Using the serverguide setup and installation cd, Serverguide features, Using – IBM 4190 User Manual

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Using

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD

The

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD

contains

a

setup

and

installation

program

that

is

designed

for

your

server.

The

ServerGuide

program

detects

the

server

model

and

optional

hardware

devices

that

are

installed

and

uses

that

information

during

setup

to

configure

the

hardware.

The

ServerGuide

program

simplifies

operating-system

installations

by

providing

updated

device

drivers

and,

in

some

cases,

installing

them

automatically.

If

a

later

version

of

the

ServerGuide

program

is

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you

can

download

a

free

image

of

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD

or

purchase

the

CD

from

the

ServerGuide

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Web

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at

http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/

serverguide/sub.html.

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the

free

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The

ServerGuide

program

has

the

following

features:

v

An

easy-to-use

interface

v

Diskette-free

setup,

and

configuration

programs

that

are

based

on

detected

hardware

v

Device

drivers

that

are

provided

for

the

server

model

and

detected

hardware

v

Operating-system

partition

size

and

file-system

type

that

are

selectable

during

setup

ServerGuide

features

Features

and

functions

can

vary

slightly

with

different

versions

of

the

ServerGuide

program.

To

learn

more

about

the

version

that

you

have,

start

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD

and

view

the

online

overview.

Not

all

features

are

supported

on

all

server

models.

The

ServerGuide

program

requires

a

supported

IBM

server

with

an

enabled

startable

(bootable)

CD

drive.

In

addition

to

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD,

you

must

have

your

operating-system

CD

to

install

the

operating

system.

The

ServerGuide

program

performs

the

following

tasks:

v

Sets

system

date

and

time

v

Detects

the

SAS

RAID

adapter,

controller,

or

integrated

SAS/SATA

controller

with

RAID

capabilities

and

runs

the

SAS

RAID

configuration

program

v

Checks

the

microcode

(firmware)

levels

of

a

ServeRAID

adapter

and

determines

whether

a

later

level

is

available

from

the

CD

v

Detects

installed

optional

hardware

devices

and

provides

updated

device

drivers

for

most

adapters

and

devices

v

Provides

diskette-free

installation

for

supported

Windows

operating

systems

v

Includes

an

online

readme

file

with

links

to

tips

for

your

hardware

and

operating-system

installation

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4194:

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