Lenovo ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Manual
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- Page 1 ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide...
- Page 2 Me First and Safety, Warranty, and Support Information that came with your product. First Edition (May 2014) © Copyright Lenovo 2014. LIMITED AND RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE: If data or software is delivered pursuant a General Services Administration “GSA” contract, use, reproduction, or disclosure is subject to restrictions set forth in Contract No. GS-35F-05925.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 system ....operating system....© Copyright Lenovo 2014... - Page 4 Trademarks ....R2 operating system ..Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system ..ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide...
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Page 5: Chapter 1. Before Installing An Operating System
EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a Universal Serial Bus (USB) storage device. You also can download the driver from the Lenovo Web site. 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... - Page 6 ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide...
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Page 7: Chapter 2. Installing An Operating System In Legacy Mode
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition (x86 and x64) with Service Pack 1 • Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (x86 and x64) with Service Pack 1 This topic also provides instructions on how to install device drivers for the operating system. © Copyright Lenovo 2014... -
Page 8: Installing A Microsoft Windows 7 Operating System
To install the driver for the chipset, do the following: 1. Download the driver for the chipset from the Lenovo Support Web site to your server. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Support Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers... -
Page 9: 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 Support Web site to your server. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Support Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers... -
Page 10: Installing The Driver For A Pci Or Pci Express Card
To install the driver for a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) or PCI Express card, do the following: 1. Download the driver for the PCI or PCI Express card from the Lenovo Support Web site to your server. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Support Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers... -
Page 11: Installing A Microsoft Windows 8 Or Windows 8.1 Operating System
Installing a Microsoft Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows 8 (x86 and x64) • Microsoft Windows 8 Professional Edition (x86 and x64) • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64) This topic also provides instructions on how to install device drivers for the operating system. -
Page 12: Installing Drivers For Windows 8 Or Windows 8.1 Operating System
9. Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server. 10. Browse to the folder where the driver is stored, and click OK. The “Select the driver to be installed” window is displayed. ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide... -
Page 13: Installing The Driver For The Chipset
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. -
Page 14: Installing The Driver For An Onboard Graphics Card
1. Download the driver for Ethernet card from the Lenovo Support Web site. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Support Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers... -
Page 15: Installing The Driver For Usb 3.0 Connectors
Note: If the message Would you like to install this device software? is displayed, select Always trust software from “Intel Corp –Chipset INF”. Then, click Install. 9. Click Next. The Setup Is Complete window is displayed. 10. Select Yes,I want to restart this computer now, and click Finish to restart your server. Installing the driver for USB 3.0 connectors To install the driver for USB 3.0 connectors, do the following: 1. -
Page 16: Installing Drivers For A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Operating System
Wizard” window is displayed. 2. Click Features. Then, select Desktop Experience from the User Interfaces and Infrastructure (Installed) menu. The “Add Roles and Features Wizard” window is displayed. 3. Click Add Features. Then, click Next. ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide... -
Page 17: Installing The Driver For An Ethernet Card
Note: If the DVD does not run automatically, click Run launch.exe on the AutoPlay window. 2. In the Lenovo License Agreement window, click Accept. The installation window is displayed. 3. Click Drivers Install. 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. - Page 18 Note: The password must contain at least eight characters, and consist of uppercase letters, lowercase letters, and digits. 20. In the “Provide your administrator information (account 2 of 2)” window, type your user name and password, and then click Next. ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide...
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Page 19: Installing Drivers For Windows Server 2012 Essentials
21. In the “Keep your server up-to-date automatically” window, configure the settings as you need. Your server will restart several times. 22. When the “Your server is now ready to be used” window is displayed, click Close. The installation is completed. -
Page 20: Installing Drivers For The Windows Server 2012 R2 Operating System
7. Click Finish to complete the driver installation. Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system. ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide... - Page 21 To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system, do the following: 1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device. Then, start the server from the optical drive. 2.
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Page 22: Installing Drivers For The Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Operating System
12. When the “Windows Small Business Server 2011” window is displayed, configure the language and other options as you need, and then click Next. 13. In the “Verify the date and time settings” window, configure the date and time. Then, click Next. ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide... -
Page 23: Installing Drivers For Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Aurora
14. Read the license terms and select I accept the license. Then, click Next. Note: If prompted, deselect Automatically activate Windows. 15. If prompted, type your product key and then click Next. 16. Personalize the server by typing the user name, and then click Next. 17. - Page 24 29. When the “Expanding and installing files” window is displayed, the server will install files automatically. Your server will restart several times. 30. When the “Installation finished” (or “Successful installation” in UEFI mode) window is displayed, the installation is completed. ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide...
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Page 25: Installing Drivers For Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Sbs7
Installing drivers for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard SBS7 To install drivers for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard SBS7, refer to the related topics. • “Installing the driver for the chipset” on page 9 • “Installing the driver for an Ethernet card” on page 13 •... -
Page 26: Installing Drivers For Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-On Sbs7
2. If the message Press any key to boot from cd is displayed, press any key. If the message Windows Setup [EMS Enabled] is displayed, press Enter. Wait several minutes for the system to load the files. ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide... -
Page 27: Installing The Driver For The Chipset
3. 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. 5. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Click Next. 6. -
Page 28: 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 Support Web site. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Support Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers... - Page 29 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. The following steps are based on the scenario that Install or upgrade an existing system (or Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 in UEFI mode) is selected in this step.
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Page 30: Installing The Driver For An Ethernet Card
Note: When prompted to restart the server, click Yes ➙ OK. 26. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system. Installing the driver for an Ethernet card To install the driver for an Ethernet card, do the following: ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide... -
Page 31: Installing The Driver For An Hba Card
1. Copy the driver for the Ethernet card from the ThinkServer EasyStartup DVD that comes with your server to a USB storage device. Connect the USB storage device to your server. 2. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. Copy the folder to a USB storage device and connect the USB storage device to your server. - Page 32 15. In the Test Internet Connection window, configure the setting as you need. Then, click Next. 16. In the “Network Services Configuration” window, click Next. Note: If the CA Management error occurs, select Do Not Create CA and Certificate, and click Next ➙ Yes. ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide...
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Page 33: Installing The Driver For An Ethernet Card
17. In the “User Authentication Method” window, configure the settings as you need. Then, click Next. 18. In the New LDAP User window, configure the settings as you need and click Next ➙ Yes. 19. In the Release Notes window, click Next. 20. - Page 34 Note: The root password must contain at least seven characters. 9. Press F11 to start the installation process. 10. In the Installation Complete window, press Enter to restart the server. The installation is completed. ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide...
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Page 35: Chapter 3. Installing An Operating System In Uefi Mode
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional Edition (x64) with Service Pack 1 • Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (x64) with Service Pack 1 This topic also provides instructions on how to install device drivers for the operating system. © Copyright Lenovo 2014... -
Page 36: Installing A Microsoft Windows 7 Operating
“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 onboard USB 3.0 connectors” on page 5 ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide... -
Page 37: Installing A Microsoft Windows 8 Or Windows 8.1
Installing a Microsoft Windows 8 or Windows 8.1 operating system and drivers This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows 8 (x64) • Microsoft Windows 8 Professional Edition (x64) • Microsoft Windows 8.1 (x64) This topic also provides instructions on how to install device drivers for the operating system. -
Page 38: Installing A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Operating System
This topic provides instructions on how to install the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter Edition • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Foundation Edition • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Edition ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide... -
Page 39: Installing A Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Operating System
This topic also provides instructions on how to install drivers for the operating system. Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system To install a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system, see “Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system” on page 15. Installing drivers for the Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system To install drivers for the Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system, refer to the related topics. -
Page 40: Installing The Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Sbs7 Operating System
“Installing the driver for an onboard graphics card” on page 23 • “Installing the driver for an Ethernet card” on page 24 Note: The driver for onboard USB 3.0 connectors is installed during the operating system installation. ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide... -
Page 41: Installing The Red Hat Enterprise Linux As 6.5 Operating System
To install the VMware ESXi 5.5 Rollup, see “Installing the VMware ESXi 5.5 Rollup 1” on page 37. 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 United States and/or other countries. - Page 42 ThinkServer RS140 Operating System Installation Guide...