Starting the installation from your laptop

Before you begin

Note

On S8800 and S8510 servers, the services port is located on the back of the servers, while it is located on the faceplate of the S8300D server.

Connect your laptop to the services port with an Ethernet crossover cable.
If you do not have a crossover cable, use an IP hub.

Note
Some laptop computer Network Interface Cards (NICs) provide a configurable internal crossover option, facilitating the use of a straight-through Ethernet cable for this connection. See your laptop computer user documentation to confirm whether this option is available.
Turn on the server.
Insert the System Platform DVD in the server DVD drive.
The server boots from the DVD.
Verify that the laptop can ping the service port by performing the following steps:
1. Click Start > Run.
2. Type ping -t 192.11.13.6
Note
Allow sufficient time for the ping command to return continuous responses before proceeding to the next step.
Open an SSH session by performing the following steps:
Important
If you use a Telnet client other than PuTTY, or if you forget to set the proper terminal emulation for the PuTTY client, the system might not display the Keyboard Type screen correctly. This screen problem does not affect the installation.
1. Open the PuTTY application.
2. In the Host Name field, enter 192.11.13.6.
3. Under Connection type, select Telnet.
4. Under Window in the left navigation pane, select Translation.
5. Under Received data assumed to be in which character set , select UTF-8 from the list.
6. Click Open to open a PuTTY session.
The system displays the Keyboard Type screen.

Select the required keyboard type. See Selecting the type of keyboard.