
Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap
Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconfiguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan
acpowersource,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware
featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemto
beinstalled.
Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:
1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.
2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroption.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Replacinghardware”
onpage61.
3.Ifyouhavearailkit,installyourserverintoastandardrackcabinet.SeetheRackInstallationInstructions
thatcomeswiththeserver.
4.ConnecttheEthernetcableandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
21
tolocatetheconnectors.
5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserver”onpage47.
6.ReviewtheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)settingsandcustomizeasneeded.See“Using
theSetupUtilityprogram”onpage49
.
7.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemandbasicdrivers.See“LenovoThinkServer
DeploymentManager”onpage14
and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage56.
8.Installanyadditionaldriversneededforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewiththe
hardwareoption.
9.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.This
stepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheLenovoThinkServerDeployment
Managerprogram.
10.Checkforfirmwareanddriverupdates.See“Updatingthefirmware”onpage59.
11.Installotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwantto
install.
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