System Partition; Typical Nos Installation - IBM eserver xSeries 440 User Manual

System Partition

The ServerGuide program creates a 50 MB System Partition on the default drive. The
System Partition contains server-specific utility programs such as Remote Supervisor
Adapter disk operating system (DOS) utilities, system diagnostics, flash BIOS
updates, and other programs.
Note: Programs in the System Partition vary by server model, and not all server
After setup is complete, you can access programs in the System Partition by restarting
the server and pressing Alt+F1 when the prompt is displayed. The System Partition
menu displays the programs that are available on the server model.

Typical NOS Installation

The server supports the following network operating systems:
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See "Features at a glance" on page 23 for details about the specific network operating
systems supported by ServerGuide.
You can use the ServerGuide program to shorten the installation time. The
ServerGuide program provides the necessary device drivers, based on the hardware
that you have and the NOS that you are installing. (If you prefer to install the NOS
without using ServerGuide, you can do so. (See the important information at
"Installing the NOS without ServerGuide" on page 26 for details.) The following is a
brief explanation of a typical ServerGuide NOS installation.
Note: Specific features and functions can vary with different versions of the
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The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert the NOS CD and restart the server.
At this point, the installation program for the NOS (for example, Microsoft Windows
2000) takes control to complete the installation.
models run utility programs from the System Partition. To determine which
ones do, start the Setup and Installation CD and view the online Overview.
Windows 2000 Server Family
Select Linux operating systems
Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition (single SMP Expansion Module models only)
ServerGuide software
After you have completed the setup process, the operating system installation
program starts. (You will need a copy of the NOS CD to complete the installation.)
The ServerGuide program stores information about the server model, Remote
Supervisor Adapter, hard disk controllers, and network adapters. It then checks
the CD for newer device drivers. This information is stored and then passed to the
NOS installation program.
With some NOS installations, you can create a NOS Replication Diskette for
setting up additional servers. The diskette will contain the Internet protocol (IP)
address, server name, and other selections.
The ServerGuide program presents NOS partition options that are based on your
NOS selection and the installed hard disk drives.
If you are installing the NOS from diskette, the ServerGuide program displays the
required diskettes that you must create, and the optional diskettes that you might
want to create. The diskettes that you can create are the device driver diskettes
for the installed adapters or controllers.
Chapter 2. Configuring your server
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