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Typical operating-system installation
You can use the ServerGuide program to shorten the installation time. The
ServerGuide program 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
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 the operating-system CD and
Installing the operating system without ServerGuide
If you have already configured the blade server hardware and you decide not to use
the ServerGuide program to install the operating system, complete the following
steps to download the latest operating-system installation instructions from the IBM
Support Web page:
1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/nos/
2. Click Operating System Installation Support
3. In the Family section, click BladeCenter LS21 or LS41.
4. In the Operating System section, click the operating system you will be
5. Click Continue.
6. Click Operating system installation.
7. Select the instructions for the operating system.
Using the PXE boot agent utility program
Use the Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) boot agent utility program to select
the boot protocol and other boot options and to select a power-management option.
Note: The blade server does not support Remote Program Load (RPL) selection
To start the PXE boot agent utility program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn on the server.
2. When the Broadcom NetXtreme Boot Agent vX.X.X prompt appears, press
ServerGuide program.
program starts. (You will need the 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 the operating-system selection and the installed hard disk drives.
restart the server. At this point, the installation program for the operating system
takes control to complete the installation. The BladeCenter CD-ROM drive must
be associated with the blade server before you perform this step.
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for the boot protocol option.
Ctrl+S. You have 2 seconds (by default) to press Ctrl+S after the prompt
appears.
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