Use this information for a typical ServerGuide operating-system installation.
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.
Note: Features and functions can vary slightly with different
versions of the ServerGuide program.
- After you have completed the setup process, the operating-system installation
program starts. (You will need your 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 your operating-system selection and the installed hard disk drives.
- The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert your operating-system CD
and restart the blade 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 when this step is performed.