Mitel SME Server V5 with ServiceLink manual Installing the Software

Chapter 6. Installing And Configuring Your SME Server V5 with ServiceLink Software

6.4. Installing the Software

Note: If you are configur ing your system with RAID1 support, notice that your step 4 below will be slightly different. If you skipped the previous section on RAID, it would be advisable to read it before proceeding.

Step 1: Insert the CD-ROM. If your computer is an older model that is unable to boot from CD-ROM, you will also need to insert the boot flopp y. Most modern computers do not need to use a boot flopp y.

Step 2: Review the warning screens and type accept to indicate your acceptance of Mitel Networks Corporation's legal terms and conditions and your acknowledgment that installation of the software will rewrite the host computer's hard drive.

Warning

The installation (or upgrade) process formats and erases all attached hard drives. If you have multiple hard drives, be sure to back them up prior to starting the installation process.

Step 3: Read the software licensing terms and indicate your acceptance of the license.

Step 4: Choose whether you wish to Install on a single hard disk (or use hardware mirroring), Install on dual hard disks using software mirroring (RAID1 support), or Upgrade.

Step 5: Read the screen offering a final warning. Type proceed and hit enter on the "OK" button to continue. The installation process will now automatically proceed to install the necessary packages.

Step 6: Indicate whether you wish to create an emergency boot diskette. This can be used in the future to boot the system in the event that you are unable to boot from the hard disk. If you choose yes, you will be prompted to insert a blank diskette. We recommend that you do create an emergency boot flopp y and put it in a safe place where you can easily retrieve it when necessary.

Step 7: Finishing the installation is automatic and takes only a few minutes. At the end of the process, you will be prompted to remove the flopp y diskette and CD and then to reboot your computer.

6.5. Configuring your SME Server V5 with ServiceLink

Once your system has restarted (so that it is no longer booting from the installation CD), you are ready to configure your system.

If your ISP provided you with a summary of your configuration choices and network information, we suggest that you keep it handy while completing the screens in the configuration section of the server console.

There are several types of configuration parameters that must be entered into your server:

•the system password

•the type of ethernet adapters (network interface cards, or NICs) that will be used by your server to communicate with the internal network and the Internet (or external network). Typically, the server software will detect this information automatically. (Note that if you are connecting to the Internet with a dialup connection, you only need one ethernet adapter.)

•configuration for the internal (local) network - you must provide information about your internal network so that your server can communicate with other machines on your local network.

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