Installing
your
operating
system
without
ServerGuide
If
you
have
already
configured
the
server
hardware
and
you
decide
not
to
use
the
ServerGuide
program
to
install
your
operating
system,
complete
the
following
steps
to
download
the
latest
operating-system
installation
instructions
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
page:
1.
Go
to
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/.
2.
In
the
Download
section,
click
Downloads
&
drivers
.
3.
On
the
“Downloads
and
drivers”
page,
in
the
Brand
field,
select
Servers
.
4.
In
the
Family
field,
select
xSeries
346
.
5.
Click
Continue
.
6.
In
the
View
by
document
type
field,
select
OS
installation
.
7.
Select
the
instructions
for
your
operating
system.
Using
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
for
Adaptec
HostRAID
configuration
Use
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
to
add
RAID
level-0
and
level-1
functionality
with
the
option
of
a
hot-spare
drive
to
the
SCSI
controller
with
integrated
RAID.
Installing
a
ServeRAID-7k
enables
the
SCSI
controller
to
provide
additional
RAID
levels.
This
utility
is
part
of
the
BIOS
code
in
the
server.
The
SCSI
RAID
feature
comes
disabled
by
default.
You
must
enable
it
and
install
the
device
drivers
before
you
can
use
it.
SCSI
RAID
configuration
utilities,
device
drivers,
and
information
are
available
on
the
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD.
Enabling
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
Complete
the
following
steps
to
enable
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature:
1.
Turn
on
the
server.
2.
When
the
prompt
Press
<CTRL><A>
for
SCSISelect
Utility
appears,
press
Ctrl+A.
If
you
have
set
an
administrator
password,
you
are
prompted
to
type
the
password.
3.
Use
the
arrow
keys
to
select
the
channel
for
which
you
want
to
change
settings
and
press
Enter.
4.
Select
Configure/View
SCSI
Controller
Setting
;
then,
select
HostRAID
.
5.
Select
Enabled
.
6.
Press
Esc;
then,
select
Yes
to
save
the
changes.
Using
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
The
instructions
in
this
section
describe
how
to
access
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
from
the
SCSISelect
Utility
program
and
perform
an
initial
RAID
level-1
configuration.
If
you
install
a
different
type
of
RAID
adapter
in
the
server,
use
the
configuration
method
described
in
the
instructions
that
come
with
that
adapter
to
view
or
change
SCSI
settings
for
attached
devices.
See
the
documentation
on
the
ServeRAID-7e
(Adaptec
HostRAID)
Support
CD
for
additional
information
about
how
to
use
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature.
Configuring
the
controller
Complete
the
following
steps
to
use
the
SCSI
HostRAID
feature
to
configure
a
RAID
level-1
array:
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IBM
xSeries
346
Type
8840:
User’s
Guide
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