Lenovo ThinkServer TD350 - Installing the Red hat Enterprise Linux as 7 Operating System; Installing the Vmware Hypervisor

17.Theinstallationcontinuesaftertheserverrestarts.IntheWelcomewindow,clickForward.
18.ClickYes,IagreetotheLicenseAgreementandthenclickForward.
19.IntheSetUpSoftwareUpdateswindow,configurethesettingsasyouneed,andthenclickForward.
20.IntheFinishUpdatesSetupwindow,clickForward.
21.SetyourusernameandpasswordandthenclickForward.
22.SetyourtimeanddateandthenclickForward.
23.IntheKdumpwindow,selectEnablekdumpifyouwanttoenablekdump,andthenclickFinish
tocompletetheinstallation.
Note:Whenpromptedtorestarttheserver,clickY esandOK.
24.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentologintotheoperatingsystem.
InstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS7operatingsystem
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingtheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS7(x64)operatingsystem.
ToinstalltheRedHatEnterpriseLinuxAS7(x64)operatingsystem,see“InstallingtheRedHatEnterprise
LinuxAS7operatingsystem”onpage25
.
InstallingtheVMwarehypervisor
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsoninstallingtheVMwareESXi5.5Update2.Ifyouwanttoinstallthe
VMwareESXi5.1P5,theprocedureisthesame.
Note:IftheoperatingsystemistobeinstalledonSAN,downloadtheinstructionalfileHowtoCreatea
CustomizedVMWareESXiISOImagefrom
http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/thinkserver-rack-servers/thinkserver-rd650/documents
/HT100820?tabName=Solutions.Then,followtheinstructionstopreparetheISOfile.
ToinstalltheVMwareESXi5.5Update2,dothefollowing:
1.Inserttheoperatingsysteminstallationdiscintotheopticaldrivethatyouhavesetasthefirststartup
device.Then,starttheserverfromtheopticaldrive.Waitseveralminutesforthesystemtoloadthefiles.
2.Whenthe“WelcometotheVMwareESXi5.5.0Installation”windowisdisplayed,pressEnter.
3.WhentheEndUserLicenseAgreement(EULA)windowisdisplayed,pressF11.
4.Whenthe“SelectaDisktoInstallorUpgrade”windowisdisplayed,pressEnter.
5.Selectakeyboardlayoutasyouneed,andthenpressEnter.
6.Setthepasswordasyouneed,andthenpressEnter.
Notes:
•Thepasswordmustcontainatleastsevencharacters.
•IfyouareinstallingtheVMwareESXi5.1P5andyoudonotwanttosetthepassword,pressEnter.
7.WhentheConfirmInstallwindowisdisplayed,pressF11.Theinstallationprocessstarts.
8.WhentheInstallationCompletewindowisdisplayed,pressEnter.Theserverrestarts.Theoperating
systemisinstalledsuccessfully.
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