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Chapter 4. Installation using ServerGuide
We recommend you install Windows 2000 on an IBM Netfinity server using
ServerGuide. ServerGuide is a package of CD-ROMs and documentation that
ships with every Netfinity server. It makes the installation of supported operating
systems easy to perform because it automatically detects what drivers are
needed for IBM hardware.
ServerGuide is the quickest and easiest way to install and configure Windows
2000 to run on Netfinity servers and helps you in the following ways:
• It checks, and if necessary, upgrades the system BIOS to the latest level.
• It detects the IBM options you have installed on your server and installs the
drivers during the Windows 2000 installation, including drivers that aren’t
shipped on the Windows 2000 CD-ROM.
• It creates a system partition containing server-specific utilities.
• It makes it easy to set up a replicated installation, making it easier to roll out
many server installations.
ServerGuide includes the following CDs:
• Netfinity Setup and Installation CD
Booting this CD will start the ServerGuide quick configuration program. This
program:
– Detects your server model and the options installed
– Checks if a later level of BIOS and/or firmware is available on the CD
– Updates ServeRAID and Advanced System Management controllers
– Allows you to configure your ServeRAID adapters
– Creates a system partition
– Tunes the BIOS and ServeRAID configuration for your environment
– Simplifies installation of the OS because drivers are included on the
ServerGuide CD
There is also a replicated installation path for multiple Windows 2000
installations.
• Operating System Updates CD
This CD contains updates (service packs) for all major operating systems and
is used after installation of the operating system using the Netfinity Setup and
Installation CD is completed.
• Netfinity Applications CD
Use this CD to install various applications that come free of charge with the
purchase of an IBM Netfinity server. Applications include:
– Update Connector Manager, which connects directly to the IBM Help
Center and checks for and download BIOS, firmware, and utility program
updates
– Netfinity Director, which manages servers and workstations; Netfinity
Director is the follow-on product of Netfinity Manager
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