Onboard 1068E Sas Raid Controller Configuration Utility Program; Connecting Mini-Sas Cable - Lenovo ThinkServer RD240 User Manual

• Installation settings: This task prompts you for user and system settings, the operating system product
key, and the administrator password.
• Network settings: This task prompts you for domain and workgroup settings, Ethernet controller type, IP
address settings, DNS settings, and WINS address settings.
• Install applications: This task enables you to run custom commands or scripts at the end of the
installation process and install the ThinkServer EasyManage program to help you manage your servers.
• Install Windows components: This task enables you to install optional Windows components such
as IIS, ASP.NET, and SNMP.
• Confirm settings: This task enables you to review all of the information you provided.
• Save response file: This task gives you the option of saving the information on a diskette or USB device
as a response file for future installations on similarly configured Lenovo servers.
• Start installation: This task starts the actual installation process. First, the disk is prepared using the disk
and partition information you specified. Then you are prompted to insert the operating system disk, and
the operating system is installed using the information that you specified.

Onboard 1068E SAS RAID controller Configuration Utility program

This section provides some basic instructions on how to configure the onboard SAS RAID using the onboard
1068E SAS RAID controller Configuration Utility program.

Connecting mini-SAS cable

Your server comes with a 200 mm (7.87 inches) mini SAS cable with four SAS connectors and one SGPIO
connector. The SGPIO connector of the cable connects to the J51 connector on the system board; the four
SAS connectors of the cable connect to the four SAS connectors on the system board.
Figure 65. SAS connectors and J51 connector on the system board
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