
6.2 HardwareGuide and Windows NT Server 4.0
The HardwareGuide CD helps you perform a simplified server installation that is specific to your system based on the hardware detected. HardwareGuide’s
Begin using the HardwareGuide CD by completing the following steps:
1.Insert the HardwareGuide CD, and turn on or reboot your Netfinity system.
2.At the Make a selection screen, select (Start here) Run HardwareGuide for all servers and press Enter.
3.At the ServerGuide language screen, click English.
4.In the region and keyboard panels, the default selection is United States. Click Next.
5.Read the Welcome Screen and click Next.
6.Select Express as your configuration method.
7.Select Microsoft Windows NT Server as the operating system you will install and click Next.
8.The Express Configuration detects the hardware configuration and states which utility programs are required. For example:
•Date and time
•ServeRAID configuration
•System partition configuration
Click Next.
9.At the date and time screen, ensure that the correct date and time are indicated (if not, modify to correct). Click Next.
10.The ServeRAID Configuration screen appears. Take a moment to read the information. Click Next.
11.If the controller card (controller 1) is not configured, click the right mouse button and select Configure the ServeRAID Controller. You will have two configuration paths from which to select:
•Express Configuration for Controller 1
•Custom Configuration for Controller 1
12.In our example, we had six 9 GB drives installed in our IBM Netfinity 5500 (the deployment server). Select Express Configuration for Controller 1. The controller card is set to one array, one logical drive and six physical drives.
•New Array A: 43.3 MB capacity
•New Logical Drive 1: RAID
•Physical Drives: 5 - 8.6 MB used capacity on each drive
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