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Lenovo ThinkServer RD340 Operating System Installation Manual

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  • Page 1 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    ... . . Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system....© Copyright Lenovo 2013, 2014...
  • Page 4 Installing drivers for a Windows Server 2008 Linux AS 6.4 operating system ..operating system ... . ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...
  • Page 5 Trademarks ....Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 3 ..© Copyright Lenovo 2013, 2014...
  • Page 6 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1. Before Installing An Operating System

    • 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...
  • Page 8 ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 9: Chapter 2. 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...

  • Page 10: Installing The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Operating System And Drivers

    Note: The password must be a combination of upper case letters, lower case letters, and numbers. 18. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system when prompted. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 11: Installing The Driver For The Chipset

    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. 2.

  • Page 12: Installing The Driver For An Hba Card

    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. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 13: Installing The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating System And Drivers

    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.

  • Page 14: Installing Drivers For A Windows Server 2008 R2 Operating System With Service Pack

    9. In the “Update Driver Software-Intel... Connection” window, click Close. Go back to the command window and close it. 10. Go back to the “Errors occurred during installation” window, and click Restart to restart your server. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 15: Installing Drivers For The Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials Operating System

    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.
  • Page 16 Your server will restart several times. 28. When prompted, click Close the program to log in to the operating system. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 17: Installing Drivers For The Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard Operating System

    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 . •...

  • Page 18: Installing Drivers For The Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-On Operating System

    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. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 19: Installing Drivers For A Windows Server 2012 Operating System

    15. In the Windows Setup window, click OK. 16. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins. 17. 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.

  • Page 20: Installing Drivers For The Windows Server 2012 Essentials Operating System

    Enter. Wait several minutes for the system to load the files. 3. When the Windows Server 2012 R2 window is displayed, configure the language and other options as you need, and then click Next. 4. Click Install now. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 21: Installing The Driver For Chipset

    5. 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 I accept the license terms. Then click Next. 7.

  • Page 22: Installing The Driver For An Ethernet 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...

  • Page 23: Installing The Driver For An Ahci

    To install the driver for an AHCI, do the following: 1. 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...

  • Page 24: Installing Drivers For Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

    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...
  • Page 25 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. In the “SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Welcome” window, press F5 and select Yes. 5.

  • Page 26: Installing The Driver For An Ethernet Card

    Note: In the command lines, e1000e -x.x.x.x represents the name of the driver file. Use the corresponding file name on your server. 4. Restart your server and click Computer on the lower left corner. 5. Click YaST. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 27: Installing The Driver For An Onboard Graphics Card

    6. In the YaST Control Center window, click Network Devices ➙ Network card. 7. In the Network Setup Method window, select User Controlled with NetworkManager and click Next. 8. Choose an Ethernet card as you need and click Edit. 9. In the Network Address Setup window, select Static Address Setup and configure the settings as you need.

  • Page 28: Installing The Driver For A Cna Card

    2 and your server is installed with an X540 Ethernet card or two X520 Ethernet cards, use the following command: brokenmodules=isci 4. Select Installation and press Enter. 5. In the Driver Updates added window, select OK and press Enter. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...
  • Page 29 6. In the “Please choose the Driver Update medium” window, click OK and press Enter. After the driver is installed, click Back. 7. Select your language and keyboard layout and then select I Agree to the license terms. Click Next. 8.

  • Page 30: Installing Drivers For The Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 Operating System With Service Pack 2

    2. Log in to the operating system and copy the folder from your USB storage device to the /tmp directory on your server. 3. Use the following commands to install the driver: cd /tmp tar zxvf ixgbe-x.x.x.x.tar.gz cd igb -x.x.x.x /src ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 31: Installing The Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 Operating System With Service Pack 3

    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...
  • Page 32 In the Format area, select Swap from the File system drop-down list box. f. In the Mounting Options area, select Swap from the Mount Point drop-down list box. g. Click OK. 14. Click Finish. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 33: Installing Drivers For An Ethernet Card

    15. 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. 16. Click Install to install the software programs that you have selected. 17.

  • Page 34: Installing Drivers For An Onboard Graphics Card

    • 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/drivers...
  • Page 35 8. Select the language that you want to use during the installation process and click Next. 9. Select the appropriate keyboard layout for the system and click Next. 10. When prompted to type the installation number, type your installation number in the Installation Number field and then click OK.

  • Page 36: Installing The Driver For An Onboard Graphics Card

    Use the corresponding file name on your server. 4. Restart your server. Installing the driver for an HBA card To install the driver for an HBA card, do the following: ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 37: Installing The Driver For A Cna Card

    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.
  • Page 38 • 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/drivers...
  • Page 39 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. •...

  • Page 40: Installing Drivers For An Ethernet Card

    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: ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...
  • Page 41 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.
  • Page 42 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 instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 43: Installing Drivers For A Red Hat Enterprise Linux As 6.4 Operating System

    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...
  • Page 44 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...

  • Page 45: Installing Drivers For A Red Hat Enterprise Linux As 6.5 Operating System

    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...

  • Page 46: Installing Drivers 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. 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...

  • Page 47: Installing The Hyper-V Server 2008 Or Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 Operating System

    3. When the welcome window is displayed, press Enter. 4. Press F11 to accept the license agreement and continue with the installation. 5. Select a drive for installation and press Enter. 6. When the Confirm Disk Selection window is displayed, press Enter. 7.

  • Page 48: Installing The Driver For The Chipset

    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. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 49: Installing The Driver For Intel Management Engine Interface

    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.

  • Page 50: Installing The Driver For The Chipset

    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. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 51: 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...

  • Page 52: Installing The Hyper-V Server 2012 R2 Operating System

    To install the driver for the chipset, do the following: 1. 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...

  • Page 53: 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...

  • Page 54: Installing The Driver For A Cna Card

    To install the driver for Intel Management Engine 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...

  • Page 55: Installing 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...
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  • Page 57: Chapter 3. Installing An Operating System In Uefi Mode

    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...

  • Page 58: Installing The Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Operating System

    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: • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Edition • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 59: Installing The Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Operating System

    Installing the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system To install the Microsoft Windows Server 2012 operating system, see “Installing 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”...

  • Page 60: Installing The Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Operating System

    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. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 61: Installing Drivers For The Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-On Operating System

    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.

  • Page 62: Installing The Red Hat Enterprise Linux As 6.4 Operating System

    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...
  • Page 63 • 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. 9. Type a name for your server. Then, click Next. 10. Specify your time zone by selecting the nearest city in your time zone. Then, click Next. 11.

  • Page 64: Installing Drivers For A Red Hat Enterprise Linux As 6.5 Operating System

    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. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...
  • Page 65 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.

  • Page 66: Installing Drivers For The Suse Linux Enterprise

    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. ThinkServer RD340 and RD440 Operating System Installation Guide...

  • Page 67: Installing Drivers For The Vmware Esxi 5.1 Update 1 Hypervisor

    To install the VMware ESXi 5.5 hypervisor, refer to “Installing the VMware ESXi 5.5 hypervisor” on page 40. 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.
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