Chapter 1. Introduction - Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 Operating System Installation Manual

Chapter 1. Introduction

This guide provides instructions on how to install an operating system on the Lenovo
and RD650 servers.
The supported operating systems vary by the configuration on your server. The following table provides a list
on the supported operating system of your server.
Supported operating systems
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Microsoft Windows Server
with Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition with
Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition with
Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with
Service Pack 1
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Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011
Essentials
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium
Add-on
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Foundation Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Essentials Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Essentials Edition
Microsoft Windows Server Version 1709
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 Standard
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 Standard
Microsoft Windows Multipoint
Edition
Microsoft Windows Multipoint Server 2012 Standard
Edition
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Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 with Service Pack 1
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2008 R2 Datacenter Edition
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Server 2012 Premium
SATA Add-On SD card
RAID RAID
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ThinkServer RD550
Haswell Broad-
well
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