Installing your operating system without ServerGuide . . . . . . . . . .65

Using the Boot Menu program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65

Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Using the PXE boot agent utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Starting the PXE boot agent utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

PXE boot agent utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Installing and using the baseboard management controller utility programs . . .67

Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility

program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68

Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program . . . . . . . .76

Using the baseboard management controller utility programs . . . . . . .77

Using the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Starting the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . . . .79

SerialSelect Utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Disk Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Using ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Configuring the controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Viewing the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Using the Scalable Partition Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Creating a scalable partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Deleting a scalable partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85

Chapter 4. Updating IBM Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Appendix. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89

Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Product recycling and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
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