System partition, System, Partition – IBM xSeries 235 User Manual

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v

The

ServerGuide

program

prompts

you

for

your

language,

country,

and

keyboard

layout.

(This

information

is

stored

and

later

passed

to

the

operating-system

installation

program.)

v

The

ServerGuide

program

displays

choices

for

running

the

configuration

programs.

For

example:

–

The

Express

Configuration

method

runs

the

required

programs

for

your

server,

based

on

the

hardware

that

is

detected.

–

The

Custom

Configuration

method

displays

all

programs

that

are

available

for

your

server,

and

you

decide

which

programs

to

run.

–

The

Replicated

Configuration

method

provides

the

option

of

duplicating

your

setup

selections

to

other

servers

that

are

the

same

model.

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If

you

select

the

Custom

Configuration

method,

the

following

features

are

optional.

If

you

select

the

Express

Configuration

method,

some

or

all

of

these

features

are

run,

depending

on

the

hardware

that

is

detected:

–

The

Set

Date

and

Time

feature

is

provided

so

that

you

do

not

have

to

use

the

Configuration/Setup

Utility

program

to

access

these

settings.

–

The

Clear

Hard

Disks

feature

is

provided

so

you

can

delete

all

partitions

on

all

hard

disk

drives.

–

The

ServerGuide

program

checks

the

server

BIOS

code

and

microcode

(firmware)

levels

for

supported

options

and

then

checks

the

CD

for

a

newer

level.

The

CD

content

might

be

newer

than

the

BIOS

code

and

firmware

level.

The

ServerGuide

program

can

perform

a

flash

update

of

the

BIOS

code

and

supported

microcode

(firmware)

options

without

using

diskettes.

–

The

SCSI

RAID

configuration

program

starts,

leading

you

through

the

entire

configuration

process.

–

The

ServerGuide

program

creates

a

System

Partition

on

the

default

drive.

v

The

ServerGuide

program

displays

a

confirmation

summary,

so

that

you

will

know

when

you

have

completed

all

the

required

tasks.

Then,

you

are

ready

to

install

your

operating

system.

Notes:

1.

Plug

and

Play

adapters

are

configured

automatically.

Non-Plug

and

Play

adapters

or

non-IBM

adapters

might

require

switch

settings,

additional

device

drivers,

and

installation

after

the

operating

system

is

installed.

See

the

documentation

that

comes

with

the

adapter.

2.

Diagnostics

for

your

server

come

in

BIOS

code

or

on

a

separate

diagnostics

CD.

System

Partition

The

ServerGuide

program

creates

a

50

MB

System

Partition

on

the

default

drive.

The

System

Partition

contains

server-specific

utility

programs

such

as

service-processor

disk

operating

system

(DOS)

utilities,

system

diagnostics,

flash

BIOS

updates,

and

other

programs.

Programs

in

the

System

Partition

vary

by

server

model,

and

not

all

server

models

run

utility

programs

from

the

System

Partition.

To

determine

which

ones

do,

start

the

ServerGuide

Setup

and

Installation

CD

and

view

the

online

overview.

After

setup

is

complete,

you

can

access

programs

in

the

System

Partition

by

restarting

the

server

and

pressing

Alt+F1

when

the

prompt

is

displayed.

The

System

Partition

menu

displays

the

programs

that

are

available

on

your

server

model.

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IBM

xSeries

235

Type

8671:

User’s

Guide