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Chapter 10 Configuring the HP NetServer • Execute Card Utilities: This executes the available configuration utilities for installed cards. • Create Drivers Diskette(s): SCSI IDE HP NetRaid Adapter and video adapter drivers for MS Windows NT 4.0 on the HP NetServer LXr 8500. Recommended Steps • Update System BIOS: This utility will update the system BIOS. The utility partition, if installed, will also be updated. • Install Utility Partition: Installs utility partition to the boot or system drive. This is not available under SCO Unix. • Show System Information: Shows hardware inventory and system resource (interrupts, I/O space) allocation. • Show NOS Installation Instructions: Select this option to save a copy of NOS installations instructions to flexible disk and to print them out. Replicate Configuration In Replicate configuration mode, you can save a copy of your current system configuration or load a previously saved configuration. This method saves time when configuring multiple, identical systems. Select Replicate on the Configuration Assistant menu. NOS Installation The NOS installation process, whether automated or manual, is the same in custom configuration mode as in Express configuration mode: • For Manual NOS Installation Only: Before you perform a manual NOS installation, you must manually create NOS-specific drivers diskettes and print instructions, as follows: 116

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Chapter 10
Configuring the HP NetServer
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Execute Card Utilities:
This executes the available configuration utilities for installed cards.
Create Drivers Diskette(s):
SCSI IDE HP NetRaid Adapter and video adapter drivers for MS Windows
NT 4.0 on the HP NetServer LXr 8500.
Recommended Steps
Update System BIOS:
This utility will update the system BIOS. The utility partition, if installed,
will also be updated.
Install Utility Partition:
Installs utility partition to the boot or system drive. This is not available
under SCO Unix.
Show System Information:
Shows hardware inventory and system resource (interrupts, I/O space)
allocation.
Show NOS Installation Instructions:
Select this option to save a copy of NOS installations instructions to
flexible disk and to print them out.
Replicate Configuration
In Replicate configuration mode, you can save a copy of your current system
configuration or load a previously saved configuration. This method saves time
when configuring multiple, identical systems. Select
Replicate
on the
Configuration Assistant menu.
NOS Installation
The NOS installation process, whether automated or manual, is the same in
custom configuration mode as in Express configuration mode:
For Manual NOS Installation Only:
Before you perform a manual NOS installation, you must manually create
NOS-specific drivers diskettes and print instructions, as follows: