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. Enter ping -t IP_Address
  For example: ping –t 192.11.13.6
Note
Wait for the ping command to return several continuous responses before proceeding to the next step.
Open a Telnet session by performing the following steps:
Important
If you use a Telnet client other than PuTTY or forget to set the proper terminal emulation for the PuTTY client, the system could display an incorrect Keyboard Type. This issue has no effect on the installation process.
1. Open the PuTTY application.
2. In the Host Name field, enter Host_Name.
  For example: 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.