IBM eServer 150 xSeries Installation Manual

Also see for eServer 150 xSeries: Configuration and options guide

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26 IBM® xSeries 150: Installation GuideNote: Logical Disk 0 will be configured to a 2GB NTFS boot partition. Any otherpreviously configured logical disk drives will be left unchanged.Using the Supplementary CDThe Supplementary CD contains documentation and copies of key softwareapplications that are preinstalled on your xSeries 150. The following table includesthe names of the directories found on the Supplementary CD and a description of thecontents of the directory.DirectoryName ContentsIBMAdvancedApplianceConfigurationIBM Advanced Appliance Configuration console and agent installation files.The IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration agent is preinstalled as aWindows Powered service on the xSeries 150. To install the AdvancedAppliance Configuration console, run setup.exe from the x:\IBM AdvancedAppliance Configuration directory, where x is the drive letter assigned toyour CD-ROM drive.DiskImages Self-extracting diskette images for the Recovery Enablement Diskette(RecovDsk.exe) and the ServeRAID Configuration Reset diskette(SR33YCFG.EXE, SR3XYCFG.EXE).To make a diskette, run the executable file and insert HD 1.44 floppy disketteinto drive A: when prompted. Be sure to read the readme!.txt file located inthis directory for last minute and model specific updates.Attention: Starting your system with the ServeRAID Configuration Resetdiskette will reset your ServeRAID adapter to factory default settings. Alldata stored in your ServeRAID array will be lost. Use this diskette only if youwant to reset the xSeries 150 to factory default settings.I386 Windows Powered installation files. If you add device drivers, OS features,etc, you may be prompted to insert your Windows Powered CD-ROM. If so,insert the Supplementary CD, and specify path x:\i386 where x is the driveletter assigned to your CD-ROM drive.After the server restarts a series of configuration and system preparationprograms that finish configuring the NOS are run automatically. Theseprograms must finish running before you use any included applications (suchas the IBM Advanced Appliance Configuration Utility or the Terminal ServicesClient) to connect to or configure your xSeries 150. Do not connect to orconfigure the xSeries 150 for at least 15 minutes after system restart. This noticeapplies only to the first time the xSeries 150 is started after using the RecoveryCD.ImportantThe xSeries 150 is a "headless" system, meaning that there is no keyboard ormouse is attached to the server. Because of this, the preload image restoreprocess cannot require interaction. Starting the Recovery CD will, withoutprompting the user, automatically destroy all data on the system drive. Use theRecovery Enablement Diskette and Recovery CD only when it is absolutelynecessary to restore the preloaded system image.Important