Typical Operating-System Installation; Installing The Operating System Without Using Serverguide; Setting The Pxe Boot Protocol Using The Setup Utility - Lenovo BladeCenter HS23E Problem Determination And Service Manual

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
2. The ServerGuide program stores information about the blade server model,
3. The ServerGuide program presents operating-system partition options that are
4. The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert your operating-system CD

Installing the operating system without using ServerGuide

Use these instructions to install the operating system on the blade server without
using a ServerGuide.
If you have already configured the blade server hardware and you are not using
the ServerGuide program to install the operating system, download the latest
operating-system installation instructions from the IBM website at
http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/ .

Setting the PXE boot protocol using the Setup utility

Use the Setup utility to set the PXE boot protocol.
To use the Setup utility to configure the boot protocol to boot from a non-UEFI
legacy network device for all PXE boot attempts, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server (see "Turning on the blade server" on page 11).
2. When the prompt Press <F1> Setup is displayed, press F1. If you have set an
3. From the Setup utility main menu, select Boot Manager.
4. Select Boot Modes; then select Legacy Only.
5. Press Esc twice to return to the Setup utility main menu.
6. Select Save Settings and then select Exit Setup.
To use the Setup utility to configure the boot protocol to boot from a non-UEFI
legacy network device for the next boot only, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server (see "Turning on the blade server" on page 11).
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program starts. (You will need your operating-system CD to complete the
installation.)
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.
based on your operating-system selection and the installed hard disk drives.
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.
administrator password, you must type the administrator password to access
the full Setup utility menu. If you do not type the administrator password, a
limited Setup utility menu is available.