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.