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Important: Before you install a legacy operating system (such as VMware) on a server with an LSI SAS
controller, you must first complete the following steps:
1. Update the device driver for the LSI SAS controller to the latest level.
2. In the Setup utility, set Legacy Only as the first option in the boot sequence in the Boot Manager menu.
3. Using the LSI Configuration Utility program, select a boot drive.
For detailed information and instructions, go to
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Typical operating-system installation
ServerGuide typical 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 your 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 program starts. (You will
need your operating-system CD to complete the installation.)
2. The ServerGuide program stores information about the server model, 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.
3. The ServerGuide program presents operating-system partition options that are based on your operating-
system selection and the installed hard disk drives.
4. The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert your operating-system CD and restart the server. At this
point, the installation program for the operating system takes control to complete the installation.
Installing your operating system without using ServerGuide
Use this information to install the operating system on the server without using ServerGuide.
If you have already configured the server hardware and you are not using the ServerGuide program to install
your operating system, go to
installation instructions from the IBM website.
Using the integrated management module
The integrated management module (IMM) is a second generation of the functions that were formerly
provided by the baseboard management controller hardware. It combines service processor functions, video
controller, and remote presence function in a single chip.
The IMM supports the following basic system management features:
• Environmental monitor with fan speed control for temperature, voltages, fan failure, and power supply
failure.
• Light path diagnostics LEDs indicators to report errors that occur with fans, power supplies,
microprocessor, hard disk drives, and system errors.
• DIMM error assistance. The Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) disables a failing DIMM that is
detected during POST, and the IMM lights the associated system error LED and the failing DIMM error
LED.
• System event log (SEL).
• ROM-based IMM firmware flash updates.
http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=
http://www.ibm.com/supportportal/
to download the latest operating-system
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