Using The Serverguide Setup And Installation Cd; Serverguide Features - IBM 7383 Installation And Service Manual

Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD

Use this information as an overview for using the ServerGuide Setup and
Installation CD.
The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD provides software setup tools and
installation tools that are designed for your server. The ServerGuide program
detects the server model and optional hardware devices that are installed and uses
that information during setup to configure the hardware. The ServerGuide
simplifies the operating-system installations by providing updated device drivers
and, in some cases, installing them automatically.
You can download a free image of the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD from
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-GUIDE.
In addition to the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, you must have your
operating-system CD to install the operating system.

ServerGuide features

This information provides an overview of the ServerGuide features.
Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of the ServerGuide
program. To learn more about the version that you have, start the ServerGuide Setup
and Installation CD and view the online overview. Not all features are supported on
all server models.
The ServerGuide program has the following features:
v An easy-to-use interface
v Diskette-free setup, and configuration programs that are based on detected
v Device drivers that are provided for the server model and detected hardware
v Operating-system partition size and file-system type that are selectable during
The ServerGuide program performs the following tasks:
v Sets system date and time
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Table 9. Server configuration and applications for configuring and managing RAID
arrays (continued)
Server configuration
ServeRAID-M5120 adapter
Notes:
1. For more information about the Human Interface Infrastructure (HII) and
SAS2IRCU, go to http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/
docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5088601.
2. For more information about the MegaRAID, go to http://www.ibm.com/
support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5073015.
hardware
setup
RAID array configuration
(before operating system is
installed)
MegaRAID BIOS
Configuration Utility (press
Ctrl+H to start), pre-boot CLI
(press Ctrl+P to start),
ServerGuide, HII
RAID array management
(after operating system is
installed)
MegaRAID Storage Manager
(MSM), MegaCLI, and IBM
Director