15 Configure your network in the Network Configuration window Then select Next and press Enter Note If the Test Internet Connection window is displayed configure the settings as you need Then select Next and press Enter 16 In the Network Services Configuration window click Next 17 In the User Authentication Method window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter 18 In the New LDAP User window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter 19 In the Release Notes window select Next and then
23. the Setup Progress window click Next 10 Select Yes want to restart this computer now Then click Finish to restart your server Installing the driver for an Ethernet card To install the driver for an Ethernet card do the following 1 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 Inthe End User License Agreement window click Accept 3 In the installation window click Driver Install 4 Select your server model from the Server Model drop down list box the operating system from the 6 Operating System drop down list box and the driver from the Select a Driver drop down list box Click Install to install the driver Note If prompted click Yes If prompted click Yes to restart your server Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card To install the driver for an onboard graphics card do the following 1 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 Inthe End User License Agreement window click Accept 3 In the installation window click Driver Install 4 Select your server model from
24. the chipset on page 5 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 5 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 5 Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 6 Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface on page 6 Installing the driver for a CNA card on page 6 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating 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 5 Type your product key and then click Next The product key information is available on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging 6 Read the license terms and select accept the license terms Then cl
25. then click Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda in the System View area and then click Add Type the amount of space in MB or GB in the Custom Size field and then click Next In the Formatting Options area select Ext3 from the File system drop down list box In the Mounting Options area select Swap from the Mount Point drop down list box Click Finish ae oo Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 23 h Click Accept 13 In the Installation Settings window click Software to select your desired software programs and then click OK Note If you are prompted to verify the changes click Accept 14 Click Install to install the software programs that you have selected 15 When the Confirm Installation window is displayed click Install When the installation process is completed the server restarts automatically 16 The setup process continues after the server restarts Set your root user password Then select Next and press Enter Note The password must contain at least six characters and consist of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers 17 Set your host name and domain name Then select Next and press Enter 18 Configure your network in the Network Configuration window Then select Next and press Enter Note If the Test Internet Connection window is displayed configure the setting as you need Then select Next and press Enter 19 In the Network Services
26. your server and copy the driver folder to your server Log in to the operating system In the Device Manager window right click the AHCI which you need to install drivers for Click Update Driver Software gt Browse my computer for driver software Go to the folder where the driver is stored click OK and then click Next When the installation completes click Close 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 and the device drivers 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 Type your product key and then click Next The product key information is available on the Microso
27. 1 2 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode This chapter provides information about installing the following operating systems and hypervisors in legacy mode e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition x64 and x86 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 and x86 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 and x86 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 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 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 Server 2012 Datacenter Edition x64 e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition x86 e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 with Service Pack 4 x64 and x86 e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 2 x64 and x86 e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 3 x64 and x86 e Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 9 x64 and x86 e Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 10 x6
28. 10 x86 operating system can support is 16 GB To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 x64 or x86 operating system with Service Pack 4 do the following 1 Download the driver for onboard SAS software 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 2 Copy the driver for onboard SAS software RAID to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server 18 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide ON OO Ff 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 press F5 and select Yes Type brokenmodules isci and select Installation Then press Enter In the Driver Update added window press Enter When you are prompted to choose the driver update medium select Back and then press Enter Select your language and keyboard layout and then select Yes I Agree to the License Agreement Click Next In the Installation Mode window click New Installation and then click Next 10 11 Verify your region and time zone 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 cre
29. 12 R2 Essentials operating system Installing drivers for Windows Ser 2012 R2 Essentials Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise See 10 operating system with Service Pack 4 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card ee Installing the driver for an HBA card Installing the driver for a CNA card Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2 Installing drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2 tate ty Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 Installing drivers for an Ethernet card Installing drivers for an onboard aves card ae Installing the diver isc an HBA ardi Installing the driver for a CNA card Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 9 operating system and drivers Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card ee Installing the driver fol an HBA maid Installing the driver for a CNA card Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 10 operating system and drivers i Installing drivers for an Ethernet card Installing drivers for an onboard graphics card E Installing the driver for an HBA card Installing the driver for a CNA card Installing the Red Hat R Linux AS 6 4 operating system St Sema i 14 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 18 18 20 21 21 22 22 24 25 27 28 28 2
30. 4 and x86 e Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 x64 and x86 e Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 and x86 e VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor e VMware ESXi 5 5 hypervisor e Hyper V Server 2008 e Hyper V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 e Hyper V Server 2012 e Hyper V Server 2012 R2 e Citrix XenServer 6 0 2 e Citrix XenServer 6 1 Before installing an operating system in legacy mode Before installing an operating system in legacy mode do the following 1 Perform the operations in Chapter 1 see Chapter 1 Before installing an operating system on page 1 2 Start the Setup Utility program Copyright Lenovo 2013 2014 3 3 4 On the Boot Options menu select CSM parameter PXE OpROM policy Select Legacy only Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system and drivers This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems and drivers e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition x64 and x86 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 and x86 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 and x86 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system do the following 1 ON OO Ff 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
31. 5 operating system Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 1 operating system with Service Pack 2 Installing drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 Copyright Lenovo 2013 2014 56 58 58 58 58 Installing drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack Installing the VMware ESXi 5 1 one 1 hypervisor Installing divers foi the UMwars ESXi 5 Update 1 hypervisor Installing the VMware ESXi 5 5 fivoenieor Trademarks 60 60 61 61 61 iv ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide Chapter 1 Before installing an operating system Before installing an operating system do the following e Copy the driver for onboard Serial Attached SCSI SAS software Redundant Array of Independent Disks RAID or the installed RAID card from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a Universal Serial Bus USB storage device SCSI is the acronym for Small Computer System Interface e Set the optical drive that you want to use as the first startup device Depending on the server model an external optical drive might be required Note If you want to install an operating system in Unified Extensible Firmware Interface UEFI mode set the UEFI drive as the first startup device Copyright Lenovo 2013 2014
32. 7 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 In the Installation Settings window click Software to select your desired software programs and then click OK Note If you are prompted to verify the changes click Accept Click Install to install the software programs that you have selected 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 Note The password must contain at least six characters and consist of upper case letters lower case letters and numbers Set your host name and domain name Then select Next and press Enter Configure your network in the Network Configuration window Then select Next and press Enter Note If the Test Internet Connection window is displayed configure the settings as you need Then select Next and press Enter In the User Authentication Method window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter In the LDAP Client Configuration window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter In the New LDAP User window configure the settings as you need Select Next and press Enter In the Release Notes window select Next and then press Enter In the Hardware Configuration window select Next and then press Enter In the Installat
33. 8 28 30 30 31 31 34 34 34 34 34 Installing drivers for a Red Hat emer Linux AS 6 4 operating system Installing the Red Hat aaah Linux AS 6 5 operating system Installing drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system Installing the VMware ESXi 5 1 prea 1 hypervisor Installing divers foi the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor 7 Installing the VMware ESXi 5 5 PUDENIS Installing the Hyper V Server 2008 or SPRI V Server 2008 R2 operating system Installing the driver for the chipset Installing the driver for an Ethernet card Installing the driver for an onboard genes card Installing the diver fof Intel Management Engine Interface Installing the driver for an HBA a Installing the driver for a CNA card Installing the Spar V Server 2012 aperang system Installing the dnei iar the shinget A Installing the driver for Intel ae ty Engine Interface Installing the driver for an Ethernet ead Installing the driver for an onboard JORGES card ae Installing the awer i an HBA dard Installing the driver for a CNA card Installing the ee V Server 2012 R2 operating system Installing the dier ok the chipset Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card TE Installing the ia f r Ethernet cia Installing the driver for an HBA card Installing the driver for a CNA card Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface Instal
34. Before installing an operating system in UEFI mode Before installing an operating system in UEFI mode do the following 1 Perform the operations in Chapter 1 see Chapter 1 Before installing an operating system on page 1 2 Start the Setup Utility program 3 On the Boot Options menu select CSM parameter PXE OpROM policy 4 Select UEFI only Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system and drivers This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems and drivers Copyright Lenovo 2013 2014 51 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition x64 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 e Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system see Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system on page 4 Installing drivers for a Windows Server 2008 operating system To install drivers for a Windows Server 2008 operating system refer to the related topics e Installing the driver for the chipset on page 5 e Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 5 e Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 5 e Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 6 e Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface on page 6 e Installing the driver for a
35. CNA card on page 6 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system and drivers This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems and drivers 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 Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 see Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 on page 7 Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 To install drivers for the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 see Installing drivers for a Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 on page 8 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system and drivers This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems and the drivers e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition 52 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system see I
36. D that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server Use the following commands to install the driver e cd CNA Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and CNA represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored Restart your server after the installation is completed 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 2 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 Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 43 3 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 Install the newer version of Hyper V
37. 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 8 Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system To install drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system see Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system on page 9 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 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 9 Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system To install drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system see Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system on page 11 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 Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system on page 11 54 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 O
38. ace on page 6 e Installing the driver for a CNA card on page 6 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system and drivers This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems and the drivers e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system To install the Microsoft Windows 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 2 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 3 When the Windows Server 2012 window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need and then click Next 4 Click Install now 5 Type your product key and then click Next The product key information is available on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging 6 Select the Windows operating system edition that you want to install Then click Next The following steps are based on the scenario that Windows Server 2012 Standard Server with a GUI is selected in this step 7 Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms
39. ace_ahci sh Notes e Ensure that the USB storage device is connected to your server e In the command lines sdb represents the drive letter of the USB storage device Press Ctrl Alt F6 to return to the graphics interface Then click Reboot to restart your server The setup process continues after the server restarts In the Welcome window click Forward Click Yes agree to the License Agreement and then click Forward In the Firewall window check and configure the settings as you need and then click Forward In the SELinux window check and configure the settings as you need and then click Forward In the Kdump window configure the settings as you need and then click Forward Set your time and date and then click Forward In the Set Up Software Updates window configure the settings as you need and then click Forward In the Finish Update Setup window click Forward Set your user name and password in the Create User window and then click Forward When the Additional CDs window is displayed asking you if you need to install additional software programs from a CD or DVD depending on your needs click Install to continue or click Finish to complete the installation Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 33 32 Enter your user name and password to log in to the operating system Installing drivers for an Ethernet card Note The drivers for an Ethernet card comes with the operating system To configure
40. acklist isci nodmraid Then press Enter In the Driver disk window select Yes and then press Enter Inthe Driver disk window go to the folder where the driver is stored and select OK Then press Enter In the Insert Driver Disk window select OK and then press Enter In the More Driver Disks window select No In the Disc Found window select Skip and then press Enter 11 12 13 14 15 In the installation window click Next In the RED 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 for the installation and then click Next Notes e The following steps are based on the scenario that Basic Storage Devices is selected in this step e When prompted select the option as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that you select Fresh installation and then click Next 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 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 clic
41. allation Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface To install the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface do the following 1 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 Inthe End User License Agreement window click Accept The installation window is displayed 3 Click Driver Installation Then select your server model from the Server Model drop down list box and the operating system from the Operating System drop down list box 16 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 4 5 6 Select Intel Management Engine Interface from the Please Select Driver drop down list box Click Install In the Message from webpage window click OK to restart your server Installing the driver for an AHCI This topic provides instructions on how to install the driver for an Advanced Host Controller Interface AHCI To install the driver for an AHCI do the following 1 NO nO fF W Download the driver for an AHCI from the Lenovo Web site to a USB storage device The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder Then connect the USB storage device to
42. an Ethernet card on page 45 e Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 45 e Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 45 e Installing the driver for a CNA card on page 45 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 46 Installing drivers for the Hyper V Server 2012 R2 The driver for a CNA card is installed during the operating system installation To install drivers for the Hyper V Server 2012 R2 refer to the related topics e Installing the driver for chipset on page 15 e Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 15 e Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 16 e Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 47 Chapter 3 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode 55 To install the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface do the following 1 Download the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface from the Lenovo Web site to a USB storage device The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers 2 Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder and then connect the USB storage device to your server 3 Use the following commands to install the driver e cd Management Pnputil i a inf N
43. at you want to use during the installation process and click Next 14 Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click Next 15 Select the type of devices for the installation and then click Next Notes e The following steps are based on the scenario that Basic Storage Devices is selected in this step e When prompted select the option as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that you select Fresh installation and then click Next 16 Type a name for your server Then click Next Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 37 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 38 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 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 Note The following steps are based on the scenario that Create Custom Layout is selected in this step 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 partition To create a root partition do the following a Click Create The Create Storage window is displayed Select Standard Partition and the
44. ate a root partition do the following a Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup Click Next b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and then click Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda in the System View area and then click Create d Type the amount of space in MB or GB in the Custom Size field e In the Format area select Ext3 from the File system drop down list box f In the Mounting Options area select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box g Click OK e Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following a Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup Click Next b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and then click Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda in the System View area and then click Create Type the amount of space in MB or GB in the Custom Size field In the Format area select Ext3 from the File system drop down list box In the Mounting Options area select boot from the Mount Point drop down list box Click OK e Manually create a swap partition o mopo To create a swap partition do the following a Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup Click Next b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and then click
45. ce and Chipsetwindows Win7 represents the subdirectory where your driver is located Click Install The installation begins Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for an Ethernet card To install the driver for the Ethernet card do the following 1 2 3 Copy the driver for the Ethernet card from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server Use the following commands to install the driver e cd NICWIN2K8X86 Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and NICWIN2K8X86 represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card To install the driver for an onboard graphics card do the following 1 2 3 42 Copy the driver for an onboard graphics card from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server Use the following commands to install the driver e cd VGA Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and VGA represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored Restart your server after the installation is completed ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Op
46. cenario that Custom Advanced is selected in this step 8 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Load driver 9 Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and then go to the folder where the driver is stored 10 Click OK The Select the driver to install window is displayed 11 Select Hide drivers that aren t compatible with this computer s hardware and then select the driver that you want to install on your server Click Next 12 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced 13 Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click New 14 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply Click Yes if prompted 15 Select the drive partition on which you want to install the operating system and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server will restart several times during the installation 16 Change your password when prompted Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 7 17 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 Installing drivers for a Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 To install drivers for a Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 refer to the re
47. d 3 Click Driver Installation Then select your server model from the Server Model drop down list box and the operating system from the Operating System drop down list box 4 Select Intel 1350 Gigabit Network Connection from the Please Select Driver drop down list box 5 Click Install 6 In the Message from webpage window click OK to restart your server Installing the driver for an HBA card This topic provides instructions on how to install the driver for an HBA card To install the driver for an HBA card do 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 2 Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder Copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Log in to the operating system In the Device Manager window right click the HBA card which you need to install drivers for Click Update Driver Software gt Browse my computer for driver software oOo a fk Ww Go to the folder where the driver is stored click OK and then click Next Note If prompted select Always trust software from Qlogic Corporation and click Install 7 When the installation completes click Close Installing the driver for a CNA card The driver for a CNA card is installed during the operating system inst
48. d 10 11 Click OK Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server will restart 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 driver for chipset To install the driver for chipset do the following 1 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 Inthe End User License Agreement window click Accept The installation window is displayed 3 Click Driver Installation Then select your server model from the Server Model drop down list box and the operating system from the Operating System drop down list box 4 Select Intel Chipset from the Please Select Driver drop down list box on O O ON O Click Install The Welcome to the Setup Program window is displayed Note If prompted click Yes Click Next The License Agreement window is displayed Click Yes The Readme File Information window is displayed Click Next When the Setup Progress window is displayed click Next When
49. d NIC Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and NIC represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored 3 When the Windows Security dialog box is displayed click Install 4 Restart your server after the installation is completed 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 cardd from the Lenovo Web site to a USB storage device Then connect the USB storage device 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 Use the following commands to install the driver e cd HBA Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and HBA represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored When the Windows Security dialog box is displayed click Install When the Would you like to install this device software dialog box is displayed click Install Restart your server after the installation is completed Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 47 Installing the driver for a CNA card The driver for a CNA card is installed during the operating system installation Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface To install the driver for Intel Management E
50. d lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and Chipsetwindows Win7 represents the subdirectory where your driver is located 3 Click Install The installation begins 4 Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface To install the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface do the following 1 Copy the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Use the following commands to install the driver e cd Management Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and Management represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored 44 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 3 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 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 2 Copy the driver for the Ethernet card to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server 3 Use the following commands to install t
51. disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device Then start the server from the optical drive Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver for the onboard SAS software RAID to your server In the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Welcome window press F6 and select Yes Note If you are installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x86 operating system with Service Pack 2 and your server is installed with an X540 Ethernet card or two X520 Ethernet cards use the following command brokenmodules isci Select Installation and press Enter In the Driver Updates added window select OK and press Enter ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide Inthe Please choose the Driver Update medium window click OK and press Enter After the driver is installed click Back Select your language and keyboard layout and then select I Agree to the license terms Click Next When the Media Check window prompts you to check all the installation media depending on your needs click Start Check to do the check or click Next to skip the check In the Installation Mode window click New Installation and then click Next 10 11 Verify your region and time zone and then click Next In the 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
52. e The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 In the End User License Agreement window click Accept 3 In the installation window click Driver Install 4 Select your server model from the Server Model drop down list box Select the operating system from the Operating System drop down list box 5 Select Intel Management Engine Interface from the Select a Driver drop down list box Then click Install Note If prompted click Yes 6 Click Yes to restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for a CNA card To install the driver for a converged network adapter CNA card do the following 1 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 In the End User License Agreement window click Accept 3 In the installation window click Driver Install 6 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 4 Select your server model from the Server Model drop down list box Select the operating system from the Operating System drop down list box 5 Select the corresponding CNA card driver from the Select a driver drop down list box Then click Install Note If prompted click Yes 6 Click
53. e settings as you need and then click Next In the Network Devices window select the device that you want to activate when you start the server and then click Next Select your region and then click Next Set your root password and then click Next The root account is for administrative use The default installation includes a set of software programs applicable for general Internet usage Select Customize later or Customize now to add additional software programs to your server and then click Next Note If you select Customize now you can select the desired software packages by clicking Optional packages Then click Next Click Next to begin the installation process of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server operating system Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 29 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 When the installation is completed remove the operating system installation disc from the optical drive Press Ctrl Alt F2 to go to the command window and then use the following commands to install the drivers cat proc partitions mkdir tmp fd0 mount dev sdb tmp fd0 cd tmp fd0 replace_ahci sh Notes e Ensure that the USB storage device is connected to your server e Inthe command lines sdb represents the drive letter of the USB storage device Press Ctrl Alt F6 to return to the graphics interface Then click Reboot to restart your server The setup process cont
54. er and then press Enter to start the installation In the New Media window configure the settings as you need Select Skip and then press Enter Set your time and date in the Set local time window select OK and then press Enter When the installation is completed a notification window is displayed Select OK and press Enter to restart your server Remove the disc from the optical drive after the whole process is completed Installing drivers for the Citrix XenServer hypervisor This topic provides instructions on how to install drivers for the Citrix XenServer hypervisor To install drivers for the Citrix XenServer hypervisor do the following 1 Download the drivers from the Lenovo Web site Copy the qla2xxx iso file to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers Use the following commands to install the drivers mkdir p mnt tmp mount dev sdb1 mnt tmp mount mnt tmp qla2xxx iso mnt tmp o loop ro cd mnt tmp install sh umount mnt tmp Note In the command lines sdb7 represents the drive letter of your USB storage device qla2xxx iso represents the name of the driver package file and install sh represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 3 Restart your server Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in le
55. erating System Installation Guide Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface To install the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface do the following 1 2 3 Copy the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server Use the following commands to install the driver 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 name of the folder where the driver is stored Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for an HBA card To install the driver for an HBA card do the following 1 2 3 Copy the driver for an HBA card from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server Use the following commands to install the driver e cd HBA Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and HBA represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for a CNA card To install the driver for a CNA card do the following 1 2 3 Copy the driver for a CNA card from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DV
56. ers for the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials aaa system Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Busliiess Server 2011 Standard operating system Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard epee system Installing the Microsoft Widows Smali Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system Installing the LURAR V Server 2008 R2 operating system Installing Hois iof the a v Soner 2008 R2 operating system f Installing the en V Server 2012 operating system Installing avers for the Hyper v Seret 201 2 operating system Installing the eee V Server 2012 R2 operating system Installing Hive fee ihe Hyper V Servet 201 2 R2 Installing the Red Hat Enterprise are AS 6 ae operating system Installing drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 operating system ii ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 52 52 52 52 53 53 53 53 53 53 53 54 54 54 54 54 54 54 55 55 55 55 55 55 55 56 56 Installing the Red Hat Sued Linux AS 6 5 operating system bate Installing drivers for a Red Hat pee Linux AS 6
57. ers for the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor To install drivers for the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor do the following 1 oar W DY Download the driver file from the Lenovo Web site Ensure that the name of the driver file you download is offline bundle zip 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 Log in to the ESXi host as an administrator using the vSphere Client Upload the offline bundle zip file to the ESXi host using the Datastore Browser In the vSphere Client inventory right click the host and select Enter Maintenance Mode Log in to the ESXi host as a root user using SSH or iLO DRAC Use the following command to install the drivers esxcli software vib install d path offline bundle zip Example esxcli software vib install d vmfs volumes datastore offline bundle zip Note If you are prompted to verify the digital signature for the drivers add no sig check to the command esxcli software vib install v vmfs volumes datastore filename vib no sig check 7 Restart your server 8 In the vSphere Client inventory right click the host and select Exit Maintenance Mode Installing the VMware ESXi 5 5 hypervisor This topic provides instructions on how to install the VMware ESXi 5 5 hypervisor To install the VMware ESXi 5 5 hypervisor do the following 1 2 40 Insert the installatio
58. ft Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging 6 Read the license terms and select 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 Install Windows only Advanced is selected in this step In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Load driver The Load driver window is displayed Connect the USB storage device to your server and then go to the folder where the driver is stored Click OK The Select the driver to install window is displayed Select Hide drivers that aren t compatible with this computer s hardware and then select the driver for the RAID card Then click Next Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 17 11 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Drive options advanced Then click New 12 Type the amount of space in MB and then click Apply The Windows Setup window is displayed 13 Click OK 14 Ensure that the drive partition is correct and then click Next The installation begins Note Your server will restart several times during the installation 15 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 16 In the
59. fter the server restarts In the Welcome window click Forward Click Yes agree to the License Agreement and then click Forward In the Set 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 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide Installing drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 x64 or x86 operating system Note The drivers for the Ethernet card and onboard graphics card are installed during the operating system installation e For instructions on how to install the driver for an HBA card see Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 30 e For instructions on how to install the driver for a CNA card see Installing the driver for a CNA card on page 31 Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 or x86 operating system
60. gacy mode 49 50 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide Chapter 3 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode This chapter provides information about installing the following operating systems and hypervisors in UEFI mode Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition x64 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition x64 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 2012 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on Hyper V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 Hyper V Server 2012 Hyper V Server 2012 R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 x64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 and x86 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 2 x64 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 3 VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor VMware ESXi 5 5 hypervisor
61. ge device and Chipsetwindows Win7 represents the subdirectory where your driver is located ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 3 Restart your server after the installation is completed 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 an onboard graphics card from the Lenovo Web site to a USB storage device Then connect the USB storage device 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 Use the following commands to install the driver e cd VGA Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and VGA represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored 3 Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for Ethernet card To install the driver for Ethernet card do the following 1 Download the driver for Ethernet card from the Lenovo Web site to your USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server If the driver is a compressed file extract the file first 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 Use the following commands to install the driver e c
62. he driver e cd NIC Intel Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and NIC Intel represents the subdirectory where the driver is located 4 Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card To install the driver for an onboard graphics card do the following 1 Copy the driver for an onboard graphics card from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Use the following commands to install the driver e cd VGA Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and VGA represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored 3 Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for an HBA card To install the driver for an HBA card do the following 1 Copy the driver for the HBA card from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Use the following commands to install the driver e cd HBA Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and HBA represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored 3 Restart your server after the installation is completed Installi
63. he 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 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 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 will restart 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 driver for the chipset To install the driver for the chipset do the following 1 46 Download the driver for the chipset from the Lenovo Web site to a USB storage device Then connect the USB storage device 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 Use the following commands to install the driver e cd Chipsetwindows cd Win Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB stora
64. ick Next 12 13 14 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 click Load driver The Load driver window is displayed Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and then go to the folder where the driver is stored Click OK The Select the driver to install windows is displayed Select Hide drivers that aren t compatible with this computer s hardware and then select the driver that you want to install on your server Then click Next 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 Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 13 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Note Your server will restart several times during the installation 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
65. inues after the server restarts In the Welcome window click Forward Click Yes agree to the License Agreement and then click Forward In the Firewall window check and configure the settings as you need and then click Forward In the SELinux window check and configure the settings as you need and then click Forward In the Kdump window configure the settings as you need and then click Forward Set your time and date and then click Forward In the Set Up Software Updates window configure the settings as you need and then click Forward In the Finish Update Setup window click Forward Set your user name and password in the Create User window and then click Forward When the Additional CDs window is displayed asking you if you need to install additional software programs from a CD or DVD depending on your needs click Install to continue or click Finish to complete the installation Enter your user name and password to log in to the operating system Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card To install the driver for an onboard graphics card do the following 1 4 Copy the driver for an onboard graphics card from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to your local drive Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder Copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory
66. ion Completed window click Finish Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing drivers for an Ethernet card To install the driver for an Ethernet card do the following 1 ON DOO Ff Copy the Ethernet card driver from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to a USB storage device Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder 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 igb 4 3 1 tar gz cd igb 4 3 1 sre make install Note If the file extension is not tar gz skip the second command Restart your server and click Computer on the lower left corner Click YaST In the YaST Control Center window click Network Devices gt Network Settings Choose an Ethernet card as you need and click Edit In the Network Card Setup window select Statically assigned IP Address and configure the settings as you need Then click Next Configure other Ethernet cards if needed Click OK to complete the Ethernet card configuration Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 27 In To 1 2 4 In stalling drivers for an onboard graphics card install a driver for an onboard graphics card do the following Copy an onboard graphics card driver from the ThinkServer Eas
67. ise Linux AS 6 4 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 x64 or x86 operating system Before installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 x64 operating system do the following 1 Start the Setup Utility program 2 On the Advanced menu select Chipset ConfigurationIntel VT d Ensure that Intel VT d is set to Disabled Note The maximum system memory that the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 x86 operating system can support is 16 GB To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 x64 or x86 operating system do the following 34 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide oN ODO 16 17 18 20 Download the driver for onboard SAS software 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 Copy the driver for onboard SAS software RAID to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server 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 welcome window is displayed select the option as you need Note The following steps are based on the scenario that Install or upgrade an existing system is selected in this step Press Tab and type linux dd bl
68. isk drive on which you want to install the operating system e Type the amount of space in MB in the New Partitions Size window and then click OK 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 Chapter 3 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode 57 for the software installation Select Customize now or Customize later Then click Next The installation process begins Note If you select Customize now you can select software installation packages of your choice by clicking Optional packages in the window displayed Then click Next 18 After the installation is completed click Reboot to restart your server 19 The installation continues after the server restarts In the Welcome window click Forward 20 Click Yes agree to the License Agreement and then click Forward 21 In the Set Up Software Updates window configure the settings as you need and then click Forward 22 In the Finish Updates Setup window click Forward 23 Set your user name and password and then click Forward 24 Set your time and date and then click Forward 25 In the Kdump wi
69. k Next Note The following steps are based on the scenario that Create Custom Layout is selected in this step 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 partition 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 e290 5 In the Allowable Drivers window select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 35 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 36 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 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 from the Mount Point drop down list box Select ext4 from the File System Type drop down list box 0200 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 Ma
70. lated topics Installing the driver for the chipset on page 5 Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 5 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 5 Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 6 Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface on page 6 Installing the driver for a CNA card on page 6 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 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 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 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 In the Installing Windows window select New Installation Note If your server already has an operating system installed another option Repair an Existing Installation also is displayed The following steps are based on the scenario that New Installation is se
71. lect ext3 from the File System Type drop down list box d Type the amount of space in MB in the Size field and then click OK e Manually create a swap partition To create a swap partition do the following a Click New b In the Add Partition window select swap from the File System Type drop down list box c Type the amount of space in MB in the Size field and then click OK In the GRUB boot loader window configure the settings as you need and then click Next In the Network Devices window select the device that you want to activate when you start the server and then click Next Select your region and then click Next Set your root password and then click Next The root account is for administrative use The default installation includes a set of software programs applicable for general Internet usage Select Customize later or Customize now to add additional software programs to your server and then click Next Note If you select Customize now you can select the desired software packages by clicking Optional packages Then click Next Click Next to begin the installation process of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server operating system When the installation is completed remove the operating system installation disc from the optical drive Press Ctrl Alt F2 to go to the command window and then use the following commands to install the drivers cat proc partitions mkdir tmp fd0 mount dev sdb tmp fd0 cd tmp fd0 repl
72. lected in this step 3 Click Load drivers and go to the folder where the driver is stored Click OK to load the drivers 4 Select understand that if click Install all files and folders on your primary hard drive will be O OO NO 10 deleted Then click Install to start the operating system installation The Install Windows window is displayed Wait for a moment 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 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 Go to the folder where the driver is stored and then click Next In the Update Driver Software Intel Connection window click Close Go back to the command window and close it Go back to the Errors occurred during installation window and click Restart to restart your server ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 11 When the Windows Small Business Server 2011 window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need and then click Next 12 In the Verify the date and time settings window configure the date and time Then click Next 13 Read the license terms and select I accept the licen
73. lenovo ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 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 Second Edition January 2014 Copyright Lenovo 2013 2014 LIMITED AND RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE If data or software is delivered pursuant a General Services Administration GSA contract use reproduction or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in Contract No GS 35F 05925 Contents Chapter 1 Before installing an operating system Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode Before installing an oporana AN in legacy mode Installing the Microsoft Windows ae 2008 operating system and drivers Installing the Microsoft Windows Sane 2008 operating system lie 3a 8h Installing the driver for the ehipset Installing the driver for an Ethernet card Installing the driver for an onboard ORNES card fe ow p Installing the ee for an HBA sani Installing the driver for Intel pee Engine Interface we Installing the driver for a CNA eid Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system and drivers Installing the Microsoft Windows Sener 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 Installing drivers for a Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 Installing the Micr
74. ling the Citrix XenServer iynerieor Installing drivers for the Citrix XenServer hypervisor Chapter 3 Installing an operating system in UEFI mode Before installing an ope ny in UEFI mode Installing the Microsoft Widows Serv r 2008 operating system and drivers Installing the Microsoft Windows Servar 2008 operating system Installing drivers for a Windows Garver 2008 operating system 37 37 39 39 40 40 41 42 42 42 43 43 43 43 44 44 45 45 45 45 46 46 47 47 47 48 48 48 49 51 51 51 52 52 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system and drivers Installing the Microsoft Windows Sbivet 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system with Service Pack 1 Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system and drivers Installing the Microsoft Windows Servet 201 2 operating system Installing drivers for a Windows Server 2012 operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows Servet 2012 Essentials operating system Installing drivers for the Windows Saver 2012 Essentials operating system Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system Installing a Microsoft Windas Ssa 2012 R2 operating system Installing drivers for Windows Serer 2012 R2 Installing the Microsoft Windows Sarier 2012 RO Essentials operating system Installing driv
75. mat 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 or Customize later Then click Next The installation process begins Note If you select Customize now you can select software installation packages of your choice by clicking Optional packages in the window displayed Then click Next ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 25 After the installation is completed click Reboot to restart your server 26 The installation continues after the server restarts In the Welcome window click Forward 27 Click Yes agree to the License Agreement and then click Forward 28 In the Set Up Software Updates window configure the settings as you need and then click Forward 29 In the Finish Updates Setup window click Forward 30 Set your user name and password and then click Forward 31 Set your time and date and then click Forward 32 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 33 Follow the in
76. mp folder and select Open in Terminal The Terminal window is displayed 4 Type the following commands into the text box to install the driver 5 cd tmp cd install rpm ivh lsi megasr kmp xen 15 02 2013 0414 1_ 3 0 13 0 27 x86 64 rpm Note In the command lines si megasr kmp xen 15 02 2013 0414 1_3 0 13 0 27 x86_64 represents the name of the driver file Use the corresponding file name on your server Restart your server and log in to the virtual kernel after the installation process is completed Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 This topic provides instructions on how to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 or x86 operating system with Service Pack 3 Note The maximum system memory that the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x86 operating system can support is 16 GB To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 or x86 operating system with Service Pack 3 do the following 1 Download the driver for onboard SAS software 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 Copy the driver for onboard SAS software RAID to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device Then s
77. n addition to the instructions in this topic To install the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor do the following 1 Insert the 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 Tab to edit options is displayed you can press Tab and then edit options as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that you have waited for around eight Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 39 ON DOO F amp F W oO seconds without editing any options When the Loading ESXi installer window is displayed wait for a few seconds When the VMware ESXi 5 1 0 window is displayed wait for a few seconds When the welcome window is displayed press Enter Press F11 to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation Select a drive for installation and press Enter When the Confirm Disk Selection window is displayed press Enter Select a keyboard layout and press Enter Set a root password and press Enter Note The root password must contain at least seven characters Press F11 to start the installation process When the Installation Complete window is displayed press Enter to restart the server The installation finishes Remove the disc from the optical drive Installing drivers for the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor This topic provides instructions on how to install driv
78. n 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 ta o T 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 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 from the Mount Point drop down list box Select ext4 from the File System Type drop down list box Dago oo 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 a Click Create The Create Storage window is displayed b Select Standard Partition and then click Create c Inthe Add Partition window select swap from the File System Type drop down list box d In the Allowable Drivers window select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system e Type the amount of space in MB in the New Partitions Size window and then click OK In the Format Warnings window click For
79. n 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 Tab to edit options is displayed you can press Tab and then edit options as you need The following steps are based on the scenario that you have waited for around eight seconds without editing any options When the Loading ESXi installer window is displayed wait for a few seconds When the VMware ESXi 5 5 0 window is displayed wait for a few seconds ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide ON OO FB W When the welcome window is displayed press Enter Press F11 to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation Select a drive for installation and press Enter When the Confirm Disk Selection window is displayed press Enter Select a keyboard layout and press Enter Set a root password and press Enter Note The root password must contain at least seven characters Press F11 to start the installation process When the Installation Complete window is displayed press Enter to restart the server The installation finishes Remove the disc from the optical drive Installing the Hyper V Server 2008 or Hyper V Server 2008 R2 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems e Hyper V Server 2008 e Hyper V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1 To install the Hyper V Server 2008
80. ndow 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 Notes e Your server will restart 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 identify the Ethernet card go to step 22 after step 15 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 Go to the folder where the driver is stored and then click Next In the Update Driver Software Intel Connection window click Close Go back to the command window and close it Go back to the Cannot find the local network window and click Back
81. ndow 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 26 Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 or x86 operating system Note The drivers for a CNA card an Ethernet card and an HBA card are installed during the operating system installation To install the driver for an onboard graphics card see Installing drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system on page 39 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2 To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2 see Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2 on page 22 Installing drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2 To install drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2 see Installing drivers for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2 on page 24 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 This topic provides instructions on how to install the SUSE Linux Enterp
82. ng the driver for a CNA card To install the driver for a CNA card do the following 1 Copy the driver for the CNA card from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device Connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Use the following commands to install the driver Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 45 3 e cd CNA Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and CNA represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored Restart your server after the installation is completed 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 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 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 I accept t
83. ngine Interface MEI do the following 1 Download the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface from the Lenovo Web site to a USB storage device The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers 2 Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder and then connect the USB storage device to your server 3 Use the following commands to install the driver 4 e cd MEI Pnputil i a inf Note In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and MEI represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the Citrix XenServer hypervisor This topic provides instructions on how to install the following hypervisors e Citrix XenServer 6 0 2 hypervisor e Citrix XenServer 6 1 hypervisor To install the Citrix XenServer hypervisor do the following 1 a A O N Insert the 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 Citrix XenServer installation welcome window is displayed press Enter Select the appropriate keyboard for the system select OK and then press Enter When the Citrix XenServer setup window is displayed select OK and then press Enter Read the End User License Agreement select Accept EULA and
84. nstalling the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system on page 12 Installing drivers for a Windows Server 2012 operating system To install drivers for a Windows Server 2012 operating system see Installing drivers for a Windows Server 2012 operating system on page 13 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 13 Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system To install drivers for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system see Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2012 Essentials operating system on page 14 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 Datacenter Edition e Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition This topic also provides instructions on how to install device drivers for the operating system Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system To install a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system refer to Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system on page 14 Installing drivers for Windows Server 2012 R2 To install drivers for Windows Server 2012 R2 refer to the related topic
85. nts the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the driver for an HBA card This topic provides instructions on how to install the driver for an HBA card To install the driver for an HBA card do the following 1 Copy the HBA card driver from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to your local drive Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder Copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 3 Use the following commands to install the driver cd tmp tar zxvf elx lpfc dd rhel 8 3 7 18 1 1 tar gz cd elx lpfc dd rhel 8 3 7 18 1 1 chmod u x elx_lpfc_install sh Notes e Ifthe file extension is not tar gz skip the second command e In the command lines elx lpfc dd rhel6 8 3 7 18 1 1 represents the name of the driver package file and elx_lpfc_install sh represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 21 Installing the driver for a CNA card This topic provides instructions on how to install the driver for a CNA card To install the driver for a CNA card do the following 1 2 3 4 Copy the CNA card driver from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to your local drive Unzip the dri
86. nually create a swap partition To create a swap partition do the following a Click Create The Create Storage window is displayed b Select Standard Partition and then click Create c In the Add Partition window select swap from the File System Type drop down list box d In the Allowable Drivers window select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system e Type the amount of space in MB in the New Partitions Size window and then click OK 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 or Customize later Then click Next The installation process begins Notes e f you select Customize now you can select software installation packages of your choice by clicking Optional packages in the window displayed Then click Next e When selecting software installation packages do not select the package named tboot 1 7 0 2 el6 x86_64 Perfomrms a verified launch using Intel TXT After the installation is completed click Reboot to restart your server The installation continues a
87. osoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials eben system j Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Baines Server 2011 Standard operating system Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard epee system Installing the Microsoft Windows small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system Installing the Microsoft Windows eee 2012 operating system and drivers Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system Installing drivers for a Windows EN 2012 operating system Installing the Microsoft Witdbwe Senior 2012 Essentials operating system Installing drivers for the Windows SoeF 2012 Essentials operating system Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system hs Sa ann Copyright Lenovo 2013 2014 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 14 14 Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system Installing the driver for Ehia Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card feo Installing the driver for an etheriat ies Installing the driver for an HBA card Installing the driver for a CNA card Installing the driver for Intel pecan Engine Interface Installing the driver for an AHCI Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 20
88. ote In the command lines e represents the drive letter of your USB storage device and Management represents the name of the folder where the driver is stored 4 Restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 operating system To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 x64 operating system refer to Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 operating system on page 34 Installing drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 operating system To install drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 x64 operating system see Installing drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 operating system on page 37 Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 or x86 operating system Note The maximum system memory that the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x86 operating system can support is 16 GB To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 x64 or x86 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 welcome window is displayed select the option as you need Note The following steps are based on the scenario that Install or upgrade an existing system is selected in this step
89. partition as you need e Manually create a root partition To create a root partition do the following a Click Partitioning b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and then click Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda in the System View area and then click Add d Type the amount of space in MB or GB in the Custom Size field and then click Next e In the Formatting Options area select Ext3 from the File system drop down list box f In the Mounting Options area select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box g Click Finish h Click Accept e Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following a Click Partitioning b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and then click Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda in the System View area and then click Add Type the amount of space in MB or GB in the Custom Size field and then click Next In the Formatting Options area select Ext3 from the File system drop down list box In the Mounting Options area select boot from the Mount Point drop down list box Click Finish Click Accept e Manually create a swap partition Sere To create a swap partition do the following a Click Partitioning b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and
90. perating System Installation Guide Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system To install drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system see Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add on operating system on page 12 Installing the Hyper V Server 2008 R2 operating system To install the Hyper V Server 2008 R2 operating system see Installing the Hyper V Server 2008 or Hyper V Server 2008 R2 operating system on page 41 Installing drivers for the Hyper V Server 2008 R2 operating system To install drivers for the Hyper V Server 2008 R2 operating system refer to the related topics e Installing the driver for the chipset on page 44 e Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 42 e Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 42 e Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 43 e Installing the driver for a CNA card on page 43 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 43 Installing drivers for the Hyper V Server 2012 operating system To install drivers for the Hyper V Server 2012 operating system refer to the related topics e Installing the driver for the chipset on page 44 e Installing the driver for
91. ponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server and click Computer on the lower left corner 5 Click YaST 20 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide In the YaST Control Center window click Network Devices gt Network card Inthe Network Setup Method window select User Controlled with NetworkManager and click Next Choose an Ethernet card as you need and click Edit Oo ON O In the Network Address Setup window select Static Address Setup and configure the settings as you need Then click Next 10 Configure other Ethernet cards if needed Click Finish to complete the Ethernet card configuration Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card This topic provides instructions on how to install the driver for an onboard graphics card To install the driver for an onboard graphics card do the following 1 Copy the onboard graphics card driver from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to your local drive Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder Copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 3 Use the following commands to install the driver cd tmp cd xorg69 rpm ivh xorg69 0 96 0 x86 rpm Note In the command lines xorg69 represents the name of the driver package file and xorg69 0 96 0 x86 rom represe
92. rise Server 11 x64 or x86 operating system with Service Pack 3 Note The maximum system memory that the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x86 operating system can support is 16 GB 58 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 or x86 operating system with Service Pack 3 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 In the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Welcome window select Installation Then press Enter 3 Select your language and keyboard layout and then select Yes Agree to the License Agreement Click Next 4 In the Media Check window click Next 5 In the Installation Mode window click New Installation and then click Next 6 Verify your region and time zone and then click Next 7 In the Server Base Scenario window select Physical Machine Also for Fully Virtualized Guests and then click Next 8 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 a Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup Click Next b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and then click Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks g
93. rivers install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 9 x64 or x86 operating system do the following 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 welcome window is displayed input the following command line after boot and then press Enter linux dd noprobe atal noprobe ata2 noprobe ata3 noprobe ata4 In the Driver disk window select Yes and then press Enter In the Insert Driver Disk window select OK and then press Enter In the More Driver Disks window select No In the CD Found window depending on your needs select OK to begin the installation media test or select Skip to skip the media test and start the installation Press Enter When the installation window is displayed click Next ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 8 Select the language that you want to use during the installation process and click Next 9 Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click Next 13 14 15 16 17 When prompted to type the installation number type your installation number in the Installation Number field and then click OK The installation number enables the automatic installation of some software programs such as the storage clustering programs and the virtualization programs Notes e Click Yes if a warning message is displayed e When the
94. rnet card is installed during the operating system installation Download the driver for onboard SAS software RAID from the Lenovo Web site to your server Then copy the driver to a USB storage device The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 10 x64 or x86 operating system do the following 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 welcome window is displayed press Tab and input the following command line after boot and then press Enter linux dd blocklist isci noprobe ata2 noprobe ata3 noprobe ata4 In the Driver disk window select Yes and then press Enter In the Insert Driver Disk window select OK and then press Enter In the More Driver Disks window select No In the CD Found window depending on your needs select OK to begin the installation media test or select Skip to skip the media test and start the installation Press Enter When the installation window is displayed click Next Select the language that you want to use during the installation process and click Next 9 Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click Next 11 12 32 When prompted to type the installation number type your installation number in
95. rom the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD to your local drive Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder Copy the folder to your USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server 2 Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 3 Use the following commands to install the driver e For Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE and iSCSI over Ethernet ISOE protocols cd tmp cd qla2xxx src v8 05 00 03 06 0 k build sh Note In the command lines gla2xxx src v8 05 00 03 06 0 k represents the name of the driver package file and build sh represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server e For NIC protocol cd tmp cd qlenic 5 2 29 45 qlenic src install sh i Note In the command lines q cnic 5 2 29 45 represents the name of the driver package file and qicnic src install sh represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server 4 Restart your server Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 10 operating system and drivers This topic provides instructions on how to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 10 x64 or x86 operating system and drivers Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 31 Notes To 1 oOo oa RR Ww N The maximum system memory that the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 10 x86 operating system can support is 16 GB The driver for the Ethe
96. s e Installing the driver for chipset on page 15 e Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 15 e Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 16 e Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 16 e Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface on page 16 e Installing the driver for an AHCI on page 17 Note The driver for a CNA card is installed during the operating system installation Chapter 3 Installing an operating system in UEFl mode 53 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 17 Installing drivers for the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system The driver for a CNA card is installed during the operating system installation To install drivers for Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials refer to the related topics e Installing the driver for chipset on page 15 e Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 15 e Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 16 e Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 16 e Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface on page 16 e Installing the driver for an AHCI on page 17 Installing the Microsoft
97. se Then click Next 14 Type your product key and then click Next 15 Personalize the server by typing the user name and then click Next 16 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 17 In the Provide your administrator information account 2 of 2 window type your user name and password and then click Next 18 In the Keep your server up to date automatically window configure the settings as you need Your server will restart several times 19 When prompted click Close The installation is completed Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system To install drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system refer to the related topics e Installing the driver for the chipset on page 5 e Installing the driver for an Ethernet card on page 5 e Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 5 e Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 6 e Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface on page 6 e Installing the driver for a CNA card on page 6 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system This topic provides instructions
98. structions on the screen to log in to the operating system Installing drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 5 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install drivers for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 6 4 x64 or x86 operating system Note The drivers for an Ethernet card an HBA card and a CNA card are installed during the operating system installation To install the driver for an onboard graphics card do the following 1 Download the driver for onboard graphics card from the Lenovo Web site to a USB storage device The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com drivers 2 Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder Then connect the USB storage device to your server 3 Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the tmp directory on your server 4 Use the following commands to install the driver cd tmp cd xorg 1 update sh Note In the command lines xorg77 represents the name of the driver package file Use the corresponding file name on your server 5 Restart your server Installing the VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor This topic provides instructions on how to install the VMware 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor Notes e The VMware ESXi 5 1 Update 1 hypervisor is not supported on onboard software RAID configuration e Follow the instructions on the screen i
99. t sda in the System View area and then click Create d Type the amount of space in MB or GB in the Custom Size field e Inthe Format area select Ext3 from the File system drop down list box f In the Mounting Options area select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box g Click OK e Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following a Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup Click Next b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and then click Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda in the System View area and then click Create Type the amount of space in MB or GB in the Custom Size field In the Format area select FAT from the File system drop down list box In the Mounting Options area select boot efi from the Mount Point drop down list box Click OK e Manually create a swap partition o mopo To create a swap partition do the following a Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup Click Next b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and then click Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda in the System View area and then click Create d Type the amount of space in MB or GB in the Custom Size field e In the Format area select Swap from the File system drop down list box f In
100. t Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system To install a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system do the following 1 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 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 Click Install now ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 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 6 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 Install Windows only Advanced is selected in this step 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 The Windows Setup window is displaye
101. talling the driver for an Ethernet card on page 5 Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card on page 5 Installing the driver for an HBA card on page 6 Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface on page 6 Installing the driver for a CNA card on page 6 Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 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 on fk WwW DY 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 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 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
102. tart the server from the optical drive 4 In the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Welcome window press F6 and select Yes 5 Type brokenmodules isci and select Installation Then press Enter Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 25 oN 13 14 26 In the Driver Update added window select OK press Enter When you are prompted to choose the driver update medium select OK and then press Enter When the installation completes select Back Select your language and keyboard layout and then select Yes Agree to the License Agreement Click Next In the Installation Mode window click New Installation and then click Next 11 12 Verify your region and time zone and then click Next In the 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 a Click Partitioning and select Create Custom Partition Setup Click Next b In the Preparing Hard Disk window select Custom Partitioning for experts and then click Next c In the Expert Partitioner window select Hard Disks gt sda in the System View area and then click Create d Type the amount of space in MB or GB in the Custom Size field e In the Format area select Ext3 from the File system drop down
103. the Installation Number field and then click OK The installation number enables the automatic installation of some software programs such as the storage clustering programs and the virtualization programs Notes e Click Yes if a warning message is displayed e When the Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server window is displayed configure the options as you need and press Enter The following steps are based on the scenario that Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server is selected in this step When you are prompted to partition your hard disk drive select the option as you need and then click Next Note The following steps are based on the scenario that Create custom layout is selected in this step Create a partition as you need and then click Next e Manually create a root partition To create a root partition do the following a Click New b In the Add Partition window select the forward slash from the Mount Point drop down list box c Select ext3 from the File System Type drop down list box d Type the amount of space in MB in the Size field and then click OK e Manually create a boot partition boot To create a boot partition do the following a Click New ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 b In the Add Partition window select boot from the Mount Point drop down list box c Se
104. the Server Model drop down list box Select the operating system from the Operating System drop down list box Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 5 5 Select ASPEED Display Controller AST2300 from the Select a driver drop down list box Then click Install Note If prompted click Yes 6 Click Yes to restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for an HBA card To install the driver for a host bus adapter HBA card do the following 1 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 In the End User License Agreement window click Accept 3 In the installation window click Driver Install 4 Select your server model from the Server Model drop down list box Select the operating system from the Operating System drop down list box 5 Select the corresponding HBA card driver from the Select a Driver drop down list box Then click Install Note If prompted click Yes 6 Click Yes to restart your server after the installation is completed Installing the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface To install the driver for Intel Management Engine Interface do the following 1 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical driv
105. the installation completes select Yes want to restart this computer now Then click Finish to restart your server Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card To install the driver for an onboard graphics card do the following 1 2 3 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window In the End User License Agreement window click Accept The installation window is displayed Click Driver Installation Then select your server model from the Server Model drop down list box and the operating system from the Operating System drop down list box Chapter 2 Installing an operating system in legacy mode 15 4 Select ASPEED Display Controller AST2300 from the Please Select Driver drop down list box 5 Click Install 6 In the Message from webpage window click OK to restart your server Installing the driver for an Ethernet card To install the driver for an Ethernet card do the following 1 Log in to the operating system and insert the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD into the optical drive The ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD runs automatically Note If the DVD does not run automatically click Run launch exe in the AutoPlay window 2 Inthe End User License Agreement window click Accept The installation window is displaye
106. 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 Enter your language and other preferences window is displayed configure the language and other options as you need and then click Next Click Install now Type your product key and then click Next Select the operating system that you want to install Then click Next 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 9 In the Where do you want to install Windows window click Load driver 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 0 Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and then go to the folder where the driver is stored Click OK The Select the driver to install window is displayed Select Hide drivers that aren t compatible with this computer s hardware and then select the driver that you want to install on your server Click Next 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
107. then press Enter Note If the Action To Perform window is displayed configure the settings as you need Select OK and then press Enter Select the hard disk drive that you want to use for virtual machine storage Select OK and then press Enter 7 Select the installation source as you need Select OK and then press Enter 8 Select Yes when prompted to install the supplemental packs and then press Enter 9 Depending on your needs select Verify installation source to check all the installation media or select 10 11 12 13 14 48 Skip verification to skip the check Then select OK and press Enter Set your password select OK and then press Enter Depending on your needs select an Ethernet adapter select OK and then press Enter Configure the IP information as you need Select OK and press Enter In the Hostname and DNS Configuration window configure the settings as you need Then select OK and press Enter Specify your time zone by selecting the nearest city in your time zone Select OK and then press Enter ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide 16 17 18 19 20 In the System Time window depending on your needs select Using NTP to set the time through Network Time Protocol NTP or select Manual time entry to type the time information at the end of the installation Then select OK and press Enter In the Confirm Installation window select Install XenServ
108. 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 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 will restart several times When prompted click Close the program to log in to the operating system ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide Installing drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system To install drivers for the Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system refer to the related topics Installing the driver for the chipset on page 5 Ins
109. ver file to a folder 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 e For Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE and iSCSI over Ethernet ISOE protocols cd tmp cd qla2xxx sre v8 05 00 03 06 0 k chmod u x build sh Note In the command lines gla2xxx src v8 05 00 03 06 0 k represents the name of the driver package file and build sh represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server e For NIC protocol cd tmp cd qlenic 5 2 29 45 chmod u x qlenic src install sh i Note In the command lines qicnic 5 2 29 45 represents the name of the driver package file and qicnic src install sh represents the driver name Use the corresponding file name on your server Restart your server Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 2 This topic provides instructions on how to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 or x86 operating system with Service Pack 2 Note The maximum system memory that the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x86 operating system can support is 16 GB To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 or x86 operating system with Service Pack 2 do the following 1 2 22 Insert the operating system installation
110. xt e Manually create a root partition 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 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 9 a9 5 e Manually create a boot partition boot 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 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 9 aod e Manually create a swap partition To create a swap partition do the following a Click Create The Create Storage window is displayed b Select Standard Partition and then click Create c In the Add Partition window select swap from the File System Type drop down list box d In the Allowable Drivers window select the hard d
111. yStartup DVD to a USB storage device Double click the EXE file to unzip it to a folder 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 xorg75 update sh Note In the command lines xorg75 represents the name of the driver folder Use the corresponding file name on your server Restart your server stalling the driver for an HBA card The driver for an HBA card is installed during the operating system installation In stalling the driver for a CNA card The driver for a CNA card is installed during the operating system installation In stalling the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 9 operating system and drivers This topic provides instructions on how to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 9 x64 or x86 operating system and drivers Notes To 1 OORA Ww 28 The maximum system memory that the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 5 9 x86 operating system can support is 16 GB The driver for the Ethernet card is installed during the operating system installation Download the driver for onboard SAS software RAID from the Lenovo Web site to your server Then copy the driver to a USB storage device The most up to date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at http www lenovo com d
112. 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 tar zxvf ixgbe x x x x tar gz cd igb x x x x sre 24 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide ON DOO Ff 9 make install Note In the command lines igb x x x x represents the name of the driver file Use the corresponding file name on your server Restart your server and click Computer on the lower left corner Click YaST In the YaST Control Center window click Network Devices gt Network Settings Choose an Ethernet card as you need and click Edit In the Network Card Setup window select Statically assigned IP Address and configure the settings as you need Then click Next Configure other Ethernet cards if needed Click OK to complete the Ethernet card configuration If you are installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 x64 operating system with Service Pack 2 you also need to install the driver for the virtual kernel To install the driver for the virtual kernel do the following 1 2 Copy the driver for the virtual kernel from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD 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 3 Right click the t

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