Network Operating System (Nos) Installation Overview; Setting Up Multiple Servers; Installing Your Nos Without Serverguide - IBM Netfinity 7100 User's Reference Manual

Network operating system (NOS) installation

Network operating system (NOS) installation overview

w a l l a t i o n o v e r v i e s y s t e m ( N O S ) i n s t N e t w o r k o p e r a t i n g

Setting up multiple servers

Installing your NOS without ServerGuide

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IBM® Netfinity® 7100 User's Reference
To find out which servers run utility programs from the system partition, start
Note:
the Netfinity Setup and Installation CD and view the online overview.
You can use ServerGuide to shorten your installation time. ServerGuide provides the
necessary device drivers, based on the hardware and NOS you are installing.
The following is a brief explanation of a typical ServerGuide NOS installation.
Note: Exact features and functions can vary with the release of ServerGuide.
• After you have completed the setup process, you are ready to load the operating
system installation program. (You will need your copy of the NOS CD to
complete the installation.)
• ServerGuide stores information about the server model, service processor, hard
disk controllers, and network adapters. ServerGuide then checks the CD for
newer device drivers. (ServerGuide stores this information for the NOS
installation program.)
• ServerGuide presents partition options that are based on your NOS selection
and hard disk drive size (if applicable).
• If you are installing from diskette, ServerGuide displays the required diskettes
you must create as well as the optional diskettes you might want to create. The
diskettes you can create are the device driver diskettes that match the installed
adapters or controllers.
• ServerGuide will prompt you to insert your NOS CD and restart the server. At
this point, the NOS program (for example, Microsoft Windows NT Server) takes
control to complete the installation.
ServerGuide helps you set up multiple Windows 2000, Windows NT Server 4.0, and
Windows NT Server 4.0 Enterprise Edition systems. During the ServerGuide setup,
just select the option to create a Replicated Installation Diskette. The diskette you create
will contain the server name, domain name, and all other information that is needed
to complete multiple installations.
Use the Replicated Installation Diskette, along with ServerGuide, to set up multiple
servers. You can modify the diskette if you want to install different options on one of
the servers. Because ServerGuide also has the correct device drivers for your Netfinity
server, you will save a lot of time in the process.
If you have already configured the server hardware, and you decide not to use
ServerGuide to install your NOS, do the following:
Download the latest NOS installation instructions and device drivers from the World
Wide Web at:
http://www.pc.ibm.com/support
1. Select Servers.
2. From the Family field, select your server model.