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Chapter 5. Installing the operating system To install the operating system on a blade server, you can use any of the following methods: v Use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to install a supported Microsoft Windows operating system. v Use Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) to install an operating system that is supported by your blade server and by RDM. v Download the latest operating-system installation instructions at http://www.ibm.com/bladecenter/ and install the operating system. Local deployment for Microsoft Windows 2000 requires an integrated CD that contains Windows 2000 with Service Pack 3 applied. Instructions for creating a Windows 2000 Integrated CD are contained in the latest operating-system installation instructions for Windows 2000 on the IBM Support Web page. Important: 1. The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the blade server to recognize and use the keyboard, mouse, and removable-media drives. The BladeCenter unit uses USB for internal communication with these devices. 2. Some operating systems, such as Red Hat Linux 7.3, enable you to select the type of mouse that is being used. If you are offered this choice, select USB instead of PS/2. Although the mouse might be a PS/2-style device, communication with the mouse is through an internal USB bus in the BladeCenter unit; therefore, the operating system in the blade server must recognize the mouse as a USB device. Using the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to install the operating system To start the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, complete the following steps: 1. While the blade server is on, press the KVM select button on the front of the blade server to associate the BladeCenter unit CD-ROM drive with the blade server. 2. Insert the CD, and restart the blade server. If the CD does not start, see "ServerGuide problems" on page 56. 3. Follow the instructions on the screen to: a. Select your language. b. Select your keyboard layout and country. c. View the overview to learn about ServerGuide features. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 53

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Chapter
5.
Installing
the
operating
system
To
install
the
operating
system
on
a
blade
server,
you
can
use
any
of
the
following
methods:
v
Use
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
to
install
a
supported
Microsoft
Windows
operating
system.
v
Use
Remote
Deployment
Manager
(RDM)
to
install
an
operating
system
that
is
supported
by
your
blade
server
and
by
RDM.
v
Download
the
latest
operating-system
installation
instructions
at
and
install
the
operating
system.
Local
deployment
for
Microsoft
Windows
2000
requires
an
integrated
CD
that
contains
Windows
2000
with
Service
Pack
3
applied.
Instructions
for
creating
a
Windows
2000
Integrated
CD
are
contained
in
the
latest
operating-system
installation
instructions
for
Windows
2000
on
the
IBM
Support
Web
page.
Important:
1.
The
operating
system
in
the
blade
server
must
provide
USB
support
for
the
blade
server
to
recognize
and
use
the
keyboard,
mouse,
and
removable-media
drives.
The
BladeCenter
unit
uses
USB
for
internal
communication
with
these
devices.
2.
Some
operating
systems,
such
as
Red
Hat
Linux
7.3,
enable
you
to
select
the
type
of
mouse
that
is
being
used.
If
you
are
offered
this
choice,
select
USB
instead
of
PS/2.
Although
the
mouse
might
be
a
PS/2-style
device,
communication
with
the
mouse
is
through
an
internal
USB
bus
in
the
BladeCenter
unit;
therefore,
the
operating
system
in
the
blade
server
must
recognize
the
mouse
as
a
USB
device.
Using
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD
to
install
the
operating
system
To
start
the
ServerGuide
Setup
and
Installation
CD,
complete
the
following
steps:
1.
While
the
blade
server
is
on,
press
the
KVM
select
button
on
the
front
of
the
blade
server
to
associate
the
BladeCenter
unit
CD-ROM
drive
with
the
blade
server.
2.
Insert
the
CD,
and
restart
the
blade
server.
If
the
CD
does
not
start,
see
“ServerGuide
problems”
on
page
56.
3.
Follow
the
instructions
on
the
screen
to:
a.
Select
your
language.
b.
Select
your
keyboard
layout
and
country.
c.
View
the
overview
to
learn
about
ServerGuide
features.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2006
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