Lenovo ThinkServer TS130 - Server Setup Road Map; Configure RAID; Install Operating System and Basic Drivers

Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap
Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan
electricaloutlet,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware
featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequirestheoperatingsystemto
beinstalled.
Table1.Serversetuproadmap
TaskWheretondtheinformation
Unpack
“Serverpackage”onpage7
Installhardware
Chapter5“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage17
ConnecttheEthernetcable
andpowercord
“Rearview”onpage12
Turnontheservertoverify
operation
“Turningontheserver”onpage51
ReviewtheBIOSsettings
andcustomizeasneeded
“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55
CongureRedundantArray
ofIndependentDisks(RAID)
“ConguringRAID”onpage71
Checkforrmwareupdates
“Updatingthermware”onpage73
Installtheoperatingsystem
andbasicdrivers
“ThinkServerEasyStartup”onpage10
Installanyadditionaldrivers
neededforaddedfeatures
Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.
CongureEthernetsettings
intheoperatingsystem
Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas
installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
Installapplications
Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.
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