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Setting up or updating multiple servers
You can use the ServerGuide program to create diskettes that help you set up or
update multiple servers. You can modify information on the diskettes as you use
them to set up or update other servers.
Note: Availability and function can vary by server model and by the hardware that
is installed.
You can create a setup-replication diskette, which contains your hardware
configuration selections. Use this diskette to replicate selections to other servers
that are of the same model.
You can create an operating-system replication diskette, which contains information
that you need to complete multiple installations. Not all operating systems support
operating-system replication diskettes.
Installing your operating system without ServerGuide
If you have already configured the server hardware and you decide not to use the
ServerGuide program to install your 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/pc/support/.
2. Under Browse , click Servers .
3. From the Family drop-down list, select your server model.
4. If operating-system installation instructions are available for your server model,
OS installation is in the list in the upper-left corner of the Web page. Click OS
installation and select the instructions for your operating system.
Using the SCSISelect Utility program (some models)
Use the SCSISelect Utility program to:
v View the default SCSI IDs
v
Locate and correct configuration conflicts
v Perform a low-level format on a SCSI hard disk
Starting the SCSISelect Utility program
Complete the following steps to start the SCSISelect Utility program:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt
<<< Press <CTRL><A> for SCSISelect Utility! >>>
appears,
press Ctrl+A. If you have set an administrator password, you are prompted to
type the password.
3. When the prompt Would you like to configure the SCSISelect controller or
run the SCSI Disk Utilities? appears, make your selection and press Enter.
4. Use the arrow keys to select a choice from the menu.
5. Follow the instructions on the screen to change the settings of the selected
items, and press Enter.
SCSISelect Utility menu choices
The following choices are on the Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings and the
SCSI Disk Utilities menu:
v Configure/View SCSI Controller Settings
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