Chapter 1. Introduction ® ® This guide provides instructions on how to install an operating system on the Lenovo ThinkServer TS150 servers. The supported operating systems vary by the configuration on your server. The following table provides a list on the supported operating system of your server.
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– Western Digital My Passport Enterprise For detailed information, go to: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj733589.aspx • Windows Server 2012 R2 operating system doesn’t support auto-update on servers using processors based on the Kaby Lake platform. For detailed information, go to: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4012982/the-processor-is-not-supported-together-with-the-windows- version ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
“Configuring the BIOS setting” on page 3 Preparing the driver Before installing an operating system in UEFI mode, download your desired driver from the Lenovo Web site at http://www.lenovo.com/drivers. Then, copy the driver to a USB storage device. Configuring the BIOS setting Before installing an operating system in UEFI mode, configure the BIOS setting by doing the following: 1.
In the “Select the driver to be installed” window, select Hide drivers that aren’t compatible with hardware on this computer. Select the driver that you want to install, and then click Next to install the driver. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
Ethernet driver. To install the driver, do the following: a. Download the driver for an Ethernet card from the Lenovo Web site. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers...
To install the Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials operating system, do the following: 1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device, and start the server from the optical drive. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
2. When the message Press any key to boot from cd is displayed, press any key. If the message Windows Setup [EMS Enabled] is displayed, press Enter. The message The Loading files... will be displayed. Wait several minutes for the system to load the files. 3.
2. If the message Press any key to boot from cd is displayed, press any key. If the message Windows Setup [EMS Enabled] is displayed, press Enter. 3. In the Windows window, select the language and other options. Then click Next. 4. Click Install now. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
5. Type your product key and then click Next. The product key information is available on the Microsoft Certificate of Authenticity label or product packaging. 6. Read the license terms and select I accept the license terms. Then click Next. 7.
8. In the “Where do you want to install Hyper-V Server?” window, click Drive options (advanced). 9. Select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system, and then click New. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
10. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply. 11. In the Install Microsoft Hyper-V Server Setup window, click OK. 12. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins. Note: Your server will restart several times during the installation. 13.
6. Verify your region and time zone, and then click Accept ➙ Next. 7. In the Server Base Scenario window, select Physical Machine(Also for Fully Virtualized Guests) and then click Next. 8. When the Installation Settings window is displayed, create a drive partition you need. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
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• Manually create a root partition (/) To create a root partition, do the following: a. Click Partitioning and select Custom Partition (for experts). Click Next. b. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks, and then click Add. c. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size. d.
In the Formatting Options area, select BtrFS from the File system drop-down list box. g. In the Mount partition area, select the forward slash (/) from the Mount Point drop-down list box. h. Click Finish. • Manually create a boot partition (/boot/efi) ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
a. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the drive (for example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add. b. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size. c. Type the amount of space (for example, 2 GB) in the Size field and then click Next. d.
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Ensure that the created partition is correct and click Accept. Then, click Next. 6. In the Clock and Time Zone window, set the time zone and time and click Next. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
For example, set Region to Asia and set TimeZone to Beijing. Clear the Hardware Clock Set to UTC check box and set the time to the local time. If “Do you want to continue with your selection (local time)?” is displayed, click Continue. 7.
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19. In the Set Up Software Updates window, configure the settings you need, and then click Forward. If “Are you sure?” window is displayed, click Register later. 20. In the Finish Updates Setup window, click Forward. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
21. Set your user name and password and then click Forward. 22. Set your time and date and then click Forward. 23. In the Kdump window, select Enable kdump if you want to enable kdump, and then click Finish to complete the installation. Note: When prompted to restart the server, click Yes or OK.
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23. In the Kdump window, select Enable kdump if you want to enable kdump, and then click Finish to complete the installation. Note: When prompted to restart the server, click Continue or Yes. 24. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 operating system This topic provides instructions on installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (x64) operating system. To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 operating system, do the following: 1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device, and start the server from the optical drive.
In the Add a New Mount Point window, select /boot/efi from the Mount Point drop-down list. c. Type the amount of space (for example, 2 GB) in the Desired Capacity field. d. Click Add mount point. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
Note: If the operating system is to be installed on SAN, download the instructional file How to Create a Customized VMWare ESXi ISO Image from http://support.lenovo.com/us/en/products/servers/thinkserver-rack-servers/thinkserver-rd650/documents /HT100820?tabName=Solutions. Then, follow the instructions to prepare the ISO file. To install the VMware ESXi operating system, do the following: 1.
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Note: The password must contain at least seven characters. 7. When the Confirm Install window is displayed, press F11. The installation process starts. 8. When the Installation Complete window is displayed, press Enter. The server restarts. The operating system is installed successfully. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
“Configuring the BIOS setting” on page 25 Preparing the driver Before installing an operating system in legacy mode, download your desired driver from the Lenovo Web site at http://www.lenovo.com/drivers. Then, copy the driver to a USB storage device. If the operating system is installed on a storage area network (SAN), download the driver for the host bus adapter (HBA) or converged network adapter (CNA) that is connected to the SAN.
3. When the Windows Server 2012 window is displayed, configure the language and other options you need, and then click Next. 4. Click Install now. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
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Ethernet driver. To install the driver, do the following: a. Download the driver for an Ethernet card from the Lenovo Web site. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers...
10. In the “Where do you want to install Windows?” window, click New. 11. Type the amount of space (in MB), and then click Apply. The Windows Setup window is displayed. 12. Click OK. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
13. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins. 14. When the Settings window is displayed, set an administrator password and click Finish. Then, follow the instructions on the screen to sign in when prompted. Note: The password must be a combination of upper case letters, lower case letters, and numbers.
Note: The password must be a combination of upper case letters, lower case letters, and numbers. 15. When the message MultiPoint Server Configuration Error is displayed, press any key. Follow the instructions on the screen to sign in when prompted. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
16. Type the user name and password, and press Enter. The user name will be configured as “administrator” after your server restarts. Installing the Microsoft Windows 10 Professional operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Microsoft Windows 10 Professional (x64) operating system.
13. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system when prompted. Installing the Hyper-V Server 2012 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the Hyper-V Server 2012 operating system. To install the Hyper-V Server 2012 operating system, do the following: ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device, and start the server from the optical drive. 2. When the message Press any key to boot from CD or DVD... is displayed, press any key. If the message Windows Setup [EMS Enabled] is displayed, press Enter.
11. Ensure that the drive partition is correct, and then click Next. The installation begins. Your server will restart several times during the installation. 12. When the message The user’s password must be changed before signing is displayed, click OK. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
13. When the Administrator window is displayed, follow the instructions on the screen to change the password. 14. When the message Your password has been changed is displayed, click OK to log in to the operating system. Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 4 This topic provides instructions on installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 operating system with Service Pack 4.
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19. In the Hardware Configuration window, click Next. 20. In the Installation Completed window, click Finish. Note: If the YaST2 window is displayed, click Continue. 21. Follow the instructions on the screen to log in to the operating system. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 operating system This topic provides instructions on how to install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 (x64) operating system. To install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12.1 (x64) operating system, do the following: 1.
6. In the Suggested Partitioning window, use the suggested partitioning method and click Next. If you want to create a drive partition, do one of the following: • Manually create a root partition (/) a. Click Create Partition Setup and select Custom Partitioning (for experts). Click Next. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
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b. In the Expert Partitioner window, select Hard Disks from System view. Then select the disk (for example, sda) for installing the operating system and click Add. Select the default partition type, then click Next. c. In the New Partitions Size window, select Custom Size. d.
Type the amount of space (in MB) in the New Partitions Size window and then click OK. • Manually create a boot partition (/boot/efi) To create a boot partition, do the following: a. Click Create. The Create Storage window is displayed. b. Select Standard Partition and then click Create. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
c. In the Add Partition window, select /boot from the Mount Point drop-down list box. d. Select Ex4 from the File System Type drop-down list box. e. In the Allowable Drives window, select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system.
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Type the amount of space (in MB) in the New Partitions Size window and then click OK. • Manually create a swap partition To create a swap partition, do the following: a. Click Create. The Create Storage window is displayed. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
b. Select Standard Partition and then click Create. c. In the Add Partition window, select swap from the File System Type drop-down list box. d. In the Allowable Drives window, select the hard disk drive on which you want to install the operating system.
Installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 operating system This topic provides instructions on installing the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 (x64) operating system. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
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To install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 operating system, do the following: 1. Insert the operating system installation disc into the optical drive that you have set as the first startup device, and start the server from the optical drive. 2.
Note: The password must contain at least seven characters. 7. When the Confirm Install window is displayed, press F11. The installation process starts. 8. When the Installation Complete window is displayed, press Enter. The server restarts. The operating system is installed successfully. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
To install the driver for the chipset, do the following: 1. Download the driver for the chipset from the Lenovo Web site. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers...
To install the driver for an Ethernet card, do the following: 1. Download the driver for the Ethernet card or a CNA card from the Lenovo Web site to your server. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers...
To install the driver for an Ethernet card, do the following: 1. Download the driver for the Ethernet card from the Lenovo Web site to your server. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers...
1. Download the driver for an onboard graphics card from the Lenovo Web site. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers.
To install the driver for an onboard graphics card, do the following: 1. Download the driver for an onboard graphics card from the Lenovo Web site. If the driver is a compressed file, unzip it to a folder. The most up-to-date device drivers for various server models are always available for download on the Lenovo Web site at: http://www.lenovo.com/drivers.
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Click Applications in the upper-left corner. Then, click System Tools ➙ Settings ➙ Network. b. In the Network window, select the Ethernet card you want to configure. c. Click Add profile ➙ IPv4. d. In the Addresses area, select a network address configuration method. ThinkServer TS150 Operating System Installation Guide...
Appendix A. Trademarks Lenovo, the Lenovo logo, and ThinkServer are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Intel is a trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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