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Chapter 3
Installing and Configuring
For Manual NOS Installation
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: Before you perform a manual NOS installation, you must print
instructions and manually create NOS-specific driver diskettes as follows:
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Create Drivers Diskette(s): On the Create Drivers Diskette(s) screen, select Create Drivers Dis-
kette(s) to create one or more customized diskettes containing HP drivers and configuration files
to use when you install the NOS.
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Print and Read Instructions: On the Show NOS Installation Instructions screen, select Save to
Disk to copy the Network Operating System Installation Instructions to disk. Then print them out
from the disk. Read the instructions first, and then follow them to manually install the NOS.
Custom Configuration
Only select Custom on the Configuration menu if you are experienced in Server configuration and have a
preferred sequence of steps, or if you prefer to configure your system one component at a time. In Custom
configuration mode, you perform the same configuration steps as provided in Guided configuration mode, but
these can be done in any order.
After you have selected the NOS, version, and NOS installation mode (automated or manual), and after you
have viewed the Configuration Advisories, the Custom Configuration screen displays the following menu:
Essential Steps
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Configure Disk Array:
This configures your HP disk array, but requires you to fill out the Disk Array Configuration Worksheet,
before proceeding. Click Help for more details.
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Execute Card Utilities:
This executes the available configuration utilities for installed cards.
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Create Drivers Diskette(s):
SCSI HP NetRaid Adapter and video adapter drivers for MS Windows NT 4.0 on HP Server tc4100s.
Recommended Steps
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Update System BIOS:
This utility will update the system BIOS. The utility partition, if installed, will also be updated.
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Install Utility Partition:
Installs utility partition to the boot or system drive. This is NOT available under SCO Unix.
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Show System Information:
Shows hardware inventory and system resource (interrupts, I/O space) allocation.
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Show NOS Installation Instructions:
Select this option to save a copy of NOS installation instructions to diskette and to print it out.
Replicate Configuration
In Replicate configuration mode, you can save a copy of your current system configuration or load a previously
saved configuration. This method saves time when configuring multiple, identical systems. Select Replicate on
the Configuration Assistant menu.
