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Configuring the Server
Commissioning and Operation
5.3.2
Configuration with ServerStart
With the
ServerStart
-CD provided, you can configure the server and install the
operating system in a convenient manner. The menu-guided configuration
includes the server configuration with the
SCU
and the RAID controller configu-
ration with
GAM
(Global Array Manager).
The ServerStart Advantages
–
Automatic configuration of your server’s hardware and disk arrays.
–
Installation assistance for all leading server operating systems.
–
Creation of configuration files for unattended installation of several
PRIMERGY servers with identical hardware configurations.
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Installation of drivers and additional software.
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The software that can be installed depends on your server’s hardware
configuration. This configuration is detected automatically.
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Descriptions of operating systems not covered in the RAID controller
manual are provided in the appropriate readme files on the driver CDs.
To find out how to operate
ServerStart
and for further information, refer to the
corresponding
ServerStart
manual (see
“Related publications” on page 107
).
If you use
ServerStart
, you can skip the following section on how to configure the
server and install the operating system. Continue with
section “Cleaning the
Server” on page 66
.