Installing Your Operating System Without Using Serverguide; Using The Setup Utility; Starting The Setup Utility - IBM x3690 X5 Service Manual

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 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 x3690 X5.
6. From the Operating system menu, select your operating system, and then click

Using the Setup utility

Use the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) Setup utility to perform the
following tasks:
v View configuration information
v View and change assignments for devices and I/O ports
v Set the date and time
v Set and change passwords
v Set the startup characteristics of the server and the order of startup devices
v Set and change settings for advanced hardware features
v View, set, and change settings for power-management features
v View and clear error logs
v Change interrupt request (IRQ) settings
v Resolve configuration conflicts
For more information about UEFI-compliant firmware, go to http://www-
947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-
5083207&brandind=5000008.

Starting the Setup utility

To start the Setup utility, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the prompt <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set an
3. Select System Settings to view or change the server component settings.
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Search to display the available installation documents.
Note: Approximately 1 to 3 minutes after the server is connected to ac power,
the power-control button becomes active.
administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access
the full Setup utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a
limited Setup utility menu is available.