Installing With The Oem-Fd For Mass Storage Device - NEC BladeServer Express5800 Series User Manual

Installing with the OEM-FD for Mass Storage Device

This section explains how to install a driver for a mass storage devices when using NEC
EXPRESSBUILDER to install an operating system. If your mass storage device is not supported by
NEC EXPRESSBUILDER, you must follow the procedure below.. For more detailed information,
refer to the manual of the mass storage device.
Installation of Mass storage device not supported by EXPRESSBUILDER
To install or re-install the operating system when the system has a mass storage device not
supported by NEC EXPRESSBUILDER, follow the procedure below:
1.
Read the manual supplied with the mass storage device before setting up the server.
2.
If the mass storage device is a RAID Controller, configure the RAID array before running
NEC EXPRESSBUILDER.
3.
Boot the system from the NEC EXPRESSBUILDER DVD.
4.
Select [Load the optional driver into the EXPRESSBUILDER] from the Top menu and
click [Next].
Insert the driver disk for the mass storage device. Press the "Perform" button.
NOTE: By choosing this option, you can load the driver for the mass
storage device to proceed with Express Setup.
5.
Perform Express Setup with the following settings:
(a) When "Enter RAID settings" appears, select "Skip the logical drive creation."
(b) Select "Apply OEM-Disk for Mass storage device."
6.
Copy the driver for the mass storage device in Express Setup.
Insert the driver disk for the mass storage device.
Continue Express Setup.
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