Dell 6100 User Manual

Also see for 6100: Rack installation Supplemental guide Hardware guide Service manual Installation and troubleshooting guide

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2-2 Dell PowerEdge 6100/200 System User’s GuideChoose LanguageWhen the system boots, you are given the option ofchoosing one of the following languages for the menus,help screens, messages, and online documentation:• Deutsch• English• Español• FrançaisAfter you choose a language, the main menu appears inthe chosen language.Run System UtilitiesThe options within the Run System Utilities categoryallow you to run the system diagnostics and configure theredundant array of inexpensive disks (RAID) subsystem.The following subsection describes the option availablein this category.Run System DiagnosticsThis option allows you to run the system hardwarediagnostics directly from the CD. Before running thediagnostics from the CD, you should make a blank for-matted diskette and insert it in the diskette drive so thediagnostics programs can record critical messages andinformation as necessary. Use the Create Blank Format-ted Diskette option on the CD to create the formatteddiskette. The system hardware diagnostics are describedin Chapter 5, “Running the System Diagnostics,” of theInstallation and Troubleshooting Guide.Configure RAID SubsystemThis option is available only when a Dell PowerEdgeExpandable RAID Controller is installed in the system.The system checks for the presence of the PowerEdgeExpandable RAID Controller, and if one is present, thisoption is visible and functional. The system rebootsautomatically if you change the RAID configuration. Seeyour PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller documen-tation for more information.Use Online DocumentsThe Use Online Documents category includes all avail-able online manuals. Selecting one of the online manualslaunches the Adobe ™ Acrobat viewer (included on theCD) and allows you to view or print the online manual inthe language that you selected earlier.NOTE: You can also copy the portable document format(PDF) files from the CD and use them under your nativeoperating system.The following subsections describe the options availablein this category.View the System User’s GuideThis option allows you to view or print this system User’sGuide.View the Installation and TroubleshootingGuideThis option allows you to view or print the Installationand Troubleshooting Guide.Create DiskettesThe Create Diskettes category allows you to create blankformatted diskettes as well as diskettes of system utilitiesand operating system-specific drivers. The followingsubsections describe the options available in thiscategory.Create Blank Formatted DisketteThis option allows you to create blank formatteddiskettes.Create Utility DiskettesThis option allows you to create bootable utility diskettesfor running the system configuration utility and thePowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller configurationutility. The following subsections describe the choicesavailable with this option.