The ServerGuide program
can reduce the time it takes to install an operating system. It provides
the device drivers that are required for your hardware and for the
operating system that you are installing. This section describes a
typical ServerGuide operating-system
installation.
Note: Features and functions can vary slightly with different
versions of the ServerGuide program.
- After you have completed the setup process, the operating-system
installation program starts. (You will need your operating-system
CD to complete the installation.)
- The ServerGuide program
stores information about the compute node model, IMM2, hard disk drive
controllers, and network adapters. Then, the program checks the CD
for newer device drivers. This information is stored and then passed
to the operating-system installation program.
- The ServerGuide program
presents operating-system partition options that are based on your
operating-system selection and the installed hard disk drives.
- The ServerGuide program
prompts you to insert your operating-system CD and restart the compute
node. At this point, the installation program for the operating system
takes control to complete the installation.