Dell 6100 User Manual

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

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Using the Dell Server Assistant CD 2-3Create EISA Configuration Utility DisketteThis option allows you to create a bootable system con-figuration utility diskette (or diskettes). Dell recommendsrunning the system configuration utility from a disketteso you can copy your configuration information to thediskette any time you change system configurationparameters.Create RAID Configuration Utility DisketteThis option allows you to copy the configuration utilityfor the optional PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controllerfrom the CD to a bootable diskette.Create Diagnostics DisketteThis option allows you to create a bootable troubleshoot-ing diskette.Create Operating System SupportDiskettesThis option allows you to create a diskette that containsthe software drivers for a specific operating system. Youcan create a diskette of drivers for one of the followingsupported operating systems:• Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.51 and 4.0• Novell NetWare 4.1, 4.1 SMP, and 4.11Drivers available on the CD include:• Small computer system interface (SCSI) drivers• RAID drivers (for the optional PowerEdge Expand-able RAID Controller)• Network interface controller (NIC) driversThe following subsections describe the options availablein this category.Create Windows NT Server 4.0 DiskettesThe following items describe the choices available forthe Windows NT 4.0 operating system. You must create aseparate diskette for each option.• Create Driver Diskette—This option allows you tocreate a diskette that contains SCSI and NIC driversfor the Windows NT Server 4.0 operating system.• Create RAID Driver Diskette—This option allowsyou to create a diskette that contains drivers for theoptional PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controllerfor the Windows NT Server 4.0 operating system.Create Windows NT Server 3.51 DiskettesThe following items describe the choices available forthe Windows NT 3.51 operating system. You must createa separate diskette for each option.• Create Driver Diskette—This option allows you tocreate a diskette that contains SCSI and NIC driversfor the Windows NT Server 3.51 operating system.• Create RAID Driver Diskette—This option allowsyou to create a diskette that contains drivers for theoptional PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controllerfor the Windows NT Server 3.51 operating system.Create NetWare 4.x DiskettesThis option allows you to create a driver diskette and anAdaptec EZ-SCSI configuration utility diskette for usewith the Novell NetWare 4.x operating system. The fol-lowing items describe the choices available with thisoption.• Create Driver Diskette—This option allows you tocreate a diskette that contains SCSI and NIC driversas well as drivers for the optional PowerEdgeExpandable RAID Controller for the Novell Net-Ware 4.x operating system.• Create Adaptec EZ-SCSI Diskette—This optionallows you to create a diskette that contains the con-figuration utility for Adaptec SCSI controllers. Theconfiguration utility works with the optional AdaptecAHA-2940 and the built-in Adaptec 78xx series SCSIcontrollers when used with the Novell NetWare 4.xoperating system.