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Chapter 4. Completing the Installation
This chapter contains information about how to ensure that the installation is complete and you are ready
to turn the system over to the system administrator. Complete the steps described in this chapter after you
verify the hardware operation as described in Chapter 3, "Verifying the Hardware Operation", on page 19.
Complete the Installation Checklist
The installation instructions prompt you through the installation procedure. Use this checklist as you work
to ensure that the installation process is complete.
Note: The procedures referenced in this section might be optional on your system. Contact your service
support representative for more information.
To complete an installation when an HMC is used to manage a full system partition on a managed system,
the installer must complete the following:
__ 1. Locate the installed HMC. If the HMC is not already installed, install it now. Refer to the IBM
Hardware Management Console for pSeries Installation and Operations Guide, order number
SA38-0590.
__ 2. Arrange the HMC and attached devices so that they can be used comfortably. Refer to the IBM
Hardware Management Console for pSeries Installation and Operations Guide, order number
SA38-0590.
__ 3. Ensure that the HMC is running. Refer to IBM Hardware Management Console for pSeries
Installation and Operations Guide, order number SA38-0590.
__ 4. Connect the power to the system. Refer to "Step 9. Connect and Route the Power Cords to the
pSeries 670" on page 15.
__ 5. Verify the system operation by completing the procedures in Chapter 3, "Verifying the Hardware
Operation", on page 19.
__ 6. Verify that the latest firmware and adapter/drive microcode code are installed. Refer to "Verifying
that the Latest Firmware and Adapter and Drive Microcode are Installed" on page 23.
__ 7. Ensure that the operating system is installed:
If an operating system has been preinstalled in your system, go to the next step.
If you plan to install the operating system now, see the installation instructions provided with the
operating system.
v The operating system can be installed from a CD (if a CD-ROM drive is installed). For this
method, the system must have a CD-ROM drive.
v The operating system can be installed from a Network Installation Management (NIM) server.
For information about installing AIX from a NIM server, see the AIX 5L Installation Guide and
Reference, order number SC23-4389.
__ 8. If the system is not running, start the system. Refer to the IBM Hardware Management Console for
pSeries Installation and Operations Guide, order number SA38-0590, for procedures on starting
the system from the HMC.
__ 9. Configure the network and the automated service reporting functions. Perform the following
procedures:
__ a. Configure Inventory Scout Services and Service Agent.
__ b. Collect vital product data.
__ c. Transmit vital product data.
For more information about performing these tasks, refer to the IBM Hardware Management
Console for pSeries Installation and Operations Guide, order number SA38-0590.
__ 10. Leave this installation guide with the system administrator.
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