Chapter 5. Installing The Operating System; Using The Serverguide Setup And Installation Cd To Install The Operating System - IBM BladeCenter HS20 Installation And User Manual

Chapter 5. Installing the operating system

To install the operating system on a blade server, you can use any of the following
methods:
v Use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to install a supported Microsoft
v Use Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) Version 4.20 (or later) to install a
v Download the latest operating-system installation instructions at
Important:
1. The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the
2. Some operating systems, such as Red Hat Linux 7.3, enable you to select the
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to install the
operating system
To start the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, complete the following steps:
1. While the blade server is on, press the KVM select button on the front of the
2. Insert the CD, and restart the blade server. If the CD does not start, see
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to:
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Windows operating system.
supported Microsoft Windows operating system or Red Hat Advanced Server 2.1.
To determine whether the operating system you plan to install supports RDM,
see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/.
http://www.ibm.com/support and install the operating system. Local deployment
for Microsoft Windows 2000 requires an integrated CD that contains Windows
2000 with Service Pack 3 applied. Instructions for creating a Windows 2000
Integrated CD are contained in the latest operating-system installation
instructions for Windows 2000 on the IBM Support Web page.
blade server to recognize and use the keyboard, mouse, and removable media
drives. The BladeCenter unit uses USB for internal communication with these
devices.
type of mouse that is being used. If you are offered this choice, select USB
instead of PS/2. Although the mouse might be a PS/2-style device,
communication with the mouse is through an internal USB bus in the
BladeCenter unit; therefore, the operating system in the blade server must
recognize the mouse as a USB device.
blade server to associate the BladeCenter unit CD-ROM drive with the blade
server.
"ServerGuide problems" on page 54.
a. Select your language.
b. Select your keyboard layout and country.
c. View the overview to learn about ServerGuide features.
d. View the readme file to review installation tips about your operating system
and adapter.
e. Start the setup and hardware configuration programs.
f. Start the operating-system installation. You will need your operating-system
CD.
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