1.Go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
2.In the Download section, click Downloads & drivers.
3.On the “Downloads and drivers” page, in the Brand field, select, Servers.
4.In the Family field, select xSeries 206.
5.Click Continue.
6.In the View by document type field, select OS installation.
7.Select the instructions for your operating system.
Using the Boot Menu program
The Boot Menu program is a
Complete the following steps to use the Boot Menu program to change the startup sequence of your server:
1.Turn off the server.
2.Restart the server.
3.Press F12.
4.Select the startup device.
The next time the server is started, it returns to the startup sequence that is set in the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
Using the Adaptec HostRAID configuration programs
Use the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility programs and SCSISelect Utility (also referred to as IBM
vConfigure a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) array
vView or change your RAID configuration and associated devices
Consider the following information when using the Adaptec RAID Configuration Utility programs and SCSISelect Utility program to configure and manage arrays:
vThe SCSI controller with integrated SCSI RAID (SCSI models) and the integrated Serial ATA controller (SATA models) with integrated SATA RAID supports RAID levels 0 and 1 with the option of having a
vYou cannot use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD to configure the integrated Serial ATA controller with integrated RAID and the SCSI controller with integrated RAID.
vHard disk drive capacities affect how you create arrays. Drives in an array can have different capacities, but the RAID controller treats them as if they all have the capacity of the smallest hard disk drive.
vTo help ensure signal quality, do not mix drives with different speeds and data rates.
vTo update the firmware and BIOS code for an optional ServeRAID controller, you must use the IBM ServeRAID Support CD that comes with the ServeRAID option.
