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checks the CD for newer device drivers. This information is stored and then passed to the operating system installation program. 3. With some operating system installations, you can create an operating system replication diskette for setting up additional servers. This diskette contains the Internet protocol (IP) address, server name, and other selections. 4. The ServerGuide program presents operating system partition options that are based on your operating system selection and the installed hard disk drives. 5. If you are installing the operating system from diskette, the ServerGuide program lists the diskettes that you must create and the optional diskettes that you might want to create. The diskettes that you can create are the device-driver diskettes for the installed adapters or controllers. 6. The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert your operating system CD and restart the server. At this point, the installation program for the operating system takes control to complete the installation. Setting up or updating multiple servers You can use the ServerGuide program to create diskettes that help you set up or update multiple servers. You can modify information on the diskettes as you use them to set up or update other servers. Note: Availability and function can vary by server model and by the hardware that is installed. You can create a setup-replication diskette, which contains your hardware configuration selections. Use this diskette to replicate selections to other servers that are of the same model. You can create a operating system replication diskette, which contains information that you need to complete multiple installations. Not all operating systems support operating system replication diskettes. 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. Under Browse, click Servers. 3. From the Family drop-down list, select your server model. 4. If operating system installation instructions are available for your server model, OS installation is in the list in the upper-left corner of the Web page. Click OS installation and select the instructions for your operating system. Using the RAID Configuration programs Use the following programs to configure and manage RAID arrays. Be sure to use these programs as described in this book: v LSI Logic Configuration Utility program Use the LSI Logic Configuration Utility program to: - Perform a low-level format on a SCSI hard disk drive - View or change SCSI IDs for attached devices - Set SCSI protocol parameters on SCSI hard disk drives 14 IBM xSeries 225 Types 8649: Hardware Maintenance Manual and Troubleshooting Guide

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checks
the
CD
for
newer
device
drivers.
This
information
is
stored
and
then
passed
to
the
operating
system
installation
program.
3.
With
some
operating
system
installations,
you
can
create
an
operating
system
replication
diskette
for
setting
up
additional
servers.
This
diskette
contains
the
Internet
protocol
(IP)
address,
server
name,
and
other
selections.
4.
The
ServerGuide
program
presents
operating
system
partition
options
that
are
based
on
your
operating
system
selection
and
the
installed
hard
disk
drives.
5.
If
you
are
installing
the
operating
system
from
diskette,
the
ServerGuide
program
lists
the
diskettes
that
you
must
create
and
the
optional
diskettes
that
you
might
want
to
create.
The
diskettes
that
you
can
create
are
the
device-driver
diskettes
for
the
installed
adapters
or
controllers.
6.
The
ServerGuide
program
prompts
you
to
insert
your
operating
system
CD
and
restart
the
server.
At
this
point,
the
installation
program
for
the
operating
system
takes
control
to
complete
the
installation.
Setting
up
or
updating
multiple
servers
You
can
use
the
ServerGuide
program
to
create
diskettes
that
help
you
set
up
or
update
multiple
servers.
You
can
modify
information
on
the
diskettes
as
you
use
them
to
set
up
or
update
other
servers.
Note:
Availability
and
function
can
vary
by
server
model
and
by
the
hardware
that
is
installed.
You
can
create
a
setup-replication
diskette,
which
contains
your
hardware
configuration
selections.
Use
this
diskette
to
replicate
selections
to
other
servers
that
are
of
the
same
model.
You
can
create
a
operating
system
replication
diskette,
which
contains
information
that
you
need
to
complete
multiple
installations.
Not
all
operating
systems
support
operating
system
replication
diskettes.
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
2.
Under
Browse
,
click
Servers
.
3.
From
the
Family
drop-down
list,
select
your
server
model.
4.
If
operating
system
installation
instructions
are
available
for
your
server
model,
OS
installation
is
in
the
list
in
the
upper-left
corner
of
the
Web
page.
Click
OS
installation
and
select
the
instructions
for
your
operating
system.
Using
the
RAID
Configuration
programs
Use
the
following
programs
to
configure
and
manage
RAID
arrays.
Be
sure
to
use
these
programs
as
described
in
this
book:
v
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
program
Use
the
LSI
Logic
Configuration
Utility
program
to:
–
Perform
a
low-level
format
on
a
SCSI
hard
disk
drive
–
View
or
change
SCSI
IDs
for
attached
devices
–
Set
SCSI
protocol
parameters
on
SCSI
hard
disk
drives
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IBM
xSeries
225
Types
8649:
Hardware
Maintenance
Manual
and
Troubleshooting
Guide