Installing
the
operating
system
without
ServerGuide
If
you
have
already
configured
the
blade
server
hardware
and
you
decide
not
to
use
the
ServerGuide
program
to
install
the
operating
system,
complete
the
following
steps
to
download
the
latest
operating-system
installation
instructions
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
page:
1.
Go
to
http://www.ibm.com/support/.
2.
In
the
Download
section,
click
Downloads
&
drivers
.
3.
On
the
“Downloads
and
drivers”
page,
in
the
Brand
field,
select
Servers
.
4.
In
the
Family
field,
select
BladeCenter
HS20
.
5.
Click
Continue
.
6.
On
the
“Downloads
and
drivers”
page,
select
Operating
System
Installation
.
7.
Select
the
instructions
for
the
operating
system.
Using
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program
Use
the
Preboot
Execution
Environment
(PXE)
boot
agent
utility
program
to
select
the
boot
protocol
and
other
boot
options
and
to
select
a
power-management
option.
Note:
The
blade
server
does
not
support
Remote
Program
Load
(RPL)
selection
for
the
boot
protocol
option.
To
start
the
PXE
boot
agent
utility
program,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Boot
Agent
vX.X.X
prompt
appears,
press
Ctrl+S.
You
have
2
seconds
(by
default)
to
press
Ctrl+S
after
the
prompt
appears.
If
the
PXE
setup
prompt
is
not
displayed,
use
the
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
to
set
the
Enable
Ethernet
PXE/DHCP
option.
3.
Use
the
arrow
keys
or
press
Enter
to
select
a
choice
from
the
menu.
4.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to
change
the
settings
of
the
selected
items;
then,
press
Enter.
Firmware
updates
IBM
periodically
makes
BIOS,
service
processor
(BMC),
and
diagnostic
firmware
updates
available
for
the
blade
server.
Before
you
install
the
blade
server
in
a
BladeCenter
unit,
go
to
to
download
the
latest
firmware
for
the
blade
server.
Install
the
updates,
using
the
instructions
that
are
included
with
the
downloaded
file.
Important:
To
avoid
problems
and
to
maintain
proper
system
performance,
always
ensure
that
the
blade
server
BIOS,
service
processor,
and
diagnostic
firmware
levels
are
consistent
for
all
blade
servers
within
the
BladeCenter
unit.
Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
blade
server
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