Preparation Mode; Starting Up The Preparation Mode - Fujitsu Primergy TX120 User Manual

3.2 Preparation Mode

In preparation mode, set and save the information necessary for installation in a
configuration file on a client computer (with a CD-ROM drive and 10MB or more of
free space). Set the saved configuration file on the server for installation.
If ServerStart is not installed in the client computer where the preparation mode is executed, refer to
"2.4 Preparation for Using ServerStart on a Client Computer" ( pg.46) to install ServerStart. If a
different version of ServerStart has been installed, uninstall it and install the proper version. For details
on how to uninstall ServerStart, refer to "2.4.2 Uninstalling ServerStart" ( pg.48).
Prepare the ServerStart floppy disk. When using a formatted commercial-release disk, create the
ServerStart floppy disk in advance, referring to "2.4.3 Creating the ServerStart Floppy Disk" ( pg.49).

3.2.1 Starting Up the Preparation Mode

Start up the preparation mode.
1
Start up ServerStart.
If ServerStart has already been started, it is not necessary to start it up again. If it has not, start it
up according to the following procedures:
1. Click [Start] → [Programs] → [Fujitsu Siemens ServerStart] → [ServerStart(Start
from CD)].
ServerStart starts up and the [Welcome to ServerStart] window appears.
2
Click [Click here to prepare an operating system installation for a PRIMERGY
Server].
The [Prepare the installation of an operating system for PRIMERGY Server] window appears.
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