Lenovo ThinkServer RD330 - 1.8 Technical Support

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap
Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan
acpowersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware
featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemto
beinstalled.
Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:
1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.
2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing,
orreplacinghardware”onpage67
.
3.Installyourserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.SeeRack
InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswithyourserver.
4.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
20tolocatetheconnectors.
5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage43.
6.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage45.
7.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage53and“ConguringRAID”onpage56.
8.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe
hardwareoption.
9.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
10.Checkforrmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage64.
11.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto
install.
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