Use this information for a typical ServerGuide operating-system installation.
Note: Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions
of the ServerGuide program.
The ServerGuide program
can reduce the time it takes to install an operating system. It provides the
device drivers that are required for the hardware and for the operating system
that you are installing. This section describes a typical ServerGuide operating-system
installation.
- After you have completed the setup process, the operating-system installation
program starts. (You will need the operating-system CD to complete the installation.)
- The ServerGuide program
stores information about the blade server model, service processor, hard disk
drive controllers, and network adapters. Then, the program checks the CD for
newer device drivers. This information is stored and then passed to the operating-system
installation program.
- The ServerGuide program
presents operating-system partition options that are based on the operating-system
selection and the installed hard disk drives.
- The ServerGuide program
prompts you to insert the operating-system CD and restart the server. At this
point, the installation program for the operating system takes control to
complete the installation. The BladeCenter® CD drive must be associated
with the blade server before you perform this step.