Chapter2.Serversetuproadmap
Thischapterprovidesageneralroadmaptoguideyouthroughsettingupyourserver.
Theserversetupprocedurevariesdependingontheconfigurationoftheserverwhenitwasdelivered.In
somecases,theserverisfullyconfiguredandyoujustneedtoconnecttheservertothenetworkandan
electricaloutlet,andthenyoucanturnontheserver.Inothercases,theserverneedstohavehardware
featuresinstalled,requireshardwareandfirmwareconfiguration,andrequirestheoperatingsystemto
beinstalled.
Table1.Serversetuproadmap
TaskWheretofindtheinformation
Unpack
“Serverpackage”onpage7
Installhardware
Chapter5“Installing,removing,orreplacinghardware”onpage17
ConnecttheEthernetcable
andpowercord
“Rearview”onpage12
Turnontheservertoverify
operation
“Turningontheserver”onpage51
ReviewtheBIOSsettings
andcustomizeasneeded
“StartingtheSetupUtilityprogram”onpage55
ConfigureRedundantArray
ofIndependentDisks(RAID)
“ConfiguringRAID”onpage71
Checkforfirmwareupdates
“Updatingthefirmware”onpage73
Installtheoperatingsystem
andbasicdrivers
“ThinkServerEasyStartup”onpage10
Installanyadditionaldrivers
neededforaddedfeatures
Refertotheinstructionsthatcamewiththehardwareoption.
ConfigureEthernetsettings
intheoperatingsystem
Seetheoperatingsystemhelp.Thisstepisnotrequirediftheoperatingsystemwas
installedusingtheThinkServerEasyStartupprogram.
Installapplications
Refertothedocumentationthatcomeswiththeapplicationsthatyouwanttoinstall.
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