Note: Exact features and functions can vary with different versions of the
ServerGuide software.
•After you have completed the setup process, the operating system installation program starts. (You will need your copy of the NOS CD to complete the installation.)
•ServerGuide stores information about the server model, service processor, hard disk controllers, and network adapters. It then checks the CD for newer device drivers. This information is stored and then passed to the NOS installation program.
•With some NOS installations, you can create a NOS Replication Diskette for setting up additional servers. The diskette will contain the Internet protocol (IP) address, server name, and other selections.
•ServerGuide presents NOS partition options that are based on your NOS selection and the installed hard disk drives.
•If you are installing the NOS from diskette, ServerGuide displays the required diskettes that you must create, and the optional diskettes that you might want to create. The diskettes that you can create are the device driver diskettes for the installed adapters or controllers.
ServerGuide prompts you to insert your NOS CD and restart the server. At this point, the installation program for the NOS (for example, Microsoft Windows 2000) takes control to complete the installation.
Setting up or updating multiple servers
You can use ServerGuide to create diskettes that help you set up or update multiple servers. You can modify information on the diskettes as you use them to set up or update other servers.
Note: Availability and function can vary by server model and by the hardware that is installed.
You can create a Setup Replication Diskette, which contains your hardware configuration selections. Use this diskette to replicate selections to other servers that are of the same model.
You can create a NOS Replication Diskette, which contains your server name, domain name, and other information that you need to complete multiple installations. This feature supports systems running Windows 2000, Windows NT Server 4.0, and Red Hat Linux.
Installing your NOS without ServerGuide
If you have already configured the server hardware and you decide not to use ServerGuide to install your NOS, download the latest NOS installation instructions:
1.Go to http://www.ibm.com/pc/support
2.Click Servers.
3.From the Family field, select your server model.
4.Click Software information. The available installation instructions are listed.
