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d. View the readme file to review installation tips about your operating system and adapter. e. Start the setup and hardware configuration programs. f. Start the operating-system installation. You will need your operating-system CD. Using RDM to install the operating system You can use RDM to install a supported operating system on a blade server. Follow the instructions in the documentation that comes with RDM to install a supported operating system. Note: The operating system must be supported by your blade server and by RDM. v To determine whether your blade server supports the operating system you plan to install, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/nos/ ematrix.shtml. v To determine whether RDM supports the operating system you plan to install, see http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/xseries/systems_management/. Downloading operating-system installation instructions You can download operating-system installation instructions from the IBM BladeCenter site at http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/. Changes are periodically made to the IBM web site. Procedures for locating firmware and documentation might change from what is described in this document. To download operating-system installation instructions, complete the following steps: 1. Go to http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/. 2. From the ″BladeCenter″ menu, click Support. 3. From the ″Select your product″ menu, select BladeCenter LS21, and click Go. 4. Click the Install and use tab. 5. Click Product documentation. 6. From the ″Personal computing support″ menu, click Operating system installation. 7. Select the installation instructions for your operating system. 54 BladeCenter LS21 Type 7971 and LS41 Type 7972: Installation and User's Guide

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d.
View
the
readme
file
to
review
installation
tips
about
your
operating
system
and
adapter.
e.
Start
the
setup
and
hardware
configuration
programs.
f.
Start
the
operating-system
installation.
You
will
need
your
operating-system
CD.
Using
RDM
to
install
the
operating
system
You
can
use
RDM
to
install
a
supported
operating
system
on
a
blade
server.
Follow
the
instructions
in
the
documentation
that
comes
with
RDM
to
install
a
supported
operating
system.
Note:
The
operating
system
must
be
supported
by
your
blade
server
and
by
RDM.
v
To
determine
whether
your
blade
server
supports
the
operating
system
you
plan
to
install,
see
ematrix.shtml.
v
To
determine
whether
RDM
supports
the
operating
system
you
plan
to
install,
see
Downloading
operating-system
installation
instructions
You
can
download
operating-system
installation
instructions
from
the
IBM
BladeCenter
site
at
Changes
are
periodically
made
to
the
IBM
web
site.
Procedures
for
locating
firmware
and
documentation
might
change
from
what
is
described
in
this
document.
To
download
operating-system
installation
instructions,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
Go
to
2.
From
the
″
BladeCenter
″
menu,
click
Support
.
3.
From
the
″
Select
your
product
″
menu,
select
BladeCenter
LS21
,
and
click
Go
.
4.
Click
the
Install
and
use
tab.
5.
Click
Product
documentation
.
6.
From
the
″
Personal
computing
support
″
menu,
click
Operating
system
installation
.
7.
Select
the
installation
instructions
for
your
operating
system.
54
BladeCenter
LS21
Type
7971
and
LS41
Type
7972:
Installation
and
User’s
Guide