Chapter 5. Installing The Operating System; Using The Serverguide Setup And Installation Cd - IBM BladeCenter HX5 Installation And User Manual

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 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

Use this information as an overview for using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation
CD.
The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD contains a setup and installation program
that is designed for your blade server. The ServerGuide program detects the blade
server model and optional hardware devices that are installed and uses that
information during setup to configure the hardware. The ServerGuide program
simplifies operating-system installations by providing updated device drivers and,
in some cases, installing them automatically.
You can download a free image of the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD or
purchase the CD from the ServerGuide fulfillment website at http://
www.ibm.com/systems/x/hardware/enterprise/xarchitecture.html. To download
the free image, click IBM Service and Support Site.
Note: Changes are made periodically to the IBM website. The actual procedure
might vary slightly from what is in this document.
The ServerGuide program performs the following tasks:
v An easy-to-use interface
v Diskette-free setup and configuration programs that are based on detected
v Device drivers that are provided for the blade server model and detected
v Operating-system partition size and file-system type that are selectable during
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