Installing your operating system without ServerGuide . . . . . . . . . .65
Using the Boot Menu program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Using the PXE boot agent utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Starting the PXE boot agent utility program . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
PXE boot agent utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Installing and using the baseboard management controller utility programs . . .67
Enabling and configuring SOL using the OSA SMBridge management utility
program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Installing the OSA SMBridge management utility program . . . . . . . .76
Using the baseboard management controller utility programs . . . . . . .77
Using the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Starting the SAS/SATA Configuration Utility program . . . . . . . . . .79
SerialSelect Utility menu choices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Disk Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Using ServeRAID Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Configuring the controller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80
Viewing the configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Using the Scalable Partition Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Creating a scalable partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Deleting a scalable partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
Chapter 4. Updating IBM Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Appendix. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
Product recycling and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
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