Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 User Manual

Contents
Chapter1.Beforeinstallingan
operatingsystem............1
Chapter2.Installinganoperating
systeminLegacymode.........3
BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminLegacy
mode...................3
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008
operatingsystemanddrivers..........3
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008
operatingsystem.............4
Installingthedriverforthechipset......4
InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard....5
Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics
card..................5
InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard.....5
InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard......6
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2
operatingsystemanddrivers..........6
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008
R2operatingsystemwithServicePack1...6
InstallingdriversforaWindowsServer2008
R2operatingsystemwithServicePack1...7
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness
Server2011Essentialsoperatingsystem.....7
InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmall
BusinessServer2011Essentialsoperating
system.................8
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness
Server2011Standardoperatingsystem......9
InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmall
BusinessServer2011Standardoperating
system................10
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsSmallBusiness
Server2011PremiumAdd-onoperatingsystem.10
InstallingdriversfortheWindowsSmall
BusinessServer2011PremiumAdd-on
operatingsystem............11
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012
operatingsystemanddrivers.........11
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2012
operatingsystem............11
InstallingdriversforaWindowsServer2012
operatingsystem............12
InstallingtheMicrosoftWindowsServer2012
Essentialsoperatingsystem.........12
InstallingdriversfortheWindowsServer2012
Essentialsoperatingsystem.......13
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer10
operatingsystemwithServicePack4.....14
InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard...16
Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics
card.................16
InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard....16
InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard.....17
InstallingtheSUSELinuxEnterpriseServer11
operatingsystemwithServicePack2.....17
InstallingdriversfortheSUSELinuxEnterprise
Server11operatingsystemwithServicePack
2..................19
InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS5.9
operatingsystemanddrivers.........20
InstallingaRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS6.4
operatingsystem..............21
InstallingdriversforaRedHatEnterprise
LinuxAS6.4operatingsystem......23
InstallingtheVMwareESXi5.1hypervisor....24
InstallingdriversfortheVMwareESXi5.1
hypervisor...............24
InstallingaHyper-VServer2008orHyper-VServer
2008R2operatingsystem..........25
Installingthedriverforthechipset.....26
InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard...26
Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics
card.................26
InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard....27
InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard.....27
InstallingtheHyper-VServer2012operating
system..................28
Installingthedriverforthechipset.....28
InstallingthedriverforanEthernetcard...29
Installingthedriverforanonboardgraphics
card.................29
InstallingthedriverforanHBAcard....29
InstallingthedriverforaCNAcard.....30
InstallingtheCitrixXenServerhypervisor....30
InstallingdriversfortheCitrixXenServer
hypervisor...............31
Chapter3.Installinganoperating
systeminUEFImode.........33
BeforeinstallinganoperatingsysteminUEFI
mode..................33
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008
operatingsystemanddrivers.........33
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008
operatingsystem............33
InstallingdriversforaWindowsServer2008
operatingsystem............33
InstallingaMicrosoftWindowsServer2008R2
operatingsystemanddrivers.........34
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Lenovo ThinkServer RD540 Specifications

General

Brand	Lenovo
Model	ThinkServer RD540
Category	Server
Language	English