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Chapter 2. Configuring your server 21
The ServerGuide program requires a supported IBM server with an enabled startable
(bootable) CD-ROM drive. In addition to the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD,
you must have your operating-system CD to install your operating system.
The ServerGuide program has the following features:
• Sets system date and time.
• Detects the SCSI RAID adapter or controller and runs the SCSI RAID
configuration program.
• Updates the licensed internal code (firmware) level without diskettes.
• Checks the system BIOS code and microcode (firmware) levels of supported
options to determine whether a later level is available from the CD. You can
perform updates without using diskettes.
• Provides the Performance Optimizer program to easily tune your SCSI RAID
adapter settings for your server environment.
• Creates a System Partition on the default drive. You can run server-specific utility
programs after setup.
• Detects installed hardware options and provides updated device drivers for most
adapters and devices.
• Creates a setup-replication diskette for replicating setup selections for other
servers of the same model.
• Provides diskette-free installation for supported operating systems.
• Provides a replicated installation path for multiple installations of supported
operating systems.
• Includes an online README file with links to tips for your hardware and operating-
system installation.
Setup and configuration overview
When you use the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, you do not need setup
diskettes. You can use the CD to configure any supported IBM server model. The
ServerGuide program checks your system BIOS, service processors, and other
system hardware to determine if system updates are available. The setup program
provides a list of tasks that are required to set up your server model. On SCSI RAID
servers, you can run the SCSI RAID configuration program to create logical drives.
Note: Features and functions can vary slightly with different versions of the
ServerGuide program.
When you start the ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD, the program performs the
following tasks:
• 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.)
• 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.
• 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.