IBM eServer xSeries 345 Type 8670, User Manual

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Setup and configuration overview
When you use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, you do not need setup
diskettes. You can use the CD to configure any supported IBM server model. The
ServerGuide program checks your system BIOS code, service processors, and
other system hardware to determine if system updates are available. The setup
program provides a list of tasks that are required to set up your server model. On
SCSI RAID servers, you can run the SCSI RAID configuration program to create
logical drives.
Note: Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of the
ServerGuide Program.
When you start the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, the program performs
the following tasks:
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The ServerGuide program prompts you for your language, country, and keyboard
layout. (This information is stored and later passed to the NOS installation
program.)
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The ServerGuide program displays choices for running the configuration
programs. For example:
– The Express Configuration method runs the required programs for your
server, based on the hardware that is detected.
– The Custom Configuration method displays all programs that are available for
your server, and you decide which programs to run.
– The Replicated Configuration method provides the option of duplicating your
setup selections to other servers that are the same model.
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If you select the Custom Configuration method, the following features are
optional. If you select the Express Configuration method, some or all of these
features are run, depending on the hardware that is detected:
– The Set Date and Time feature is provided so that you do not have to use the
Configuration/Setup Utility program to access these settings.
– The Clear Hard Disks feature is provided so you can delete all partitions on all
hard disk drives.
– The ServerGuide program checks the server BIOS code and microcode
(firmware) levels for supported options and then checks the CD for a newer
level. The CD content might be newer than the BIOS code and firmware level.
The ServerGuide program can perform a flash update of the BIOS code and
supported microcode (firmware) options without using diskettes.
– The SCSI RAID configuration program starts, leading you through the entire
configuration process.
– The ServerGuide program creates a System Partition on the default drive.
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The ServerGuide program displays a confirmation summary, so that you will
know when you have completed all the required tasks. Then, you are ready to
install your NOS.
Notes:
1. Plug and Play adapters are configured automatically. Non-Plug and Play
adapters or non-IBM adapters might require switch settings, additional device
drivers, and installation after the NOS is installed. See the documentation that
comes with the adapter.
2. Diagnostics for your server come in BIOS code or on a separate diagnostics
CD.
Chapter 2. Configuring your server
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