Chapter 5. Installing The Operating System; Using The Serverguide Setup And Installation Cd To Install The Operating System - IBM LS42 - BladeCenter - 7902 Installation And User Manual

Chapter 5. Installing the operating system

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) to install an operating system that is
v Download the latest operating-system installation instructions from
Important:
1. The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the
2. Some operating systems, such as Red Hat Linux 7.3, enable you to select the
Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to install the
operating system
To start 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 steps:
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Windows operating system.
supported by your blade server and by RDM.
http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/ and install the operating system. Local
deployment of Microsoft Windows 2000 requires an integrated CD that contains
Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 applied. Instructions for creating a Windows
2000 Integrated CD are contained in the latest operating-system installation
instructions for Windows 2000 at http://www.ibm.com/support/.
blade server to recognize and use the keyboard, mouse, and removable-media
drives. The BladeCenter unit uses USB for internal communication with these
devices.
type of mouse that is being used. If you are offered this choice, select USB
instead of PS/2. Although the mouse might be a PS/2-style device,
communication with the mouse is through an internal USB bus in the
BladeCenter unit; therefore, the operating system in the blade server must
recognize the mouse as a USB device.
blade server to associate the BladeCenter unit CD drive with the blade server.
"ServerGuide problems" on page 64.
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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