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Follow these steps to become familiar with your server 
documentation and to complete your installation successfully. 

GETTING STARTED!

 

 

 

 

1

        

Checking the Accessory Box 

 

The accessory box contains: 

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Keys for the LOCKED

 

front door** 

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EXPRESSBUILDER bootable CD-ROM containing the setup utility 
and system documentation 

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Customer Notices,* Alerts,* Software Notes,** and System 

  Release Notes 

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Network Operating System (NOS) software** 

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System Diskettes* 

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Application Software** 

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Power cord(s), keyboard, and mouse 

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ServerCare Guide containing the service and warranty information. 

      *If required for your server. 

    

 **On certain models.

 

3

 

      Installing 

Your 

Server

 

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Follow the Server Setting Up information in your User’s Guide to 
unpack and install your server. 

If your server includes Network Operating System software preloaded 
at the factory, it will boot-up to the operating system license agreement 
screen. Follow the screen prompts and Software Notes to complete 
loading of your operating system. Servers that include Network 
Operating System software preloaded at the factory, include a 50MB 
(minimum size) maintenance partition.  

If your system does not include Network Operating System software, 
create a maintenance partition using EXPRESSBUILDER, before 
loading the operating system. 

Options ordered with your server are already installed. If you have 
additional adapter boards and devices for your server, install them 
before putting the server in the location you have selected. Follow the 
procedures in the 

Upgrading Your Server, C

hapter 9 of the system 

User’s Guide, plus installation inserts and vendor documents that came 
with the option.

 

 

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If your server includes a RAID controller and a preloaded Network 
Operating System (NOS), please follow the procedures in Chapter 5 of 
the system User’s Guide to set your RAID configuration. If your system 
does not include a preloaded Network Operating System, the RAID 
array is configured as RAID 7. Changing the RAID level on servers that 
include a NOS, will require reloading the NOS. Refer to information in 
the RAID controller documentation. 

 

 

Running the E

XPRESS

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UILDER

 CD-ROM 

 

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Run the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM to: 

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Ensure correct hardware setup if you installed additional adapter 
boards or devices in Step 3. 

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Create driver diskettes needed during the installation of your 
Network Operating System (NOS), if your NOS was not  
factory-installed. 

Note:

 Always create a maintenance partition  

using EXPRESSBUILDER, before loading the operating system. 

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Print “Installing and Configuring Windows 2003” located in 
Appendix B of your user’s guide. This guide contains supplemental 
instructions needed during the installation of your operating 
system. 

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To run the EXPRESSBUILDER

 

CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM into the 

CD-ROM device, reboot the system and follow the screen prompts. 

Note: 

If you received system diskettes with your server,

 

these  

diskettes provide the latest available system utilities information. 
Use these diskettes instead of running the system utilities from the 
EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM.

  

 

       

Your System Documentation

 

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You may view and print the User’s Guide and EXPRESSBUILDER 
User’s Guide from the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM. To do this, insert 
the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM device on a system running a 
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System with Internet Explorer 4.01 or 
later installed. Do not boot from the EXPRESSBUILDER CD-ROM. Use 
Adobe® Acrobat® PDF viewer to view and print the documents. If you 
do not have Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer, select “Install Adobe Acrobat 
Reader” on the CD-ROM to install the reader.  

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Read the System Release Notes. The System Release Notes provide 
the latest available system information. 
Read the Software Notes*.  The Software Notes provide information on 
configuring and running software preloaded on your system.  

Read “Installing and Configuring Windows 2003” in Appendix B of your 
user’s guide, before installing your operating system. 

 *On certain models.

 

 

5

      

Installing Application Software

 

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Locate application software media and accompanying installation 
procedures. Install application software following procedures in the 
applicable installation guide.  

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If your Network Administrator advises, locate the EXPRESSBUILDER 
CD-ROM

 

and install your server management software.

 

 

 
Your server installation is now complete.

 

Need More Help?

 

Please call the Technical Support number in your 
ServerCare Guide. 

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