Chapter 1 HP NetServer Navigator
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Configuration Assistant
Configuration Assistant guides you through the steps necessary to configure
the NetServer. Three methods of configuration are available: Express, Custom and
Replicate.
Express configuration is the preferred method to configure your HP NetServer
since it leads you through the configuration process in sequence and offers you
default selections. An Express configuration includes the following steps:
• Update System BIOS: This step appears if Configuration Assistant detects
that a newer version of the BIOS is available on the HP Navigator CD-
ROM. You must update your BIOS to the new version if you want to
continue in Express mode.
• Select NOS: HP NetServer Navigator uses the NOS (Network Operating
System) information to create the drivers diskette that you need to install
your operating system and to create a file that contains the appropriate
NOS installation and optimization instructions. The information may also
be used to select the appropriate default configuration settings.
• Execute EISA Configuration Utility: This step runs the EISA
Configuration Utility (ECU) in automatic mode (if you are not installing
ISA cards) or manual mode (if you are installing ISA cards). Before and
after running the ECU, Configuration Assistant will run Configuration
Advisor to detect and notify you of any known problems with your current
configuration.
• Show Configured Cards: This step shows the cards configured by the
ECU, including PCI cards, and allows you to make changes if necessary.
• Configure Disk Array (JetSet Utility): If you have an installed HP disk
array, you must configure it with JetSet Utility.
• Install Utility Partition: This step creates an 8 MB utility partition on the
server hard disk where HP NetServer Navigator will copy the EISA
Configuration Utility (ECU), Diagnostic Assistant, BIOS Update Utility,
system and accessory CFG and OVL files, Error Message Utility (EMU)
and other utilities. This is not available for SCO UNIX.
