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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap

Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.

Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingonthecongurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In

somecases,theserverisfullyconguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan

acpowersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware

featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandrmwareconguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemto

beinstalled.

Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:

1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.

2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicinChapter6“Installing,removing,

orreplacinghardware”onpage85

3.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercord(s)totheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage

19tolocatetheconnectors.

4.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage55.

5.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand

customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage57

6.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer

EasyStartupprogram”onpage70and“ConguringRAID”onpage73.

7.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe

hardwareoption.

8.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep

isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.

9.Checkforrmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage82.

10.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto

install.

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