Chapter 5. Installing The Operating System; Using The Serverguide Setup And Installation Cd To Install The Operating System - IBM HS22 - BladeCenter - 7870 Installation And User Manual

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Chapter 5. Installing the operating system

Use these instructions to install the operating system on the blade server.
To install the operating system on a blade server, you can use any of the following
methods:
v Use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to install a supported Microsoft
v Use Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) Version 4.20 (or later) to install a
v Download the latest operating-system installation instructions and install the
Important: The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for
the blade server to recognize and use the keyboard, mouse, and removable-media
drives. The BladeCenter unit uses USB for internal communication with these
devices.
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to install the
operating system
Use these instructions for using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to
install the blade server operating system.
To use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, complete the following steps:
1. While the blade server is on, press the KVM select button on the front of the
2. Insert the CD, and restart the blade server. If the CD does not start, see
3. Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the following tasks:
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Windows operating system.
supported operating system. To determine whether RDM supports an operating
system, see http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/.
operating system.
blade server to associate the BladeCenter unit CD drive with the blade server.
"ServerGuide problems" on page 76.
a. Select your language.
b. Select your keyboard layout and country.
c. View the overview to learn about ServerGuide features.
d. View the readme file to review installation tips about your operating system
and adapter.
e. Start the setup and hardware configuration programs.
f. Start the operating-system installation. You will need your operating-system
CD.
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