HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity User Manual

HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's Guide

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About This Document.........................................................................................................9

Additional Documentation.....................................................................................................................9

Intended Audience.................................................................................................................................9

Typographic Conventions......................................................................................................................9

Publishing History................................................................................................................................10

Related Information..............................................................................................................................11

HP Encourages Your Comments..........................................................................................................12

1 Planning the Installation..............................................................................................13

Overview...............................................................................................................................................13

Support Information.............................................................................................................................13

Supported Linux OS Distributions..................................................................................................13

Supported Hardware.......................................................................................................................13

Support Exceptions..........................................................................................................................14

Ensure Support for Linux on HP Integrity Servers.........................................................................14

Choosing an Installation Scenario........................................................................................................15

Choosing an Installation Environment.................................................................................................15

Using a Serial Console.....................................................................................................................16

Using a VGA Console......................................................................................................................16

Using the HP Smart Setup EBSU Utility.........................................................................................17

Installation Process...............................................................................................................................17

2 Preparing for Installation.............................................................................................19

Obtaining the Latest HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux.......................................19

Ensuring Platform Compatibility.........................................................................................................19

Verifying Hardware Compatibility.................................................................................................19

Backing Up Existing Data................................................................................................................20

Setting Up a Console.............................................................................................................................20

Setting Up a Serial Console.............................................................................................................20

Setting Up a VGA Console..............................................................................................................21

Preparing the Server Hardware............................................................................................................21

Setting Up the Boot Drive................................................................................................................21

Accessing the Removable Media Devices Using EFI......................................................................22

Enabling a CD/DVD Device.......................................................................................................22

Enabling a USB Device...............................................................................................................23

3 Installing the OS and Updating the Server...............................................................25

Using HP Smart Setup to Install the OS...............................................................................................25

Using the Linux Media to Install the OS...............................................................................................32

Updating the Server..............................................................................................................................33

Installing Updates from the Web.....................................................................................................33

Registering for HP Support Notifications.......................................................................................33

Installing the Fibre Channel HBA Drivers or Inbox Driver Kits for Linux..........................................34

Installing the MPT Fusion HBA Drivers for Linux...............................................................................35

4 EFI and HP Smart Setup Media Utilities....................................................................37

Using the Option ROM Configuration for Arrays Utility....................................................................37

Using EFI...............................................................................................................................................37

Table of Contents 3

EFI Boot Manager............................................................................................................................37

EFI Shell...........................................................................................................................................38

HP Smart Setup Utilities.......................................................................................................................38

Accessing HP Smart Setup Utilities.................................................................................................38

5 Installing and Using the HP Support Pack.................................................................41

Software Provided in the HP Support Pack..........................................................................................41

HP Management Base for Integrity Servers....................................................................................41

HP Insight Management Agents.....................................................................................................41

HP System Management Homepage ..............................................................................................42

HP Insight Management WBEM Providers....................................................................................42

HP WBEM Providers for Linux.......................................................................................................42

HP Partition Manager .....................................................................................................................42

HP nPartition Commands...............................................................................................................42

HP Array Configuration Utility – Command Line Interface..........................................................43

OpenPegasus ..................................................................................................................................43

Small Footprint CIM Broker............................................................................................................43

HP Utilization Provider Including WBEM......................................................................................43

HP SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit....................................................................................................44

HP SAS Integrated Raid (IR) Configuration Utility........................................................................44

HP Integrity Virtual Machines WBEM Provider.............................................................................44

Product Installation Dependencies.......................................................................................................44

Removing OpenWBEM...................................................................................................................44

Installing the Java Development Kit Product..................................................................................45

Installing Sun JDK 6 for the Linux IA64 Platform.....................................................................45

Installing BEA JRockit 5.0 JDK for the Linux IA64 Platform.....................................................45

Installing Software from the HP Support Pack.....................................................................................46

Before Running the Installer ...........................................................................................................46

Running the Installer ......................................................................................................................46

Configure Software Delivery Repository Access..................................................................................49

Installing Software from HP Software Delivery Repository................................................................49

Obtaining the "bootstrap.sh" Script.................................................................................................50

Using bootstrap.sh to Set Up the Repository .................................................................................50

Using the Default System Tools to Install/Update/Remove ...........................................................50

A Configuring and Using a Serial Console..................................................................51

Configuring a Serial Console................................................................................................................51

Using a Serial Console..........................................................................................................................51

B HP Support Pack Dependencies.................................................................................53

RHEL4...................................................................................................................................................53

RHEL5...................................................................................................................................................54

SLES10...................................................................................................................................................54

SLES11...................................................................................................................................................55

C Known Issues................................................................................................................57

HP Insight Management WBEM Providers on Pegasus cimserver Supports Multi-Process Mode

Only.......................................................................................................................................................57

Unaligned Access Messages ................................................................................................................57

Superfluous PAM Authentication Message..........................................................................................57

Configuring Storage Adapters..............................................................................................................58

Partitioning Fibre Channel HBA Adapters...........................................................................................58

4 Table of Contents

Installing the MPT Fusion HBA Driver on RHEL 5 and RHEL 5+ using a Xen Kernel Hangs the

Server....................................................................................................................................................58

HP System Management Homepage Session Time-out Error..............................................................60

HP SAS Integrated Raid (IR) Configuration Utility May Cause Kernel Panics on RHEL4U7.............60

Flashing HP PCIe 2-port 1000Base-T adapter (AD337A) Adapters.....................................................60

D Supported Products Matrix.........................................................................................61

Table of Contents 5

List of Figures

1-1 Serial Console Configuration........................................................................................................16

1-2 VGA Console Configuration.........................................................................................................16

1-3 Installation Overview....................................................................................................................18

3-1 EFI Boot Manager Menu...............................................................................................................25

3-2 HP Smart Setup EBSU Main Menu...............................................................................................26

3-3 HP Smart Setup EBSU Main Menu with System Setting Option..................................................26

3-4 Configure the ACPI Setting...........................................................................................................27

3-5 Configure the MPS Setting............................................................................................................27

3-6 Configure Storage Adapters Option.............................................................................................28

3-7 Configuring Storage Adapters......................................................................................................28

3-8 Select Smart Setup.........................................................................................................................29

3-9 Page 1: Update Firmware..............................................................................................................29

3-10 Page 1: Update Firmware, Cell-Based Servers..............................................................................30

3-11 Page 2: Disk Partitioning...............................................................................................................30

3-12 Page 3: Installation Considerations...............................................................................................31

3-13 Inserting the Linux Installer Media...............................................................................................32

4-1 EFI Boot Manager..........................................................................................................................38

6 List of Figures

List of Tables

1-1 Supported Minimum OS Distributions by HP Integrity Server...................................................14

2-1 Graphics Support on Server Models.............................................................................................21

D-1 Supported Products Matrix...........................................................................................................61

About This Document

This document describes how to use the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux (IFIL) V2.7 product.

• The HP Smart Setup software prepares your system for installation of the Linux operating system (OS). The HP Smart Setup EFI-based setup utility (EBSU) utility assists with tasks such as configuring storage adapters, upgrading firmware, preparing a system hardware inventory, and installing diagnostics tools.

• The HP Support Pack installs additional utilities and tools (such as HP system management software) after the Linux OS is installed. It includes the HP Integrity Linux Management Tools, which provides HP Systems Insight Manager for additional functionality.

The document printing date and part number indicate the document’s current edition. The printing date changes when a new edition is printed. Minor changes may be made at reprint without changing the printing date. The document part number changes when extensive changes are made.

Document updates may be issued between editions to correct errors or document product changes. To ensure that you receive the updated or new editions, you should subscribe to the appropriate product support service. See your HP sales representative for details.

See the latest version of this document at the HP Technical Documentation website:

http://docs.hp.com

Additional Documentation

The HP Smart Setup and Support Pack software packages each contain a set of software documentation. The documentation is located in the /docs directory. Within the /docs directory, you can access the index.html web page or the README.txt file, both of which list the documentation found in the respective software packages.

Linux OS distributions provide documentation with their respective products. The documentation for your specific Linux OS is included with your system. For additional information about your Linux OS and its associated documentation, read the support notes document that HP provides with your OS distribution.

Intended Audience

This document is intended for system administrators responsible for installing, configuring, and managing Linux. Administrators must have knowledge of OS concepts, commands, and configuration. It is also helpful to have knowledge of Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) concepts.

Typographic Conventions

This document uses the following typographical conventions.

Command

ComputerOut

Ctrl-x A key sequence. A sequence such as Ctrl-x indicates that you must hold down

A command name or qualified command phrase.

Text displayed by the computer.

the key labeled Ctrl while you press another key or button.

ENVIRONVAR The name of an environment variable, for example, PATH.

[ERRORNAME]

Key The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the same key.

Term The defined use of an important word or phrase.

UserInput

The name of an error, usually returned in the errno variable.

Commands and other text that you type.

Additional Documentation 9

Variable

[ ] The contents are optional in formats and command descriptions. If the contents

{ } The contents are required in formats and command descriptions. If the contents

... The preceding element can be repeated an arbitrary number of times.

| Separates items in a list of choices.

Publishing History

The document publishing date and part number indicate the current edition of the document. The publishing date changes when a new edition is released. Minor changes might be made at reprint without changing the publishing date. The document part number changes when extensive changes are made. Document updates might be issued between editions to correct errors or document product changes. To ensure that you receive the updated or new editions, subscribe to the appropriate product support service. See your HP sales representative for details. For the latest version of this document online, see HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's Guide:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01861377/c01861377.pdf

The name of a placeholder in a command, function, or other syntax display that you replace with an actual value.

are a list separated by |, you must choose one of the items.

Number

5992–3193

RHEL SLES

Supported VersionsSupported OSManufacturing Part

RHEL5U1, RHEL5U2. and RHEL5U3, SLES10, SLES10SP1, SLES10SP2, and SLES11

RHEL5U1, RHEL5U2, and RHEL5U3 SLES10, SLES10SP1, SLES10SP2, and SLES11

RHEL5U1, and RHEL5U2 SLES9SP3, SLES9SP4, SLES10, SLES10SP1, and SLES10SP2

and RHEL5U1 SLES9SP3, and SLES10 and SLES10SP1

Publication DateEdition

Number

March 20102.7RHEL4U4 and later, RHEL5,

September 20092.6RHEL4U4 and later, RHEL5,

May 20092.5RHEL4U4 and later, RHEL5,

September 20082.4RHEL4U4 and later, RHEL5,

April 20082.3RHEL4U4 and later, and RHEL5

5992–3193

5991-7635

RHEL SLES

December 20072.2RHEL4U4 and later, and RHEL5 and RHEL5U1 SLES9SP3, and SLES10 and SLES10SP1

August 20072.1RHEL4U4 and later, and RHEL5 SLES8 (HP Smart Setup only), SLES9SP3 and SLES10

Number

Supported VersionsSupported OSManufacturing Part

Number

Publication DateEdition

5991-7635

5991-6413

5991-5295

Related Information

— The HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux website:

http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinuxessentials

RHEL SLES

March 20072.0RHEL3U8, RHEL4U4 and later, and RHEL5 SLES8 (HP Smart Setup only), SLES9SP3 and SLES10

November 20061.2RHEL3U8 and RHEL4U4 and later SLES8 (HP Smart Setup only), SLES9SP3 and SLES10

September 20061.1RHEL3U8 and RHEL4U4 and later SLES8 (HP Smart Setup only) and SLES9SP3

July 20061.01RHEL4U3RHEL5991-5295

April 20061RHEL3U7 and RHEL4U3 SLES8 (HP Smart Setup only) and SLES9SP3

— The Intel EFI website:

http://developer.intel.com/technology/efi/

— The HP WBEM Providers for Linux product website:

http://www.hp.com/go/wbemlinux

— The HP Systems Insight Manager website:

http://www.hp.com/go/hpsim

— The Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) website that contains details on the WBEM

protocol:

http://www.dmtf.org/standards/wbem

— The Open Group's OpenPegasus website:

http://www.openpegasus.org

— The HP Business Support Center website that contains HP Integrity server technical support

information:

http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers/

— For additional information on HP products and services, see the HP website:

http://www.hp.com

— For the location of the nearest sales office, call:

In the United States: +1 800 637 7740

In Canada: +1 905 206 4725

In Japan: +81 3 3331 6111

In Latin America: +1 305 267 4220

In Australia/New Zealand: +61 3 9272 2895

Related Information 11

In Asia Pacific: +8522 599 7777

In Europe/Africa/Middle East: +41 22 780 81 11

For product information, contact any of the HP worldwide sales offices or HP Channel Partners (in the United States, call 1 800 637 7740).

HP Encourages Your Comments

HP encourages your comments concerning this document. We are committed to providing documentation that meets your needs. Send any errors found, suggestions for improvement, or compliments to:

docsfeedback@hp.com

Include the document title, manufacturing part number, and any comment, error found, or suggestion for improvement you have concerning this document.

1 Planning the Installation

Installing the Linux operating system (OS) on an HP Integrity server involves preparing the hardware for the OS installation, installing the OS, and updating the system with the latest OS patches. This chapter helps you plan the installation based on the server model, the OS edition, the source of the OS media, and your network environment. Subsequent chapters guide you through the installation process.

Overview

The HP Integrity server family, based on the Intel Itanium processor, supports Linux on a full range of server models. This range includes entry-level servers, such as the 2-processor rx1620; mid-range servers, such as the rx7640 and rx8640; and the high-end 128-processor Superdome.

Some servers, such as the HP Superdome, rx8640, and rx7640 servers, are based on the HP Super-Scalable Processor chipset (sx1000 or sx2000). They are composed of basic building blocks known as cells. These cell-based servers can be set up as a single system or divided into multiple partitions, where each partition is assigned memory, processors, and I/O resources for its exclusive use. Each partition can execute its own OS image.

Support Information

To prepare for the installation of the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux, verify that the server satisfies the software and hardware requirements described in this section.

Supported Linux OS Distributions

The Linux OS distributions supported by the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux are as follows:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) — RHEL4U4 and later updates — RHEL5 and later updates

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) — SLES10 and later service packs — SLES11

Supported Hardware

HP provides support for Linux on HP Integrity servers using only the latest HP Support Pack version that is provided with the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux. This is the latest HP Support Pack for a given Linux distributor without exception. HP supports the minimum OS distributions as listed in Table 1-1 including later updates and service packs unless otherwise specified in “Support Exceptions” (page 14). Each HP Support Pack version contains only the currently supported OS distributions and includes any problem resolutions that have been implemented to improve the product.

HP recommends that you frequently update your copy of the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux to ensure that your servers are being managed with the most current support tools and that you have the supported version of HP Support Pack. You can obtain the latest version of the product as described in “Obtaining the Latest HP Insight Foundation Suite for

Integrity with Linux” (page 19).

HP recommends that you review Appendix D (page 61) to ensure that the adapters in your server are supported by the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux. In addition, HP recommends that you keep the server up-to-date as described in “Updating the Server”

(page 33).

Overview 13

The following table provides the minimum RHEL and SLES OS distributions that are supported using the latest HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux:

Table 1-1 Supported Minimum OS Distributions by HP Integrity Server

SUSE DistributionsRHEL DistributionsServer

SLES10, SLES11RHEL4U6, RHEL5U1BL860c

SLES10SPI, SLES11RHEL4U6, RHEL5U1BL870c

NoneRHEL4U4cx2620

NoneRHELrx1600

SLES10RHEL4, RHEL5rx1620

NoneRHEL4rx2600

SLES10RHEL4, RHEL5rx2620

SLES10SP1, SLES11RHEL4U4, RHEL5rx2660

SLES10, SLES11RHEL4U4, RHEL5rx3600

SLES10RHEL, RHEL5rx4640

NoneNonerx5670

SLES10, SLES11RHEL4U4, RHEL5rx6600

Support Exceptions

The following support exceptions should be reviewed to ensure that you are using the correct versions of the product:

HP Smart Setup EBSU utility and the rx2600 HP Integrity server:

MPT Fusion HBA driver requirements on the rx2660, BL860c and BL870c HP Integrity servers:

SLES10RHEL4U1, RHEL5U1rx7620

SLES10, SLES11RHEL4U4, RHEL5U1rx7640

SLES10RHEL4U1, RHEL5U1rx8620

SLES10, SLES11RHEL4U4, RHEL5U1rx8640

SLES10RHEL4U1, RHEL5U1Superdome sx1000

SLES10SP1, SLES11RHEL4U4, RHEL5U1Superdome sx2000

The HP rx2600 server is not supported by the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility after the version 4.2 so you must retain a copy of this version for use in managing this server.

The use of the MPT Fusion HBA driver on the rx2660, BL860c, and BL870c HP Integrity servers requires an update of this driver when your server is running RHEL5 or SLES10 and is described in “Installing the MPT Fusion

HBA Drivers for Linux” (page 35).

Ensure Support for Linux on HP Integrity Servers

HP recommends that you review the Linux certification and support matrix for your HP Integrity servers prior to downloading Linux from the Red Hat or Novell SUSE websites. You should ensure that the distribution of Linux that you want to install is both certified and supported on your server.

Use the following steps to review information about the supported and certified distributions of the RHEL and the SUSE Linux distributions for HP Integrity servers:

14 Planning the Installation

1. Go to the Open Source and Linux from HP website at:

http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinux

2. Click Linux certification and support matrices.

3. Select the appropriate Linux distribution tab, locate the server name of interest, and then click the link.

Detailed product information, downloads, documentation, and specific certification information is provided in a categorized listing.

Choosing an Installation Scenario

When you purchase an HP Integrity server, you can order additional hardware, support options, and an OS Enablement Kit, such as the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux. You can also order a factory-installation of the OS. Depending on your order and subsequent use, one of the following scenarios will apply to your system:

• Factory-Installed Linux

To get the system up and running, verify that the OS is installed correctly. Perform an update of the latest Linux patches and fixes from the website of the installed Linux distribution. Install additional tools and utilities using the HP Support Pack.

• No OS Installed

Use HP Smart Setup to prepare the server hardware for installation and use the Linux Installer media to load the OS files on the server or you can execute a cold installation. After installation, verify that the OS is installed correctly. Perform an update of the latest Linux patches and fixes from the website of the installed Linux distribution. Install additional tools and utilities using the HP Support Pack.

• Factory-Installed OS Other than Linux

If you run an alternate factory-installed OS, you can perform the migration on an entry-level server or engage an HP Customer Engineer (CE) to perform the migration on a mid-range or high-end server. Contact HP Support or sales to engage an HP CE.

When migrating to Linux from another OS, pay attention to the differences in supported hardware between the two operating systems. You must replace incompatible components with those supported on Linux. If you want to keep the data residing on the server hard disk, you must back up the data and verify that you can restore it elsewhere.

Use HP Smart Setup to prepare the server hardware for installation and update the system with the latest firmware and drivers. Use the Linux Installer media to load the OS files on the server. Perform an update of the latest Linux patches and fixes from the website of the installed Linux distribution. Install additional tools and utilities using the HP Support Pack.

• Installed Linux Incorrect or Inoperable

Use HP Smart Setup to set up and update the system with the latest firmware and available drivers. After reinstallation of Linux, verify that the OS is installed correctly. Perform an update of the latest Linux patches and fixes from the website of the installed Linux distribution. Install additional tools and utilities using the HP Support Pack.

Choosing an Installation Environment

The installation environment consists of the server model, the Linux OS distribution and version, a VGA or serial console, and the software you need to perform the installation. The software required for installation includes the HP Smart Setup software package and the Linux installer media.

A list of the supported HP Integrity servers is provided in the “Support Information” (page 13) section; a list of the supported adapters is provided in Appendix D (page 61).

Choosing an Installation Scenario 15

Using a Serial Console

A serial console is a PC running terminal emulation software, such as a Secure SHell (SSH) client like PuTTY (available from the web or on your Linux system). Using the minicom or cu command, connect to the server through the Management Processor (MP) serial port or LAN port.

Figure 1-1 shows serial consoles connected to an HP Integrity rx4640 server.

Figure 1-1 Serial Console Configuration

When using a headless console to install Linux, you can view detailed installation information for each file by monitoring the setup log channels.

Using a VGA Console

A VGA console is a VGA monitor, a USB HP keyboard, and a USB mouse connected to the server. (You can use a USB-to-PS2 converter to connect to a console switch.)

Figure 1-2 shows a VGA console connected to an HP Integrity rx4640 server.

Figure 1-2 VGA Console Configuration

A VGA console provides complete access to all the installation and administration tasks that can be performed on the server. You can use the VGA console to prepare the server for installation, install the OS, and check server status after installation.

16 Planning the Installation

Using the HP Smart Setup EBSU Utility

You can use HP Smart Setup both before and after the OS is installed.

HP recommends that you obtain the latest version of the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux. For more information about downloading HP Smart Setup, see “Obtaining the Latest

HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux” (page 19).

• Before Installing the OS

Use any bootable, removable media containing HP Smart Setup to boot the server. With the media in the CD/DVD drive or USB HDD, the server boots to the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility, which provides an interface for offline setup and assists with configuration tasks, such as creating hard disk partitions and upgrading the firmware. Additionally, the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility provides a wizard called Smart Setup. The Smart Setup wizard guides you through preparing the system for and installing the OS. The HP Smart Setup EBSU utility works in conjunction with the Linux Installer media, which contains the OS image. It is strongly recommended that you use the HP Smart Setup to install the OS.

• After Installing the OS

Use the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility to install the EFI driver and utilities and to upgrade firmware, which ensures the stability and performance of the system.

Installation Process

The OS installation process involves preparing the server, installing the OS on the server, and updating it with the latest firmware, drivers, utilities, security fixes, and OS fixes. Figure 1-3 shows the main tasks involved in each stage.

Installation Process 17

Figure 1-3 Installation Overview

There are minor differences in the sequence of tasks or the interface you use to perform them based on your choice of console and installation media. Use the detailed instructions in the following chapters, and note any warnings or cautions that might apply.

18 Planning the Installation

2 Preparing for Installation

Preparing your server for an OS installation involves setting up a console (VGA, serial, or both) and preparing the hardware for installation. If you are migrating from another OS, you must also ensure that the server platform and its peripheral devices are compatible with Linux before proceeding. This chapter provides detailed instructions for each task.

Obtaining the Latest HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux

HP recommends that you frequently update your copy of the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux to ensure that your servers are being managed with the most current support tools.

You can obtain the latest version of the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux by component format using the following procedure:

1. Ensure that your system has an application that can burn a bootable CD or DVD installed (for example, Nero or Roxio).

2. Go to the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux Smart Setup download page at http://h20293.www2.hp.com/portal/swdepot/

displayProductInfo.do?productNumber=T2387AA.

3. Select the HP Smart Setup ISO file from the Software Specification list, complete the online form, and then click Next to complete the download.

The HP Smart Setup ISO file contains the entire HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux product including the HP Support Pack.

NOTE: The HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux media delivered by HP may not contain the latest version of the product.

4. Create a bootable disc by writing the HP Smart Setup ISO file and the HP Support Pack files to a CD or DVD using the media burning application.

TIP: You can download tar files of the HP Support Pack, HP SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit, and HP Management Base products.

Ensuring Platform Compatibility

If you are migrating from another OS to Linux, ensure that the hardware is compatible and any data on the server disk is backed up.

Verifying Hardware Compatibility

To verify that your existing hardware is compatible with Linux, use the following steps:

1. Review the Linux certification and support matrix as described in “Ensure Support for Linux

on HP Integrity Servers” (page 14).

2. In the Linux certification and support matrix list, select the appropriate Linux distribution tab, and then click the link for the server whose compatibility you want to verify.

3. Click the Read the Product overview link.

4. Click the options & accessories tab to review supported hardware configurations. For example, the options & accessories page for the rx8640 server:

http://h20341.www2.hp.com/integrity/w1/en/mid-range/rx8640-options.html

This web page lists the processors, memory, adapters, and controllers that are available for the rx8640 server.

Obtaining the Latest HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux 19

5. Verify existing device compatibility at the HP Integrity server connectivity website:

http://www.hp.com/go/serverconnectivity

6. Verify storage compatibility by reviewing the HP Integrity Server-Storage Support Matrices

located at:

http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/support_matrices.html

NOTE: This list is not exhaustive because storage vendors may support more configurations than those indicated at this site. As a general rule, check with your storage vendor and an HP Sales Representative for a definitive statement on server-storage compatibility.

Backing Up Existing Data

To restore the data from the hard disk on your server after migrating to Linux, you must first back up the data and verify that it can be restored. Use the following guidelines:

1. Perform a server-wide backup using your existing backup utilities.

2. Verify the integrity of the backup by restoring samples of data to another server.

3. Store the backup in a safe place.

Setting Up a Console

You can install the OS and administer the server from either a VGA console, a serial console, or both.

On HP Integrity rx1600, rx1620, rx2600, and rx2620 servers, the Management Processor (MP) is optional. In cases where the MP was not ordered, the only console is the serial interface on the bulkhead connector. This connector is a serial port (UART) and must be configured for use. For configuration information, see “Configuring and Using a Serial Console” (page 51).

Setting Up a Serial Console

From the serial console, you can access the EFI shell and the MP. Use these utilities while installing and administering Linux on HP Integrity servers.

You can configure a serial console in two ways:

• Connect a PC to the MP serial port using a null modem cable.

• Connect a PC to the MP LAN port using a cat5 LAN cable.

On a system running Linux, the SSH client is the native terminal emulator application.

On a system running Windows, use a terminal emulator application, such as PuTTY or HyperTerminal. PuTTY is a free implementation of Telnet and SSH for 32-bit Linux and UNIX, and it provides an xterm terminal emulator. HP recommends that you use PuTTY version 0.57 or later, which is available the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux or from the PuTTY Download Page website:

http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html

To set up a serial console, perform the following steps:

1. Use a null modem cable to connect a PC to the MP serial port or to the serial console port (for systems without MP), or use a cat5 cable to connect a PC to the MP LAN port.

2. If necessary, install a terminal emulator and specify the following port settings: — Bits per second: 9600 — Data bits: 8 — Parity: none — Stop bits: 1 — Flow Control: Xon/Xoff

20 Preparing for Installation

3. Use the Keyboard Configuration Panel to map the Backspace character to Ctrl-H.

4. Boot the server.

5. Run the terminal emulator and press Enter.

The MP> prompt is displayed if you are using the Management Processor; otherwise, the server's output is shown.

NOTE: Before the Linux OS is booted, all console interaction occurs through EFI. To modify the default local graphics display to a serial console path, you must configure a single serial port (UART) for both Console-In/Out in the EFI boot manager. For detailed instructions, see

“Configuring and Using a Serial Console” (page 51).

Setting Up a VGA Console

On servers configured with an internal graphics adapter, you can connect a monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly to the appropriate ports. On HP Integrity rx5670 servers, you must first install an HP Graphics and USB Combo adapter (A6869A), and then connect the console to the appropriate ports. From an existing serial console, you can then modify the system configuration to redirect the output to the VGA console.

Table 2-1 Graphics Support on Server Models

Graphics AdapterServer Model

rx1600, rx2600, rx4640, rx1620, rx2620

To install the HP Graphics and USB Combo adapter:

1. Insert the HP Graphics and USB Combo adapter in an open PCI slot of the server.

2. Connect a VGA monitor, USB HP keyboard, and USB mouse to the appropriate ports.

3. Boot the server to the EFI Boot Manager menu.

4. From the EFI Boot Manager at the serial console, select Boot Option Maintenance Menu.

5. Select the option Select Active Console Output Devices.

6. Select the line with the appropriate graphics adapter PCI device.

If there is no asterisk at the beginning of the line, the device is disabled. Press Enter to toggle the state of the adapter from disabled to enabled.

7. Select Save Settings to NVRAM and then Exit. The video display is now directed to the VGA console.

Preparing the Server Hardware

This section describes how to set up the server hardware for OS installation, set up the boot drive, and set up the CD or DVD drive.

Internal graphics adapter (available on an MP adapter, which is optional on some servers)

Optional HP Graphics and USB Combo adapter (A6869A)rx5670

Setting Up the Boot Drive

The OS installs through the boot controller that is detected as adapter zero and then to the drive detected as drive zero.

CAUTION: HP recommends that only the target OS drive be connected during installation. This ensures that the OS is installed on the correct drive.

To set up the boot drive, performing the following steps:

1. Power down the server.

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2. Make a list of all device connections so you can reconnect them after the installation is completed.

3. Disconnect all mass storage devices from all controllers except the boot controller.

4. Configure the boot controller and boot drive.

NOTE: If you are using an HP SmartArray controller, see the Controller's User Guide. You can interrupt the boot process to invoke the EFI-based SmartArray configuration utility, ORCA. To invoke this utility press F8 on the VGA console or Esc–8 on the serial console.

Accessing the Removable Media Devices Using EFI

When hardware (for example, a hard disk drive, a USB Hard Disk Drive (HDD) device, or a CD or DVD drive) is added to a system after the system has booted to EFI, the EFI shell environment does not automatically detect the new device. You must reconnect the device driver for the EFI shell to recognize the device.

Additionally, the EFI shell environment creates default mappings for all the device handles that support a recognized file system. After you change the system configuration or add a new device, you must regenerate these mappings.

Enabling a CD/DVD Device

To access a CD/DVD, you must enable the EFI shell to detect it, and then access it using the following steps:

1. From the EFI shell, enter the following:

Shell> reconnect -r

The reconnect command reconnects one or more drivers from a device, disconnecting all the drivers from all the devices and then reconnecting them. If a device handle is not specified, the reconnect operation is performed on all the handles in the system. If a device handle is specified, only the device handle and the devices below it are reconnected.

2. Regenerate all mappings:

Shell> map -r

The -r option regenerates all the mappings in a system. The EFI shell displays a device mapping table similar to the following example:

fs0 : Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(2|0)/Ata(Primary,Master)/CDROM(Entry1)blk0 : Acpi(PNP0A03,1)/Pci(1|0)/Scsi(Pun0,Lun0)blk1 : Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(2|0)/Ata(Primary,Master)blk2 : Acpi(PNP0A03,0)/Pci(2|0)/Ata(Primary,Master)/CDROM(Entry1

TIP: The map command displays or defines a mapping between a user-defined name and a device handle. The most common use of this command is to assign drive letters to device handles that support a file system protocol. After these mappings are created, the drive letters can be used with all the file manipulation commands. It can also be used to create new mappings and delete existing mappings using the -d option. If the map command is used without any options, all the current mappings are listed. If the -v option is used, the mappings are shown with additional information on each mapped handle.

3. Record the device name of the CD/DVD device, fs0, in this example. Use this device name to explore the contents of the removable media.

4. Go to the CD/DVD file system:

# fsnumber:

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5. Change directories to \EFI\boot, and then enter the following:

# bootia64.efi

The Smart Setup EBSU entry is created in the EFI Boot Manager as a selection for booting to launch the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility.

Enabling a USB Device

To access a USB HDD device, you must enable the EFI shell to detect and then access it using the following steps:

IMPORTANT: The USB HDD device must be formatted with a FAT32 file system.

1. From any Linux system, go to the http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinuxessentials website, and click on the Download for HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux link.

2. Click the link for the HP Smart Setup tar file to download the file to a local folder.

3. Connect the USB HDD device, and then mount it if the OS does not do so automatically.

4. Extract the contents of the HP Smart Setup tar file to the USB HDD device, making sure that the EFI folder structure is in the root directory.

# tar zxvf ebsu-version.tgz –C /mnt/usb

5. Unmount the USB device:

# umount /mnt/usb

CAUTION: Failure to unmount the USB device will result in data loss.

6. Connect the USB device to the intended server.

7. From the EFI shell, enter the following:

Shell> reconnect -r

8. Regenerate all mappings:

Shell> map -r

The -r option regenerates all the mappings in a system. The EFI shell displays a device mapping table.

9. Record the device name of the USB HDD device, fs0, for example. Use this device name to explore the contents of the removable media.

10. Go to the USB file system:

# fsnumber:

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11. Change directories to \EFI\boot, and then enter the following:

# bootia64.efi

The Smart Setup EBSU entry is created in the EFI Boot Manager as a selection for booting to launch the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility.

NOTE: This entry may fail if you change the USB connection. You must execute the preceding steps again to reconnect the USB HDD device.

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3 Installing the OS and Updating the Server

This chapter provides instructions for installing Linux using the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility or a cold installation. You can install the HP Support Pack after installing the OS.

Using HP Smart Setup to Install the OS

The HP Smart Setup EBSU utility provides an easy-to-use interface for installing the OS and for performing other tasks, such as configuring storage adapters, upgrading firmware, partitioning the hard disk, and installing diagnostic tools.

Installation requires a serial or VGA console and involves the following steps:

• booting from a bootable, removable media containing HP Smart Setup,

• running the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility,

• launching the Linux installer,

• loading OS files to the boot disk,

• and booting the server from the boot disk.

You must be connected either to the serial or VGA console of the MP on the target server using a terminal emulation application, such as SSH client, PuTTY, minicom, or the cu command. If the MP is not available on the network, you must be physically connected using a serial or VGA cable.

IMPORTANT: When using QLogic Fibre Channel adapters while using the configuring partitions, creating partitions, or HP Smart Setup EBSU utilities, if an older version of the EFI aux driver is installed it is possible that storage devices attached to this adapter may not be detected. If this situation occurs, a prompt is displayed and you must update the firmware of the QLogic Fibre Channel adapters before reattempting the utility.

To install Linux, perform the following steps:

1. Ensure that the removable media is accessible and contains the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility. For details, see “Accessing the Removable Media Devices Using EFI” (page 22).

2. From the EFI Boot Menu, select Smart Setup EBSU as appropriate, and then press Enter.

Figure 3-1 shows the EFI Boot Manager menu that is displayed.

Figure 3-1 EFI Boot Manager Menu

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NOTE: The entry Smart Setup EBSU (if configured) are not displayed in all EFI Boot Managers. If this entry does not appear, perform the steps detailed in “Accessing the

Removable Media Devices Using EFI” (page 22).

3. The HP Smart Setup EBSU utility starts and displays the introduction screen. Press Enter to accept the default selection and continue.

The Main Menu is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-2.

Figure 3-2 HP Smart Setup EBSU Main Menu

NOTE: If there are I/O adapters installed on your system that Linux does not support, the

list of unsupported adapters is displayed. In addition, you are warned that you can continue with the use of the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility, however, it could invalidate your HP service contract. For more HP Integrity server information, see the HP Business Support Center website:

http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers

4. If your HP Integrity server is cell-based (for example, a Superdome sx2000 server) or contains the zx2 chipset, execute this step; otherwise, continue to step 6.

The additional System Settings option appears on the Main Menu, as shown in Figure 3-3.

Figure 3-3 HP Smart Setup EBSU Main Menu with System Setting Option

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Based on the type of server, the option to configure either the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) or maximum payload size (MPS) setting appears. Use the following steps to configure your system's ACPI or MPS settings properly:

Select System Settings and press Enter.

Choose one of the following processes as appropriate for your system, either ACPI or MPS:

ACPI Setting

a. The following screen is displayed:

Figure 3-4 Configure the ACPI Setting

b. Select the proper setting for your server using the information provided. c. Select Next, and then press Enter to continue. d. Press Enter to accept the default selection (OK). The system is rebooted.

You are returned to the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility introduction screen to continue with your Linux installation using the new ACPI configuration.

Or MPS Setting The following screen is displayed:

Figure 3-5 Configure the MPS Setting

The current MPS setting is determined from the system. If it is set to "ON" no further action is required and a confirmation is displayed. Otherwise, you are prompted to set the MPS variable to "ON" and reboot the system. If this variable cannot be detected, set, or is unsupported on the system, an error is displayed.

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NOTE: This setting cannot be changed for the rx2660, rx3600, and rx6600 PCI-X servers, therefore, this menu option is not available.

5. Select Configure Storage Adapters and press Enter. A submenu displays the list of adapters on the system, as shown in Figure 3-6.

Figure 3-6 Configure Storage Adapters Option

NOTE: Prior to launching the Smart Setup wizard, you must use the Configure Storage

Adapters option to ensure that Linux is installed with the desired storage configuration. Only storage that is going to be used as a boot device must be configured at this time. Other (non-boot) storage can be configured using the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility or after OS installation.

6. Select the appropriate storage adapter and press Enter.

7. A list is provided with device IDs that are applicable to your adapter as generated by the EFI command drvcfg, as shown in Figure 3-7. Each device represents an adapter or a channel on an adapter. Select the appropriate adapter from the list and select Configure.

Figure 3-7 Configuring Storage Adapters

8. Review the storage adapter documentation and provide any additional information. For more information regarding the use of the storage configuration utility,see the documentation specific to the storage adapter.

9. After the desired storage adapters are configured, press ESC to return to the Main Menu.

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NOTE: If you have just configured a RAID volume, then you must reboot the system so that it is detected. Additionally, on rx7620 and rx8620 servers, you must run the search all command from the EFI shell before attempting to use this volume.

10. To launch the Smart Setup wizard, from the Main Menu select Smart Setup and press Enter, as shown in Figure 3-8.

Figure 3-8 Select Smart Setup

11. Smart Setup provides an introduction to the wizard.

NOTE: To install Linux on a RAID volume or a Fibre Channel LUN, you must first ensure that this storage is configured as described in the previous steps.

Select Next and press Enter to continue and display the next screen.

Smart Setup Page 1 (Figure 3-9) is the firmware update screen, which lists each system device, its installed firmware version, and the firmware version that is in the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux you are using.

Figure 3-9 Page 1: Update Firmware

If the server is cell-based, the firmware update screen is slightly different as shown in

Figure 3-10

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Figure 3-10 Page 1: Update Firmware, Cell-Based Servers

For either server type, all hardware devices present are listed and automatically selected if updating is necessary. If multiples of one type of PCI adapter exist, only those adapters that are in need of updating are actually upgraded, provided that the adapter flasher enables the selection of adapters to flash.

12. Select the devices with firmware that you want to update. To continue, select Next and press Enter to display the next screen as in Figure 3-11.

NOTE: You may not be able to use the Smart Setup function to upgrade the firmware of some devices. This function does not allow you to upgrade the firmware if the installed version is the same or higher than the version of the HP Smart Setup utility. However, you can make a firmware downgrade by selecting the Maintain Firmware function from the Main Menu. When using this function, you are prompted for confirmation of the downgrade.

ADD EBSU QLOGIC PROMPT CHANGES HERE AND IN CH5.

The Smart Setup wizard upgrades the firmware for all supported servers except the following:

cx2620rx2620rx2600rx1620rx1660

Superdome sx1000rx8620rx7620rx5670rx4640

For these servers, you must contact HP Support for assistance in upgrading the firmware.

Figure 3-11 Page 2: Disk Partitioning

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13. Make the appropriate selections for the options on Smart Setup Page 2 as follows: a. For question 2, specify the logical volume on which you want to create partitions.

NOTE: The EFI System Partition (ESP) and the HP Service Partition (HPSP) will be created on the chosen logical volume to simplify the maintenance of your server.

b. For question 3, specify the option to install the Drive Explorer utility, which enables

you to browse a drive in EFI.

Select Next and press Enter to display the next screen similar to Figure 3-12.

Figure 3-12 Page 3: Installation Considerations

14. Make the appropriate selections for the options on Smart Setup Page 3 as follows: a. For question 4, specify the option to install offline diagnostic tools from the HP Itanium

Processor Family (IPF) Offline Diagnostics and Utilities media.

b. Question 5 is only enabled if the system is cell-based; otherwise it appears in red and

is disabled. If the system is cell-based, specify the ACPI configuration mode.

For the Superdome, rx8640, rx8620, rx7640, and rx7620 servers, use of the default selection is suggested; all others should use the Default ACPI Configuration Mode selection.

c. For question 6, specify the option to launch the Linux installer.

Select Setup and press Enter to display the partition deletion confirmation window

15. Select Continue and press Enter.

A prompt is displayed with the following message:

(i)INFORMATION! All tasks you selected will now be performed.

A progress bar is displayed along with the status text. The screen might flash periodically as your tasks are automatically performed.

16. Press Enter to continue.

You are prompted to insert the diagnostics media.

17. Insert the HP Itanium Processor Family (IPF) Offline Diagnostics and Utilities media and press Enter.

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18. A prompt is displayed with a message directing you to insert the Linux installer media in the CD or DVD drive, as shown in Figure 3-13.

IMPORTANT: If you are using a serial console, prior to starting the Linux OS Installation, see “Configuring and Using a Serial Console” (page 51) and follow the instructions.

Figure 3-13 Inserting the Linux Installer Media

Insert the Linux Installer media and press Enter.

The Linux OS installation completes. Immediately after the initial installation of the OS is successfully installed, HP recommends that you run the HP Support Pack installer as described in Chapter 5 (page 41).

Using the Linux Media to Install the OS

You can install Linux on your server using the distribution media for one of the supported OSs. This activity is considered a “cold installation”. The installation process is very similar to the standard cold installation with these three configuration exceptions:

• Firewall configuration

• Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux)

• Package group selection

The instructions for the supported OSs are detailed in the following documents:

• For RHEL4— See Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Installation Guide for x86, Itanium, AMD64, and Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T):

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/

• For RHEL5— See Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Installation Guide):

http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-5-manual/Installation_Guide-en-US/

• For SLES10— See Installing SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 on HP Integrity Servers:

http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-6394/

• For SLES11— See Installing SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 11 on HP Integrity Servers:

http://docs.hp.com/

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To install the OS, follow these steps:

1. Begin the OS installation as described in the installation guide for the OS you are installing.

2. Select the defaults (or configure as needed) until the Firewall Configuration screen appears.

Modify the selections offered as follows:

a. Click the No firewall radio button to disable the firewall. b. For RHEL4 or RHEL5, set Enable SELinux to Enable to use a security policy.

HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux supports the use of SELinux with RHEL4 and RHEL5 only.

3. Continue the installation using the defaults provided (or configure as needed) until the Package Group Selection screen appears.

Modify the selection by clicking Everything to install all packages included with RHEL.

4. Continue the installation using the defaults provided (or configure as needed).

The Linux OS installation completes. HP recommends that you run the HP Support Pack installer immediately after the installation of the OS is complete as described in Chapter 5 (page 41).

Updating the Server

To update your system after installing the OS, you must install the latest patches and fixes from the appropriate Linux OS distribution website.

NOTE: Firmware upgrades for Superdome sx1000, rx8640, rx8620, rx7640, and rx7620 servers must be performed by HP CEs in compliance with the support agreement.

Installing Updates from the Web

The latest software updates for your HP Integrity server are available from the HP Business Support Center as follows:

1. Go to the http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers/ website.

2. Click on the appropriate product link for your server.

3. Click the Download drivers and software link.

4. Select a software/driver language from the list.

5. Click on the appropriate Linux distribution link.

All of the available driver and software updates are provided in a categorized listing for your selection.

6. Click Download for each driver or software product you want to update, and then follow the installation instructions provided.

Additional information specific to the selected server is also available at this website and includes troubleshooting, how to perform regular maintenance, how to upgrade or migrate the server, and associated documentation.

Registering for HP Support Notifications

HP recommends that you register for alerts and notifications to stay informed of updates to the drivers, patches, and other components specific to your server.

To register, go to the Subscriber's Choice website and follow the instructions provided:

http://www.hp.com/united-states/subscribe/gateway/

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Installing the Fibre Channel HBA Drivers or Inbox Driver Kits for Linux

If your system contains Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapters (HBAs), you should ensure that the most current drivers supported by HP are installed; this is applicable to all releases of Linux distributions. Fibre Channel HBAs include the following:

A6826A PCI-X 2-port 2Gbps Fibre Channel

A7538A PCI-X 1-port 2Gbps Fibre Channel

AB379A 2-port 4Gbps Fibre Channel

AB429A 1-port 4Gbps Fibre Channel

AD167A 1-port 4Gbps Fibre Channel

AD168A 2-port 4Gbps Fibre Channel

AE311A 1-port 4Gbps Fibre Channel

AD300A 2-port 4Gbps Fibre Channel

A8002A 1-port 4Gbps Fibre Channel

A8003A 2-port 4Gbps Fibre Channel

403619-B21 2-port 4Gbps Fibre Channel

List all PCI devices to determine whether your system contains one of these adapters:

# lspci | grep Fibre

80:02.0 Fibre Channel: Emulex Corporation Helios-X LightPulse Fibre Channel Host Adapter (rev 01) a0:02.0 Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. QLA2312 Fibre Channel Adapter (rev 03) a0:02.1 Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. QLA2312 Fibre Channel Adapter (rev 03)

NOTE: The number of PCI functions displayed for each adapter by lspci is determined by the number of ports the adapter has. In other words, 2-port adapters have two entries with the same PCI bus/slot that differ only in function number, as in the previous example.

Output of lspci CommandAdapter Part No.

A6826A

A7538A

AB379A

AB429A

AD167A

AD168A

A8002A

Fibre Channel Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. QLA2312 Fibre Channel Adapter (rev 03)

Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. QLA2422 Fibre Channel Adapter (rev 02)

Fibre Channel: Emulex Corporation Helios LightPulse Fibre Channel Host Adapter (rev 01)

Fibre Channel: Emulex Corporation Helios-X LightPulse Fibre Channel Host Adapter (rev 01)

Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. QLA2432 Fibre Channel Adapter (rev 02)AE311A

Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. QLA2432 Fibre Channel Adapter (rev 02)AD300A

Fibre Channel: Emulex Corporation Zephyr LightPulse Fibre Channel Host Adapter (rev

01)

A8003A

Fibre Channel: Emulex Corporation Zephyr-X LightPulse Fibre Channel Host Adapter (rev 02)

Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. QLA2432 Fibre Channel Adapter (rev 02)403619-B21

If any entries are shown that match the model numbers listed, update the driver using the following steps:

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1. Go to http://www.hp.com/.

2. Click Support & Drivers.

3. Click Download drivers and software (and firmware).

4. In the For Product field, enter the model number of your Fibre Channel adapter (for example, AD300A).

5. Press Go.

6. Select the appropriate OS from the Product search results list.

7. Click the Download button for the latest Linux Driver Kit for Qlogic HBAs and Qlogic-based mezzanine HBAs driver to obtain a tar archive of all necessary files.

NOTE: All drivers for a given brand of adapter are contained in one driver kit. In this case, all drivers for Qlogic adapters are contained in this driver kit.

NOTE: HP uses Linux Inbox drivers starting with RHEL 5.3, SLES11, and SLES10SP3. However, the Linux Inbox driver kits are required and provided to enable the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux.

8. Unpack the driver files in the kit. For example, the following command could be used:

# tar zxvf hp_qla2x00-date.tar.gz

9. Change to the directory that was created in the previous step.

10. Install the driver:

# ./INSTALL

For additional information, see the documentation that is included with the Linux Driver Kit for Qlogic HBAs and Qlogic-based mezzanine HBAs.

Installing the MPT Fusion HBA Drivers for Linux

Support for the HP Insight Management Agent for the Core 8 port Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) HBA on the rx2660 server, or BL860c, and BL870c server blades is not included with the MPT Fusion driver that is shipped with the Red Hat and Novell Linux distributions. However, HP Insight Management Agent support is included with the MPT Fusion driver that is shipped with RHEL4.6.

If you are running HP Insight Management Agents for these HBAs on one of the listed servers, you must update the driver using the following steps:

1. Go to the http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers/ website.

2. Click on the appropriate product link for your server.

3. Click the Download drivers and software link.

4. Select a software/driver language from the list.

5. Click on the appropriate Linux distribution link.

All of the available driver and software updates are provided in a categorized listing for your selection.

6. Click the Download button for the latest MPTLinux Driver Update for Integrity Servers driver to download the tar file.

7. Install the driver on your system:

# rpm -ivh <downloaded driver name>

8. Reboot your system.

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NOTE: To avoid any potential issues, review the known issue “Installing the MPT Fusion HBA

Driver on RHEL 5 and RHEL 5+ using a Xen Kernel Hangs the Server” (page 58).

For additional information, see the documentation that is included with the MPT Fusion driver update.

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4 EFI and HP Smart Setup Media Utilities

This chapter describes functions available through the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility and provides an easy-to-use interface to upgrade the firmware, partition the hard disk, install diagnostic tools, configure storage controllers, and run other EFI utilities.

Using the Option ROM Configuration for Arrays Utility

Option ROM Configuration for Arrays (ORCA) is an EFI utility that enables you to configure a RAID array without booting Linux. Using ORCA you can create, view, or delete a logical drive. For detailed instructions on using ORCA, see any of the following documents: HP SmartArray

5300 Controller User's Guide, HP SmartArray 6402 Controller User's Guide, HP SmartArray P600 Controller User's Guide, and HP SmartArray P800 Controller User's Guide.

To access ORCA:

1. Log on to the MP (management processor) using telnet or Hyperterminal.

2. Enter the console command, CO, to access the SAC> prompt.

3. At the SAC> prompt, enter restart to reboot the system.

4. During the system reboot after the SmartArray adapter is detected, you are prompted to press F8 at the MP prompt (or Esc–8 if you are using a serial console), to enter the ORCA utility.

The Main menu is displayed.

5. Choose one of the options presented: Create, View, or Delete a Logical Drive.

Using EFI

The Intel Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) specification defines a model for the interface between the OS, the firmware, and the hardware. EFI serves the same purpose on Itanium-based computers as the BIOS on x86-based computers. EFI provides a standard environment for running pre-boot applications and for booting the OS.

HP Integrity servers use EFI to initialize the platform firmware and load the OS. After the system is initialized, EFI provides two interfaces with which you can interact, as described in the following sections.

EFI Boot Manager

First displayed when you power on the server, the EFI Boot Manager provides a menu-based interface (Figure 4-1 is an example) with options for booting the OS, loading EFI applications, configuring the server, and performing other pre-boot operations.

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EFI Shell

Figure 4-1 EFI Boot Manager

Available as a selection from the EFI Boot Manager, the EFI Shell provides a command-line interface from which you can get information about the system, install an operating system, boot the operating system, execute batch scripts, launch EFI applications, load EFI drivers, and manage files and system variables.

For Additional Information

Use the following resources to obtain additional EFI information.

• The Intel™ EFI website:

http://developer.intel.com/technology/efi/

• EFI Shell command help:

From the EFI Shell, enter help or ? for a list of EFI shell commands.

HP Smart Setup Utilities

Some of the options available from the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility main menu are not part of the steps required to prepare your system for Linux installation, but such options can be used to customize, diagnose problems, or fine-tune firmware settings.

Accessing HP Smart Setup Utilities

To access the HP Smart Setup utilities:

1. Power on the server. The server boots to the EFI utility.

2. Ensure that the removable media, containing the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility, you want to use is accessible. For details, see “Accessing the Removable Media Devices Using EFI”

(page 22).

3. From the EFI Boot Menu, select Smart Setup EBSU or Smart Setup from EBSU as appropriate, and then press Enter.

NOTE: The entry Smart Setup EBSU or Smart Setup from EBSU are not displayed in all EFI Boot Managers. If this entry does not appear, perform the steps detailed in “Accessing

the Removable Media Devices Using EFI” (page 22).

4. The HP Smart Setup EBSU utility executes and the introduction screen is displayed. Click OK and press Enter to continue.

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The HP Smart Setup EBSU utility provides the following capabilities:

• Configure Storage Adapters—Configures bootable I/O adapters. A submenu provides a list of storage adapters from which to choose.

• Smart Setup—Provides a wizard that guides you through the following set of preselected Linux installation setup tasks:

— Updating firmware — Creating disk partitions — Installing offline diagnostic tools — Installing Linux

• Maintain Firmware—Upgrades the firmware for all the selected devices that can be upgraded. You can upgrade all the devices at once or select one or more individually.

The Smart Setup wizard upgrades the firmware for all supported servers except the following:

cx2620rx2620rx2600rx1620rx1660

Superdome sx1000rx8620rx7620rx5670rx4640

For these servers, you must contact HP Support for assistance in upgrading the firmware.

• Create Partitions and Install Diagnostics—Creates partitions, such as the EFI System Partition (ESP) or the HP Service Partition (HPSP).

— ESP - A partition that is required to boot the OS. Only the EFI drivers and the OS files

should be stored here. This partition is labeled EFIPART.

— HPSP - An optional partition. The files from the HP Itanium Processor Family (IPF)

Offline Diagnostics and Utilities media are stored here. This partition is labeled HPPART.

• Install Linux—Launches the Linux Installer.

• System Inventory—Retrieves system information and displays a complete, categorized report of the system inventory information including the UUID (Logical) and Serial Number (Logical) when possible, installed memory, and the firmware version for all I/O adapters.

• Install Diagnostics—Installs a copy of the diagnostics programs from the HP Itanium Processor Family (IPF) Offline Diagnostics and Utilities media to the HPSP partition.

• Install and Update Support Tools—Copies support tools to the HPSP partition. These tools are for use only by HP Support.

• Drive Explorer—Offers these options: — Execute - Launches Drive Explorer, which displays the directories present on the disks

in the EFI partition or executes EFI programs.

— Install - Installs Drive Explorer.

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5 Installing and Using the HP Support Pack

This chapter provides instructions for installing and using the HP Support Pack. This contents of this software package must be installed after installation of the OS only.

Software Provided in the HP Support Pack

The HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux provides the following additional functionality and utilities for your Linux system in the HP Support Pack:

• “HP Management Base for Integrity Servers” (page 41)

• “HP Insight Management Agents” (page 41)

• “HP System Management Homepage ” (page 42)

• “HP Insight Management WBEM Providers” (page 42)

• “HP WBEM Providers for Linux” (page 42)

• “HP Partition Manager ” (page 42)

• “HP nPartition Commands” (page 42)

• “HP Array Configuration Utility – Command Line Interface” (page 43)

• “OpenPegasus ” (page 43)

• “HP Utilization Provider Including WBEM” (page 43)

• “HP SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit” (page 44)

• “HP SAS Integrated Raid (IR) Configuration Utility” (page 44)

• “HP Integrity Virtual Machines WBEM Provider” (page 44)

HP Management Base for Integrity Servers

HP Management Base for HP Integrity servers installs an Open IPMI driver appropriate for the target system and several utilities for Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) management. These items are needed by other management products, such as HP Insight Management Agents and HP WBEM Providers.

For information about HP Management Base, see hpbmc(8), hpuid(8), hpseld(8,), openipmi(4) and the HP Management Base Installation and User's Guide:

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5991-7630

HP Insight Management Agents

Based on the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), HP Insight Management Agents (HPIMA) allow you to remotely monitor configuration information and system status on your HP Integrity server from any SNMP browser. A central management server that uses HP Insight Manager ( or HP Systems Insight Manager) gathers and organizes the raw agent information from the browser for display in reports, allowing you to monitor system use and troubleshoot problems.

HP Insight Management Agents provide a broad spectrum of SNMP agents for the collection of server management data. This product includes SNMP extensions, data collection agents, and MIBs ported from the legacy "Compaq Insight Manager" product, such as Health, Host, Network Interface Card (NIC), Standard Equipment, Standard Information, Storage (including IDA, IDE, SCSI, and FC), and Threshold. The agents are handled by the HP Systems Insight Manager though they should work with any other management console applications that use SNMPv1.

You can obtain the latest version of HP Insight Management Agents by installing the downloaded HP Support Pack as described in “Obtaining the Latest HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity

with Linux” (page 19).

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For more information, see HP Insight Management Agents for Linux on HP Integrity Servers: Installation Guide and Release Notes:

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5991-2731/

HP System Management Homepage

The HP System Management Homepage (SMH) is a web server that can be used by HP web-enabled system management software. The System Management Homepage provides an interface between the HP Insight Management Agents and the HP manageability tools. The HP System Management Homepage software organizes data from HP Insight Management Agents installed on a server into easy-to-read tables that are displayed in a web interface.

For more information, see the HP System Management Homepage website:

http://www.hp.com/servers/manage/smh

HP Insight Management WBEM Providers

The HP Insight Management WBEM Providers are a manageability framework for HP Proliant and HP Integrity servers using Web Based Enterprise Management (WBEM) and the Common Information Model (CIM). The SMX providers are designed to run on HP servers and provide complete manageability as defined by the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) and the HP WBEM Technical Committee (TC).

HP WBEM Providers for Linux

WBEM is a Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) standard that uses Internet technologies, such as XML, HTTP, and SSL, to manage systems. HP WBEM Providers for Linux allows management applications such as HP Systems Insight Management to retrieve, monitor, and configure system information. HP WBEM Providers are the instruments that provide system data for the management application.

For more information, see the HP WBEM Solutions for Linux website:

http://www.hp.com/go/wbemlinux

HP Partition Manager

HP Partition Manager provides you with a convenient GUI to configure and manage nPartitions on HP servers. Using HP Partition Manager, you can perform complex configuration tasks without having to remember commands and parameters. You select nPartitions, cells, I/O chassis, or other components from the graphical display, and then select an action from a menu. HP Partition Manager is installed on your HP Integrity system by default when HP nPartitions commands are installed; HP Partition Manager is not installed as a standalone application.

You can use HP Partition Manager to perform the following tasks: create, modify, and delete nPartitions, examine the nPartition configuration of a complex (all of hardware within a server—including all cells, I/O chassis, cables, cabinet hardware, and power and utilities components), check the complex for potential configuration and hardware problems, and manage hardware resources on the complex.

IMPORTANT: Before installing HP Partition Manager, you must download and install the Sun JDK 6 or BEA JRockit 5.0. For the JDK installation details, see “Product Installation Dependencies”

(page 44).

HP nPartition Commands

HP nPartition Commands enable you to create, modify, and delete nPartitions on HP nPartition servers, including HP Integrity servers such as the Superdome, rx8640, rx8620, rx7640, and rx7620 servers. The manpages for these commands are also installed.

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HP Array Configuration Utility – Command Line Interface

HP Array Configuration Utility – Command Line Interface (ACU-CLI) for Linux on Itanium-based systems is an online tool that can be used to manage and configure Smart Array-based storage controllers. The HP ACU-CLI is an interactive command console that provides immediate feedback to the user, and is functionally equivalent to the ACU GUI.

OpenPegasus

OpenPegasus implements the WBEM standard to enable management solutions that deliver increased control of enterprise resources. OpenPegasus is installed on your HP Integrity system by default when WBEM providers or HP nPartitions commands are installed; OpenPegasus is not installed as a standalone application.

OpenPegasus SDK is the software developers kit for the OpenPegasus product. It provides the tools needed to develop Common Information Model (CIM) client applications and provides modules for OpenPegasus.

NOTE: You can download all current versions of OpenPegasus SDK from the Open Group website:

http://www.openpegasus.org/pr/

For more information, see the HP WBEM Providers for Linux Installation Guide and Release Notes:

http://docs.hp.com/en/5991-6518/

Small Footprint CIM Broker

The Small Footprint CIM Broker (sfcb) is a CIM server conforming to the CIM Operations over HTTP protocol. It supports the HP SMX WBEM providers that were developed in conjunction with the Common Manageability Programming Interface (CMPI). The Small Footprint CIM Broker provides access to the HP SMX WBEM providers and is installed on your HP Integrity system by default when WBEM providers are installed on SLES 11. It is not installed as a standalone application.

NOTE: The sblim-sfcb RPM is not included in the support pack, however it is delivered with the SLES11 distribution.

For more information, see the HP SMX WBEM Providers for Linux Installation Guide and Release Notes.

For more information about the Small Footprint CIM Broker, see the Novell website:

http://www.novell.com

HP Utilization Provider Including WBEM

HP Utilization Provider provides a light-weight daemon, utild, that records system-utilization data on a five-minute interval. System-utilization data includes CPU utilization, memory utilization, disk utilization, and network utilization. The HP Utilization Provider includes the WBEM provider, which provides access to the utilization data. The Virtual Server Environment (VSE) Management Software relies on the HP Utilization Provider. Removing HP Utilization Provider prevents the VSE Management Software from functioning properly.

When HP Utilization Provider is installed, it launches the utild daemon, which consumes minimal CPU, memory, and disk resources. Only 30 days of utilization data are kept in data files in /var/adm/util. The total disk space used by these files should not exceed 20MB in the default installation. The utild process wakes up every five minutes and discovers and records four metrics (CPU, memory, disk, and network utilization); this discovery process has minimal impact on system performance.

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The WBEM schema files for the HP Utilization Provider are installed at /opt/util/mof. For more information, see utild(1M).

HP SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit

The SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit (SSTK) enables you to deploy a large number of HP Integrity servers rapidly and efficiently. Using SSTK, you can develop custom scripts that simplify server deployments by automating various hardware configuration and software installation operations. SSTK can set specific Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) boot variables, create disk partitions, and tie into the standard unattended installation process to install the OS and selected applications.

SSTK is delivered as a tar file that is used to install and configure the product. For more information, see the “Configuring the Repository” section of the SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit Deployment Guide:

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5991-6250/

HP SAS Integrated Raid (IR) Configuration Utility

The Integrated Raid (IR) Configuration Utility, cfggen, is a Linux command line utility that configures the IR functionality of the HP Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) controllers that are used in LSI-1068-based HP SAS controllers. This utility is a minimally interactive program that can be executed from the Linux prompt. The result from invoking this utility is communicated to the environment through the program status value returned when the program exits.

For more information about cfggen, see cfggen(8), the “Utilities Reference” chapter of the

SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit Deployment Guide, or the HP 8 Internal Port SAS Host Bus Adapter (SAS Controller) Users Guide:

http://docs.hp.com/en/J6369-90071/

HP Integrity Virtual Machines WBEM Provider

HP Integrity Virtual Machines (Integrity VM), is a soft partitioning and virtualization technology within the HP Virtual Server Environment, that enables you to create multiple virtual servers or machines within a single HP Integrity server or nPartition. Each virtual machine hosts its own: "guest" operating system instance, applications and users. The HP Integrity VM WBEM provider facilitates the enabling of manageability and support of guests

Product Installation Dependencies

Some software products have dependencies or prerequisites that might not be available on your system. When installing software, the Management media installer attempts to handle any dependencies that are required. Also, most required software is provided with your Linux OS distribution media and should be installed by default.

If there is required software that is not delivered with the Management media installer or with the Linux OS installation, an error message displays information about the missing software packages or files and the installation process is aborted. You must then obtain and install the required packages or files before running the installer again. See your Linux OS for information about obtaining and installing the missing software. A list of software dependencies for all supported Linux distributions is provided in “HP Support Pack Dependencies” (page 53).

NOTE: The Management media installer automatically checks your system for the hpmgmtbase software. This software is installed or updated by default.

Removing OpenWBEM

OpenPegasus is required to install nPartition Commands, Partition Manager, and HP WBEM Providers. Removing OpenWBEM requires the removal of several other SLES utilities. You

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should verify that you do not need these utilities before you remove them. The HPIMA, ACU-CLI, and HP SMH utilities do not require OpenPegasus.

The installer prompts you to remove OpenWBEM if you choose to install any of the above packages that require OpenPegasus. You are first prompted to view more information about the package before removal, and then you are prompted to remove the OpenWBEM package from your system. At this point, you must decide whether to reply with confirm (to remove OpenWBEM and continue with the installation), or with n (to discontinue).

Installing the Java Development Kit Product

Installing Sun JDK 6 for the Linux IA64 Platform

Use this procedure to install the Sun Java Development Kit (JDK) 6.

1. Download Sun JDK 6 binary file for the Linux Intel Itanium platform from the Sun Developer Network website:

http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp

2. Set execute permissions on the downloaded file:

# chmod jdk-6u12-linux-ia64.bin

3. Run the self-extracting binary to extract the RPM file:

# ./ jdk-6u12-linux-ia64.bin

NOTE: The initial "./" is required if you do not have "." (a period) in your PATH environment variable.

A binary license agreement is displayed.

4. You must agree to the Sun JDK 6 license agreement to proceed with the installation.

NOTE: The default installation path is /usr/java/, which can be modified during the installation process. A good location to install the Sun JDK is /usr/local/. Use this information when setting the JAVA_HOME environment variable in the next step.

5. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable:

# export JAVA_HOME="javaDir"

where javaDiris the directory in which the Sun JDK 6 files were installed. For example, /usr/java/jdk1.6.0_12.

NOTE: The JAVA_HOME environment variable must be exported in this fashion prior to, and in the same shell session as, the use of the HP Support Pack installer.

Installing BEA JRockit 5.0 JDK for the Linux IA64 Platform

Use this procedure to install the BEA JRockit 5.0 Java Development Kit (JDK).

1. If your system is running RHEL5, you must disable SELinux before installing the BEA JRockit

5.0 JDK. Otherwise, bypass this step.

# echo 0 >/selinux/enforce

2. Download the JRockit 5.0 R27.5 JDK Linux (Intel Itanium - 64-bit) file to the directory on the Linux system where HP Partition Manager, nPartition Commands, and nPartition Provider are to be installed from the BEA JRockit website:

http://download2.bea.com/pub/jrockit/50/jrockit-R27.5.0-jdk1.5.0_14-linux-ipf.bin

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3. Set execute permissions on the downloaded file:

# chmod a+x jrockit-R27.5.0-jdk1.5.0_14-linux-ipf.bin

4. Run the self-extracting binary to extract the RPM file:

# ./jrockit-R27.5.0-jdk1.5.0_14-linux-ipf.bin

NOTE: The initial "./" is required if you do not have "." (a period) in your PATH environment variable.

A binary license agreement is displayed.

5. You must agree to the BEA JRockit 5.0 JDK license agreement to proceed with the installation.

NOTE: The default installation path is /root/jrockit-R27.5.0-jdk1.5.0_14, which can be modified during the installation process. A good location to install the JRockit 5.0 JDK is /usr/local/. Use this information when setting the JAVA_HOME environment variable in the next step.

6. Set the JAVA_HOME environment variable:

# export JAVA_HOME="javaDir"

where javaDir is the directory in which the BEA JRockit 5.0 JDK files were installed. For example, /root/jrockit-R27.5.0-jdk1.5.0_14.

NOTE: The JAVA_HOME environment variable must be exported in this fashion prior to, and in the same shell session as, the use of the HP Support Pack installer.

7. If your system is running RHEL5U1, you must re-enable SELinux. Otherwise, bypass this step.

# echo 1 >/selinux/enforce

Installing Software from the HP Support Pack

The software included in the HP Support Pack is installed by running the interactive installer install.sh. This installer provides options for installing one or more of the products described in “Software Provided in the HP Support Pack” (page 41).

Before Running the Installer

Before running the installer, perform the following steps:

1. Review the “Product Installation Dependencies” (page 44) section and ensure that you prepare your system accordingly.

2. Ensure that you have the latest version of the product as described in “Obtaining the Latest

HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux” (page 19).

3. Log in to the system as root.

4. Mount the media containing the HP Support Pack or identify the directory into which the tar file was unpacked.

Running the Installer

You can run the installer anytime after the OS has been installed; however, HP recommends that you run the installer immediately after the initial installation of the OS.

To install software from the HP Support Pack , perform the following steps:

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1. Start the installer:

# ./install.sh

The following message is displayed:

Welcome to the HP Insight Foundation suite for Integrity with Linux version *.**.

For the latest information and downloads go to http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinuxessentials.

Press <enter> to continue the installation of the current version of the HP Support Pack.

2. You are prompted to make additional selections based on the software update option you selected in the previous step.

The installer analyzes your system and prepares it for installation of the products provided with the HP Support Pack.

NOTE: If the installer detects missing RPMs that are necessary to the installation, messages are displayed indicating which RPMs you must install before proceeding. For example, messages similar to the following may appear:

hpima will not be available because the following required RPMs are missing:

net-snmp sensors

hpsmh will not be available because the following required RPMs are missing:

net-snmp sensors

In this case, you would need to install the required RPMs for HP-IMA and HP SMH before these products can be installed.

NOTE: If the installer detects missing JAVA or JAVA not configured, messages are displayed indicating which RPMS you can not install. For example, messages similar to the following may appear:

hpsmh-tomcat cannot be installed because Java not installed

hp.com-parmgr cannot be installed because Java not installed

The nPartition Management GUI for HP Integrity servers. cannot be installed for the following reasons:

The following IFIL dependencies have been excluded: hpsmh-tomcat hp.com-parmgr

In this case, you would need to install JAVA and configure JAVA for hpsmh-tomcat and hp.com-parmgr.

A menu of available products and options that can be installed is displayed. The contents of this menu depend upon the version of the HP Support Pack that you are installing or the Linux distribution installed on your system. A menu similar to one of the following is displayed:

Menu for RHEL4: 1. Install HP Utilization WBEM Provider

2. Install HP Management Base for Integrity and Proliant Servers

3. Install HP System Management Homepage

4. Install MPT Fusion SAS Integrated RAID configuration utility

5. Install The Open64 Compiler Suite v4.2.1

6. Install HP Command Line Array Configuration Utility

7. Install HPVM Guest Kit for Linux

8. Install HP Insight Manager Agents (SNMP) for HP Integrity servers

9. Install HP Insight Manager Agents Webapp via HP SMH.

10. Install nPartition Commands

11. Install The nPartition Management GUI for HP Integrity servers.

12. Install HP WBEM Providers for Linux

13. Install Everything

14. Uninstall IFIL and return to this menu

15. Exit

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Menu for SLES11: 1. Install HP Insight Management WBEM Webapp

via HP SMH

2. Install HP Insight Management WBEM Providers

3. Install HP Management Base for Integrity and Proliant Servers

4. Install HP System Management Homepage

5. Install The Open64 Compiler Suite v4.2.1

6. Install MPT Fusion SAS Integrated RAID configuration utility

7. Install HP Command Line Array Configuration Utility

8. Install Everything

9. Uninstall IFIL and return to this menu

10. Configure Software Delivery Repository access

11. Exit

Menu for all other Linux Distributions:

1. Install HP System Management Homepage

2. Install MPT Fusion SAS Integrated RAID configuration utility

3. Install The Open64 Compiler Suite v4.2.1

4. Install HP Management Base for Integrity and Proliant Servers

5. Install HP Insight Manager Agents (SNMP) for HP Integrity servers

6. Install OpenPegasus WBEM Services for Linux

7. Install HP Command Line Array Configuration Utility

8. Install HPVM Guest Kit for Linux

9. Install HP Utilization WBEM Provider

10. Install HP Insight Management WBEM Providers

11. Install nPartition Commands

12. Install HP Insight Management WBEM Webapp via HP SMH

13. Install The nPartition Management GUI for HP Integrity servers.

14. Install HP Insight Manager Agents Webapp via HP SMH.

15. Install HP Insight Management WBEM providers with everything else

16. Install HP Insight Manager Agents (SNMP) with everything else

17. Configure Software Delivery Repository access

18. Exit

The installation options are categorized as follows:

Install individual products Individual products can be installed one at a time and

the process is repeated for each product you want to install.

Install Everything (RHEL4 or SLES11), HP Insight Management

With all Linux distributions, it is possible to install all of the products in the HP Support Pack at one time.

WBEM providers with everything, However, with all distributions except RHEL4 there or HP Insight Manager Agents (SNMP) with everything

is a choice of which WBEM provider to install with the HP Support Pack products, HP SMX Insight Providers or HP WBEM. If you choose to install the HP SMX web-based providers, HP-IMA is removed first to avoid conflicts. Conversely, if HP WBEM SNMP-based providers are chosen for installation, then HP SMX is removed first to avoid conflicts.

Update all products To update all the software products in the HP Support

Pack that can coexist, in a single step, enter the appropriate option number and press Enter. The

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installer automatically exits after all products are updated or installed.

Uninstall IFIL This option is displayed only when HP Management

Base is installed on the system.

To remove the IFIL product, including HP Management Base, enter the appropriate option number and press Enter. The installer returns to the menu after the entire IFIL product is removed.

3. Enter an option from the menu and press Enter.

NOTE: There is a known compatibility issue with HP ACU-CLI and RHEL5U1 on HP Integrity servers with a SmartArray controller configured with more than one logical drive. To avoid creating this adverse condition, the installer will not install the HP ACU-CLI (hpacucli) product on these servers and this option is not displayed in the product installation menu. Further, if hpacucli is detected on the system, it is uninstalled by the installer.

4. After the installation is complete, you must start the appropriate framework to access any providers, execute one of the following:

WBEM Providers (OpenPegasus) on RHEL or SLES 10:

# /etc/init.d/tog-pegasus start

SMX WBEM Providers (SFCB) on SLES 11:

# /etc/init.d/sfcb start

Configure Software Delivery Repository Access

The HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity Linux provides another delivery method using the Software Delivery Repository (SDR). This service is offered for both HP internal and external users. To use this delivery method, perform the following:

Select the Configure Software Delivery Repository Access item from the installer script menu list.

This delivers the relevant repository access configuration for the user-specific distribution, version, architecture, and product combination. Next, then user can use the default system tools (such as yum or zypper) to query, install, and remove packages from the system based on the repository's contents.

NOTE: This function not supported by RHEL4

Installing Software from HP Software Delivery Repository

The software included in the HP Support Pack can also be installed through the HP SDR Software Delivery Repository (SDR) which can be found at:

http://downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR

Before using SDR to install or update the IFIL software on your system, verify your systems could access the repository.

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NOTE: If you need to use a proxy to access the repository, consult the manual pages of the tool you are using to access the repository. for example, use apt-get, yum, zypper, to set up the correct proxy configuration. You can also set the http_proxy environment variable by entering the following:

export http_proxy=http://proxy_web_addres:port

Obtaining the "bootstrap.sh" Script

You can review the content of the boottstrap.sh script to satisfy any security or invocation concerns. If in doubt, run the script it as a non-root user or in the preview (-n) mode. Make note of the product bundle name you want to install, as shown on the web site http://

downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR/downloads, for IFIL support pack. The product bundle name

should be “IntegritySupportPack” When you are ready, invoke the script using the specified <ProductBundleName> as follows:

sh ./bootstrap.sh IntegritySupportPack

Use options as appropriate options or refer to the usage information at sh ./bootstrap.sh

-h

If all the prerequisite checks pass, the relevant repository will be delivered with access configuration for your specific distribution, version, architecture, and product combination. The resulting configuration can be replicated to any number of similar systems, if needed.

By default, the configuration will point to the currently released set for a given software product. As newer versions become available, your system can track these newer releases.

Using bootstrap.sh to Set Up the Repository

Download the bootstrap.sh script from http://downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR/downloads/

bootstrap.sh and place it on the system from which you want to access the repository.

Using the Default System Tools to Install/Update/Remove

At this point, you may use any of the default system tools, for example, use apt-get, yum, zypperr, to query, install, and remove packages from your system based on this repository's

contents. This class of tools will download the requested component meta-data from repository indices and calculate the required actions for installation or removal.

When you install packages, this repository will work in concert with any of your previously configured repositories to resolve dependencies and install in the order dictated by the meta-data indices.

NOTE: On some platforms, such as SLES10, you need to make YaST aware of the new repository as well. Perform the following steps within YaST:

1. Select Software> Installation> Source Add

2. Specify the URL and enter the value of the baseurl from the respective file in /etc/zypp/

repos.d/HP*.repo

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A Configuring and Using a Serial Console

Before the Linux operating system (OS) is booted, all console interaction occurs through EFI. To modify the default local graphics display to be a serial console path, you must configure a single serial port (UART) for both Console-In/Out in the EFI boot manager. This configuration allows the Linux kernel to interpret the UART as ttyS0 on system boot sending output to the selected display screen.

Configuring a Serial Console

To configure a serial console, perform the following steps:

NOTE: The steps and actual computer output may vary slightly from the following process. These differences are based on the version of EFI and version of Management Processor.

1. When the system boots, select Boot Option Maintenance Menu from the EFI Boot Manager screen and press Enter.

2. From the Boot Option Maintenance Menu, select Manage Consoles and press Enter. The resulting screen displays a list of UARTs and PCI devices available for console I/O.

NOTE:

• UART identifiers of PNP0501 describe modes available for "Serial A" or "Serial 1" built-in

UART.

• UART identifiers of HWP0002 describe modes available for the "Console" UART on the

management processor (MP).

3. Select a UART from the list and press Enter.

4. From the same screen, select Save Settings to NVRAM and press Enter.

The system prompts you to save NVRAM if you omit this step.

5. Select Exit and press Enter to return to the main menu.

6. Select the option Manage Consoles from the main menu and press Enter.

7. From the list provided, select the same UART that you chose as your output device and

press Enter.

8. Select Save Settings to NVRAM and press Enter.

9. Select Exit and press Enter.

10. To apply the changes you have selected, select Cold Reset from the Boot Option

Maintenance menu and press Enter.

11. When prompted, enter Y and press Enter.

The firmware and serial console are configured after system reset.

Using a Serial Console

Although you might have set up a serial console in the EFI boot manager, Linux defaults to a VGA console. If no VGA device is present, console output is directed to a stub device (for example, not visible.) To specify a serial console, you must pass the console= parameter to the kernel. This can either be done as an extra parameter to the kernel or by means of the parameter

append=line in elilo.conf. For example:

Manual Boot Option ------------------ fs0:\> elilo linux "console=ttyS0" ELILO boot: linux console=ttyS0

Automatic via elilo.conf

------------------------

append="console=ttyS0"

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IMPORTANT: Exactly one UART must be selected in the EFI Console-In/Out tables for a serial console to work. The UART selected in this table is ttyS0.

The format of the console parameter is as follows:

console=ttySn[,spb]

n = Serial line

where:

= Speed

Example: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 (9600 is the default if no speed is specified. 115200 is the maximum for HP UART.)

= Parity

Example: n (no parity, typical case)

= Bit Encoding.

Example: 7, 8 (8 is the typical case).

For a 115200 baud console, the following syntax is used:

console=ttyS0,115200n8

NOTE: If you are using a Linux distribution that uses kernel revision 2.6.10 or later (Post RHEL4), this method of specifying a console will not work. For more information on serial ports with these kernels, see the Linux Cross Reference website:

http://lxr.linux.no/source/Documentation/ia64/serial.txt

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B HP Support Pack Dependencies

Some software products contained in the HP Support Pack have dependencies or prerequisites that may or may not, already be available on your system. If there are dependencies that are not delivered with the installer or with the Linux OS installation, an error message displays with information on the missing software packages or files and the installation process is aborted. You must then obtain and install the required packages or files from the Linux distribution media before running the installer again.

The following sections provide information about dependencies for the HP Support Pack for RHEL4, RHEL5, SLES10, and SLES11.

RHEL4

The following list provides information about software contained in RHEL4 and the related dependencies.

hpacucli-8.28-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc prctl libunwind

hpima-3.12-xxx.rhel4.ia64.rpm need below packages: bzip2-libs compat-libstdc++-296 e2fsprogs elfutils-libelf systemtap glibc openssl popt redhat-release rpm-libs tcp_wrappers zlib

hpima-webapp-4.5-xxx.rhel4.ia64.rpm need below packages: net-snmp

hpmgmtbase-2.11-xxx.rhel4.ia64.rpm need below packages: binutils glibc redhat-release

hpsmh-3.0.0-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: None

hpsmh-tomcat-1.3-xxx.linux.ia64.rpm need below packages: None

hpvm-4.1.0-xxx-rhel.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc

hpvmprovider-4.1.0-xxx-rhel.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++ tog-pegasus

hpwbem-3.3.8-xxx.rhel4.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++ popt tog-pegasus

hpwbem-base-server-3.3.8-xxx.rhel4.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++ popt tog-pegasus

hpwbem-firmwarelogs-3.3.8-xxx.rhel4.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++ tog-pegasus

hpwbem-legacy-3.3.8-xxx.rhel4.ia64.rpm need below packages: ethtool glibc libgcc libstdc++ rpm-libs sysfsutils tog-pegasus

hp.com-npartition-providers-1.07.01-xxx.rhel4.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++ tog-pegasus

hp.com-npartition-cmds-1.03.00-xxx.rhel4.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++ tog-pegasus

hp.com-parmgr-2.02.04-xxx.rhel4.ia64.rpm need below packages: tog-pegasus

hp-utilprovider-01.07-xxx.rhel4.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++ tog-pegasus

mptsas_cfggen-2.0.30-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: None

net-snmp-5.1.2-xxx.EL4.7hp.ia64.rpm need below packages: beecrypt bzip2-libs chkconfig elfutils-libelf systemtap glibc libselinux openssl popt rpm-libs tcp_wrappers zlib

net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-xxx.EL4.7hp.ia64.rpm need below packages: bzip2-libs elfutils-libelf systemtap glibc openssl perl popt rpm-libs tcp_wrappers zlib

net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-xxx.EL4.7hp.ia64.rpm need below packages: elfutils-libelf systemtap glibc openssl perl

net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-xxx.EL4.7hp.ia64.rpm need below packages: beecrypt-devel elfutils-devel rpm-libs rpm-devel

net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-xxx.EL4.7hp.ia64.rpm need below packages:

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RHEL5

glibc openssl

open64-4.2.1-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: gcc glibc info perl

The following list provides information about software contained in RHEL5 and the related dependencies.

hpacucli-8.28-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc prctl libunwind

hpima-3.12-xxx.rhel5.ia64.rpm need below packages: compat-libstdc++-296 e2fsprogs-libs glibc net-snmp net-snmp-libs openssl perl redhat-release tcp_wrappers zlib

hpima-webapp-4.5-xxx.rhel5.ia64.rpm need below packages: net-snmp

hpmgmtbase-2.11-xxx.rhel5.ia64.rpm need below packages: binutils glibc OpenIPMI redhat-release

hpsmh-3.0.0-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: None

hpsmh-tomcat-1.3-xxx.linux.ia64.rpm need below packages: None

hpsmx-webapp-0.2-xxx.noarch.rpm need below packages: libxml2-python python python-devel

hp.com-npartition-providers-1.07.01-xxx.rhel5.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++

hp.com-npartition-cmds-1.03.00-xxx.rhel5.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++

hp.com-parmgr-2.02.04-xxx.rhel5.ia64.rpm need below packages: None

hp-smx-02.05-xxx.rhel5.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++

hp-utilprovider-01.07-xxx.rhel5.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++

mptsas_cfggen-2.0.30-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: None

open64-4.2.1-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: gcc glibc info perl

tog-pegasus-2.7.1-xxxhp.rhel5.ia64.rpm need below packages: bash bind-utils chkconfig coreutils e2fsprogs glibc grep libgcc libstdc++ net-snmp net-tools openssl pam procps redhat-lsb sed SysVinit

SLES10

The following list provides information about software contained in SLES10 and the related dependencies.

hpacucli-8.28-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc prctl libunwind

hpima-3.12-xxx.sles10.ia64.rpm need below packages: compat e2fsprogs glibc openssl libgcc libstdc++ net-snmp popt rpm sensors sles-release tcpd

hpima-webapp-4.5-xxx.sles10.ia64.rpm need below packages: net-snmp

hpmgmtbase-2.11-xxx.sles10.ia64.rpm need below packages: binutils glibc sles-release

hpsmh-3.0.0-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: None

hpsmh-tomcat-1.3-xxx.linux.ia64.rpm need below packages: None

hpsmx-webapp-0.2-xxx.noarch.rpm need below packages: libxml2-python python python-devel python-xml

hpvm-4.1.0-xxx-sles10.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc

hpvmprovider-4.1.0-xxx-sles10.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++ libunwind

hp.com-npartition-providers-1.07.01-xxx.sles10.ia64.rpm need below packages:

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SLES11

glibc libstdc++ libunwind

hp.com-npartition-cmds-1.03.00-xxx.sles10.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++ libunwind

hp.com-parmgr-2.02.04-xxx.sles10.ia64.rpm need below packages: None

hp-smx-02.05-xxx.sles10.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++ libunwind

hp-utilprovider-01.07-xxx.sles10.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++ libunwind

mptsas_cfggen-2.0.30-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: None

open64-4.2.1-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: gcc glibc info perl

tog-pegasus-2.7.1-xxxhp.sles10.ia64.rpm need below packages: bash bind-utils coreutils e2fsprogs glibc grep openssl libgcc libstdc++ libunwind net-snmp net-tools openssl pam procps sed

The following list provides information about software contained in SLES11 and the related dependencies.

hpacucli-8.28-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc prctl libunwind

hpmgmtbase-2.11-xxx.sles11.ia64.rpm need below packages: binutils glibc sles-release

hpsmh-3.0.0-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: None

hpsmx-webapp-0.2-7.noarch.rpm need below packages: libxml2-python python python-xml

hp-smx-02.05-xxx.sles11.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libtdb1 libgcc43 libstdc++43 libunwind sblim-sfcb

mptsas_cfggen-2.0.30-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: None

open64-4.2.1-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: gcc glibc info perl

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C Known Issues

This appendix contains known issues with the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux product, which undergoes rigorous testing before each release. From HP test activities to date, the following items have been uncovered that you should keep in mind.

HP Insight Management WBEM Providers on Pegasus cimserver Supports Multi-Process Mode Only

HP Insight Management WBEM providers running on Pegasus cimserver (RHEL5, SLES10) only support running in multi-process mode. HP Insight Management WBEM Providers will not currently support running in a single process on the Pegasus cimserver.

To ensure your providers are running in a Pegasus multi-process configuration, perform the following steps as the root user:

1. Verify that the cimserver is running to retrieve configuration values by entering:

# /etc/init.d/tog-pegasus start

2. Verify that forceProviderProcess is set to true by entering:

# cimconfig -g forceProviderProcesses This command should return Current value: true.

3. Based on the value returned in Step 2, perform one of the following steps.

• If the command returns Current value: false, reset the value by entering:

# cimconfig -p -s forceProviderProcesses=true

• If the command returns Current value: true, reset the Pegasus cimserver to allow

the new setting to take affect by entering:

# /etc/init.d/tog-pegasus restart

Unaligned Access Messages

Due to the current alignment boundaries of certain data structures on Integrity servers, customers may see infrequent messages in the system event log with the format sfcbd unaligned access. This should only occur during WBEM Provider initialization and does not represent any loss of data integrity or functionality.

Superfluous PAM Authentication Message

The release currently shipping for SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (SLES11) has a verbose sfcb default configuration setting for all PAMauthenticated actions. This setting results in a superfluous message of the following form:

pam_succeed_if(sfcb:auth): requirement "user ingroup sfcb" was met by the root user.

This message appears in /var/log/messages reporting for each successful PAM authentication during WBEM requests. An enhancement request has been filed with SuSE as well as SFCB maintainers and will be resolved by the next distribution release.

If the messages become an issue, use the workaround that follows until this is resolved.

The PAM logging setting for sfcb can be changed by using the following steps:

1. Shutdown SFCB by running the following as root user:

# /etc/init.d/sfcb stop

2. Edit the /etc/pam.d.sfcb config file by making the following edit:

Replace the line

auth required pam_succeed_if.so user ingroup sfcb

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with the following line:

auth required pam_succeed_if.so quiet_success user ingroup sfcb

3. Restart SFCB by entering the following:

# /etc/init.d/sfcb start

Configuring Storage Adapters

The Configure Storage Adapters function in the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility requires that the EFI driver for the storage adapter be installed prior to configuring storage adapters. You must first select the Maintain Firmware function from the HP Smart Setup EBSU main menu to upgrade the adapters, thus installing the EFI driver. You can then proceed to use the Configure Storage function to set up your storage adapter.

Partitioning Fibre Channel HBA Adapters

Creating a partition using EBSU, or other partitioning tools, can result in the duplication of the created partition in multiple LUNs. Typically, this happens when there are redundant paths to the same storage device. For example, when you have two paths (A and B) to a storage device then two blocks bound to the original LUN are created. If you create a partition in the original LUN, it will be mirrored in the duplicated blocks.

For more details regarding configuring LUNs, see the HP StorageWorks: Booting Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems from a storage area network application notes:

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c00193929/c00193929.pdf.

To configure the boot LUN, see the “Configuring the HBAs“ section in conjunction with the “Cabling options for single-channel HBAs” section to create a zone/boot environment with only one LUN mapped to the boot HBA.

Installing the MPT Fusion HBA Driver on RHEL 5 and RHEL 5+ using a Xen Kernel Hangs the Server

After the MPT Fusion HBA driver is installed on a system running RHEL 5U2 using a Xen kernel, the server hangs during rebooting and the following messages are displayed:

ELILO boot: Uncompressing Linux... done Loading file HP-initrd-2.6.18-92.el5xen.img...done

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This is the result of the MPT Fusion driver rebuilding the initrd file and modifying elilo.conf when the it is installed. The following is a comparison of the elilo.conf file contents before and after the driver installation:

AfterBefore

prompt timeout=20 default=linux relocatable

image=vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.el5xen vmm=xen.gz-2.6.18-92.el5 label=linux

initrd=initrd-2.6.18-92.el5xen.img read-only root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 append="-- rhgb quiet"

prompt timeout=20 default=HP #Corresponds to kernel 2.6.18-92.el5xen # (previously, default=linux) relocatable

image=vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.el5xen vmm=xen.gz-2.6.18-92.el5 label=linux initrd=initrd-2.6.18-92.el5xen.img read-only root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 append="-- rhgb quiet"

# The following entry was added by Proliant HBA install script # in package mptlinux-4.00.13.01-3.rhel5 image=vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.el5xen label=HP #Corresponds to kernel 2.6.18-92.el5xen

initrd=HP-initrd-2.6.18-92.el5xen.img

read-only root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 append="-- rhgb quiet"

The default variable is changed to HP that corresponds to the Xen kernel and a new image stanza is inserted into the file. This new stanza is missing a line, which causes the server hang during reboot.

To avoid the system hangs during reboot, you must modify the file /etc/elilo.conf manually after the MPT Fusion driver is installed and before rebooting the server using the following steps:

1. Edit /etc/elilo.conf.

2. Add the following line immediately after the line, image=vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.el5xen in the label=HP stanza:

vmm=xen.gz-2.6.18-92.el5

The file should now look like:

prompt timeout=20 default=HP #Corresponds to kernel 2.6.18-92.el5xen # (previously, default=linux) relocatable

image=vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.el5xen vmm=xen.gz-2.6.18-92.el5 label=linux initrd=initrd-2.6.18-92.el5xen.img read-only root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 append="-- rhgb quiet"

# The following entry was added by Proliant HBA install script # in package mptlinux-4.00.13.01-3.rhel5 image=vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.el5xen vmm=xen.gz-2.6.18-92.el5

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label=HP #Corresponds to kernel 2.6.18-92.el5xen initrd=HP-initrd-2.6.18-92.el5xen.img read-only root=/dev/VolGroup00/LogVol00 append="-- rhgb quiet"

3. Reboot the server.

HP System Management Homepage Session Time-out Error

The default value of the ui-timeout option in the HP SMH is 20 seconds. For servers with numerous devices, 80 CPUs for example, the home or device pages may take more than 20 seconds to load and you may encounter a timeout message in your browser. You can avoid this by setting the value of ui-timeout to the maximum of 80 seconds, using one of the following methods:

NOTE: The maximum value for ui-timeout is 3600 seconds.

From the command line:

From HP SMH : 1. Sign in to HP SMH.

1. Set ui-timeout to 80 seconds:

# /opt/hp/hpsmh/sbin/smhconfig

--ui-timeout=80

2. Restart HP SMH:

# /etc/init.d/hpsmhd restart

2. Select Settings→SMH→Security→Timeouts.

3. Modify the UI timeout (seconds) value, and then click Apply.

4. Sign out of HP SMH.

5. Restart HP SMH:

# /etc/init.d/hpsmhd restart

HP SAS Integrated Raid (IR) Configuration Utility May Cause Kernel Panics on RHEL4U7

This issue has been fixed by MPT driver, 3.12.14.00. If you want to use cfggen on RHEL4U7, first install the proper MPT driver. You can also use the EFI executable utility,cfggen.efi, to create volumes.

For information about using the cfggen.efi utility, see the SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit Deployment Guide:

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5991-6250/

Flashing HP PCIe 2-port 1000Base-T adapter (AD337A) Adapters

The HP PCIe 2-port 1000Base-T adapter (AD337A) with the 3.0.48 firmware version cannot be flashed using HP Smart Setup.

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D Supported Products Matrix

This appendix lists the adapters that are supported by the HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux in each of the supported OS distribution release. Table D-1 lists the I/O adapter part number by category, a brief description of the part, and the initial, supported Linux distribution(s) including later updates or service packs.

Table D-1 Supported Products Matrix

Number

Fibre Channel

SLES SupportRHEL SupportDescriptionPart

1110 SP210 SP1105U154U64U44U34U14

403619B21

A6826A

A7538A

A8002A

A8003A

AB379A

AB379B

AB429A

AD167A

XXXXHP BLc QLogic QMH2462 FC HBA Opt Kit

XXXPCI-X Dual Channel 2Gb Fibre Channel HBA

XXXHP StorageWorks Linux Q2300 64-bit HBA

XXXXHP FC2142SR 4GB

PCI-e HBA

XXXXHP FC2242SR

PCI-e DC HBA

XXXXHP PCI-X 2.0 2Port 4Gb Fibre Channel HBA Qlogic

XXXX1-port 4Gb FC Qlogic

XXXX1-port 4Gb FC Emulex

AD168A

AD300A

AE311A

IDE

rx1600/ rx2600

rx1620/ rx2620/ cx2620

rx4640

XXXX2-port 4Gb FC Emulex

XXXX2-port 4Gb FC Qlogic PCI-e

XXXX1-port 4Gb FC Qlogic PCI-e

XEmbedded I/O for

rx1600/ rx2600

XXXEmbedded I/O for rx1620/ rx2620/cx2620

XXXEmbedded I/O for rx4640

Table D-1 Supported Products Matrix (continued)

Number

LAN

B21

SLES SupportRHEL SupportDescriptionPart

1110 SP210 SP1105U154U64U44U34U14

XXXX4-port GbE Mezz447883-

A5506B

A6794A

A6865A

A7061A

A7073A

A9899A

A9900A

AB290A

XXXPCI 4 Port 100Base-TX LAN Adapter

XXSCSI & LAN Core I/O (Procurium)

XXPCI core I/O for SuperDome

XXXWin/Linux 1000Base-T Gigabit Eth Adpt

XXXWin/Linux 1000Base-SX Gigabit Eth Adpt

XXXXWin/Linux 2 port 1000Base-SX Giga Adptr

XXXXWin/Linux 2 port 1000Base-T Giga Adptr

XXXXHP PCI-X 2p 1000BT, 2p U320 SCSI Adptr

AB306A

AB314A

2p GigE NIC

AD144A

AD145A

AD337A

AD338A

AD385A

XXCore IO for the

rx86/rp8420 server

XXXXHP Integrity rx8640 Core I/O adapter

XXXXPCI-X 2-port 1000BT w/WOL (Core I/O)

XXXXWin/Linux 133MHz 10GbE SR Fiber Adapter

XXWin/Linux 4-port 1000Base-T Gigabit Adapter

XXXXHP PCIe 2-port 1000Base-T Adapter

XXXXHP PCIe 2-port 1000Base-SX Adapter

XXXXHP PCI-X 266MHz 10GigE SR Adapter

62 Supported Products Matrix

Table D-1 Supported Products Matrix (continued)

Number

SLES SupportRHEL SupportDescriptionPart

1110 SP210 SP1105U154U64U44U34U14

BL860c

BL870c

rx1600/ rx2600

rx1620/ rx2620/ cx2620

rx2660

A6695 69101

A6875A

A9918A

AB306A

XXXXEmbedded I/O for

BL860c

XXXXEmbedded I/O for

BL870c

XEmbedded I/O for

rx1600/rx2600

XXXEmbedded I/O for rx1620/ rx2620/cx2620

XXXXEmbedded I/O for

rx2660

SCSI and MP Core I/O

XXHP Management Processor Adapter for ZX6000

XXCore I/O for the rx76xx/rp7420 server

XXCore IO for the rx86/rp8420 server

AB314A

AB315 60201

RUSA UCIO

rx4640

RAID

337972B21

A9825A

A9826A

A9890A

AD335A

XXXXHP Integrity rx8640 Core I/O Adapter

XXXXCore I/O for Mittlehorn server

XXXXRuby/Sapphire Unified Core I/O board

XXXEmbedded I/O for

rx4640

XXXXHP Smart Array P600 Controller

XXSmart Array 5302

with 128MB cache

XXSmart Array 5304

with 256MB cache

XXXXHP Smart Array 6402/128MB Controller

XXXXHP Smart Array P800 Controller

Table D-1 Supported Products Matrix (continued)

Number

SLES SupportRHEL SupportDescriptionPart

1110 SP210 SP1105U154U64U44U34U14

AH226A

SA P400 (core 1)

SA P400 (core 2)

SA P600

SA P800

SAS

431643B21

XXXXHP PCIe Smart Array E500 SAS Controller

XXXXPCIe 8-port int SAS Smart Array P400 (Core I/O rx2660)

XXXXPCIe 8-port SAS Smart Array P400 (Core I/O rx3600, rx6600)

XXXXPCI-X 8-port int/4-port ext SAS Smart Array P600 (Core I/O rx3600, rx6600)

XXXXPCIe 8-port int/8-port ext SAS Smart Array P800 (Core I/O rx3600, rx6600)

XXXXHP BLc PCIe Mezz pass-thru

BL860c

BL870c

rx2660

SCSI

A6695 69101

A6794A

A7059A

A7060A

A7173A

A9918A

XXXEmbedded I/O for

BL860c

XXXEmbedded I/O for

BL870c

XXXEmbedded I/O for

rx2660

SCSI and MP Core I/O

XXSCSI & LAN Core

I/O (Procurium)

XXXWindows and Linux Ultra160 SCSI Adapter

XXXWindows, Linux 2 port Ultra160 SCSI HBA

XXXXHP Dual Channel Ultra320 SCSI Adapter

XXCore I/O for the rx76xx/rp7420 server

64 Supported Products Matrix

Table D-1 Supported Products Matrix (continued)

Number

SLES SupportRHEL SupportDescriptionPart

1110 SP210 SP1105U154U64U44U34U14

AB290A

AB306A

AB314A

AB31560201

rx1600/ rx2600

rx1620/ rx2620/ cx2620

USB

A6869A

A6869B

XXXXHP PCI-X 2p 1000BT, 2p U320 SCSI Adpter

XXCore IO for the

rx86/rp8420 server

XXXXHP Integrity rx8640 Core I/O Adapter

XXXXCore I/O for Mittlehorn server

XEmbedded I/O for

rx1600/ rx2600

XXXEmbedded I/O for rx1620/ rx2620/cx2620

XGraphics USB Adapter for HP servers

XXXXHP Servers Graphics USB PCI Adapter

BL860c

BL870c

RUSA UCIO

rx1600/ rx2600

rx1620/ rx2620/ cx2620

rx2660

rx4640

Video

A6869A

A6875A

XXXXEmbedded I/O for BL860c

XXXXEmbedded I/O for BL870c

XXXXRuby/Sapphire Unified Core I/O board

XEmbedded I/O for

rx1600/ rx2600

XXXEmbedded I/O for rx1620/ rx2620/cx2620

XXXXEmbedded I/O for

rx2660

XXXEmbedded I/O for

rx4640

Graphics USB adapter for HP servers

XXHP Management Processor adapter for zx6000

Table D-1 Supported Products Matrix (continued)

Number

SLES SupportRHEL SupportDescriptionPart

1110 SP210 SP1105U154U64U44U34U14

BL860c

BL870c

RUSA UCIO

rx2660

rx4640

XXXXEmbedded I/O for

BL860c

XXXXEmbedded I/O for

BL870c

XXXXRuby/Sapphire Unified Core I/O board

XXXXEmbedded I/O for rx2660

XXXEmbedded I/O for

rx4640

66 Supported Products Matrix

HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's Guide

Table of Contents

About This Document

Additional Documentation

Intended Audience

Typographic Conventions

Publishing History

Related Information

HP Encourages Your Comments

1 Planning the Installation

Overview

Support Information

Supported Linux OS Distributions

Supported Hardware

Support Exceptions

Ensure Support for Linux on HP Integrity Servers

Choosing an Installation Scenario

Choosing an Installation Environment

Using a Serial Console

Using a VGA Console

Using the HP Smart Setup EBSU Utility

Installation Process

2 Preparing for Installation

Obtaining the Latest HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux

Ensuring Platform Compatibility

Verifying Hardware Compatibility

Backing Up Existing Data

Setting Up a Console

Setting Up a Serial Console

Setting Up a VGA Console

Preparing the Server Hardware

Setting Up the Boot Drive

Accessing the Removable Media Devices Using EFI

Enabling a CD/DVD Device

Enabling a USB Device

3 Installing the OS and Updating the Server

Using HP Smart Setup to Install the OS

Using the Linux Media to Install the OS

Updating the Server

Installing Updates from the Web

Registering for HP Support Notifications

Installing the Fibre Channel HBA Drivers or Inbox Driver Kits for Linux

Installing the MPT Fusion HBA Drivers for Linux

4 EFI and HP Smart Setup Media Utilities

Using the Option ROM Configuration for Arrays Utility

Using EFI

EFI Boot Manager

EFI Shell

HP Smart Setup Utilities

Accessing HP Smart Setup Utilities

5 Installing and Using the HP Support Pack

Software Provided in the HP Support Pack

HP Management Base for Integrity Servers

HP Insight Management Agents

HP System Management Homepage

HP Insight Management WBEM Providers

HP WBEM Providers for Linux

HP Partition Manager

HP nPartition Commands

HP Array Configuration Utility – Command Line Interface

OpenPegasus

Small Footprint CIM Broker

HP Utilization Provider Including WBEM

HP SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit

HP SAS Integrated Raid (IR) Configuration Utility

HP Integrity Virtual Machines WBEM Provider

Product Installation Dependencies

Removing OpenWBEM

Installing the Java Development Kit Product

Installing Sun JDK 6 for the Linux IA64 Platform

Installing BEA JRockit 5.0 JDK for the Linux IA64 Platform

Installing Software from the HP Support Pack

Before Running the Installer

Running the Installer

Configure Software Delivery Repository Access

Installing Software from HP Software Delivery Repository