Installing MWA

To use MWA several procedures must be performed to configure the managed server and the management PC. For ease of installation these procedures should be performed in the order presented in the following sections. Installation procedures include procedures to be performed at the server and at the management PC.

Server Procedures

!Create a server system generation diskette (SG) containing essential server networking information.

!Run the BIOS Setup Utility making the changes to BIOS necessary for server acceptance of MWA support.

Management PC Procedures

!Install MWA software on the management PC.

!Configure and register SG information within MWA at the management PC.

Creating a Server System Generation Diskette (SG)

For the management PC to connect with a server, server system generation (SG) information must be configured and registered on MWA software running on the management PC.

In this procedure you will create a diskette containing your server's SG information. In the following section, you will register the SG information with MWA.

1.Prepare a floppy disk, formatted with MS-DOS.

2.Insert the EXPRESSBUILDER CD in the server’s CD-ROM drive, and boot the server from the CD. The EXPRESSBUILDER menu displays.

3.Select Custom Setup.

4.Select System Management.

5.Select Network Setup. The Network setup program starts.

6.Insert the floppy disk prepared in step 1 into the server's diskette drive and press the ESC key.

B-4 Management Workstation Application

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