Lenovo ThinkServer RD650 Operating System Installation Guide

Notes:
• Your server restarts several times during the installation.
• The drive partition must be greater than 80 GB. It is recommended that the drive partition is greater
than 120 GB.
12. In the Continue Installation window, select Clean Install. Then, click Next.
13. Click Open Date and Time to verify the clock and time zone settings to set your date and time. Then,
click Next.
Note: If the server can automatically identify the driver for the Ethernet card, go to step 17 to continue
the installation.
14. When the “Cannot find the local network” window 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 press Enter.
15. In the Device Manager window, click other devices, and then right-click Ethernet Controller.
16. Click Update Driver Software ➙ Browse my computer for driver software.
17. In the “Update Driver Software-Ethernet Controller” window, click Browse to locate the driver, and then
click Next to install the driver.
18. In the “Update Driver Software-Intel Connection” window, click Close. The driver installation is
completed. Go back to the “Cannot find the local network” window, and click Back to return to the
“Verify the clock and time zone settings” window. Then, click Next.
19. In the “Server network configuration” window, configure the network settings as you need. Then, click
Next.
20. In the Get important updates window, select the update method as you need.
Note: The following steps are based on the scenario that Do not get the most recent installation
updates is selected in this step.
21. In the Connecting your server window, configure the company information as you need. Click Next.
22. Personalize the server and network information as you need. Click Next.
23. In the “Add a network administrator account” window, set your user name and password. Then, click
Next.
Note: The password must contain at least eight characters and consist of upper case letters, lower case
letters, and numbers.
24. In the “That is all the information needed” window, click Next to restart the server. When the Expanding
and installing files window is displayed, the server starts installing files automatically. Your server
restarts several times. When the Installation finished window opens, the installation is completed.
Installing the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium
Add-on operating system
This topic provides instructions on how to install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011
Premium Add-on operating system.
To install the Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2011 Premium Add-on 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. Then, start the server from the optical drive.
Chapter 2. Installing an operating system in UEFI mode 9

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