Chapter 2. Configuring Your Server; Using The Serverguide Setup And Installation Cd - IBM eServer xSeries 345 Type 8670 User Manual

Chapter 2. Configuring your server

The following configuration programs are provided with your server:
v ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD
v Configuration/Setup Utility
v ServeRAID programs
v LSI Logic Configuration Utility
v Integrated System Management
v Ethernet controller configuration process
v IBM Director

Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD

The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD includes an easy-to-use setup and
installation program that is specifically designed for your IBM server. The
ServerGuide program detects the server model and hardware options that are
installed and uses that information during setup to configure the hardware. The
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The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD provides software setup tools and
installation tools that are specifically designed for your IBM server. Use this CD
during the initial installation of your server to configure basic hardware features
such as ServeRAID and integrated RAID, and to simplify your network operating
system (NOS) installation. (See "Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation
CD" for more information.)
This program is part of the basic input/output system (BIOS) code that comes
with your server. You can use this program to configure serial port assignments,
change interrupt request (IRQ) settings, change the drive startup sequence, set
the date and time, and set passwords. You also can use this program to view the
system configuration settings, for example, the number of installed
microprocessors, the amount of installed memory, the BIOS diagnostics version
level, and so on. See "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 15
for more information.
The ServeRAID programs come with your server. If your server has a ServeRAID
adapter installed or if you are using the RAID capabilities of the integrated SCSI
controller, you must use the ServeRAID Manager program to define and
configure your disk-array subsystem before you install your operating system.
See "Using ServeRAID Manager" on page 21 for more information.
With the built-in LSI Logic Configuration Utility program, you can configure the
integrated SCSI controller and the devices that attach to it. See "Using the LSI
Logic Configuration Utility program" on page 27.
To update the Integrated System Management (ISM) firmware, see "Updating the
integrated system management firmware" on page 28 for more information.
To configure the integrated Ethernet controller, see "Configuring the Ethernet
controller" on page 28.
IBM Director is a work-group-hardware-management tool that you can use to
centrally manage xSeries servers; IBM Netvista
computers; and non-IBM Intel-microprocessor-based systems. IBM Director
automates tasks such as inventory-taking, monitoring of environmental sensors
(such as temperature, voltage and fans), alerting, and system-health information.
For more information and instructions about IBM Director, see the IBM Director
User's Guide on the IBM Director CD that comes with your server.
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