Lenovo ThinkServer 1045 - Chapter 2. Server Setup Road Map

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap
Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan
electricaloutlet,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware
featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequirestheoperatingsystemto
beinstalled.
Table2.Serversetuproadmap
TaskWheretondtheinformation
Unpack
Chapter3“Featuresandtechnologies”onpage5
Installhardware
Chapter5“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage17
InstalltheserverintherackTheRackInstallationInstructionsmanualisprintedandalsoincludedonthe
documentationDVD.
ConnecttheEthernetcable
andpowercord
“Rearview”onpage9
Turnontheservertoverify
operation
“Turningontheserver”onpage69
ReviewtheBIOSsettings
andcustomizeasneeded
“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage72
CongureRAID(onboard
SATARAIDortheinstalled
SASRAIDadapter)
“RAIDcontrollers”onpage80
Checkforrmwareupdates
“UsingtheEasyUpdateFirmwareUpdaterprogram”onpage88
Installoperatingsystemand
basicdrivers
“UsingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram”onpage81
Installanyadditionaldrivers
neededforaddedfeatures
Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.
CongureEthernetsettings
intheoperatingsystem
Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas
installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
Installremotemanagement
applications
“InstallingtheThinkServerEasyManageprogram”onpage88
Installapplications
Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.
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