IBM 5000 manual Configuration Overview

Configuration Overview

Configuration Overview

You play a key role in how your server allocates resources to organi interconnect hardware devices and software programs. This allocation proc

referred ctonfigurationas . The steps required to configure your server dep the number and types of devices and programs that you install.

Your server supports several types of adapters. Because of this flex choose from among thousands of adapters and devices that comply with following standards:

Ÿ	Peripheral	Component	Interconnect	(PCI)
Ÿ	Industry	Standard	Architecture	(ISA)

ŸSmall Computer System Interface (SCSI)

In general,		the	greater	the number and variety		of hardware devices
programs	that you		install	in	your server, the more you		will have to int
server	and	your	devices	to	correctly configure	your	system.

Your server comes with the following hardware configuration utility prog

ŸConfiguration/Setup Utility

With the built-in Configuration/Setup Utility program, you can configure system-board functions, such as serial and parallel port assignments; c

interrupt request settings; and				change the startup sequence for dri
install. You	can	also use	this	utility program to set passwords for
the server	and	accessing	the	Configuration/Setup Utility program.

ŸSCSISelect Utility

With the built-in SCSISelect Utility program, you can configure the SC devices that you install in your server. You can use SCSISelect to default values, resolve configuration conflicts, and perform a low-level a SCSI hard disk drive.

Before installing	a new	device or program, read the documentation that
it. Reading the	instructions helps you determine the steps required		f
and configuration. The following actions are typically, but not always,			r
configure your	server.

1.Run the Configuration/Setup Utility program and record the current configuration settings.

2.Set switches on the server system board.

See “System Board Switches” on page 170 for the meanings of the sys board switches.

3.Set jumpers or switches on the device. See the device installation instructions.

4.Install the device in the server.

See Chapter 4, “Installing Options” on page 39.

5. Install software programs.

Refer to the information provided with the “ServerGuide and Netfinit Information” section Serverof thisLibraryand with your operating system for more information.

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