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Chapter 4. Configuring the server The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD provides software setup tools and installation tools that are specifically designed for your IBM server. Use this CD during the initial installation of the server to configure basic hardware features and to simplify the operating-system installation. (See "Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD" for more information.) In addition to the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, you can use the following configuration programs to customize the server hardware: v Configuration/Setup Utility program v LSI Logic Configuration Utility program v Baseboard management controller SMBridge management utility program The following table lists the different server configurations and the applications that are available for configuring and managing RAID arrays. Table 3. Configuration and management applications for RAID arrays Server configuration RAID array configuration RAID array management (before operating system is (after operating system is installed) installed) Integrated SATA and no SAS None controller card installed None SAS/SATA controller card (LSI 1064) installed LSI Logic Configuration Utility MegaRAID Storage Manager (Ctrl+C during server startup), ServerGuide | ServeRAID-MR10i adapter WebBIOS Configuration WebBIOS Configuration | installed (2.5-inch drive Utility (Ctrl+H during server Utility (Ctrl+H during server | models only) startup), BIOS startup), MegaCLI Configuration/Setup Utility (command-line interface) program (Ctrl+A during server startup), ServerGuide For more information about these programs, see "Configuring the server" in the User's Guide on the IBM System x Documentation CD. Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD provides programs to detect the server model and installed optional hardware devices, configure the server hardware, provide device drivers, and help you install the operating system. For information about the supported operating-system versions, see the label on the CD. If the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD did not come with the server, to download the latest version, go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/management/serverguide/ sub.html and click IBM Service and Support Site. To start the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, complete the following steps: 1. Insert the CD, and restart the server. If the CD does not start, see "ServerGuide problems" on page 52. 2. Follow the instructions on the screen to: a. Select your language. b. Select your keyboard layout and country. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2007, 2008 31

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Chapter
4.
Configuring
the
server
The
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
provides
software
setup
tools
and
installation
tools
that
are
specifically
designed
for
your
IBM
server.
Use
this
CD
during
the
initial
installation
of
the
server
to
configure
basic
hardware
features
and
to
simplify
the
operating-system
installation.
(See
“Using
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD”
for
more
information.)
In
addition
to
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD,
you
can
use
the
following
configuration
programs
to
customize
the
server
hardware:
v
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
v
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
program
v
Baseboard
management
controller
SMBridge
management
utility
program
The
following
table
lists
the
different
server
configurations
and
the
applications
that
are
available
for
configuring
and
managing
RAID
arrays.
Table
3.
Configuration
and
management
applications
for
RAID
arrays
Server
configuration
RAID
array
configuration
(before
operating
system
is
installed)
RAID
array
management
(after
operating
system
is
installed)
Integrated
SATA
and
no
SAS
controller
card
installed
None
None
SAS/SATA
controller
card
(LSI
1064)
installed
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
(Ctrl+C
during
server
startup),
ServerGuide
MegaRAID
Storage
Manager
ServeRAID-MR10i
adapter
installed
(2.5-inch
drive
models
only)
WebBIOS
Configuration
Utility
(Ctrl+H
during
server
startup),
BIOS
Configuration/Setup
Utility
program
(Ctrl+A
during
server
startup),
ServerGuide
WebBIOS
Configuration
Utility
(Ctrl+H
during
server
startup),
MegaCLI
(command-line
interface)
For
more
information
about
these
programs,
see
“Configuring
the
server”
in
the
User’s
Guide
on
the
IBM
System
x
Documentation
CD.
Using
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
The
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
provides
programs
to
detect
the
server
model
and
installed
optional
hardware
devices,
configure
the
server
hardware,
provide
device
drivers,
and
help
you
install
the
operating
system.
For
information
about
the
supported
operating-system
versions,
see
the
label
on
the
CD.
If
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
did
not
come
with
the
server,
to
download
the
latest
version,
go
to
sub.html
and
click
IBM
Service
and
Support
Site
.
To
start
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Insert
the
CD,
and
restart
the
server.
If
the
CD
does
not
start,
see
“ServerGuide
problems”
on
page
52.
2.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to:
a.
Select
your
language.
b.
Select
your
keyboard
layout
and
country.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2007,
2008
31
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