Installing
your
operating
system
without
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
.
4.
From
the
Task
menu,
select
Install
.
5.
From
the
Product
family
menu,
select
System
x3650
.
6.
From
the
Operating
system
menu,
select
your
operating
system,
and
then
click
Search
to
display
the
available
installation
documents
Using
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program
Use
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
programs
to
perform
the
following
tasks:
v
Configure
a
redundant
array
of
independent
disks
(RAID)
array
v
View
or
change
the
RAID
configuration
and
associated
devices
When
you
are
using
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
programs
to
configure
and
manage
arrays,
consider
the
following
information:
v
Hard
disk
drive
capacities
affect
how
you
create
arrays.
Drives
in
an
array
can
have
different
capacities,
but
the
RAID
controller
treats
them
as
if
they
all
have
the
capacity
of
the
smallest
hard
disk
drive.
v
To
help
ensure
signal
quality,
do
not
mix
drives
with
different
speeds
and
data
rates.
v
To
update
the
firmware
and
BIOS
code
for
an
optional
ServeRAID
SAS
controller,
you
must
use
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Support
CD
that
comes
with
the
ServeRAID
controller.
Starting
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program
To
start
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
<<<
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility!
>>>
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
If
you
have
set
an
administrator
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
3.
To
select
a
choice
from
the
menu
(see
“IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
menu
choices”),
use
the
arrow
keys.
4.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
channel
for
which
you
want
to
change
settings.
5.
To
change
the
settings
of
the
selected
items,
follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen.
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
menu
choices
The
following
choices
are
on
the
IBM
ServeRAID
Configuration
Utility
menu:
v
Array
Configuration
Utility
Chapter
3.
Configuring
the
server
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