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Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap
Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconfiguredandyouneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandanacpower
source,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardwaredevices
installed,requireshardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequiresanoperatingsystemtobeinstalled.
Thegeneralprocedureforsettingupyourserveris:
1.Unpacktheserverpackage.See“Serverpackage”onpage7.
2.Installanyrequiredhardwareorserveroptions.SeetherelatedtopicsinChapter6“Installing,removing,
orreplacinghardware”onpage85.
3.Installtheserverintoastandardrackcabinetbyusingtherailkitshippedwiththeserver.SeetheRack
InstallationInstructionsthatcomeswiththeserver.
4.ConnecttheEthernetcablesandpowercordstotheserver.See“Rearviewoftheserver”onpage
29tolocatetheconnectors.
5.Turnontheservertoverifyoperation.See“Turningontheserveronpage61.
6.ReviewtheUnifiedExtensibleFirmwareInterface(UEFI)BasicInputOutputSystem(BIOS)settingsand
customizeasneeded.See“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage63.
7.ConfigureRAIDandinstalltheoperatingsystemanddevicedrivers.See“UsingtheThinkServer
EasyStartupprogram”onpage71and“ConfiguringRAID”onpage74.
8.Installanyadditionaldriversrequiredforaddedfeatures.Refertotheinstructionsthatcomewith
thehardwareoption.
9.ConfigureEthernetsettingsintheoperatingsystembyreferringtotheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstep
isnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwasinstalledusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
10.Checkforfirmwareupdates.See“Updatingthefirmware”onpage83.
11.Installmanagementapplicationsandanyotherapplications.Refertothedocumentationthatcomes
withtheapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.
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