Choose Language; Run System Utilities; Run System Diagnostics; Configure Raid Subsystem - Dell 6100 User Manual

Choose Language

When the system boots, you are given the option of
choosing one of the following languages for the menus,
help screens, messages, and online documentation:
•
Deutsch
•
English
•
Español
•
Français
After you choose a language, the main menu appears in
the chosen language.

Run System Utilities

The options within the Run System Utilities category
allow you to run the system diagnostics and configure the
redundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) subsystem.
The following subsection describes the option available
in this category.

Run System Diagnostics

This option allows you to run the system hardware
diagnostics directly from the CD. Before running the
diagnostics from the CD, you should make a blank for-
matted diskette and insert it in the diskette drive so the
diagnostics programs can record critical messages and
information as necessary. Use the Create Blank Format-
ted Diskette option on the CD to create the formatted
diskette. The system hardware diagnostics are described
in Chapter 5, "Running the System Diagnostics," of the
Installation and Troubleshooting Guide.

Configure RAID Subsystem

This option is available only when a Dell PowerEdge
Expandable RAID Controller is installed in the system.
The system checks for the presence of the PowerEdge
Expandable RAID Controller, and if one is present, this
option is visible and functional. The system reboots
automatically if you change the RAID configuration. See
your PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller documen-
tation for more information.
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Use Online Documents

The Use Online Documents category includes all avail-
able online manuals. Selecting one of the online manuals
™
launches the Adobe Acrobat viewer (included on the
CD) and allows you to view or print the online manual in
the language that you selected earlier.
NOTE: You can also copy the portable document format
(PDF) files from the CD and use them under your native
operating system.
The following subsections describe the options available
in this category.

View the System User's Guide

This option allows you to view or print this system User's
Guide.
View the Installation and Troubleshooting
Guide
This option allows you to view or print the Installation
and Troubleshooting Guide.

Create Diskettes

The Create Diskettes category allows you to create blank
formatted diskettes as well as diskettes of system utilities
and operating system-specific drivers. The following
subsections describe the options available in this
category.

Create Blank Formatted Diskette

This option allows you to create blank formatted
diskettes.

Create Utility Diskettes

This option allows you to create bootable utility diskettes
for running the system configuration utility and the
PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller configuration
utility. The following subsections describe the choices
available with this option.