Typical operating system installation, Typical, Operating – Lenovo ThinkServer RS110 User Manual

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v

Compatibility

notes:

This

selection

provides

information

about

the

operating

systems

and

server

configurations

supported

by

that

version

of

the

EasyStartup

program.

v

User

Guide:

This

selection

provides

information

about

the

features

provided

by

that

version

of

the

EasyStartup

program.

v

Hardware

list:

This

selection

displays

a

list

of

hardware

devices

detected

by

the

EasyStartup

program.

v

Configure

RAID:

This

selection

enables

you

to

view

the

current

RAID

configuration

for

each

installed

RAID

controller

and

make

changes

if

needed.

v

Install

operating

system:

This

selection

displays

a

series

of

choices

and

prompts

to

collect

information

required

for

installation,

prepares

the

hard

disk

for

installation,

and

then

initiates

the

installation

process

using

the

user-provided

operating-system

installation

CD

or

DVD.

v

About:

This

selection

displays

version

information

and

legal

notices.

Typical

operating

system

installation

When

you

select

Install

operating

system,

you

will

be

prompted

for

information

required

for

the

installation.

The

prompts

vary

depending

on

the

operating

system

selected.

This

section

describes

the

tasks

associated

with

a

typical

Windows

Server

operating

system

installation.

Each

task

must

be

completed

before

moving

to

the

next

task.

Note:

Ensure

that

your

RAID

controller

is

correctly

configured

before

you

select

an

operating

system

to

install.

v

Select

operating

system:

This

task

enables

you

to

select

the

operating

system

that

you

will

be

installing.

v

Select

disk:

This

task

enables

you

to

select

the

disk

where

you

want

to

install

the

operating

system.

Note:

The

disk

that

you

select

must

be

set

as

the

boot

disk

in

UEFI.

v

Partitions

options:

This

task

enables

you

to

choose

whether

you

want

to

repartition

the

selected

drive

or

use

an

existing

partition.

v

Partition

settings:

This

task

enables

you

to

choose

the

file

system

type

and

define

the

partition

size.

v

Installation

settings:

This

task

prompts

you

for

user

and

system

settings,

the

operating

system

product

key,

and

the

administrator

password.

v

Network

settings:

This

task

prompts

you

for

domain

and

workgroup

settings,

Ethernet

controller

type,

IP

address

settings,

DNS

settings,

and

WINS

address

settings.

v

Install

applications:

This

task

enables

you

to

run

custom

commands

or

scripts

at

the

end

of

the

installation

process.

It

also

facilitates

the

installation

of

DVD-burning

software

and

install

ThinkServer

EasyManage

software

products.

v

Install

Windows

components:

This

task

enables

you

to

install

optional

Windows

components

such

as

IIS,

ASP.NET,

and

SNMP.

v

Confirm

settings:

This

task

enables

you

to

review

all

of

the

information

you

provided.

v

Save

response

file:

This

task

gives

you

the

option

of

saving

the

information

on

a

diskette

or

USB

device

as

a

response

file

for

future

installations

on

similarly

configured

Lenovo

servers.

v

Start

installation:

This

task

starts

the

actual

installation

process.

First,

the

disk

is

prepared

using

the

disk

and

partition

information

you

specified.

Then

you

are

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RS110

Types

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6436,

6437,

and

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