Setup and configuration overview, Typical operating-system installation, Setup – IBM 4190 User Manual

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Setup

and

configuration

overview

When

you

use

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD,

you

do

not

need

setup

diskettes.

You

can

use

the

CD

to

configure

any

supported

IBM

server

model.

The

setup

program

provides

a

list

of

tasks

that

are

required

to

set

up

your

server

model.

On

a

server

with

a

SAS/SATA

controller

with

RAID

capabilities,

you

can

run

the

LSI

Logic

Configuration

Utility

program

to

create

logical

drives.

Note:

Features

and

functions

can

vary

slightly

with

different

versions

of

the

ServerGuide

program.

When

you

start

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD,

the

program

prompts

you

to

complete

the

following

tasks:

v

Select

your

language.

v

Select

your

keyboard

layout

and

country.

v

View

the

overview

to

learn

about

ServerGuide

features.

v

View

the

readme

file

to

review

installation

tips

for

your

operating

system

and

adapter.

v

Start

the

operating-system

installation.

You

will

need

your

operating-system

CD.

Typical

operating-system

installation

The

ServerGuide

program

can

reduce

the

time

it

takes

to

install

an

operating

system.

It

provides

the

device

drivers

that

are

required

for

your

hardware

and

for

the

operating

system

that

you

are

installing.

This

section

describes

a

typical

ServerGuide

operating-system

installation.

Note:

Features

and

functions

can

vary

slightly

with

different

versions

of

the

ServerGuide

program.

1.

After

you

have

completed

the

setup

process,

the

operating-system

installation

program

starts.

(You

will

need

your

operating-system

CD

to

complete

the

installation.)

2.

The

ServerGuide

program

stores

information

about

the

server

model,

service

processor,

hard

disk

drive

controllers,

and

network

adapters.

Then,

the

program

checks

the

CD

for

newer

device

drivers.

This

information

is

stored

and

then

passed

to

the

operating-system

installation

program.

3.

The

ServerGuide

program

presents

operating-system

partition

options

that

are

based

on

your

operating-system

selection

and

the

installed

hard

disk

drives.

4.

The

ServerGuide

program

prompts

you

to

insert

your

operating-system

CD

and

restart

the

server.

At

this

point,

the

installation

program

for

the

operating

system

takes

control

to

complete

the

installation.

Installing

your

operating

system

without

using

ServerGuide

If

you

have

already

configured

the

server

hardware

and

you

are

not

using

the

ServerGuide

program

to

install

your

operating

system,

complete

the

following

steps

to

download

the

latest

operating-system

installation

instructions

from

the

IBM

Web

site.

Note:

Changes

are

made

periodically

to

the

IBM

Web

site.

The

actual

procedure

might

vary

slightly

from

what

is

described

in

this

document.

1.

Go

to

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

2.

Under

Product

support,

click

System

x.

3.

From

the

menu

on

the

left

side

of

the

page,

click

System

x

support

search.

Chapter

3.

Configuring

the

server

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