Creating an IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD

You can use Bootable Media Creator to create an IBM® ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD.

1. On a command line, enter ibm_utl_bomc_v.r.m_windows_i386.exe to start the IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator wizard.
2. On the Welcome page, type a description in the Descriptive name field. The descriptive text is displayed on the screen when you use the bootable media.
3. Click Next.
4. On the Media Purpose page, select the following fields:

   Updates (optional)

   Includes device driver updates and the UpdateXpress System Pack Installer on the IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD.

   Notes:

   • If you create bootable media on a system that has the same machine type as the target system or a system that is in the supported systems list, the machine type is automatically highlighted and selected.
   • IBM IntelliStation Pro is not supported.

   Include firmware updates in the bootable media

   This option is displayed only if you have selected Deployment. By default, the IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD includes only device driver updates. Select this checkbox to include firmware updates on the CD. The firmware updates are deployed after the operating system deployment is finished.

   Deployment

   Select this check box to create the IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD.

   Note: This option is only displayed on Windows platforms.

   Deploy Windows 64 bit

   Select this radio button to deploy 64–bit versions of Windows

   Deploy Windows 32 bit

   Select this radio button to deploy 32–bit versions of Windows

5. Click Next to proceed to the Acquire Location page.
6. On the Acquire Location page, complete these fields and then click Next:

   Check the IBM website

   Select this radio button to acquire the latest updates from the IBM website before creating the bootable media.

   UpdateXpress System Pack (UXSPs)

   Select this radio button to acquire complete UpdateXpress System Packs. UpdateXpress System Pack contains an integration-tested bundle of online, firmware updates for each System x and BladeCenter system. This is the preferred method to obtain updates.

   Latest available individual updates

   Select this radio button to acquire individual updates.

   Look in a local directory

   Select this radio button to acquire updates, tools, and boot environment from the local system. Type the fully qualified path and file name in the given field, or click the Browse to select the file.

7. On the HTTP Proxy page, complete the following steps:
   1. Select a proxy option:

      Do not use proxy

      Select this radio button if you do not require an HTTP proxy server to connect to the Web.

      Use proxy

      Select this radio button if you require an HTTP proxy server to connect to the Web, and then complete these fields:

      Host name

      The host name, IP address, or domain name of the HTTP proxy server.

      Port

      The port number for the HTTP proxy server.

   2. If credentials must be specified to authenticate to the HTTP proxy server, select the Authenticate using the following credentials check box and enter the following credential information:

      User name

      The user name to use for authenticating to the HTTP proxy server.

      Password

      The password for the specified user name.

   3. To test the connection to the specified HTTP proxy server, click Test Connection.
8. Click Next to go to the Targeted Systems page.
9. On the Targeted Systems page, select one or more machine types that you want the bootable media to support and then click Next. Use Update List to update the system support list for all functions.

   Use Rollback to roll back to the original system support lists bundled with each function.

   Tips:

   • Click Select All to select all machine types or click Unselect All to unselect all machine types.
   • You can manually add or delete machine types for IBM systems using the Add or Delete button.
   • If a function is not supported by a system, selection of the unsupported function is disabled for that system.
   • To add support for new systems or updates released after the current version of the Bootable Media Creator, use Update List to update the support list from the IBM website.
10. On the Media Format page, complete one of the following tasks to specify the format to use for the bootable media:
    • To create an ISO image:
      1. For Device type, select CD/DVD.
      2. Select Write to image file and then type the fully qualified path and file name for the ISO image in the given field.
    • To create a CD or DVD, complete these fields:
      1. For Device type, select CD/DVD.
      2. Select Write directly to device to write the bootable medium to the specified CD or DVD drive.
      3. For Disk, select the letter associated with the CD or DVD drive for Windows (such as E:) or the device name for Linux (such as /dev/hdb).
11. On the Confirm Choices page, review the configuration information you provided for creating the IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD.
12. Optional: Click Save to save this configuration information to a file, which you can import into this tool to recreate the IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD at a later time.
13. Click Next.

    The Creation Progress page is displayed. IBM ToolsCenter Bootable Media Creator acquires the IBM ServerGuide package and UpdateXpress System Pack updates if you specified them, and then creates the IBM ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD or CD image. A progress bar indicates that the acquisition and creation are in progress and shows the percentage of progress.

14. When the bootable media is finished, click Next.
15. Click Finish.