HP 10 User Manual

Sun Solaris 10

Deployment Guide for HP ProLiant Servers

Part number 455522-003
Third edition 11/2009

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Contents

Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 6

Applicable servers and OS versions .............................................................................................................. 6

Using this guide .......................................................................................................................................... 7

Basic installations ................................................................................................................................. 8

Prerequisites ............................................................................................................................................... 8

Installing Solaris interactively ........................................................................................................................ 9

Architecture of an installation ............................................................................................................... 10

General process flow ................................................................................................................................ 10

Primary installation components .................................................................................................................. 10

GRUB ................................................................................................................................................. 10

Miniroot .............................................................................................................................................. 11

Configuration information ..................................................................................................................... 11

Packages ............................................................................................................................................ 11

Network deployment infrastructure .............................................................................................................. 11

DHCP server ........................................................................................................................................ 12

TFTP server .......................................................................................................................................... 12

JumpStart server ................................................................................................................................... 12

Install server ........................................................................................................................................ 12

Deploying ProLiant servers ......................................................................................................................... 12

Additional drivers ................................................................................................................................ 13

Miniroot .............................................................................................................................................. 13

JumpStart ............................................................................................................................................ 14

iLO virtual media ................................................................................................................................. 14

Rapid Deployment Pack ........................................................................................................................ 14

Flash archives ...................................................................................................................................... 15

Deployment resource kit ........................................................................................................................ 15

Deployment planning .......................................................................................................................... 16

Selecting a deployment strategy ................................................................................................................. 16

Boot methods....................................................................................................................................... 16

Configuration methods ......................................................................................................................... 17

Software delivery methods .................................................................................................................... 17

Implementing a PXE boot-based deployment ................................................................................................ 17

Implementing an Rapid Deployment Pack -initiated deployment ..................................................................... 18

Implementing a custom ISO boot-based deployment ..................................................................................... 18

Deployment tasks ............................................................................................................................... 19

Install server preparation ........................................................................................................................... 19

Prerequisites for preparing an install server ............................................................................................. 19

Preparing the install server .................................................................................................................... 20

Miniroot preparation ................................................................................................................................. 21

Prerequisites for preparing a miniroot .................................................................................................... 21

Preparing a miniroot ............................................................................................................................ 21

JumpStart preparation ............................................................................................................................... 23

Overview of JumpStart preparation ........................................................................................................ 23

Prerequisites for JumpStart preparation ................................................................................................... 23

Example: JumpStart preparation ............................................................................................................ 24

DHCP/PXE preparation ............................................................................................................................. 26

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Prerequisites for DHCP/PXE preparation ................................................................................................. 26

Preparing the DHCP/PXE server ............................................................................................................ 27

Rapid Deployment Pack server preparation.................................................................................................. 28

Overview of Rapid Deployment Pack server preparation .......................................................................... 29

Prerequisites for Rapid Deployment Pack server preparation ..................................................................... 29

Configuring the Rapid Deployment Pack deployment server ..................................................................... 29

GRUB preparation .................................................................................................................................... 30

Overview of GRUB preparation ............................................................................................................. 30

Booting Solaris from GRUB ................................................................................................................... 31

Examples: booting Solaris from GRUB .................................................................................................... 32

Custom bootable ISO image creation.......................................................................................................... 33

Prerequisites for creating a custom bootable ISO image ........................................................................... 33

Creating a custom bootable ISO image .................................................................................................. 33

Optional configuration tasks ................................................................................................................ 34

Enabling iLO virtual serial port ................................................................................................................... 34

Mirroring disks with DiskSuite .................................................................................................................... 34

Unmirroring disks with DiskSuite ................................................................................................................. 36

Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................................. 38

Known issues ............................................................................................................................................ 38

Write cache not flushed on shutdown ..................................................................................................... 38

Solaris stops responding on HP ProLiant DL580 G5 server ....................................................................... 38

RAID mode not supported ..................................................................................................................... 39

Kernel Panic after disabling PCI devices in RBSU..................................................................................... 39

Network configuration fails during interactive installation ......................................................................... 39

iLO boot hang ..................................................................................................................................... 40

AMD memory scrubber ......................................................................................................................... 40

SNMP master agent ............................................................................................................................. 40

bcme fails to attach .............................................................................................................................. 41

System panics and reboots during installation ......................................................................................... 42

Embedded Ethernet not configured ........................................................................................................ 42

Hard Drives not seen after CPQary3 added to Miniroot ........................................................................... 42

Basic troubleshooting techniques ................................................................................................................ 43

Shell prompt ........................................................................................................................................ 43

Network verification ............................................................................................................................. 43

GRUB command line ............................................................................................................................ 44

Kernel debugger .................................................................................................................................. 44

Common issues ......................................................................................................................................... 44

System does not boot to GRUB .............................................................................................................. 44

GRUB does not display a menu ............................................................................................................. 44

GRUB cannot boot Solaris .................................................................................................................... 45

JumpStart deployment ignores GRUB command line arguments ................................................................. 45

System becomes unresponsive using remote console ................................................................................ 45

Rapid Deployment Pack job fails ........................................................................................................... 45

Installation terminates prematurely ......................................................................................................... 46

JumpStart reverts to interactive configuration ........................................................................................... 46

Installation succeeds but server fails to boot ............................................................................................ 47

Installation succeeds but no network availability after reboot .................................................................... 47

Additional documentation ................................................................................................................... 48

Where to go for additional help ................................................................................................................. 48

HP documentation ................................................................................................................................ 48

Free Software Foundation documentation ............................................................................................... 48

Intel documentation .............................................................................................................................. 48

Contents 4

Sun Microsystems documentation........................................................................................................... 48

Glossary ........................................................................................................................................... 50

Index ................................................................................................................................................ 52

Contents 5

BL680c G5

DL380 G4

ML370 G6

Introduction

This guide describes requirements for Solaris installation that are specific to ProLiant, how to apply
Solaris deployment mechanisms to ProLiant servers, and how to use specific ProLiant technologies for
Solaris installation.

Applicable servers and OS versions

Information in this guide applies to the following releases of Sun Solaris:

• Solaris 10 1/06

• Solaris 10 6/06

• Solaris 10 11/06

• Solaris 10 8/07

• Solaris 10 5/08

• Solaris 10 10/08

• Solaris 10 5/09

Information in this guide applies to the ProLiant server models listed in Table 1.

Table 1

BL20p G4 DL140 G2 DL385

BL25p DL145 DL385 G2

BL25p G2 DL145 G2 DL385 G5

BL260c G5 DL160 G5 DL385 G5p

BL2x220c G5 DL165 G5 DL580 G3

BL35p DL180 G5 DL580 G4

BL45p DL185 G5 DL580 G5

BL45p G2 DL360 G4p SCSI DL585

BL460c DL360 G5 DL585 G2

BL460c G6 DL360 G6 DL585 G5

BL465c DL365 DL785 G5

BL480c DL365 G5 ML370 G4

BL490c G6 DL370 G6 ML370 G5

Applicable HP ProLiant servers

BL685c DL380 G5 ML570 G3

BL685c G5 DL380 G6 ML570 G4

DL385 G6 DL585 G6 BL465c G6

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Table 1 Applicable HP ProLiant servers

BL280c G6 DL320 G5p DL320 G6

Using this guide

For effective use of this guide, follow these guidelines:

• For interactive installations using the Solaris media, see “Basic installations.”

• For an introduction to the processes and components used in advanced Solaris deployments, see

“Architecture of an installation.” For deployment information specific to ProLiant, see “Deploying
ProLiant servers.”

• For common deployment setup procedures, see “Deployment tasks.”

• To integrate ProLiant servers into an existing Solaris deployment environment, see the following

sections:

○ For readers new to Solaris on ProLiant servers, see “Deploying ProLiant servers.”
○ For specific examples of deployment setup tasks required for ProLiant servers, see “Miniroot

preparation” and “JumpStart preparation.”

• To plan a new deployment environment, see the following sections:

○ For those new to Solaris or Solaris on ProLiant servers, see “Architecture of an installation”

and “Deploying ProLiant servers.”

○ For information about deployment strategies and guidance on selecting a strategy based on

various environmental requirements, see “Deployment planning.”

○ For information on various deployment setup procedures, see “Deployment tasks.”

• For troubleshooting information, see “Troubleshooting.”

• For a list of other related documentation, see “Additional documentation.”

• For a list of terms, see “Glossary.”

NOTE: In this guide, citations of pages from the Solaris reference manual appear in italics next to a

number in parentheses, for example, sysidcfg(4). The number in parentheses represents the section
of the manual where the cited page is located.

This guide focuses on initial deployment of the Solaris operating environment. Topics beyond the
scope of this guide include automated post-installation configuration, application deployment, and
operating system upgrades. For more information about these topics, see the following
documentation:

• Solaris 10 11/06 Release and Installation Collection, at

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/coll/1236.5

• Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations, at

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-6397

• Solaris 10 11/06 Installation Guide: Solaris Flash Archives (Creation and Installation), at

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-6398

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