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The ServerGuide program has the following features:
• Sets system date and time
• Detects installed optional hardware devices and provides updated device drivers for most adapters
and devices
• Provides diskette-free installation for supported Windows operating systems
• Includes an online readme file with links to tips for the hardware and operating-system installation
Setup and configuration overview
Use this information to setup and configure the blade server.
When you use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, you do not need setup diskettes. You can use the
CD to configure any supported IBM blade server model. The setup program provides a list of tasks that
are required to set up the blade server.
Note: Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of the ServerGuide program.
When you start the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, the program prompts you to complete the
following tasks:
• Select your language.
• Select your keyboard layout and country.
• View the overview to learn about ServerGuide features.
• View the readme file to review installation tips for your operating system and adapter.
• Start the operating-system installation. You will need your operating-system CD.
Typical operating-system installation
Use this information for a typical ServerGuide operating-system installation.
The ServerGuide program can reduce the time it takes to install an operating system. It provides the device
drivers that are required for the hardware and for the operating system that you are installing. This section
describes a typical ServerGuide operating-system installation.
Note: Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of the ServerGuide program.
1. After you have completed the setup process, the operating-system installation program starts. (You
will need your operating-system CD to complete the installation.)
2. The ServerGuide program stores information about the blade server model, service processor, hard disk
drive controllers, and network adapters. Then, the program checks the CD for newer device drivers.
This information is stored and then passed to the operating-system installation program.
3. The ServerGuide program presents operating-system partition options that are based on your
operating-system selection and the installed hard disk drives.
4. The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert your operating-system CD and restart the blade server.
At this point, the installation program for the operating system takes control to complete the installation.
The BladeCenter CD drive must be associated with the blade server when this step is performed.
Installing the operating system without using ServerGuide
Use these instructions to install the operating system on the blade server without using a ServerGuide.
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