HP Integrity MC990 X Software Installation And Configuration Manual
HPE Integrity MC990 X Server System
Software Installation and Configuration
Guide
Abstract
Use the instructions in this guide to install the Oracle Linux 7, RHEL, VMware vSphere, or
SLES operating system and Foundation Software on an HPE Integrity MC990 X Server
system.
Part Number: 855703-003
Published: November 2017
Edition: 3
Contents
Introduction............................................................................................. 5
Integrity MC990 X system software installation...................................6
Installing Oracle Linux 7 software on an MC990 X server................ 13
RHEL 7 OS installation on an Integrity MC990 X system.................. 14
About installing the operating system software, Foundation Software, and optional features......5
Gathering installation materials and information...........................................................................6
(Optional) Setting or changing an administrative password on the system console.....................9
Creating an installation environment...........................................................................................11
Initiating RHEL 7 OS installation and partitioning the disk..........................................................14
Configuring the RHEL 7 OS network and rebooting................................................................... 17
Completing the RHEL 7 OS installation...................................................................................... 18
Installing the foundation software on an RHEL 7 platform MC990 X server...............................19
RHEL 6 software installation on an MC990 X server......................... 22
Initiating the RHEL 6 OS installation...........................................................................................22
Specifying the RHEL 6 OS network................................................................................. 23
Completing the RHEL 6 OS installation........................................................................... 24
Installing the foundation software on an RHEL 6 platform MC990 X server...............................25
SLES 12 OS and foundation software installation on an Integrity
MC990 X system....................................................................................28
Initiating the SLES 12 OS installation......................................................................................... 28
SLES 12 disk partition configuration for an MC990 X server......................................................29
Configuring SLES 12 disk partitions for an MC990 X server...................................................... 29
Specifying the SLES 12 network and miscellaneous settings.................................................... 32
Installing the foundation software on a SLES 12 platform MC990 X server............................... 34
SLES 11 platform installation on an Integrity MC990 X system....... 36
Installing the SLES 11 OS software on an MC990 X server....................................................... 36
Initiating the SLES 11 OS installation...............................................................................36
Specifying the SLES 11 network and miscellaneous settings.....................................................37
Completing the SLES 11 installation...........................................................................................39
Installing the foundation software on a SLES 11 platform MC990 X server................................40
Installing VMware vSphere 6.5 on an MC990 X server...................... 42
Introduction................................................................................................................................. 42
VMware vSphere ISO image location......................................................................................... 42
Installing the VMware vSphere image........................................................................................ 42
Adding the boot entry..................................................................................................................45
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Additional software features for the Integrity MC990 X system....... 52
Remote management through the ipmitool command .......................................................... 52
Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) configuration on RHEL platforms...................................... 52
Configuring Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) on RHEL platforms........................................ 53
Installation of debuginfo packages ......................................................................................... 54
Installing debuginfo packages on RHEL platforms .................................................................54
Installing debuginfo packages on SLES platforms ................................................................. 56
Creating boot options..................................................................................................................57
Crash dump files on an Integrity MC990 X system server on RHEL 7, SLES 12, and SLES
11 platforms.................................................................................................................................59
Creating a crash dump file on an Integrity MC990 X system server on RHEL 7, SLES 12,
and SLES 11 platforms............................................................................................................... 60
Websites................................................................................................ 62
Support and other resources...............................................................63
Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support......................................................................... 63
Accessing updates......................................................................................................................63
Customer self repair....................................................................................................................64
Remote support.......................................................................................................................... 64
Warranty information...................................................................................................................64
Regulatory information................................................................................................................65
Documentation feedback............................................................................................................ 65
Connecting to an MC990 X system through a web browser and
launching the JViewer console............................................................66
About JViewer.............................................................................................................................66
Starting JViewer..........................................................................................................................66
Attaching virtual media to the MC990 X system......................................................................... 67
Booting from virtual media.......................................................................................................... 67
Glossary.................................................................................................69
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855703-001 First March 2016
Introduction
This chapter contains the following topics:
About installing the operating system software, Foundation Software, and optional features on
page 5
About installing the operating system software,
Foundation Software, and optional features
This guide explains how to install the operating system and Foundation Software on an HPE Integrity
MC990 X Server system. You can install the OS and Foundation Software to meet site requirements on a
new system or you can reinstall these in the event of a disaster or a system failure.
HPE Integrity MC990 X Server supports the following operating systems on the MC990 X server chassis:
• RHEL 7.1, 6.7, 6.6
• SLES 12 SP1, 11 SP4, 11 SP3
• Oracle Linux 7.1 or 7.2
• VMware vSphere 6.5
After the OS and Foundation Software are installed on your MC990 X server chassis, you can configure
Foundation Software according to your site needs. For information about Foundation Software
components and features, see the HPE Integrity MC990 X Server User Guide.
NOTE:
HPE recommends that you install new Foundation Software packages as they become available.
HPE requires you to install the Foundation Software on each Integrity MC990 X system. You can install
the Foundation Software on the MC990 X server chassis after you install the operating system software.
Introduction 5
Integrity MC990 X system software installation
HPE installs operating system software, the Foundation Software, and any additional customerpurchased software after the Integrity MC990 X system hardware is installed at the customer site. The
operating system can be one of the following:
• RHEL 7.1, 6.7, 6.6
• SLES 12 SP1, 11 SP4, 11 SP3
• Oracle Linux 7.1 or 7.2
• VMware vSphere 6.5
If your site practices require you to reinstall the software, or if a disaster occurs at your site, you can use
the procedures in this guide to reinstall all the factory-installed software. The procedures in this guide
assume the following:
• You are familiar with Linux operating systems, and are familiar with the operating system software
update process. The installation instructions describe how to register the operating system installation
with the operating system software provider to ensure automatic updates. This guide assumes that
your site wants to use the automatic updates. As an alternative, you can use physical media to apply
updates.
• You want to reinstall the factory-installed software on the MC990 X server chassis.
• Your Integrity MC990 X system is cabled correctly and attached to the network in accordance with
your site practices.
There is a specific order in which you need to install software on an Integrity MC990 X system. This order
is as follows:
1. Operating system software, which can be RHEL 7, RHEL 6, SLES 12, SLES 11, VMware vSphere 6.5,
or Oracle Linux 7.
2. Foundation Software
Gathering installation materials and information
Gathering needed information in advance for the MC990 X server operating system installation session
will help you complete the installation more quickly.
Procedure
1. Verify your environment.
Integrity MC990 X system installations require you to have physical access to the MC990 X server
chassis and the RMC.
Depending on your hardware, you might need additional equipment or specific network connections.
Make sure that you have access to the RMC and the DVD drive that is included on the server.
2. Locate the software DVDs or CDs that are provided by HPE, or download and create DVDs or CDs.
This guide assumes that you have DVDs of the operating system and CDs of the software.
You can obtain the operating system software in one of the following ways:
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• In a media kit from HPE. HPE distributes DVD copies of the operating system releases.
• As a software download. You can download the OS releases from the Red Hat, SUSE, or Oracle
websites and write the software to a DVD.
You can obtain the Foundation Software from the HPE customer support center. To download the
software, complete the following steps:
a. In a browser window, navigate to the following URL:
www.hpe.com/support/hpesc
b. Select the system (MC990 X) and the OS.
c. View or download the software release notes.
d. Download the software bundle(s) that you need. If you install the OS, also plan to install the
Foundation Software. The HPE support center prompts you for your username and password.
e. Write the ISO file to a CD or DVD.
The instructions in this guide assume that you have hard media. Some procedures explain how to
access the release software if you want to install from a network-resident ISO image, but the
instructions are not comprehensive. If you downloaded the ISO images to a local network but do
not want to copy them to hard media, plan to use your network tools to access the software when
the procedures instruct you to insert a DVD or CD.
3. Plan the order in which to install the software.
Install the OS software first, then install the Foundation Software on the MC990 X server chassis.
4. Gather the information that the installer requires.
The installation requires you to provide information about passwords, your public (or house) network,
and so on. You can complete the installation more quickly if you gather this information before you
begin. Obtain the system configuration information that was used when the Integrity MC990 X system
was originally configured. The following list shows the information you need to collect:
• MC990 X server FQDN __________________________________
• MC990 X server hostname __________________________________
• MC990 X server IP address __________________________________
• MC990 X server subnet mask __________________________________
• Site DNS server IP addresses __________________________________
• Site search domain __________________________________
• Password for the MC990 X server system administrator (root user) login
__________________________________
• FQDN of your site network time protocol (NTP) server __________________________________
• IP address of your primary name server ____________________________
• IP address of your secondary name server ____________________________
• RMC FQDN ________________________________
• For RHEL installations, do the following:
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◦ Verify your site Red Hat Networks (RHN) registration status and your Customer Center
registration status.
◦ Obtain your RHN login.
◦ Obtain your RHN password.
• For SLES installations, do the following:
◦ Determine the email address you want to use when you register with the SUSE Customer
Center.
◦ (Optional) Obtain the activation code for SLES components.
◦ (Optional) Determine the system name or description.
5. Familiarize yourself with the hardware components in the rack.
Identify the base server chassis in the rack and the DVD drive on the chassis. Figure 1: MC990 X
server chassis on page 8 shows the location of the DVD drive, along with other components and
ports, on the MC990 X server chassis.
Figure 1: MC990 X server chassis
1. USB ports (4) 2. ETH0
3. DVD drive 4. System drive assembly
5. RMC port 6. MGMT port
7. Serial port 8. VGA port
9. Optional 1.8-inch SSD drive bays 10. NUMAlink ports (28)
6. Proceed to one of the following:
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• (Optional) To set an administrative password for the local console, proceed to (Optional) Setting
or changing an administrative password on the system console on page 9.
HPE does not require that you set an administrative password, but you can do so if you are logged
into a direct-attached, local console. After you set this password, you can proceed with the software
installation.
• To install the operating system and Foundation Software on an MC990 X server, proceed to
Creating an installation environment on page 11/
(Optional) Setting or changing an administrative password
on the system console
The procedure in this topic explains how to set, or change, an administrative password on the console
attached to an Integrity MC990 X system. A password is not required.
To delete a console password, enter the following command, which clears the EFI variables:
RMC> power -c reset
If you delete the password with the power -c reset command, you need to go back through the setup
screens to set it again.
To set or change an administrative password on the console:
Procedure
1. log in to the Integrity MC990 X system as the root user.
2. (Conditional) Shut down the system.
Complete this step if the system is running at this time.
Enter the following command:
# shutdown now
3. log in to the RMC as the root user.
4. From the RMC, enter the following command to reset the power:
RMC> power -s reset
5. Wait for the reset to complete and enter the following command to start a console session on the
base I/O BMC:
RMC> uvcon
6. On the Integrity MC990 X system console BIOS main menu, press F2.
This action selects to enter setup and select boot options.
Figure 2: Integrity MC990 X system boot options screen on page 10 shows the Integrity MC990
X system BIOS menu options.
(Optional) Setting or changing an administrative password on the system console 9
Figure 2: Integrity MC990 X system boot options screen
7. On the Boot Manager screen, select Device Manager and press Enter.
Figure 3: Integrity MC990 X system boot manager screen on page 10 shows the boot manager
screen.
Figure 3: Integrity MC990 X system boot manager screen
8. On the Device Manager screen, select Security and press Enter.
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The following list shows how to navigate the device manager:
• F1 scrolls the help.
• Shift+6-(^), v, or arrow keys highlight a selection.
• F9 resets system defaults.
• Enter selects.
• F10 saves.
• Esc exits without saving.
• Plus (+) and minus (-) keys change setting values.
• To exit the console, press CTRL+], and then press q. This sequence drops you to the RMC
console.
9. On the Security screen, select the Admin Password option, and press Enter.
10. In the Please type in your new password field, type the new administrative password, and press
Enter.
The minimum password length is 6 characters and the maximum password length is 30 characters.
The password is case sensitive.
The next time you boot the system, the system will prompt you to type the new password at the end
of the boot sequence. The system issues this prompt before the Shell> prompt appears.
11. Press F10 to save the change.
12. Press Esc twice to return to the boot manager.
13. To return to the RMC console, press CTRL+], and then press q.
14. Proceed to Creating an installation environment on page 11.
Creating an installation environment
You can install the MC990 X server software by making a direct connection to the MC990 X server.
Procedure
1. Log in to the RMC as the root user.
2. From the RMC, power-on the server.
3. Put the DVD in to the DVD drive in the MC990 X server chassis that includes the BaseIO riser.
If you are installing the software on a partitioned Integrity MC990 X system, put the DVD into the
drive in the MC990 X server chassis that includes the BaseIO riser for your partition.
For information about partitioning, see the HPE Foundation Software User Guide.
4. From the RMC, enter the following command to perform a quick reset:
# power -s reset
The quick reset in this step sets the system to its smallest possible configuration. A later procedure
includes a step to reset the whole system.
5. Wait for the system to reset.
Creating an installation environment 11
The reset is complete when the RMC> prompt appears.
6. At the RMC> prompt, enter the following command to open a console to the shell:
RMC> uvcon
7. At the MC990 X server chassis BIOS menu, press F2 to enter setup and select boot options.
8. Use the arrow keys to highlight Boot Manager Menu, and press Enter.
9. Use the arrow keys to highlight UEFI JMicron USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge ..., and press Enter.
10. (Conditional -- RHEL 7 or SLES 11 only) Select an installation activity, as follows:
• For an RHEL 7 installation, use the arrow keys to navigate to the Install Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 7.1, and press Enter.
• For a SLES 11 installation, on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server x screen, press Enterto select
Installation and start the SLES installation.
11. Proceed to one of the following:
• To install an RHEL 7 operating system and the Foundation Software on an MC990 X server,
proceed to
RHEL 7 OS installation on an Integrity MC990 X system on page 14.
• To install an RHEL 6 operating system and the Foundation Software on an MC990 X server
chassis, proceed to RHEL 6 software installation on an MC990 X server on page 22.
• To install an SLES 12 operating system and the Foundation Software on an MC990 X server,
proceed to SLES 12 OS and foundation software installation on an Integrity MC990 X
system on page 28.
• To install an SLES 11 operating system and the Foundation Software on an MC990 X server
chassis, proceed to SLES 11 platform installation on an Integrity MC990 X system on page
36.
• To install a VMware vSphere 6.5 virtualization platform on an MC990 X server, proceed to
Installing VMware vSphere 6.5 on an MC990 X server on page 42.
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Installing Oracle Linux 7 software on an
MC990 X server
The instructions for installation of Oracle Linux 7 are nearly identical to those for installing RHEL, with
some minor changes (see
minimum version required is Oracle Linux 7.1.
Oracle Linux 7 comes with two kernels:
• RHEL based kernel
• Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) kernel
Procedure
1. After installing Oracle Linux 7, reboot.
2. From the boot menu, choose the RHEL based kernel
3. Type e to edit the boot line
4. Add the boot option nobau to the boot line
5. Boot the system
RHEL 7 OS installation on an Integrity MC990 X system on page 14. The
6. When the system comes up, install the System Foundation Software as described in the RHEL
instructions (see
page 19).
7. Once the System Foundation Software is installed, run the following:
# modprobe hwperf
# /usr/sbin/x86config
8. If the system will be running with the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK), you must also
install the hwperf kernel module package built for use with the UEK as follows (UEK version of
3.8.13-105 or later is required):
# yum -c /tmp/yum-sgi.conf install kmod-hwperf-uek
# yum update kernel-uek
9. After installing all packages, reboot the system to complete the installation, and boot with optimized
kernel command line parameters.
Installing the foundation software on an RHEL 7 platform MC990 X server on
Installing Oracle Linux 7 software on an MC990 X server 13
RHEL 7 OS installation on an Integrity MC990
X system
This chapter explains how to install and configure the following software on an MC990 X server:
• The RHEL 7.1 operating system.
• The Foundation Software. If you install RHEL 7 on the server, HPE requires that you install Foundation
software 2.13 or later.
The following procedures explain how to install the RHEL 7 operating system software:
•
Initiating RHEL 7 OS installation and partitioning the disk on page 14
• Configuring the RHEL 7 OS network and rebooting on page 17
• Completing the RHEL 7 OS installation on page 18
More information
• The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Installation Guide at
Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/pdf/Installation_Guide/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7Installation_Guide-en-US.pdf
• The Foundation Software release notes file at www.hpe.com/support/hpesc
http://docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/
Initiating RHEL 7 OS installation and partitioning the disk
Procedure
1. Make sure you gathered the information that you need for this installation.
For more information, see Gathering installation materials and information on page 6.
2. On the boot loader menu, complete the following steps:
a. Use the arrow keys to select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1.
b. Press Enter.
3. Wait a few moments while the software loads.
4. On the splash screen, which asks What language would you like to use during the installation
process?, complete the following steps:
a. Select your language.
b. Click Continue.
5. On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, click DATE & TIME.
6. On the DATE & TIME page, complete the following steps:
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a. Select your time zone.
b. Select the date.
c. Click Done.
7. On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, click KEYBOARD.
8. On the KEYBOARD LAYOUT page, complete the following steps:
a. Select your keyboard layout.
b. Click Done.
9. On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, click SOFTWARE SELECTION.
10. On the SOFTWARE SELECTION page, complete the following steps:
a. Select Server with GUI.
b. Click Done.
11. On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, complete the following steps:
a. Click INSTALLATION DESTINATION.
b. Click the disk under Local Standard Disks.
c. Under Other Storage Options, click I will configure partitioning.
d. Click Done.
12. On the MANUAL PARTITIONING page, clean the disk.
The screen's left pane lists the operating system installations that currently reside on the disk. Your
goal is to remove all operating system installations, data, and partitions that reside on the disk. You
can remove one operating system at a time.
To remove one operating system, complete the following steps:
a. Select the operating system name.
b. Click the minus sign (-) at the bottom of the left pane to delete the operating system.
c. On the Are you sure ... popup, complete the following steps:
I. Select Delete all other ....
II. Click Delete it.
d. Repeat the preceding steps, as needed, until all operating systems are removed.
13. In the left pane, select Standard Partition from the drop-down menu.
14. Create new mount points.
Your goal is to configure the disks according to Disk partitions for an MC990 X Server.
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Table 1: Disk partitions for an MC990 X Server
Size Mount Point File System
512 MB /boot/efi FAT16
250 GB (256,000 MB) / XFS
8 GB (8,192 MB) swap swap
rest of disk /data1 XFS
Complete the following steps to create new mount points:
a. In the left pane, click the plus sign (+) to add a new mount point.
b. On the ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT popup, complete the following steps:
I. On the Mount Point drop-down menu, select /boot/efi.
II. On the Desired Capacity drop-down menu, enter 512mb.
III. Click Add mount point.
c. In the left pane, click the plus sign (+) to add a new mount point.
d. On the ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT popup, complete the following steps:
I. On the Mount Point drop-down menu, select /.
II. On the Desired Capacity drop-down menu, enter 256gb.
III. Click Add mount point.
e. In the left pane, click the plus sign (+) to add a new mount point.
f. On the ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT popup, complete the following steps:
I. On the Mount Point drop-down menu, select swap.
II. On the Desired Capacity drop-down menu, enter 8gb.
III. Click Add mount point.
g. In the left pane, click the plus sign (+) to add a new mount point.
h. On the ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT popup, complete the following steps:
I. In the Mount Point field, enter /data1.
II. Leave the Desired Capacity field blank.
III. Click Add mount point.
i. Verify that the Desired Capacity field shows the rest of the disk.
j. Click Done.
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15. On the SUMMARY OF CHANGES popup, click Accept Changes.
16. On the KDUMP page, complete the following steps:
a. Click Manual.
b. In the Memory to be Reserved (MB) field, specify 450 MB.
c. Click Done.
17. Proceed to Configuring the RHEL 7 OS network and rebooting on page 17.
Configuring the RHEL 7 OS network and rebooting
Procedure
1. On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, click NETWORK & HOST NAME.
2. On the NETWORK & HOST NAME page, complete the following steps:
a. Select Ethernet enp1s0f0.
b. In the right pane, in the upper-right corner of the screen, find the ON/OFF switch and click the blank
box to set the ON/OFF switch to ON.
c. Click Configure.
d. On the Editing enp1s0f0 popup, select IPv4 Settings.
e. Complete this step according to the following table:
Table 2: Specify dynamic or static addressing
To specify dynamic addressing: To specify static addressing:
1. In the Method: drop-down menu, select
Automatic (DHCP).
2. Click Apply. 2. In the Addresses pane, click Add, and
3. On the Editing pop up, click Save. 3. In the DNS servers: field, enter the IP address
1. In the Method: drop-down menu, select
Manual.
complete the following steps:
• Enter the IP address.
• Enter the netmask.
• Enter the IP address of the default gateway.
of one or more DNS servers. If you specify more
than one, use a comma to separate each IP
address.
Table Continued
Configuring the RHEL 7 OS network and rebooting 17
To specify dynamic addressing: To specify static addressing:
4. In the Search domains: field, enter one or
more search domains. If you specify more than
one, use a comma to separate each domain.
5. On the Editing pop up, click Save.
3. On the NETWORK & HOSTNAME page, in the Host name field, complete the following steps:
a. Enter the hostname of the Integrity MC990 X system.
b. Click Done.
4. On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, click Begin Installation.
5. On the CONFIGURATION page, click ROOT PASSWORD.
6. On the ROOT PASSWORD page, complete the following steps:
a. In the Root Password field, enter the password you want to use on this Integrity MC990 X system.
b. In the Confirm field, enter the password again.
c. Click Done.
If the password is too weak, either specify a stronger password or click Done twice.
7. On the CONFIGURATION page, complete the following steps:
a. Wait for the configuration to complete.
b. Click Reboot when the configuration completes.
c. Wait for the reboot to finish.
8. Proceed to Completing the RHEL 7 OS installation on page 18.
Completing the RHEL 7 OS installation
To complete the installation:
Procedure
1. On the INITIAL SETUP screen, click LICENSE INFORMATION.
2. On the LICENSE INFORMATION screen, complete the following steps:
a. Click I accept the license agreement.
b. Click Done.
3. Click FINISH CONFIGURATION.
4. On the Subscription Management Registration page, click Forward.
5. On the second Subscription Management Registration page, complete the following steps:
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a. Complete the fields appropriately for your site.
b. Click Done.
6. On the Welcome page, complete the following steps:
a. Select your language.
b. Click Next.
7. On the Input Sources page, complete the following steps:
a. Select the language you use.
b. Click Next.
8. On the Login page, complete the following steps to create the local user account:
a. Complete all the fields on this page.
b. Click Next.
9. On the Location page, complete the following steps:
a. Select a location.
b. Click Next.
10. On the Thank You screen, click Start using Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server.
11. Click the user account name in the upper right corner of your screen, and select Log Out on the
menu that appears.
This action logs out the local user, which is the account you created in this procedure.
12. Proceed to Installing the foundation software on an RHEL 7 platform MC990 X server on page
19.
Installing the foundation software on an RHEL 7 platform
MC990 X server
Procedure
1. log in to the MC990 X server as the root user.
2. On the login page, complete the following steps:
a. Select Not Listed?.
b. In the Username field, enter root.
c. In the Password field, enter the root user's password.
d. Click Log In.
e. (Conditional) Initialize the root user account.
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Complete these steps only if this is the first time you are logging in as the root user.
I. On the Welcome page, complete the following steps:
i. Select your language.
ii. Click Next.
II. On the Input Sources page, complete the following steps:
i. Select the language you use.
ii. Click Next.
III.
On the Thank You screen, click Start using Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server.
3. Access the installation software.
Insert the HPE Foundation Software CD into the DVD drive.
4. Click Applications→System Tools→Terminal to open a terminal window.
5. Enter the following command to create an installation directory for the files from the CD:
# mkdir -p /opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/
6. Enter the following command to create a temporary mount directory:
# mkdir /var/sfs2.14
7. Enter the following command to mount the CD in read-only mode (-r), using a loop device:
# mount -t iso9660 -ro loop /dev/cdrom /var/sfs2.14
8. Enter the following command to copy the files from the temporary mount directory to the installation
directory:
# rsync -avHx /var/sfs2.14/ /opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/
9. Enter the following command to unmount the CD from the temporary directory:
# umount /var/sfs2.14
10. Run the create-yum-config-file using:
#/opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/create-yum-config-file
11. Enter the following command to remove the temporary mount directory:
# rmdir /var/sfs2.14
12. Use a text editor to create the /etc/yum.repos.d/ foundation2.14-local.repo file with the
following contents:
########################################
[foundation2.14-repo]
name=Foundation Software 2.14 - $basearch
baseurl=file:///opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/RPMS
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enabled=1
gpgcheck=1
gpgkey=file:///opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/RPM-GPG-KEY-sgi
########################################
13. Enter the following command to retrieve the list of software that you can install:
# yum grouplist | grep HPE
14. Enter the following command to install the Foundation Software group:
# yum -c /tmp/yum-sgi.conf groupinstall "System Foundation Software"
15. Enter y at the following prompt to confirm the download size:
Is this ok [y/N]
16. Enter y at the following prompt to accept the GPG license key:
Is this ok [y/N]
17. Open a terminal window on the booted system.
18. In the terminal window, enter the following command to reboot the system:
# reboot
19. After the system reaches the EFI shell, in the RMC command window, enter the following command
to reset the full system:
# power reset
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