v Includes an online readme file with links to tips for your hardware andoperating-system installationSetup and configuration overviewThis topic provides an overview of how you can use the ServerGuide program tosetup and configure the server.When you use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation USB DVD, you do not needsetup CDs. You can use the DVD to configure any supported IBM server model.The setup program provides a list of tasks that are required to set up your servermodel. On a server with a ServeRAID adapter or SAS/SATA controller with RAIDcapabilities, you can run the SAS/SATA RAID configuration program to createlogical drives.Note: Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of theServerGuide program.Typical operating-system installationThis topic provides information about a typical operating-system installation.The ServerGuide program can reduce the time it takes to install an operatingsystem. It provides the device drivers that are required for your hardware and forthe operating system that you are installing. This section describes a typicalServerGuide operating-system installation.Note: Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of theServerGuide program.1. After you have completed the setup process, the operating-system installationprogram starts. (You will need your operating-system DVD to complete theinstallation.)2. The ServerGuide program stores information about the server model, serviceprocessor, hard disk drive controllers, and network adapters. Then, theprogram checks the DVD for newer device drivers. This information is storedand then passed to the operating-system installation program.3. The ServerGuide program presents operating-system partition options that arebased on your operating-system selection and the installed hard disk drives.4. The ServerGuide program prompts you to insert your operating-system DVDand restart the server. At this point, the installation program for the operatingsystem takes control to complete the installation.Chapter 3. Configuration information and instructions 125
