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NOTE
POST checks the processors, memory, keyboard and most installed
peripheral devices. During the memory test, POST displays the amount of
memory it is able to access and test. The length of time needed to test
memory depends on the amount of memory installed. POST is stored in
flash memory.
9. The AMI* BIOS banner displays the loaded versions of the BIOS, PAL, SAL, and EFI.
10. The LSI* banner appears and indicates the recognized drives. Note that a Platform
Configuration EFI based configuration utility is required to enter the LSI SCSI utility. The
LSI* SCSI utility enables you to manage and configure the server's SCSI devices. For
information on the Platform Configuration Tool EFI utility and the screens available in this
utility, see the Intel® Server System SR870BH2 Product Guide.
11. POST concludes and passes control to the Boot Manager.
12. From the Boot Manager, you can use arrow keys to highlight the option that invokes the EFI
Shell, or you can highlight and select the Boot Maintenance Menu. Booting to the EFI Shell
causes the following prompt to appear:
Shell>
13. Mount the DVD/CD-RW device as block zero. For information on how to mount this device,
see "Mounting the DVD/CD-RW Device" below.
14. Boot the operating system that you want to run on the server.
Mounting the DVD/CD-RW Device
Before you can use the DVD/CD-RW device to read media, you must mount the device. Follow
these steps to mount the DVD/CD-RW device:
1. Be sure that you are in the EFI Shell. You should see the following prompt:
Shell>
2. Insert media into the DVD/CD-RW drive. The media does not need to contain files. In order
for the mount command in the next step to work, the drive must be loaded with media.
3. At the shell prompt, enter the following command:
mount -r
The media in the DVD/CD-RW should get remapped to one of the file systems, i.e., FS0:, FS1:,
FS2. Change to the appropriate file system and enter the following command:
ls
The Intel® Server System SR870BH2 Resource CD
The Intel® Server System SR870BNH2 Resource CD has the following contents: documentation for
adding drivers during Microsoft* Windows* 2003 installation on floppy-less systems, RedHat*
Advanced Server* 2.1 and SuSE* Enterprise Server 8.0 SCSI and Ethernet* drivers, System
Maintenance Utility (SMU), EFI* Platform Diagnostics, FRUSDR Loader*, Quick Start Guide
(this guide), Product Guide and Adobe* Acrobat* Reader.
Intel® Server System SR870BH2
Quick Start Guide
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