Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 Operating System Installation Guide

To install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials operating system, do the following:
1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup
device. Connect the USB storage device that contains the required driver to your server. Then, start the
server from the optical drive.
2. When the message Press any key to boot from cd or dvd is displayed, press any key. Wait several
minutes for the system to load the files.
3. In the Install windows window, select New Installation.
Note: If your server already has an operating system installed, another option Repair an Existing
Installation also is displayed. The following steps are based on the scenario that New Installation is
selected in this step.
4. In the “Where do you want to install Windows?” window, depending on the SATA configuration on your
server, do one of the following:
• If your SATA configuration is set as RAID (both onboard SATA software RAID and RAID card), do
the following:
a. Connect the USB storage device that contains the driver to your server and click Load drivers.
b. Click OK.
c. Select I understand that if I click install, all files and folders on your primary hard driver will
be deleted.
d. Click Install, the installation begins.
• If your SATA configuration is set as IDE, click Install.
• If your SATA configuration is set as AHCI, click Install. Be sure to install the AHCI driver after the
operating system installation is completed. See “Installing the driver for the SATA AHCI” on page 103.
Note: In this installation, the drive cannot be partitioned.
5. When the Install Windows window is displayed, the installation begins.
6. When the message Errors occurred during installation is displayed, connect the USB storage device
that contains the driver for the Ethernet card to your server. Press Shift+F10, input the command
devmgmt.msc, and then press Enter.
7. In the Device Manager window, click other devices, and then right-click Ethernet Controller.
8. Click Update Driver Software ➙ Browse my computer for driver software.
9. In the “Update Driver Software-Ethernet... Controller” window, click Browse to locate the driver and
then click OK.
10. Click Next to install the driver.
11. In the “Update Driver Software-Intel... Connection” window, click Close. The driver installation is
completed.
12. Go back to the “Errors occurred during installation” window, and click Restart to restart your server.
13. When the “Windows Small Business Server 2011 window” is displayed, configure the language and
other options as you need, and then click Next.
14. In the “Verify the date and time settings” window, click Change system date and time settings to
configure the date and time. Then, click Next.
15. Read the license terms and select I accept the license. Then, click Next.
16. Type your product key and then click Next.
17. Personalize the server by typing the user name, and then click Next.
18. In the “Provide your administrator information (account 1 of 2)” window, type your user name and
password. Then, click Next.
Chapter 2. Installing an operating system in UEFI mode 7

Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 Specifications

General

HDD size	2.5 \
RAID support	Yes
HDD interface	Serial ATA III
Optical drive type	DVD±RW
Total storage capacity	600 GB
Maximum storage capacity	74 TB
Number of HDDs installed	2
Memory slots	24
Internal memory	16 GB
Memory clock speed	2133 MHz
Internal memory type	DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory	768 GB
Flash memory	2048 MB
PCI Express slots version	3.0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slots	8
Operating system installed	No
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Including Hyper-V), Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Including Hyper-V), Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (Including Hyper-V), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server, VMware vSphere ESXi
Chassis type	Rack (2U)
Power supply	750 W
Number of redundant power supplies installed	1
Number of 3.5\" bays	0
Processor ARK ID	83352
Intel Secure Key Technology version	1.00
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	0.00
Tcase	72.6 °C
Bus type	QPI
Stepping	R2
Scalability	2S
Processor code	SR207
Processor cache	15 MB
Processor cores	6
Processor model	E5-2620V3
System bus rate	8 GT/s
Processor series	Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3
Processor socket	LGA 2011-v3
Processor threads	12
Processor codename	Haswell
Processor frequency	2.4 GHz
Processor cache type	Smart Cache
Configurable TDP-down	85 W
Processor lithography	22 nm
Processor manufacturer	Intel
Processor package size	52.5 x 45 mm
Processor front side bus	- MHz
Processor boost frequency	3.2 GHz
Processor operating modes	64-bit
PCI Express configurations	x4, x8, x16
Supported instruction sets	AVX
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	40
Memory channels supported by processor	Quad
Memory clock speeds supported by processor	1600, 1866 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	59 GB/s
Storage temperature (T-T)	-10 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 45 °C
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4
On-board graphics card model	Not available

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	762 mm
Width	482.6 mm
Height	87 mm
Weight	15875.73 g