Installing Your Operating System Without Serverguide; Using The Boot Menu Program; Configuring The Gigabit Ethernet Controller - IBM System x3800 Type 8865 User Manual

4. The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert your operating-system CD and

Installing your operating system without ServerGuide

If you have already configured the server hardware and you decide not to use the
ServerGuide program to install your 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/support/.
2. In the Download section, click Downloads & drivers.
3. On the "Downloads and drivers" page, in the Brand field, select Servers.
4. In the Family field, select System x3800.
5. Click Continue.
6. In the View by document type field, select OS installation.
7. Select the instructions for your operating system.

Using the Boot Menu program

The Boot Menu program is a built-in configuration program that you can use to
temporarily redefine the first startup device without changing settings in the
Configuration/Setup Utility program.
To use the Boot Menu program, complete the following steps:
1. Turn off the server.
2. Restart the server.
3. Press F12.
4. Select the startup device.
The next time the server is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in
the Configuration/Setup Utility program.

Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller

The Ethernet controller is integrated on the I/O board. It provides an interface for
connecting to a 10-Mbps, 100-Mbps, or 1-Gbps network and provides full-duplex
(FDX) capability, which enables simultaneous transmission and reception of data on
the network. If the Ethernet ports in the server support auto-negotiation, the
controller detects the data-transfer rate (10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, or 1000BASE-T)
and duplex mode (full-duplex or half-duplex) of the network and automatically
operates at that rate and mode.
You do not have to set any jumpers or configure the controller. However, you must
install a device driver to enable the operating system to address the controller.
Install the device drivers from the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Software
CD that comes with the server. For information about configuring the Ethernet
controller, see the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet Software CD. For updated
information about configuring the controller, see http://www.ibm.com/support/.
restart the server. At this point, the installation program for the operating system
takes control to complete the installation.
Chapter 3. Configuring the server
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