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CONTENTS
1.0 About this readme file
2.0 ServerGuide Architecture versions
3.0 Supported Running Mode
3.1 CD/DVD Installs Support
3.2 USB Installs Support
3.3 Remote Installs Support
4.0 Supported hardware and operating systems
4.1 RAID adapters supported by ServerGuide
4.2 Fibre adapters supported by ServerGuide
5.0 Packaged Device Driver
6.0 Limitations
7.0 Support Web sites
8.0 Notices and trademarks
9.0 Other vendor software
1.0 ABOUT THIS README FILE
--------------------------IBM ServerGuide reduces the complexity of server deployment by
detecting installed options and providing device drivers. The

ServerGuide wizard detects the server model and installed

adapters; then, the wizard guides you through setup,
configuration, and network operating system (NOS) installation.
2.0 ServerGuide Architecture versions
-------------------------------------There are three versions of IBM ServerGuide available from the WEB:
o IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation i386
- Supports the installation of 32bit Windows Server operating systems
to IBM System x and BladeCenter servers.
- Supports the installation of 64bit Windows Server 2008 that is on a
special disc containing both 32bit and 64bit Windows Server 2008 images.
o IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation x86-64 for Windows Server 2008 and 200
3
- Supports the installation of 64bit Windows Server 2008 and 2003 in either
legacy or native uEFI mode to IBM System x and BladeCenter servers.
- Automatically detects whether to install in legacy mode or native
uEFI mode depending on the server's settings.
o IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation x86-64 for Windows Servre 2012 only
- Supports the installation of 64bit Windows Server 2012 in either legacy
or native uEFI mode to IBM System x and BladeCenter servers.
- Automatically detects whether to install in legacy mode or native
uEFI mode depending on the server's settings.
Note: The correct architecture version of ServerGuide must be used to
install the desired architecture version of the Windows Server operating
systems.
The supported systems for three versions of IBM ServerGuide are listed
in IBM ServerGuide page, refer to section 7.0 of this readme.
3.0 SUPPORTED RUNNING MODE
--------------------------3.1 CD/DVD Installs Support
o ServerGuide supports to be burned into a CD/DVD. Then you can boot a system f
rom
the ServerGuide CD/DVD for Windows Operation System deployment.
3.2 USB Installs Support
o ServerGuide supports to be burned into a USB key. Then you can boot a system
from
the ServerGuide USB for Windows Operation System deployment.
o ServerGuide USB is able to automatically load external device drivers which a
re

stored in the folder "SGDEPLOY\ExtraDrvs\ALL" in the USB. Here the format of

the
device driver must be raw date files which looks like *.inf, *.sys or *.dll.
o ServerGuide USB supports to deploy OS source tree which are stored in the sub
folder
of the folder "SGDEPLOY\OS" in the USB.
o USB Install Limitations:
- When user intend to install Windows Server 2008 using ServerGuide USB with
bundled
OS source, user need to ensure the boot option "USB storage" is after "Hard
Disk 0"
and "CD/DVD Rom" in the boot order setting of UEFI.
o Instructions for burning ServerGuide into a USB key:
1 Insert a USB key in the system.
2 Open a command prompt.
3 Use diskpart.exe to format the USB key as a single FAT32 partition spannin
g
the entire key, and set the partition to active, as shown in this example.
diskpart
select disk 1
clean
create partition primary
select partition 1
active
format fs=fat32 quick
assign
exit
4 Copy ServerGuide files from ServerGuide ISO to the USB key.
3.3 Remote Installs Support
o Remote Installs are supported using the Remote Supervisor
Adapter II (RSA II), Integrated Management Module (IMM),
BladeCenter Management Module (MM), and BladeCenter
Advanced Management Module (AMM).
o Remote Install Limitations:
- For MM only, the left button mouse function doesn't
work with a single click. The workaround is to use double click to
to do selections in ServerGuide graphical user interface.
- The same CD/DVD Drive used for ServerGuide CD needs to be use
for Windows CD/DVD.
o Instructions for running ServerGuide via remote disk feature:
NOTE: These directions are written for RSAII/AMM/MM. Steps to install via
recently updated AMMs and iMMs may differ slightly.
1 Install Java(TM) Plug-in and disable cache for Web Browser Java plug-in
to enable remote console to work.
2 Connect to the RSAII, MM,or AMM Web Management Interface (via Web browser
)
3
4
5
6
7

Click on Task "Remote Control"

Start Remote Control, it will open second Web Browser Window
Make sure the target System is Powered Off
Make sure the target System's CD/DVD drive is empty
Mount the ServerGuide CD

8
9
10
11
12
13

Click "Select File..." to load the IBM ServerGuide ISO image.

or
Click CD/DVD Drive to use IBM ServerGuide CD.
Add to the list of Devices with button ">>"
Select ServerGuide ISO Image or CD/DVD drive
Check box "Write Protected"
Push button "Mount Drive"
Power on the System
When the system is booting up, place the mouse in the center of the scree

n
until ServerGuide's Language selection screen comes up. If you have
mouse synchronization problems, move the mouse to one of the corners.
15 Follow IBM ServerGuide prompts
16 When asked to insert the Windows OS CD/DVD, unmount the remote disk drive
,
insert Windows CD/DVD, click "Mount Drive" and then click Next.
NOTE: Windows 2008 ISO images are not supported at this time.
17 When the IBM ServerGuide process finishes, unmount the
Windows OS CD/DVD and click Next.
4.0 SUPPORTED HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEMS
--------------------------------------------4.1 RAID adapters supported by ServerGuide
The following list of RAID adapters are supported for installation
with ServerGuide:
-

(39R8850)
(44E8700)
(46M0907)
(46M0912)
(46M0914)
(39R8805)
(39R8729)
(25R8064)
(39R8765)
(44E8700)
(49Y4731)
(81Y4492)
(90Y4750)
(46M0831)
(46M0832)
(81Y4542)
(81Y4448)
(46M0916)
(46M0829)
(46M0830)
(46M0930)
(81Y4481)
(90Y4304)
(81Y4481)
(ROMB )
(81Y4483)
(90Y4390)
(81Y4478)
(81Y4484,
(81Y4487,
(81Y4546,

MegaRAID 8480 SAS

IBM 3GB SAS HBA
IBM 6GB SAS HBA
IBM 6Gb Performance Optimized HBA
IBM 6Gb SSD HBA
ServeRAID 7t
ServeRAID 8i
ServeRAID 8k
ServeRAID 8s
ServeRAID BR10ie
ServeRAID BR10il
ServeRAID H1110
ServeRAID H1135
ServeRAID M1015
ServeRAID M1000 Series Advance Feature
ServeRAID M1100 RAID 5 Cache/Upgrade
ServeRAID M1115
ServeRAID M5014
ServeRAID M5015
ServeRAID M5025
ServeRAID M5000 Series Advance Feature
ServeRAID M5110
ServeRAID M5016
ServeRAID M5110
ServeRAID M5110e
ServeRAID M5110e(C1)
ServeRAID M5115
ServeRAID M5120
81Y4544) ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 5
81Y4559) ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 5
90Y4410) ServeRAID M5100 Series RAID 6

Key

Key

Cache/Upgrade
Flash/Upgrade
Upgrade

(90Y4412) ServeRAID M5100 Series Performance Accelerator

(90Y4447) ServeRAID M5100 Series SSD Cachig Enabler
(43W4296) ServeRAID MR10i
(44E8767) ServeRAID MR10il
(44E8695) ServeRAID MR10is
(43W4280) ServeRAID MR10k
(43W4339) ServeRAID MR10M
(90Y4422) ServeRAID C100
(81Y4406) ServeRAID C100-R5
(90Y4386, 90Y4430) ServeRAID C105
(46M0969) ServeRAID-B5015 SSD
(46C8988) N2115 SAS/SATA HBA
(46C9010) N2125 SAS/SATA 6Gb Non-RAID HBA
(47C8683) N2126 SAS/SATA 6Gb Non-RAID HBA
LSI SAS 2004
LSI SAS 2208
LSI Integrated SAS RAID (1064/1064E/1068)
LSI Integrated SCSI RAID

4.2 Fibre adapters supported by ServerGuide

The following lists of Fibre adapters are supported by ServerGuide.
- 2Gb
- 2Gb
- 2Gb
- 2Gb
- 2Gb
- 4Gb
- 4Gb
- 4Gb
- 4Gb
- 4Gb
- 4Gb
- 4Gb
- 4Gb
- 4Gb
deCenter
- 4Gb
enter
- 4Gb
- 4Gb
- 4Gb
- 8Gb
- 8Gb
- 8Gb
- 8Gb
- 8Gb
- 8Gb
- 8Gb
- 8Gb
- 8Gb
deCenter
- 8Gb
- 8Gb
- 8Gb
- 8Gb
- 8Gb
- 10Gb

(26K4841)
(13N2203)
(48P7061)
(13N1873)
(24P0960)
(39M5894)
(39M5895)
(59Y1987)
(59Y1993)
(42C2069)
(42C2071)
(26R0890)
(41Y8527)
(39Y9306)

BladeCenter SFF FC Expansion Card

IBM HS20 FC Expansion Card
IBM HS20 FC Expansion Card
IBM SMB 2-Gbps FC HBA
DS4000 Host Bus Adapter
DS4000 4Gb FC PCI-X Single Port HBA
DS4000 4Gb FC PCI-X Dual Port HBA
Brocade 4Gb FC PCIe Single Port HBA
Brocade 4Gb FC PCIe Single Port HBA
Emulex 4Gb FC PCIe Single Port HBA
Emulex 4Gb FC PCIe Single Port HBA
QLogic 4Gb SFF FC Expansion Card for IBM eServer BladeCenter
QLogic 4Gb FC Expansion Card (CFFv) for IBM BladeCenter
QLogic Ethernet and 4Gb FC Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM Bla

(26R0884) QLogic 4Gb Standard FC Expansion Card for IBM eServer BladeC
(46M6065)
(39R6525)
(39R6527)
(46M6049)
(46M6050)
Emulex FC
Emulex FC
(42D0485)
(42D0494)
(95Y2375)
(44X1945)
(44X1940)

QLogic 4Gb FC Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter

QLogic 4Gb FC PCIe Single-Port HBA
QLogic 4Gb FC PCIe Dual-Port HBA
Brocade 8Gb FC Single-port HBA
Brocade 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA
(CIOv) DC Dual-port
Single/Dual-port HBA
Emulex 8Gb FC Single Port HBA
Emulex 8Gb FC Dual Port HBA
Emulex 8Gb FC Mezz card
QLogic 8Gb FC Expansion Card (CIOv) for IBM BladeCenter
QLogic Ethernet and 8Gb FC Expansion Card (CFFh) for IBM Bla

(42D0501)
(42D0510)
(69Y1938)
(95Y2375)
(69Y1938)
(42C1820)

QLogic 8Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x

QLogic 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA for IBM System x
Qlogic 8Gb FC Dual-port HBA
IBM Flex FC3052 Dual-port 8Gb FC (Emulex)
IBM Flex FC3172 Dual-port 8Gb FC
Brocade 10Gb FCoE Dual Port

10Gb
10Gb
10Gb
10Gb
16Gb
16Gb
16Gb
16Gb
16Gb

(81Y1650)
(90Y3554)
(42C1800)
(42C1830)
(81Y1668)
(81Y1675)
(81Y1655)
(81Y1662)
(88Y6370)

Brocade 10Gb Dual Port CNA

Emulex 10Gb Quad Port CNA
Qlogic 10Gb Dual Port CNA
Qlogic 10Gb Dual Port CNA
Brocade 16Gb FC Single-port for IBM System x
Brocade 16Gb FC Dual-port for IBM System x
Emulex 16Gb FC Single-port HBA for IBM System x
Emulex 16Gb FC Dual-port for HBA IBM System x
IBM Flex FC5022 16Gb Dual-port FC

You can use ServerGuide to deploy the English, (Simplified) Chinese,

French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and Swedish language
versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems.
5.0 Packaged Device Driver
--------------------------*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*
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Driver Description
Driver Packa
ge
OS
Arch |
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| Broadcom NXII NIC - Overall SW Release
brcm_sw_nic_v15.2.4.3-cd_an
yos_32-64.iso
all
all |
| Broadcom NX NIC - Overall SW Release
brcm_sw_nic_v15.0.3.3-rc_an
yos_32-64.zip
all
all |
| IBM HBA/LSI Onboard 6Gb SAS/SATA/SSD
ibm_dd_mpt2sas_2.00.45_wind
ows_32-64.exe
all
all |
| Intel NIC - Overall SW Release
intc_sw_nic_v17.4-rc3-custo
m_anyos_32-64.zip
all
all |
| Emulex FC
elx_dd_fc_4.0-15_windows_32
-64.zip
all
all |
| Emulex CNA
elx_dd_ucna_4.0-16.3_window
s_32-64.zip
all
all |
| Brocade FC/10GB CNA
brcd_dd_cna_ngp-3.0.3.0_win
dows_32-64.exe
all
all |
| LSI SAS driver
ibm_dd_mptsas_1.31.02.00_wi
ndows_32-64.exe
all
all |
| ServeRAID M Series and MR10 SAS Controller Driver ibm_dd_sraidmr_5.2.112_wind
ows_32-64.exe
all
all |
| LSI SCSI
lsi_dd_mptscsi_1.25.10.00_w
in2k3_32-64.exe
all
all |
| HostRAID SATA
ibm_dd_hradpxx_1.5.11685.0_
windows_32-64.exe
all
all |
| HostRAID SAS
ibm_dd_adpahci_1.2.5576.0_w
indows_32-64
all
all |
| QLogic StorPort Win 2003/2008 Device Driver
qlgc_dd_fc_stor-9.1.9.25_wi
ndows_32-64.exe
all
all |
| Qlogic FC STOR Device Drivers for FLEX Systems
qlgc_dd_fc_flex-stor-9.1.9.
48_win2k8_32-64.exe
2008
all |
| Qlogic iSCSI
qlgc_dd_nic_6.0_windows_3264.exe
2008
all |
| Brocade 10 Gb Ethernet
brcd_dd_cna_stor-2.3.0.2_wi
ndows_32-64.exe
2008
all |
| ServeRAID SAS
ibm_dd_aacraid_5.2.0.12913_
windows_32-64.exe
2008
all |
| ServeRAID SATA
ibm_dd_aacraid_7t-5.2.0.153
17_win2k3_i386.exe
2008
all |

| HostRAID SCSI
indows_x86-64.exe
2008
all |
| Broadcom HT1000 SATA
2k8_32-64
2008
all |
| IBM iMM LAN over USB driver
32-64.exe
2008
all |
| LSI MegaRAID Software RAID 5 driver
_windows_32-64.exe
2008
all |
| AMD Radeon Display
k8_32-64.exe
2008
all |
| ATI Radeon Driver
rvr_32-64.exe
2008
all |
| Active PCI driver
_32-64.exe
2008
all |
| RAID SAS Controller
ndows_32-64.exe
2008
all |
| Intel Chipset Driver
-rev3_winsvr_32-64.exe 2008
all |
| Intel Chipset Inf(Cougar Point)
_winsvr_32-64.exe
2008
all |
| Matrox G200eV video driver for uEFI systems
nsvr_32-64.exe
2008
all |
| Matrox G200eR (Renesas) video driver
srvr_32-64.exe
2008
all |
| OSA IPMI device driver
_32-64.exe
2008
all |
| Intel Xeon E5/Core i7/C600/X79 series chipset
_winsvr_32-64.exe
2008
all |
| Intel Drivers for Intel-based Ethernet
s_32-64.zip
2008
all |
| OSA IPMI Mapping Layer x64
vr_x86-64.exe
2008
x64 |
| RSA II Daemon
r_x86-64.exe
2008
x64 |
| OSA IPMI Mapping Layer 32-bit
vr_i386.exe
2008
x86 |
| RSA II Daemon
r_i386.exe
2008
x86 |
| Automatic Server Restart Applicatio
_i386.exe
2008
x86 |
| Intel 8 Series Chipset Driver
_windows_i386.exe
2008
x86 |
| Brocade 10Gb CNA for IBM System X
dows_32-64.exe
2003
all |
| v15.1 Drivers Sw Release for Intel-based Ethernet
32-64.zip
2003
all |
| IBM 10 GbE SR Server Adapter Drivers Sw Release
2003
all |
| QLogic 10Gb Converged Network Adapters
2003
all |
| Qlogic CNA Fibre Over Ethernet
2003
all |
| Active PCI driver
_32-64.exe
2003
all |
| Intel 5000 Chipset Driver
-64.exe
2003
all |
| ServeRAID SCSI
386.exe
2003
x86 |
| ServeRAID SATA
17_win2k3_i386.exe
2003
x86 |

ibm_dd_a320raid_2.0.0.205_w
brcm_dd_sata_1.1.8049.1_win
ibm_fw_imm_yuoo32i_windows_
ibm_dd_megasr_15.0.329.2012
amd_dd_video_8.24.50.3_win2
ati_dd_video_8.24.50.2_wins
ibm_dd_apci_6.0.0.0_windows
ibm_dd_mptsas_1.31.02.00_wi
intel_dd_inteldp_9.1.1.1014
intel_dd_inteldp_9.2.0.1019
matrox_video_dd_1.03.001_wi
mtrox_dd_video_2.03.003_win
osa_dd_ipmi_jap410a_winsrvr
intel_dd_inteldp_9.2.3.1020
intc_sw_nic_v16.8.1-cd_anyo
ibm_lib_mlayr_vap919a_winsr
ibm_svc_rsa2_hlp922a_winsrv
ibm_lib_mlayr_vap419a_winsr
ibm_svc_rsa2_hlp422a_winsrv
ibm_utl_asr_wap901a_winsrvr
intel_dd_inteldp_8.3.1.1008
brcd_dd_cna_ngp-3.0.3.0_win
intc_dd_nic_v16.4-cd_anyos_
vS2IO10
IBM_12-09-11_Drop.zip
IBM_12-09-11_Drop.zip
ibm_dd_apci_5.2.1.0_windows
intel_dd_dma_1.00_win2k3_32
ibm_dd_ips_7.12.11_win2k3_i
ibm_dd_aacraid_7t-5.2.0.153

| HostRAID SATA
ibm_dd_aarich_4.00.414_wind
ows_i386
2003
x86 |
| HostRAID SCSI
ibm_dd_a320raid_3.00.00.63_
windows_i386.exe
2003
x86 |
| MegaRAID IDE
lsi_dd_megaide_456062006_wi
ndows_i386
2003
x86 |
| ServeRAID C100 Series Driver for Win 2012
ibm_dd_megasr_15.00.0811.20
12_windows_x86-64.exe 2012
x64 |
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6.0 LIMITATIONS
---------------The following limitations are applicable to this version of IBM
ServerGuide:
o One final reboot is recommended to finish hardware installation after the
Windows installation completes. For instance, yellow exclamation marks may
be present on the Intel(R) Ethernet Mezzanine Adapter due to the device
driver being unable to start. This issue is resolved by a reboot.
o A yellow exclamation mark may be present next to IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers
when there is no physical internal DVD drive connected. Despite the warning,
the device is still functioning properly.
To solve this problem,
from uEFI setup, change the mode from AHCI to IDE as below.
* Goto uEFI setup (F1)
* System setttings
* Device & I/O Ports
* Configure the onboard SATA <Select IDE>
* Save and reboot.
o When using ServerGuide in a multi-node server configuration, the
server summary report screen does not indicate a multi-node
configuration. However, the number of processors reported will
be consistent with the hardware.
o ServerGuide does not support installing to any USB storage device.
o When using a MegaRAID controller in System x3850 M2/System x3950 M2 for the
onboard drives, all RAID configurations need to deleted before any attempt to
use the LSI SAS 1078 onboard controller with the same onboard drives.
o When installing to drives attached to an IBM iSCSI Server TX adapter (30R5201
),
you may not be able to create a 100 GB partition. The workaroud is to create
a
partition of a different size (eg 110 GB).
o On x3850 M2 and x3950M2, the Microsoft IPMI device driver is required and is
the only supported IPMI driver. In Windows 2003, the Microsoft IPMI device dr
iver
is only supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2.
To install the Microsoft IPMI driver on an installation of Windows Server 200
3 R2:
1) In Control Panel, select Add or Remove Programs.

2)
3)
4)
5)

Select Add/Remove Windows Components.

Select Management and Monitoring Tools and press the Details button.
Choose the Hardware Management option.
Press the OK button to select the Hardware Management Component,
and then press the Next button.

o All iSCSI adapters require Windows 2003 Service Pack 1 or higher for the driv
er
to function properly.
o All Fiber channel adapters require Windows 2003 Service Pack 2 or higher for
the
driver to function properly.
o Service Pack 1 or higher is recommended for Windows Server 2003 installs on
System x3105. Installs done without a Service Pack will complete, but two yel
low
warnings are in the Device Manager under 'Other Devices':
PCI Memory Controller
SM Bus Controller
o Partitioning screen appears to hang
When using ServerGuide to partition disks of 300 GB or larger, the partitioni
ng
may take 15-20 minutes for the process to complete.
o RAID configuration for LSI-SAS adapters
For LSI 1064/1064e/1078 SAS controllers or an IBM SAS HBA controller and LSI
1020/1030 SCSI ServerGuide is unable to remove any logical volumes including
RAID arrays on the adapters due to the limitation of the adapters.
To avoid any problems with RAID configuration, use the Ctrl+C menu on system
POST prior to using ServerGuide to remove all logical volumes.
o Critical Error during RAID Configuration of adapter LSI 1078 SAS IR on the
x3850 M2/x3950 M2
For the LSI 1078 SAS IR controller, the total number of disks in a RAID array
cannot exceed six. To avoid any problems with RAID configuration of the LSI
1078
SAS IR controller, reduce the number of disks to six or select the RAID Defau
lts
option of ServerGuide instead of a specific RAID level.
o Critical Error during RAID Configuration
While performing RAID configuration on adapters with previous raid configurat
ions,
the process may fail with a critical error.
To resolve this problem, click back and retry the RAID configuration or click
Exit to restart the server and retry ServerGuide installation.
o "No operating system found" during Windows installation
When performing a Windows installation, ServerGuide attempts to install Windo
ws
to the first disk on the system presented by the diskpart command line utilit
y.
Due to limitations of the system, when multiple storage adapters are present
on the system, the first disk presented by the diskpart utility is not always
the first disk on the system.

To avoid this problem, please remove any or all storage adapters that are not
required for the Windows installation.
o "Windows cannot locate the disk and partition specified in the unattend answe
r
file's <ImageInstall> setting" during Windows 2008 installation
When performing a Windows installation, ServerGuide attempts to install Windo
ws
to the first disk on the system presented by the diskpart command line utilit
y.
Due to limitations of the system, when multiple storage adapters are present
on the system, the first disk presented by the diskpart utility is not always
the first disk on the system.
To avoid this problem, please remove all storage adapters or disks that are n
ot
required for the Windows installation.
o "Windows can not prepare the computer to boot to the next phase of the instal
lation"
during Windows 2008 installation When performing a Windows installation, Serv
erGuide
attempts to install Windows to the first disk on the system presented by the
diskpart command line utility. When multiple storage adpaters are present on
the
system, the first disk presented by the diskpart utility is not always the fi
rst
disk on the system.
To avoid this problem, please remove all storage adapters or disks that are n
ot
required for the Windows installation.
o Installing any Windows Server 2003 64-bit version with Service Pack 2 to SATA
drives connected to IBM SAS HBA on x3455 or performing Windows Server 2003 64
-bit
version with Service Pack 2 installation on x3655
To install any Windows Server 2003 64-bit version with Service Pack 2 to SATA
drive(s) connected to SAS HBA part number 25R8060 on a System x3455, the plan
ar
SATA controller must be disabled in the BIOS. Likewise, to install one of the
se
Operating Systems on System x3655 the onboard SATA controller must be disable
d.
To do this:
1)
2)
3)
4)

Boot into BIOS Setup

Go into the "Devices
Set "Planar SATA" to
Save the changes and

by pressing F1
and I/O Ports" menu
disabled
exit

After the OS is installed, you may reenable the SATA controller, but in order
for
it to work you will need to install the drivers found in the C:\drv\SATA dire
ctory.
Note: Installing an OS to external storage is not supported with this adapter
.

o Windows Server 2008 and 2012 x64 requires 1024 MB or greater of system memory
.
o Windows 2008 Japanese keyboard information:
The Windows 2008 unattended install process does not properly set the keyboar
d
type to the Japanese (106/109 key) keyboard type, even if it was selected in
the Windows 2008 install screen.
To set the keyboard type to Japanese (106/109 key) keyboard in Windows 2008
after installation has completed, run C:\jpkbd106.reg and then reboot the sys
tem.
o When installing Windows 2003 with an IBM 10GbE PCIe SR Server Adapter (P/N 42
C1760)
in the system, you may find a yellow bang in Device Manager under "Other Devi
ce"
for the "Ethernet Controller"
To resolve this problem,
1) Create an account at:
http://www.netxen.com/support/downloads/drivers_software.asp
2) Log into the account with the OEM set to 'IBM'.
3) Once you have logged on, download the zip file containing the driver.
4) Unzip the driver package.
5) To install the driver, right click on the "Ethernet Controller" in Device
Manager and select "Update Driver..."
6) On the first screen of the wizard select "Install from a list or specific
location (Advanced)".
7) On the next screen click the checkbox "Include this location in the searc
h:"
and use the browser button to navigate to the unzipped driver directory.
8) The correct subdirectory will either be win2k3\x64 or win2k3\x86 dependin
g
on if you are running a 64-bit or 32-bit version of Windows respectively.
9) After you have selected the correct driver directory then continue to sel
ect
next to navigate through the rest of the Hardware Update Wizard.
o ServerGuide does not support the use of the following iSCSI Server Adapter (7
3P3601).
o The Brocade 8Gb Single and Dual Port fibre adapters (46M6049 and 46M6050) are
only
supported as data drives. OS installations through these adapters are not sup
ported.
o A yellow exclamation mark may be present on a "Memory Module" in the Device
Manager after installing Windows Server 2008 when using the maximum amount
of memory supported with that version of Windows. This occurs as a result of
memory mapped devices. Despite the warning, the device is still functioning p
roperly.
Refer to the Cause section of http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929605 for more
information.
o When performing a Windows 2008 installation, the "Where do you want to instal
l
Windows?" screen may appear during the Windows Setup portion of the installat
ion.

Press "Next" on this screen to continue with the installation since ServerGui
de
has already formatted and partitioned the drives. Performing any formatting o
r
partitioning at this screen could cause the OS installation to fail.
o 3GB SAS expander kit may cause "IBM ESXS SAS EXP BP SCSI Enclosure Device" to
show up in Windows Server 2003 Device Manager with a yellow question mark if
the firmware is lower than revision 0.58. Please run the latest UXSP for your
system, or at minimum install the firmware found at the following link so the
expansion adapter shows properly in Device Manager:
https://www-947.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MI
GR-5079655&brandind=5000008
o Installing Windows Server 2003 to a system with a fibre adapter installed fai
ls.
When installing Windows Server 2003 to a system with a fibre adapter,
the installation may fail with the error message "QL2300.sys is corrupted." o
r
"elxstor.sys is corrupted."
To sucessfully install Windows Server 2003 to a system with a fibre adapter,
you must use Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2.
o When performing a Windows Server 2008 installation, ServerGuide does not dist
inguish
between a Windows Server 2008 x86 disc and a Windows Server 2008 x64 disc dur
ing the
"Search OS Media" step. If the wrong version of Windows Server 2008 is insert
ed then
ServerGuide will attempt to perform the installation and fail.
o When installing to a drive that previously used GPT partitioning the operatin
g system
installation may fail. This failure is caused by an incomplete cleanup of the
drive by
Diskpart. To resolve this issue restart the system and retry the Windows inst
allation.
o A popup may be displayed while ServerGuide is running stating "You must resta
rt
your computer to apply these changes. Before restarting, save any open files
and close all programs." If this occurs, click the button labeled "Restart La
ter"
and continue the installation with ServerGuide.
o Windows Server 2003 Installs with a 49Y4220 or 42C1780 iSCSI adapter will
fail without one of the following Microsoft hotfixes:
1) Hotfix for x86 32-bit: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/957910
2) Hotfix for x86 64-bit : http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943295
When installing with the iSCSI adapter present but not intended as the boot
device, the hotfix can be run after the Windows installation to allow the
device driver to start, and remove the yellow exclamation marks in device
manager. If the Windows installation will be done to storage connected to
the 49Y4220 or 42C1780, the hotfix must be slipstreamed into your OS files
or the installation will not complete. Please refer to the following
knowledge base article for slipstream help:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814847
Hints and tips for this hotfix:

1) Use the entire contents of the Windows Server 2003 disc, rather than
copying just the i386 directory.
2) In step 9 it is recommended that you add to the new information to the
existing svcpack.in_ rather than deleting it and creating a new file.
If you choose to create a new file, it must be name svcpack.in_,
not svcpack.ini. The information in the [Version] field must also match
the version of Windows you are using for your installation, not the
information shown in the article.
3) The article pertains to Windows 2000 Server and Server 2003 32-bit
installations, so the steps are slightly different for the 64-bit
slipstream process. For instance, substitute the AMD64 directory
wherever the article uses the i386 directory.
o When installing Windows 2003 without Service Pack 2 included,
the "Everyone" group does not have the same permissions it would have if a re
tail
install was performed.
To grant the "Everyone" group the same permissions as a retail install, perfo
rm
the following steps:
1) Open Windows Explorer, right click on the C:\ drive, and select "Properti
es"
from the drop down menu
2) Select the "Security" tab in the "Properties" window and click the "Add..
." button
3) In the field to enter the object name enter "Everyone" and click OK
4) Click the "Advanced" button on the "Security" tab in the "Properties" win
dow
5) In the "Advanced Security Settings" window, select the "Everyone" group a
nd
click the "Edit..." button
6) In the "Permission Entry" window select the option "This folder only" in
the
drop down menu for the "Apply onto" field.
7) Click the "OK" button in each window to apply the new security settings
o ServerGuide may present a message stating that there was an internal error wi
th
"savestat /reset" on some uEFI systems with older uEFI versions. To prevent t
his,
make sure your uEFI levels are updated to the latest version. If the error i
s
displayed on the last screen of ServerGuide before the reboot into the unatte
nded
portion of the OS installation, it will not have any adverse effects on the
completion of the OS installation.
o When using ServerGuide to perform RAID configuration, a best practice is to
ensure that all the disks connected to the RAID controller are the same size.
o While performing a Windows installation you might encounter the following err
or message:
"Windows cannot locate the disk and partition specified in the unattend answe
r file's
<ImageInstall> setting". This error can occur for different reasons including
the
installation drive having previously been formatted as a GPT drive or having
a
different OS previously installed on the system.

To resolve this issue, first restart the system and retry the Windows install
ation.
If this does not resolve the issue then delete all partitions and formatting
on the
drives in the system and retry the Windows installation. If this does not res
olve the
issue, and the system has multiple storage adapters,
please see the next limitation for additional steps to try.
o When performing a Windows installation, ServerGuide attempts to install Windo
ws
on the first disk of the system presented by Microsoft's diskpart utility. Du
e to
the limitations of the system, when multiple storage adapters are present on
the
system, the first disk presented by the diskpart utility is not always the th
e
first disk on the system.
To avoid this problem, please remove all storage adapters and/or disks that a
re
not required for the Windows installation.
o When installing Windows 2008 with Director Agent 6, you might encounter the e
rror
message "wscancfg.exe has stopped working". This error can occur when any ser
vice
program needed by Director Agent 6 is not active. At that time, you can close
the
error message box directly to continue installing Windows 2008 & Director Age
nt 6.
o Lan Over USB device will always be enabled after the Windows 2008 x64 version
,
which is on a disc containing both Windwos 2008 x64 and Windows 2008 x86 imag
es,
is installed by SG x86. If needed you can disable it in device manager.
o After Windows 2008 os installation completing on system x iDataPlex dx360 M3
Type 6391 with an NVIDIA Graphics Adapter, there might be one yellow warning
in the Device Manager under 'Display adapters': Standard VGA Graphics Adapter
you can install the driver found at the following link to remove the yellow w
arning:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/systemx/selectFixes?parent=ibm
~SystemxiDataPlexdx360M3server&product=ibm/systemx/6391&&platform=All&functio
n=all#Video
o After Windows 2008 os installation completing on System x3755 M3 Type 7164, t
here
might be one yellow warning in the Device Manager under 'Other devices': PCI
Device
you can install the driver found at the following link to remove the yellow w
arning:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/systemx/selectFixes?parent=ibm
~Systemx3755M3&product=ibm/systemx/7164&&platform=All&function=all#CHIPSET-IN
F
o After installing Windows Server 2003 to a system with Emulex fibre adapters,
such as 46M6140, there might yellow exclamation marks in the Device Manager

under 'SCSI and RAID controllers'.

To remove the yellow exclamation marks and install Emulx StorPort driver succ
essfully,
you will need to intall the Microsoft QFE update KB932755,please reboot after
installing the QFE update. For more information about the Microsoft QFE updat
e,
please refer to the following link:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932755
o A warning might be shown "administrator pwd needs to be modified" in the dash
board after the Windows 2011 SBS deployment finished. It won't affect the usa
ge
because the Windows 2011 SNS will ask the user to create a new administrator
account during the installation.
o You might need to change the Lun discovery at Brocade bios (Ctrl+b or Alt+b)
to "Flash Values" or "FirstLUN" first when deploying Windows OS in legacy boo
t mode
to external storage device connected via Broadcade 16Gb Fibre Channel Mezz ca
rd.
o ServerGuide only can support 'United States' keyboard layout, even if you sel
ect
other keyboard layout in the step 'Localization'.
o ServerGuide does NOT support Qlogic FCoE adapter on Windows server 2012 platf
orm.
o Your Virtual Disks that are configured by ServerGuide for write-back might be
temporarily running in write-throuth mode. This is caused by the battery bein
g
charged, missing or bad. Please allow the battery to charge for 24 hours befo
re
evaluating the battery for replacement.
o For the installation of Microsoft Windows for Storage Area Network (SAN) boot
,
there can be unexpected results when the storage, which the Windows Operating
System (OS) will be installed, is presented with multiple paths to one or mor
e hosts.
To avoid this problem, configure only one path to the storage that is used fo
r the
installation of Windows OS and disconnect all other active paths.
For more information, refer to Retain Tip H207009.
o When booting ServerGuide USB key with legacy mode, the Installation may faile
d with
the following message: "Setup was unable to create a new system partition or
locate
an existing system partition. See the Setup log files for more information."
It may
be due to the Option(such as RAID) ROM isn't completely loaded.
To avoid this problem, there are two options as follows.
1. Set the option ROM execution order higher in the "Set Option ROM Execution
Order"
setting of UEFI.
2. Disable the Adapter Option ROM support which doesn't need to be loaded in
the OS

boot phase in the "Enable/Disable legacy ROM execution" setting of UEFI.

For more information, please refer to IBM RETURN tip H196527:
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5083157
o When using ServerGuide to configure RSSM disk drive from DSM12 and internal d
isk drive
on blade into a same RAID array, this RAID group will be in degraded status.
To avoid this problem, use ServerGuide Advanced RAID configuration to configu
re internal
disk drive without the external RSSM disk drive.
o When user intend to support the following FC adapters with ServerGuide, user
need to
download the latest device driver from IBM fixcentral website, then import th
e device
driver through ServerGuide GUI.
* (95Y2379) IBM Flex System FC5022 FC Adapter
* (95Y2386) IBM Flex System FC5052 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter
* (95Y2391) IBM Flex System FC5054 4-port 16Gb FC Adapter
* (69Y1942) IBM Flex System FC5172 2-port 16Gb FC Adapter
7.0 SUPPORT WEB SITES
---------------------The following Web pages provide resources for understanding, using,
and troubleshooting IBM deployment and systems-management software:
o IBM ServerGuide
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-GUIDE
ServerGuide is an IBM server installation assistant that simplifies the proce
ss of
installing and configuring IBM System x, eServer xSeries and BladeCenter serv
ers.
ServerGuide goes beyond hardware configuration by assisting with the installa
tion
of your operating system, the latest system device drivers and other system
components with minimal user intervention.
o IBM ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=SERV-TOOLKIT
The ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit is a collection of system-configuration too
ls
and installation scripts that you can use to deploy software to your IBM eSer
ver
or xSeries server in a repeatable, predictable manner. When used with IBM Ser
verGuide
and IBM UpdateXpress, the ServerGuide Scripting Toolkit provides a total solu
tion
for deploying IBM eServer or xSeries servers in an unattended mode.
o IBM ToolsCenter
http://www-947.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=TOOL-CENTER

The IBM ToolsCenter is a collection of server management tools to help manage

your
IBM System x and BladeServer environment. ToolsCenter makes managing your ser
ver
environment less complicated, more productive and cost-effective.
o IBM System x and BladeCenter ToolsCenter Information Center
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/toolsctr/v1r0/index.jsp
The IBM ToolsCenter for System x and BladeCenter Information Center contains
all
the information that you need to deploy, configure, update, and diagnose your
IBM System x and BladeCenter products.
o IBM Systems Director
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/software/director/
IBM Systems Director is the platform management backbone to achieve Smarter C
omputing.
o IBM Systems Management Solution for System x
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/x/solutions/management/resources/index.html
This Web page provides an overview of IBM systems management solution for Sys
tem x.
o IBM Systems Management Software
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/software/management.html
This Web page provides an overview of IBM systems management software.
o IBM ServerProven
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/
This Web page provides compatibility information about hardware, software, an
d middleware.
o IBM Support
http://www.ibm.com
This is the IBM Support Web site for IBM hardware and systems-management soft
ware.
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