Initial IBM Lotus Foundations setup on other hardware as an IBM Lotus Foundations Rescue server: FRS12 

Table of Contents: IBM Lotus Foundations Rescue Server: FRS12

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IBM® Lotus Foundations™ has built-in diagnostic tests to help you determine hardware compatibility. The following are hardware requirements:

• Pentium® 4 3.0 GHz processor (or AMD equivalent)
• At least one hard disk drive. A minimum of two hard disk drives are needed to back up your data.
• At least one network interface card. Two network cards are needed if this server is your network gateway.
• DVD drive
• VGA-based video card
• 2 GB RAM
• Monitor
• Keyboard
  
  

Your hardware must be free of any other applications, files, or operating environment and it is best when you use a new disk. Have your hardware-specific reference documentation available. IBM Lotus Foundations Rescue first installs the base operating system and overwrites any data on the disk drive. The setup process also configures the disk drives.

Note: Read this technote for important details on which hardware models are certified and supported for IBM Lotus Foundations products. Do not recommend or propose any specific hardware until you read this technote: Certified and Supported Hardware Types for Lotus Foundations ( http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21306185 ).

Before you begin installing on the hardware, you need to change the system BIOS to ensure that you are able to boot from DVD. Set the boot settings in the system BIOS to change the boot priority order to the following:

• First boot device: CD (or DVD)
• Second boot device: Hard disk drive
  
  

IBM Lotus Foundations installs onto the hard disk drives after they have been configured.

Installing IBM Lotus Foundations Core on other hardware: FRS12

Parent topic: System hardware configurations for the IBM Lotus Foundations Rescue server: FRS12