Lenovo ThinkServer - Chapter 2. Server Setup Road Map

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”onpage83
.
3.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercord(s)totheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
19tolocatetheconnectors.
4.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage53.
5.ReviewtheUniedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55
.
6.CongureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage69and“ConguringRAID”onpage71.
7.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe
hardwareoption.
8.CongureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
9.Checkforrmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthermware”onpage81.
10.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto
install.
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