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v View the readme file to review installation tips for your operating system and
v Start the operating-system installation. You will need your operating-system CD.
Typical operating-system installation
The ServerGuide program can reduce the time it takes to install an operating
system. It provides the device drivers that are required for your hardware and for
the operating system that you are installing. This section describes a typical
ServerGuide operating-system installation.
Note: Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of the
ServerGuide program.
1. After you have completed the setup process, the operating-system installation
2. The ServerGuide program stores information about the server model, service
3. The ServerGuide program presents operating-system partition options that are
4. The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert your operating-system CD and
Installing your operating system without using ServerGuide
If you have already configured the server hardware and you are not using the
ServerGuide program to install your operating system, complete the following steps
to download the latest operating-system installation instructions from the IBM
Support Web site.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/.
2. Under Product support, click System x.
3. From the menu on the left side of the page, click System x support search.
4. From the Task menu, select Install.
5. From the Product family menu, select System x3100.
6. From the Operating system menu, select your operating system, and then click
Using the Boot Menu program
The Boot Menu program is a built-in, menu-driven configuration program that you
can use to temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings in
the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
To use the Boot Menu program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn off the server.
2. Restart the server.
3. Press F12.
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adapter.
program starts. (You will need your operating-system CD to complete the
installation.)
processor, hard disk drive controllers, and network adapters. Then, the program
checks the CD for newer device drivers. This information is stored and then
passed to the operating-system installation program.
based on your operating-system selection and the installed hard disk drives.
restart the server. At this point, the installation program for the operating system
takes control to complete the installation.
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