Configuring hardware before installing operating systems

Before you can install operating systems, you have to configure the hardware in your environment. The quick start guides in this section help you through those tasks.

Table 1. Configuring hardware
Description Link to document
Configuring Ethernet switches
Configuring the IBM Flex System EN4091 10Gb Ethernet Pass-thru module PDF
Configuring the IBM Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch PDF
Configuring the IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093 10Gb Scalable Switch PDF
Configuring the IBM Flex System Fabric CN4093 10Gb Converged Scalable Switch PDF
Configuring a virtual LAN (VLAN) on an Ethernet switch (using an IBM Flex System EN2092 1Gb Ethernet Scalable Switch or an IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093 10Gb Scalable Switch) PDF
Configuring a virtual Network Interface Controller (vNIC) (using an IBM Flex System Fabric EN4093 10Gb Scalable Switch and an IBM Flex System EN4054 4-port 10Gb Ethernet Adapter) PDF
Configuring Fibre Channel switches
Configuring the IBM Flex System FC3171 8Gb SAN Switch PDF
Configuring the IBM Flex System FC5022 16Gb SAN Scalable Switch PDF
Configuring Infiniband switches
Configuring the IBM Flex System IB6131 Infiniband switch PDF
Configuring a compute node using the IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU)
Configuring an IBM X-Architecture compute node’s settings using IBM Advanced Settings Utility (ASU) PDF
Improving the boot time for an X-Architecture compute node
Configuring an IBM X-Architecture compute node’s settings for optimal boot times PDF
Configuring the IBM Fabric Manager server
Setting up IBM Fabric Manager (IFM) PDF