Configuration Overview
Configuration Overview
You play a key role in how your server allocates resources to organize and
interconnect hardware devices and software programs. This allocation process is
referred to as
configuration. The steps required to configure your server depend on
the number and types of devices and programs that you install.
Your server supports several types of adapters. Because of this flexibility, you can
choose from among thousands of adapters and devices that comply with any of the
following standards:
Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)
Industry Standard Architecture (ISA)
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI)
In general, the greater the number and variety of hardware devices and software
programs that you install in your server, the more you will have to interact with your
server and your devices to correctly configure your system.
Your server comes with the following hardware configuration utility programs:
Configuration/Setup Utility
With the built-in Configuration/Setup Utility program, you can configure
system-board functions, such as serial and parallel port assignments; change
interrupt request settings; and change the startup sequence for drives that you
install. You can also use this utility program to set passwords for starting up
the server and accessing the Configuration/Setup Utility program.
SCSISelect Utility
With the built-in SCSISelect Utility program, you can configure the SCSI
devices that you install in your server. You can use SCSISelect to change
default values, resolve configuration conflicts, and perform a low-level format on
a SCSI hard disk drive.
Before installing a new device or program, read the documentation that comes with
it. Reading the instructions helps you determine the steps required for installation
and configuration. The following actions are typically, but not always, required to
configure your server.
1. Run the Configuration/Setup Utility program and record the current
configuration settings.
2. Set switches on the server system board.
See “System Board Switches” on page 170 for the meanings of the system
board switches.
3. Set jumpers or switches on the device.
See the device installation instructions.
4. Install the device in the server.
See Chapter 4, “Installing Options” on page 39.
5. Install software programs.
Refer to the information provided with the “ServerGuide and Netfinity Manager
Information” section of this
Server Library and with your operating system for
more information.
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Netfinity 5000 Server Hardware Information and Procedures
