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Enhancing Server Performance with Additional Programs, Installing Your NOS without ServerGuide

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Installing Your NOS without ServerGuide If you have already configured the server hardware, and you decide not to use ServerGuide to install your NOS, you must have system-specific NOS installation instructions and device drivers. You can download the latest level of NOS installation instructions and device drivers from the World Wide Web at: http://www.pc.ibm.com/support 1 Click on IBM Servers Support. 2 From the select family field, click on Netfinity 7000 M10. 3 From the list in the Netfinity 7000 M10 window, click on the model. To download device drivers, click on Downloadable Files. To download NOS installation instructions, click on software information. 2. Enhancing Server Performance with Additional Programs As a convenience, ServerGuide includes current NOS updates provided by NOS software developers. There is no need to download updates from a Web site. To install updates, refer to the README file on the root directory of the ServerGuide Operating System FixPak CD. Application Programs The ServerGuide CDs include a variety of powerful application programs for which no activation keys are required. Some of these programs are: IBM Update Connector Connects you to the IBM HelpCenter server to check for updates to your server BIOS, microcode (firmware), device drivers, and application programs. IBM Netfinity Manager State-of-the-art systems management software IBM ServeRAID Programs Administration and monitoring capability. For more information about the application programs included with ServerGuide, see the "ServerGuide and Netfinity Manager Information" section of this Server Library. 14 Netfinity 7000 M10 Express Setup and Installation

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Installing Your NOS without ServerGuide
If you have already configured the server hardware, and you decide not to use
ServerGuide to install your NOS, you must have system-specific NOS installation
instructions and device drivers.
You can download the latest level of NOS installation instructions and device
drivers from the World Wide Web at:
1
Click on
IBM Servers Support
.
2
From the
select family
field, click on
Netfinity 7000 M10
.
3
From the list in the Netfinity 7000 M10 window, click on the model.
±
To download device drivers, click on
Downloadable Files
.
±
To download NOS installation instructions, click on
software information
.
2. Enhancing Server Performance with Additional Programs
As a convenience, ServerGuide includes current NOS updates provided by NOS
software developers.
There is no need to download updates from a Web site.
To
install updates, refer to the README file on the root directory of the ServerGuide
Operating System FixPak
CD.
Application Programs
The ServerGuide CDs include a variety of powerful application programs for which
no activation keys are required.
Some of these programs are:
±
IBM Update Connector
Connects you to the IBM HelpCenter server to check for updates to your server
BIOS, microcode (firmware), device drivers, and application programs.
±
IBM Netfinity Manager
State-of-the-art systems management software
±
IBM ServeRAID Programs
Administration and monitoring capability.
For more information about the application programs included with ServerGuide,
see the “ServerGuide and Netfinity Manager Information” section of this
Server
Library
.
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Netfinity 7000 M10 Express Setup and Installation