Using The Serverguide Setup And Installation Cd - IBM System x3550 M3 Type 4254 Problem Determination And Service Manual

Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD

The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD provides software setup tools and
installation tools that are designed for your 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 ServerGuide program
simplifies operating-system installations by providing updated device drivers and, in
some cases, installing them automatically. To download the CD, go to
http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/serverguide/sub.html and click IBM
Service and Support Site.
The ServerGuide program has the following features:
v An easy-to-use interface
v Diskette-free setup, and configuration programs that are based on detected
v ServeRAID Manager program, which configures your ServeRAID adapter
v Device drivers that are provided for your server model and detected hardware
v Operating-system partition size and file-system type that are selectable during
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM Web site. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is described in this document.
ServerGuide features
Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of the ServerGuide
program. To learn more about the version that you have, start the ServerGuide
Setup and Installation CD and view the online overview. Not all features are
supported on all server models.
The ServerGuide program requires a supported IBM server with an enabled
startable (bootable) CD drive. In addition to the ServerGuide Setup and Installation
CD, you must have your operating-system CD to install the operating system.
Table 18. Server configuration and applications for configuring and managing RAID arrays
Server configuration
ServeRAID-BR10i adapter
(LSI 1068E)
ServeRAID-BR10il v2
adapter (LSI 1064E)
ServeRAID-MR10i adapter
(LSI 1078)
ServeRAID-M5014 adapter
(LSI SAS2108)
ServeRAID-M5015 adapter
(LSI SAS2108)
ServeRAID-M1015 adapter
(LSI SAS2008)
hardware
setup
RAID array configuration
(before operating system is
installed)
LSI Utility (Setup utility, press
Ctrl+C), ServerGuide
LSI Utility (Setup utility, press
Ctrl+C), ServerGuide
MegaRAID BIOS
Configuration Utility,
ServerGuide
MegaRAID BIOS
Configuration Utility,
ServerGuide
MegaRAID BIOS
Configuration Utility,
ServerGuide
MegaRAID BIOS
Configuration Utility,
ServerGuide
Chapter 6. Configuration information and instructions
RAID array management
(after operating system is
installed)
MegaRAID Storage Manager
(for monitoring storage only)
MegaRAID Storage Manager
(MSM), Director
MegaRAID Storage Manager
(MSM), Director
MegaRAID Storage Manager
(MSM), Director
MegaRAID Storage Manager
(MSM), Director
MegaRAID Storage Manager
(MSM), Director
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