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instructions in this guide or ensure that you can view the PDF version on another computer. • Ensure that your server has supported hard disk drives installed. • Configure RAID for your server before installing an operating system. For information about configuring RAID, refer to the User Guide - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 2
device containing the RAID controller driver to your server, and then select Load Driver. The setup will continue after the server restarts. When the installation is completed, the server restarts again. 10. Before you log on to the server for the first time, follow the instructions on the screen - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 3
provides instructions on installing the following operating systems: • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition (x64) • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition (x64) • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition with Service Pack 1 (x64) • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 4
" on page 1. • Before the installation, ensure that the server has at least 8 GB of system memory and 120 GB of free space on the hard disk drive for installing the operating system. • Follow the instructions on the screen in addition to the instructions in this topic. To install a Microsoft Windows - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 5
After that, the server will restart. Note: A message No drives were found might be displayed indicating that you do not have a mass storage device driver installed. To install a mass storage device driver, connect the USB storage device containing the RAID controller driver to your server, and then - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 6
" on page 1. • Before the installation, ensure that the server has at least 2 GB of system memory and 160 GB of free space on the hard disk drive for installing the operating system. • Follow the instructions on the screen in addition to the instructions in this topic. To install a Microsoft Windows - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 7
operating system. For instructions on how to install the operating system, see "Installing a Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Standard operating system" on page 4. 2. Insert the SQL Server 2008 R2 for Small Business setup DVD into the DVD drive on your server. 3. When the AutoPlay - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 8
reported, correct the failure and then click OK. 7. In the Setup Support Files window, click Install to install the SQL Server 2008 R2 for Small Business Setup support files. 8. The Setup Support Rules will identify the problems that might occur during the installation. Correct any failure that is - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 9
, do the following: 1. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers. Then, follow the instructions on the Web page to download the installation file for the desired device driver to a USB storage device. 2. Copy the installation file to the server where the device driver is to be installed, and then double - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 10
. Note: A message No drives were found might be displayed indicating that you do not have a mass storage device driver installed. To install a mass storage device driver, connect the USB storage device containing the RAID controller driver to your server, and then select Load Driver. The setup will - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 11
Utility program, refer to the User Guide on the documentation DVD that comes with your server. You always can obtain all the most up-to-date documentation for your server from the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/ThinkServerUserGuides • Follow the instructions on the screen in addition to - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 12
Note: If you are installing a SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 with Service Pack 1 (x64) operating system, select Xen hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system and then click Install. When the installation completes, a partition will be created automatically. • Manually - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 13
to download and install the RPM package named "DKMS-2.0.5-1.noarch.rpm" before using your server. To download and install the package, do the following: a. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers. Then, follow the instructions on the Web page to download the installation file and the readme file for the - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 14
can skip this step and manually install the software programs later. 9. A window opens prompting you to partition your hard disk drive. By default, a partition , select the device that you want to activate when you start the server, and then click Next. 13. Select your region and then click Next - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 15
on your server works, and then click Forward. 26. Set your user name and password in the Create User window, Linux 6.1 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install a Red Hat basic video driver (default) • Rescue installed system • Boot from local drive • Memory test 3. When - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 16
swap partition, and then click Next. a. Manually create a root partition (/) To create a down list box. 4) In the Allowable Drivers field, select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the Reboot to restart your server. 18. The installation continues after the server restarts. In the - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 17
might need to download and install required device drivers to ensure that the hardware devices in your server work correctly. To download and install a device driver, do the following: 1. Go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers. Then, follow the instructions on the Web page to download the installation - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 18
. 9. When the Confirm Install window opens, press F11 to start the installation process. 10. When the Installation Complete window opens, press Enter to restart the server. The installation finishes. Remove the disc from the optical drive. 18 - Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 | Operating System Installation Guide - ThinkServer RD3 - Page 19
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ThinkServer RD330 and
RD430 Operating System
Installation Guide
This guide provides instructions on how to install an operating system on the following Lenovo
®
servers:
• ThinkServer
®
RD330
• ThinkServer RD430
This guide contains the following information:
•
“Before installing an operating system” on page 1
•
“Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system” on page 1
•
“Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system” on page 3
•
“Installing a Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 operating system” on page 4
•
“Installing device drivers for Windows operating systems” on page 9
•
“Installing a Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 operating system and device drivers” on page 9
•
“Installing a Linux operating system” on page 11
•
“Installing device drivers for Linux operating systems” on page 17
•
“Installing VMware ESXi 5.0” on page 17
Before installing an operating system
Ensure that you have prepared the following items before installing an operating system:
• Prepare an operating system installation disc with license.
• Print the related instructions in this guide or ensure that you can view the PDF version on another computer.
• Ensure that your server has supported hard disk drives installed.
• Configure RAID for your server before installing an operating system. For information about configuring
RAID, refer to the
User Guide
on the documentation DVD that comes with your server. You always can
obtain all the most up-to-date documentation for your server from the Lenovo Web site at:
• Prepare a Universal Serial Bus (USB) storage device that contains the required device drivers for
your server model. To download device drivers, go to http://www.lenovo.com/drivers and follow the
instructions on the Web page.
• Set the optical drive that you want to use as the first startup device.
Notes:
• For onboard SAS software RAID, it is not supported to install an operating system in Unified Extensible
Firmware Interface (UEFI) mode. Do not start the server from the DVD-ROM device listed in “UEFI:
DVD-ROM name” on the
Boot Options
menu to install an operating system.
• For onboard SAS software RAID, it is not supported to install an operating system on a partition greater
than 2.2 TB.
Installing a Microsoft Windows Server 2008 operating system
This topic provides instructions on installing the following operating systems:
• Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2008 Standard Edition (x86 and x64)
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