IBM @server xSeries 343, Product Manual

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58 Configuration Software and Utilities
6. Review the system date and time for accuracy and click on the “Continue” button.
7. If a service partition does not exist, you will see a screen listing the drives that the Server
Configuration Wizard has identified. The fields are as follows:
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Drive#: The order in which the drives were reported by the BIOS. Drive 1 is always the CD-
ROM Drive and cannot have a service partition installed on it.
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Size: The size of the drive in megabytes.
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Formatted?: Whether or not the drive has already been formatted for data storage.
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Unused Space: The amount of space on the drive that has not been used.
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SP Capable: Whether or not a service partition can be created on the drive. The drive must be
a minimum of 32 MB. Drives over 8 gigabytes must be empty, and the service partition can
only be created on one of the first 8 drives reported. If you do not see a screen listing the
available drives, it means a service partition has already been created. When you click
“Continue”, the existing service partition will be updated.
8. Click “Continue”. The service partition will be created or updated.
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NOTE
After the service partition is installed, you can boot to it by pressing <F4>
during POST. The service partition operating system is ROM-DOS. Once you
have booted to the service partition, you will be at a DOS prompt. From the
prompt, you can access the System Setup Utility and perform server
management functions by running batch files and executables.