Chapter 3. Configuring Your Server - IBM eServer xSeries 440 Installation Manual

Chapter 3. Configuring your server

The following configuration programs are provided with your server:
v Configuration/Setup Utility
v SCSISelect Utility
v ServerGuide
v Remote Supervisor Adapter configuration process
v ServeRAID configuration program
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This program is part of the basic input/output system (BIOS) code that comes
with your server. You can use this program to configure the serial connector
assignment, change the drive startup sequence, set the date and time, and set
passwords. See "Using the Configuration/Setup Utility program" on page 30 for
more information.
With the SCSISelect Utility program, you can configure the devices that are
attached to the SCSI controller. Use this program to change default values and to
resolve configuration conflicts. See "Using the SCSISelect utility program" on
page 30 for more information.
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The ServerGuide CD includes software setup and installation tools that are
specifically designed for IBM xSeries 440 servers. You can use this CD during
the initial installation of your server to configure the server hardware and to
simplify your operating system installation. The ServerGuide CD also contains a
collection of application programs, which you can install after your server is up
and running. See the User's Guide on the IBM Documentation CD for more
detailed information.
Configuration activities are also required for the Remote Supervisor Adapter. See
"Using the Remote Supervisor Adapter" on page 31 for a description of Remote
Supervisor Adapter features. For information about cabling, configuring, and
using the Remote Supervisor Adapter to manage the server remotely, see "Using
the Remote Supervisor Adapter" on page 31 and the Remote Supervisor Adapter
User's Guide on the IBM Documentation CD.
This program comes with the optional ServeRAID adapters and with server
models that have a ServeRAID adapter preinstalled. If the server has a
ServeRAID adapter installed, you must use the ServeRAID configuration program
to define and configure the disk-array subsystem before you install the operating
system. For more information about using the ServeRAID configuration program,
see the ServeRAID information on the IBM Documentation CD.
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