IBM Netfinity 3000, User Handbook Manual

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IBM ServerGuide
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Your server includes a copy of the IBM ServerGuide package.
You can insert a CD and begin a simplified server installation,
with device drivers that have been tested for your server.
You can use the programs on the ServerGuide CDs to:
– Configure supported hardware directly from CD.
– Automate some of the network operating system (NOS)
installation steps, through an easy-to-use wizard.
– Detect the supported hardware installed in your server;
then, provide thoroughly tested device drivers for that
hardware.
Note: Some of these system-specific device drivers are
newer than the drivers included with off-the-shelf
NOS packages.
– Provide a Replicated Installation path for installing
Windows NT Server 4.0 on multiple servers.
– Install popular application programs directly from CD.
– Install IBM Update Connector. Once this program has been
installed, you can connect to IBM 2 , and receive any available
device drivers, BIOS, and program updates. (This requires
Windows NT Server 4.0 and TCP/IP access to the Internet.)
For more information and details about other ServerGuide
features, refer to the documentation provided inside your
ServerGuide package.
If you decide not to use the ServerGuide software to assist you
with the installation of your NOS, you need to download
system-specific NOS installation instructions and device drivers
from the World Wide Web. Access the IBM site on the World
Wide Web at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support.
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Your Netfinity 3000 server comes with the IBM Enhanced
Diagnostics CD. This CD contains the server diagnostic test
2 Response time will vary, depending on the number and nature of calls received.
Chapter 1. Introducing your Netfinity 3000 server
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