IBM 86624RY Maintenance Manual - Page 68

Software installation, System Power, Power Off, Reboot w/OS Shutdown, Reboot Immediately

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the System Power menu or the Boot menu to restart the server in several ways. To restart the server using System Power menu selection: a. Select 6 System Power from the main menu. b. Select 3 Power Off from the System Power menu. c. Once the server has powered off, select 4 Power On to restore power to the server. To restart the server using Boot menu selections: a. Select 7 Boot from the main menu. b. Select either 1 Reboot w/OS Shutdown or 2 Reboot Immediately to restart the server. Note For information on the System Power and Boot menus, see "System power menu selections" on page 56 and "Boot menu selections" on page 57. 4. After you restart the server, return to the main menu and select Z Start Remote Video. Once you have started Remote Video mode on the Netfinity Advanced System Management Processor, all textual output generated during POST will be sent to the terminal window. The terminal will also act as a fully-active remote session, enabling you to enter keyboard commands that will be sent to the remote server. In this way, you can enter key commands and key-combinations that access POST operations and utilities such as system setup or the RAID Mini-Configuration program. When you have finished using Remote Video mode, press Ctrl+R, then press Ctrl+E, and then press Ctrl+T. This will end Remote Video mode and return you to the main menu. Software installation Use ServerGuide to verify that you have the proper working environment for the specific operating system you are installing, then follow the instructions provided in the ServerGuide package to install the operating system. To install application programs, refer to the application program documentation. 60 Netfinity Server HMM

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the System Power menu or the Boot menu to
restart the server in several ways.
To restart the server using System Power menu
selection:
a.
Select
6 System Power
from the main
menu.
b.
Select
3 Power Off
from the System Power
menu.
c.
Once the server has powered off, select
4
Power On
to restore power to the server.
To restart the server using Boot menu
selections:
a.
Select
7 Boot
from the main menu.
b.
Select either
1 Reboot w/OS Shutdown
or
2 Reboot Immediately
to restart the
server.
Note
For information on the System Power and
Boot menus, see “System power menu
selections” on page
56 and “Boot menu
selections” on page
57.
4.
After you restart the server, return to the main menu
and select
Z Start Remote Video
.
Once you have started Remote Video mode on the
Netfinity Advanced System Management Processor, all
textual output generated during POST will be sent to the
terminal window.
The terminal will also act as a
fully-active remote session, enabling you to enter keyboard
commands that will be sent to the remote server.
In this
way, you can enter key commands and key-combinations
that access POST operations and utilities such as system
setup or the RAID Mini-Configuration program.
When you have finished using Remote Video mode, press
Ctrl+R
, then press
Ctrl+E
, and then press
Ctrl+T
. This
will end Remote Video mode and return you to the main
menu.
Software installation
Use ServerGuide to verify that you have the proper
working environment for the specific operating system you
are installing, then follow the instructions provided in the
ServerGuide package to install the operating system.
To install application programs, refer to the application
program documentation.
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