Excellent! Glad you got it working. Happy Friday everyone!
Jonathan - Thumb typed from my HTC Droid Incredible (and yes, it really is) on the Verizon network. On Feb 25, 2011 10:17 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Anyway, happy to say that, when I came in this morning, the server had > accepted the setup of Win2003. I've been merrily running patches ever > since. > > It seems that the first time, when running the "Server Guide", it > pretended to create the RAID but did not do so. > > Second time through, I'd set up the RAID in webBIOS. ServerGuide then > seemed to have the correct drivers, and so the OS installed. > > Thanks for your assistance.. > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > ASPCA® > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > [email protected] > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > www.aspca.org > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is > from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA > ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may > contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not > the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any > dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this > e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email > and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any > printout thereof. > > > > > Jonathan <[email protected]> > 02/24/2011 01:53 PM > Please respond to > "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > > > To > "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > Press this button if the "To" is a fax number. Enter in the fax number > like 123-456-7890. > cc > > Subject > Re: Installing OS on IBM x3550 server > > > > > > > Also, IBM tech support, in my experience, has been VERY good (I've got > a number of IBM servers, both x86 and RISC based, and IBM has *NEVER* > let me down (I can't say the same for HP or Dell, and I've dealt with > both more than I care to). I usually get someone in North America > (again, I can't say the same for HP or Dell). The last time I called > IBM (about 3 weeks ago) I got a guy in Atlanta who was very > knowledgeable and able to immediately answer my questions. > > If you call them, I seriously doubt that you'll be sorry. > > Jonathan > > On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:50 PM, Jonathan <[email protected]> wrote: >> What kind of RAID Controller do you have, what is the firmware on the >> RAID controller, and what drivers do you require for it? >> >> My guess is that it is requiring drivers specific to your RAID >> controller. You'll need to download and extract the specific drivers >> for the controller and OS and put them on a CD. >> >> Jonathan >> >> On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 2:28 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Greetings! >>> >>> A few weeks ago I ordered an IBM x3550 server with a few hardware > options... >>> >>> Last week the server arrived, with all its hardware options packaged in >>> individual boxes. No printed docs of any use (but "Safety info" > printed in >>> every human language having an alphabet), but a few CDs. No > instructions on >>> how to read the CDs (had to "edit" the autorun file), but I have > ultimately >>> printed a few hundred pages. All the hardware installed, etc now. >>> >>> Among those pages printed was how to use the ServerGuide CD, which was > not >>> included. Had to go download an image and burn it. >>> >>> FINALLY, I see it is similar to the Dell server assistant CD, prompting > me >>> step by step on OS and installation options. I go through that, insert > my >>> OS CD, wait and see the Microsoft gray installation screens (Windows > 2003), >>> and leave for a break. >>> >>> When I get back, I see a "graphic" implying I should insert a 3.5" CD > into >>> what appears to be a 5.25" floppy drive and to hit "F1". >>> >>> I've been through this cycle a few times now, with no media in the CD > drive, >>> with the IBM disk in the CD drive, and with the Windows 2003 CD in the >>> drive. No good! It apparently tries to find boot information from the >>> network. When it can't find boot information over the network (it > tries >>> both NICs), I'm back to being asked to insert the floppy. >>> >>> I never get the "F-12" prompt hinted at among the printed pages (for > boot >>> options). I'm not sure, but if I power the system down completely, I > may >>> end up having to run the whole setup again (although I figure I > probably did >>> a bunch of things wrong and will need to find something to wipe and > start >>> from scratch). >>> >>> So, any guesses as to what I did wrong? Thanks... >>> -- >>> Richard D. McClary >>> Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group >>> ASPCA® >>> 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 >>> Urbana, IL 61802 >>> >>> [email protected] >>> >>> P: 217-337-9761 >>> C: 217-417-1182 >>> F: 217-337-9761 >>> www.aspca.org >>> >>> >>> The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, > is >>> from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® > (ASPCA®) >>> and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may >>> contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. 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