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Using the Dell OpenManage™ Server Assistant CD
Dell™ PowerEdge™ 2500 Systems User's Guide
Starting the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD
The Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD contains utilities, diagnostics, drivers, and other items that can help you configure your system to best meet your needs.
Some of the functions available on the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD are also available on a bootable utility partition that is installed on your hard-disk drive.
This section describes how to use the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD. It also describes the utility partition and its options and provides instructions for
reinstalling the partition (if necessary).
Starting the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD
The Dell OpenManage™ Server Assistant application program has two modes of operation: a setup mode for setting up and configuring your system, creating
diskettes, and viewing information, and a service mode for creating diskettes and viewing information. Documentation is available on the Dell Online Documentation
CD.
In both setup mode and service mode, the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant main screen gives you the option to choose one of the supported languages as the
language for the screen text. You can choose a language at any time from the main screen.
Setup Mode
To set up your system, as well as access the utilities, drivers, and other items available on the Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD, insert the Dell OpenManage
Server Assistant CD into your CD-ROM drive, and turn on or reboot the system. The Dell OpenManage Server Assistant main page appears.
If the CD does not boot, verify that the CD-ROM drive is specified in the boot sequence option in the System Setup program.
Service Mode
You can create system diskettes and view information on any system that has Microsoft
®
Internet Explorer 4.0 (or later). When you insert the CD in a system that uses
the Microsoft Windows NT
®
or Windows
®
2000 Server operating system, the system automatically starts the browser software and displays the Dell OpenManage
Server Assistant main page.
Navigating the CD
The Dell OpenManage Server Assistant CD utilizes a standard Web browser interface. Navigating the CD is accomplished by clicking the mouse on the various
icons and text hyperlinks.
Click the Back icon to return to the previous screen. Click the Exit icon to exit the program. Exiting the program causes the system to reboot to the standard
operating-system boot partition.
Setting Up Your Server
If you purchase a system that does not have an operating system preinstalled by Dell, or if you reinstall an operating system at a later date, you should use the Server
Setup option to configure your system or install your operating system.
Server Setup Mode
Dell recommends using the Server Setup program for most situations including installing and reinstalling an operating system. The Dell OpenManage Server Assistant
CD guides you through the operating system setup and configuration process. If a Dell RAID controller is installed, the Dell RAID utility configures the drives. If the
drive does not have a utility partition, one is created. The program prompts you to select the operating system used on the drive and leads you through a step-by-step
process to install the operating system.
To start the Server Setup program, perform the following steps:
1. Click the SETUP icon at the top of the screen.
2. Click Server Setup.