Lenovo 3719, 3821, 3822, 3823 manual Installing your operating system without using EasyStartup

vStart installation: This task starts the actual installation process. First, the disk is prepared using the disk and partition information you specified. Then you are prompted to insert the operating system disk, and the operating system is installed using the information that you specified.

Installing your operating system without using EasyStartup

If you have already configured the server hardware and you are not using the EasyStartup program to install your operating system, complete the following steps to download the latest operating-system installation instructions from the Lenovo Support Web site:

Note: Changes are made periodically to the Lenovo Web site. The actual procedure might vary slightly from what is described in this document.

1.Go to: http://www.lenovo.com/support.

2.Enter your product number (machine type and model number) or select Servers and Storage from the Select your product list.

3.From Family list, select ThinkServer TD200x, and click Continue.

4.Select the operating system that you want from the Operating system list, and click Continue.

5.Click Operating system installation to download instructions to install the operating system.

Enabling the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program

The Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program is part of the server firmware. You can use it to configure the network as a startable device, and you can customize where the network startup option appears in the startup sequence. Enable and disable the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program from the Setup Utility.

To enable the Broadcom Gigabit Ethernet Utility program, do the following:

1.From the Setup Utility main menu, select Devices and I/O Ports and press Enter.

2.Select Enable/Disable onboard devices and press Enter.

3.Select Ethernet and press Enter.

4.Select Enable and press Enter.

5.Exit to the main menu and select Save Settings.

Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller

The Ethernet controllers are integrated on the system board. They provide an interface for connecting to a 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps, or 1 Gbps network and provide full-duplex (FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on the network. If the Ethernet ports in the server support auto-negotiation, the controllers detect the data-transfer rate (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-T) and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the network and automatically operate at that rate and mode.

You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controllers. However, you must install a device driver to enable the operating system to address the controllers. For device drivers and information about configuring the Ethernet controllers, see the Broadcom NetXtreme II Gigabit Ethernet Software CD that comes with the server.

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