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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.
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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
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.
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TS100
Types
6431,
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6433,
6434:
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