Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V40z, Sun Fire V20z Installation Guide

Sun Fire™ V20z and Sun Fire V40z

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Linux Operating System

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1. How To Use This Guide 1

Overview 1

User Documentation 2

How To Use This Guide

Note – This guide is intended for users installing Linux software. For instructions

on installing Solaris™ software, refer to the Solaris documentation.

Overview

This guide contains instructions for installing Linux operating system (OS) software to Sun

Fire™ V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers. The section “Sun™ Installation

Assistant CD” on page 5 explains how to use this CD for installing a Linux OS; this

is an optional step.

The guide contains a separate chapter for each Linux OS that has been qualified for use with these servers by Sun Microsystems

For each operating system, instructions for installing from both disc media and from a networked PXE installation server are included. The appendix in this guide provides supplemental instructions for preconfiguring your network to support PXE installation.

Each of these chapters also contains detailed instructions for updating to the latest versions of the drivers and kernels that support server operation with each of these OSs.

Note – The system-administration procedures in this guide are intended for users

with at least basic Linux administration experience.

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at the time of publishing.

To use this guide, follow these four steps:

1. Before you start the procedures in this guide, install your server hardware, perform initial service-processor configuration, and set up the network share volume (NSV) software on your server by performing the procedures in the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Installation Guide (included on the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Documentation and Support Files CD).

2. Determine which chapter to use, based on which OS you have chosen to install. Alternatively, you can use the Sun Installation Assistant CD to guide you through the installation procedures; the CD also automatically installs the most up-to-date SCSI and network drivers for your hardware. See

CD” on page 5.

3. Determine whether you will install the OS from physical media (CD or DVD), or from a networked PXE installation server, then use the appropriate section in the chapter that corresponds to your OS. (If you have not already preconfigured your network to support PXE installation, you will be directed to perform the supplemental procedures in Appendix A of this guide.)

4. After installing the OS, use the instructions in the chapter that corresponds to your OS to update drivers and kernels to the most optimal versions available. In some cases, you will be directed to download sites, but many of the required network and SCSI driver files are included with your system on the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Documentation and Support Files CD, as indicated in the procedures.

“Sun™ Installation Assistant

User Documentation

For the most up-to-date user documentation, for both the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers, please visit the following Web site:

http://www.sun.com/products-n-solutions/hardware/docs/ Servers/Workgroup_Servers/Sun_Fire_V20z/index.html

This site contains the user manuals, the Release Notes and the individual guides for each of the customer-replaceable units (CRUs).

To verify whether a document on the site is more recent than the document that you have, refer to the final two digits (the dash-roll) of the Part Number for that document.

Note – A document explaining the differences among the released versions of the

Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers is also available at this Web site. Refer to part number (PN) 817-7185.

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Sun™ Installation Assistant CD

The Sun™ Installation Assistant CD helps you to install a supported Linux operating system

(OS). It provides a set of Sun-supported drivers that have been tested for quality assurance.

By using the Sun Installation Assistant CD, you can install the operating system, the appropriate drivers and additional software on your system. The Assistant eliminates the need to create a Drivers Update diskette.

Note – The Sun Installation Assistant CD does not automate the OS installation

process. You will still need to follow the procedures provided in Chapters 3, 4, 5 and 6.

The Sun Installation Assistant performs the following tasks.

■ Identifies the hardware on your system.

■ Installs the operating system.

■ Identifies and installs drivers and platform-specific software.

Note – The use of the Sun Installation Assistant CD is optional. It is provided as a

convenience to the user.

Using the Sun Installation Assistant

Note – At Step 10, you will proceed to Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5 or Chapter 6,

depending on the supported Linux distribution that you are installing. Once the installation is complete, you will return to the Sun Installation Assistant screen.

To use the Sun Installation Assistant:

1. Insert the Sun Installation Assistant CD into the server’s CD-ROM/DVDdrive.

2. Reboot the server.

Once the server has rebooted, the Sun Installation Assistant launches. This may take a few minutes.

The first screen that appears is the Software License Agreement screen.

3. Read through the terms of the agreement.

Note – You must scroll to the bottom of the license-text window to make active the

Accept radio button.

If you agree, select the Accept radio button and click Next to continue. (The Next button becomes active only when you select the Accept radio button.) The Welcome screen now appears, with an introduction to the Assistant.

If you do not agree, select the Decline radio button and click Exit to close the Sun Installation Assistant. The system then prompts you to reboot the server.

4. On the Welcome screen, click Next.

The Assistant now identifies the hardware in which it is installed and scans for any SCSI devices, as the following example shows:

Identifying hardware... identified as Sun Fire V20z.

Scanning for SCSI devices... done.

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5. The server ejects the Sun Installation Assistant CD and the screen displays a list of supported Linux distributions. This list of distributions is specific to your server hardware.

Note – This list is just a sample. Refer to the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers

Release Notes (819-1771) for a complete list of supported Linux distributions.

■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 WS

■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 ES

■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS

■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 WS – 64bit

■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 AS – 64bit

■ SUSE Linux 9.0 – 64bit

6. Insert Disc 1 for one of the supported distributions.

7. Click Next.

8. The Assistant identifies the Linux distribution, as the following example shows:

Identifying distribution... identified as SUSE Linux 9.0 - 64bit

9. To start the installer for this distribution, click Next.

The same installer screens for a manual installation of your distribution, through a GUI, now appear.

Note – If you are installing SUSE SLES 8 Service Pack 3 – 64bit, you begin with the

Service Pack 3 CD. The system will then prompt you to insert the SUSE

SLES 8 CD-1.

Insert this CD and click Next.

10. Proceed through the installer screens.

11. After the installation is complete, the Sun Installation Assistant reappears and automatically installs the correct drivers and additional software for your distribution.

The assistant installs only those RPMs for your specific OS kernel.

Note – This operation replaces the steps for manually upgrading the drivers for

your server, as outlined in the sections “Upgrading SCSI and Network Drivers” in the following chapters.

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12. The final screen identifies additional software that is installed, as the following example shows.

The SUSE Linux Pro 9.0 – 64bit installation has completed.

Installing Sun Fire V20z drivers... completed.

The installation has completed.

Note – If you provide an unsupported media, you will see an error message. See

“Error Messages” on page 8.

13. To boot the newly installed OS, click Reboot.

Error Messages

You may encounter a number of straightforward error messages such as the following example: “You have inserted Disc insert Disc

2.”

However, if you provide an unsupported media, you will see the following message:

“The media you have provided is not a release that is supported by Sun Microsystems, Inc. on this platform. You cannot use the Sun Installation Assistant to install this product and associated software.”

3 but the system requires Disc 2. Please

Choose one of the following options.

■ To install a supported product, click Back and then insert the appropriate media.

■ To install this unsupported product, click Exit to exit the Sun Installation

Assistant and reboot the system. You can now install the unsupported product as you normally would.

Log File

A log file of the Sun Installation Assistant is written to the /root directory of the newly installed system.

To review this log file, refer to the file /root/SunInstallationAssistant.log.

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CHAPTER

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software

This chapter describes how to install and update Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software on Sun Fire V20 and Sun Fire V40z servers. Any differences in procedure between the two servers are noted.

Note – The system-administration procedures in this chapter are intended for users

with at least basic Linux administration experience.

Note – You can use the Sun Installation Assistant CD to help you install the

operating system. The assistant also takes care of upgrading the SCSI and Network drivers for your server.

This chapter is organized into the following sections.

■ “Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software From CDs” on page 10.

■ “Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software From a Network” on page 14.

■ “Updating the Operating System and Drivers” on page 19.

Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software From CDs

The tasks for installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 software from CDs consist of the following procedures.

1. Install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 software. See “Installing the Software” on

page 10.

2. Update the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 software. See “Updating the Operating

System and Drivers” on page 19.

Required Items

The CD installation procedure requires the following items.

■ A Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z server equipped with:

■ A CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

■ A PS/2 keyboard

■ A PS/2 mouse (optional, not used for installation)

■ Monitor

■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Media CD Set (AS, ES, or WS version)

Installing the Software

Note – If you are using the Sun Installation Assistant CD, you begin at Step 5.

Note – This procedure provides the steps for a text-mode installation. The GUI

mode combines several of these steps into one screen.

1. Connect the keyboard and monitor to the appropriate connectors on the Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z server.

2. Power on the server and insert the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CD 1 into the CD tray.

The server will boot off of the CD and display a boot: prompt.

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3. At the boot: prompt, type the following command:

boot: linux text

4. When prompted to test the CD media, select OK to test the media or select Skip to bypass the media test.

After the CD media test (if you choose to run it), the Anaconda installer starts. This takes a few minutes.

5. At the Welcome screen, select OK.

6. Make the following selections when prompted:

a. Select the appropriate language.

b. Select your keyboard type.

c. Select No-mouse if you do not have a mouse connected, or verify that the

mouse you have attached has been properly detected.

7. When prompted for disk partitioning, select Autopartition.

A dialog box appears, prompting you to choose whether you want to keep the existing partitions.

8. Select one of the following options in the Autopartition dialog box:

■ Remove all Linux partitions on this server: Select this option if you can dual-boot

your server with another OS, and want to replace only the Linux partitions.

■ Remove all partitions on this server: Select this option if you want to use the entire

disk and remove any OSs that might be installed.

■ Keep all partitions and use existing free space: Select this option if you have installed

other OSs and would like to keep them available.

9. If you chose Remove all partitions on this server, the system displays a warning about data being removed from the drives. Select Yes.

10. On the Partitioning screen, tab to OK and press Enter.

You now proceed through the configuration screens.

a. To change the boot-loader, select GRUB or no boot-loader. Tab to OK and press

Enter.

b. Specify the kernel options. Tab to OK and press Enter.

c. Add a password for the bootloader. Tab to OK and press Enter.

d. If you can dual-boot your server, select the OS to boot from your boot-loader.

Tab to OK and press Enter.

e. Select the device from which to boot. Tab to OK and press Enter.

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Note – If you are performing a GUI-mode installation, the configuration screens

appear in the following order:

1. To change the boot-loader, select GRUB or no bootloader. Click Next.

2. If you can dual-boot your server, select the OS to boot from your boot-loader, and select the device from which to boot. Click Next.

3. Add a password for the bootloader. Click Next.

11. The Network Configuration screen appears.

You can apply network settings to the embedded ethernet port(s). You can have the server obtain its network settings over DHCP or you can enter the

static network-configuration information. The default choice is DHCP.

Note – In a text-mode installation, you will see one screen for the network settings

and and a second screen for entering a host name.

In a GUI-mode installation, these options are combined on one screen.

12. The Firewall Configuration screen appears.

You can enable or disable the firewall function. For greater network security, we recommend that you enable the firewall function.

The default setting is enabled.

13. In the Language Support screen, select any other additional languages you need to install.

14. In the Timezone screen, select the timezone in which the server is located.

15. In the Root Password screen, enter the superuser password of your choice.

Note – Ensure that you remember the password. If you forget it, you may have to

re-install the operating system.

You will be prompted to choose whether or not to customize the package selection.

16. In the Workstation Defaults screen, check the box to Customize software selection, then select OK.

Note – In a GUI-mode installation, this screen is labelled as Package Defaults.

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17. In the Package Group Selection setup screen, select the appropriate packages for your environment.

Use the arrow keys to move the cursor, then press the Spacebar to check selections.

18. Read the dialog box about the installation log, then select OK.

This installation of the RPMs will take about 10 minutes, depending on what you selected for installation. When you are prompted to switch a CD, the installer automatically ejects the CD.

19. When prompted to change CDs, insert the requested CD and press OK.

You might not need all the CDs, depending on which options you selected for installation.

20. If prompted, perform the following steps:

a. Select the default video interface detected by the installer.

b. Identify the connected monitor and select the best match in the installer.

c. At the X-Customization screen, select Text Interface.

21. Select OK in the Complete dialog box.

The installation is complete.

22. Continue to “Updating the Operating System and Drivers” on page 19 for information on updating the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software.

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Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software From a Network

The tasks for installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 software from a networked PXE server consist of the following procedures.

1. Configure your network to support PXE installation. See “Preconfiguring Your

Network to Support PXE Installation” on page 63.

2. Create a PXE install image on a system that will be the PXE server, from which the software is downloaded to other systems (PXE clients). See

Install Image on the PXE Server” on page 15.

3. Install the Red Hat software to the PXE clients from the PXE server. See

“Installing the Software from a PXE Server” on page 18.

4. Update the Red Hat software. See “Updating the Operating System and Drivers”

on page 19.

Required Items

The PXE installation procedure requires the following items.

■ The DHCP server that you set up in “Preconfiguring Your Network to Support

PXE Installation” on page 63, equipped with:

■ A CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive

■ A PS/2 keyboard

■ Monitor

■ Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Media CD Set (AS, ES, or WS version)

■ Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Documentation and Support Files CD

“Creating a PXE

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Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server

This procedure describes how to create a PXE install image on the same server that is your DHCP server, so that it will also act as your PXE server. The PXE server provides the operating system files to your PXE client.

Note – For 32-bit users: The extracted directories described in the following

procedure are for setting up a 64-bit network image. If you are setting up a 32-bit network image, some files and directories are slightly different.

For 64-bit, the extracted directory is: rhel3_64-pxefiles/ For 32-bit, the extracted directory is: rhel3_32-pxefiles/

All other directories and directions are the same for both 64-bit and 32-bit.

Note – Before you start this procedure, verify that your network has been

configured as described in

Installation” on page 63.

1. Insert Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CD 1 into your DHCP/PXE server and copy its contents to your PXE server, by typing the commands listed below:

You can use a different target directory than the /home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/ directory shown below. The examples in this procedure use this directory.

# mkdir -p /home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/ # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom # cp -a /mnt/cdrom/RedHat /home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/

“Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE

2. Copy the initial ramdisk and kernel from CD 1 into the base of the PXE image with the following commands:

# cp /mnt/cdrom/images/pxeboot/initrd.img \ /home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/

# cp /mnt/cdrom/images/pxeboot/vmlinuz \ /home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/

3. Unmount CD 1 with the following command and remove it from the server: # umount /dev/cdrom

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4. Insert Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CD 2 into your server and copy its contents to your PXE server, by typing the following commands:

# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

# cp -a /mnt/cdrom/RedHat /home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/

If you are prompted whether to overwrite any existing files, type y to overwrite the files.

5. Unmount CD 2 with the following command and remove it from the server:

# umount /dev/cdrom

6. Insert Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CD 3 into your server and copy its contents to your PXE server, by typing the following commands:

# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom

# cp -a /mnt/cdrom/RedHat /home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/

If you are prompted whether to overwrite any existing files, type y to overwrite the files.

7. Unmount CD 3 with the following command and remove it from the server: :

# umount /dev/cdrom

8. Insert Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CD 4 into your server and copy its contents to your PXE server, by typing the following commands:

# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom # cp -a /mnt/cdrom/RedHat /home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/

If you are prompted whether to overwrite any existing files, type y to overwrite the files.

9. Unmount CD 4 with the following command and remove it from the server: # umount /dev/cdrom

10. Copy the kickstart file ks.cfg to your PXE server by typing the following

command:

# cp /tmp/rhel3_64-pxefiles/ks.cfg /home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/

11. Copy the SCSI and network drivers from the temporary directory to the directory shown below:

# cp /tmp/rhel3_64-pxefiles/bcm* /home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/ # cp /tmp/rhel3_64-pxefiles/lsi* /home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/

12. On your PXE server, edit and save the kickstart file /home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/ks.cfg so that the nfs line is as follows:

nfs --server n.n.n.n --dir /home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/

Where n.n.n.n is the IP address of your PXE server. Double check that the location indicated after --dir is pointing to the top level of your image.

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13. On your PXE server, modify and save the file /home/pxeboot/pxelinux.cfg/default

to add the following entry to it:

Note that you should type the text block from append ksdevice through ks.cfg as one continuous string with no returns.

default SunFire_rhel3 label SunFire_rhel3 kernel SunFire_rhel3/vmlinuz

append ksdevice=eth0 console=tty0 load_ramdisk=1 initrd=SunFire_rhel3/initrd.img network ks=nfs:n.n.n.n:/home/pxeboot/SunFire_rhel3/ks.cfg

Where n.n.n.n is the IP address of your PXE server.

Note – For console-based installations, add console=ttyS0,19200 to the append

line.

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Installing the Software from a PXE Server

This procedure describes how to initiate the request from the target Sun Fire V20z or Sun

Fire V40z server to download the boot image file from the PXE/DHCP server and to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 software onto the target server.

Note – This procedure assumes that you have already preconfigured your network

and PXE server install image as described in

Support PXE Installation” on page 63 and “Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server” on page 15.

1. Connect the PXE client to the same network as the PXE server and power on the PXE client.

The PXE client is the target Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z server to which you are installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 software.

2. When the PXE client prompts you for a network boot, press the F12 key.

The PXE client connects to the PXE server and attempts to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server.

3. Press the F8 key to begin the downloading of the PXE boot image.

4. If you are prompted at the boot: prompt, type in the label you gave the image in

Step 13 of “Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server” on page 15.

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 install image downloads onto the target Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z server.

“Preconfiguring Your Network to

5. To configure the Linux operating system for your server, refer to the manual that is shipped with your Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 media kit.

6. Proceed to “Updating the Operating System and Drivers” on page 19.

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Updating the Operating System and Drivers

The CD media may not contain the most up-to-date versions of the software. Since the media has been released, there have been many updates to the software.

See the following sections for instructions on updating the Red Hat Enterprise Linux

3 software.

■ “Updating Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software” on page 19

■ “Upgrading SCSI and Network Drivers” on page 19

Updating Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software

The CD media does not contain the most up-to-date versions of the software. Since the media has been released, there have been many updates to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux software. To keep your system protected against security threats and increase stability, you should run the up2date program when the system is fully installed.

Refer to the Red Hat manual included with your Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 media kit for information about setting up the up2date program. When running up2date, select the kernel packages on the available package updates section. After up2date has completed, reboot the server.

Upgrading SCSI and Network Drivers

The kernel that is installed on the system might not contain the optimal drivers that Sun Microsystems recommends. Updating the drivers ensures proper system performance.

The instructions below describe how to copy the latest drivers from the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers Documentation and Support Files CD.

download the driver RPMs from the product pages for the Sun Fire V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers. The following URL is valid for both servers:

http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/v20z/downloads.html

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You can also

1. Determine which kernel is currently installed on the system by running the following command:

# rpm -qa | grep ^kernel

The following is an example of the output you might get:

kernel-2.4.21-4.EL.x86_64 kernel-smp-2.4.21-4.EL.x86_64 kernel-source-2.4.21-4.EL.x86_64

In this example, you are running the 2.4.21-4.EL.x86_64 kernel.

2. Insert the Documentation and Support Files CD into the server.

3. Mount the CD and locate the Ethernet and SCSI drivers by typing the following commands:

# mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom # cd /mnt/cdrom/support/drivers/rhel3/64/

Note – If you are using the 32-bit version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, the directory

to change to is:

/mnt/cdrom/support/drivers/rhel3/32/

4. Determine which driver RPMs correspond to the kernel version, as determined in

Step 1.

The filenames of the RPMs contain the kernel version and type. Using the example kernel versions shown in

Step 1, the Ethernet (bcm5700) and SCSI (lsi) drivers

would be:

bcm5700-7.1.22_2.4.21_4.EL-rhel3_1.x86_64.rpm bcm5700-smp-7.1.22_2.4.21_4.EL-rhel3_1.x86_64.rpm lsi-2.05.11_2.4.21_4.EL-rhel3_1.x86_64.rpm lsi-smp-2.05.11_2.4.21_4.EL-rhel3_1.x86_64.rpm

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5. Run the following command to install the RPM files:

# rpm -Uvh /mnt/cdrom/support/drivers/rhel3/64/bcm5700-drivers.rpm # rpm -Uvh /mnt/cdrom/support/drivers/rhel3/64/lsi-drivers.rpm

Where bcm5700-drivers and lsi-drivers refer to the appropriate Ethernet and SCSI driver RPM files, as determined in

Step 4.

Note – Be sure to pick the correct architecture of the driver for the kernel you are

running. For example, if you are running the i686 kernel, be sure to choose the correct driver rpm that ends with .i686.rpm.

Note – The following steps are for installing NPS drivers, which include JNET and

machine check kernel drivers, as well as POCI, a monitoring daemon. This software is required in order to enable hardware monitoring, OS-state reporting and SNMP proxy service to the server’s service processor.

6. Locate the NPS RPM on the Documentation and Support Files CD that corresponds to your operating system version and architecture.

The NPS RPM files are located in OS-specific directories within this top level path on the CD: /support/sysmgmt/

7. Install the NPS RPM by typing the following command:

# rpm -Uvh /mnt/cdrom/support/sysmgmt/redhat/rhel3/nps-V2.rpm

Where nps-V2 represents the version and architecture of the NPS RPM file. Alternatively, the NPS RPM can be compiled and installed from source by typing the

following commands:

# cd /usr/src/redhat

# tar -xvf /mnt/cdrom/support/sysmgmt/src/nps-V2*.tar.gz

# rpm -bb SPECS/nps.spec

# rpm -ivh `find ./RPMS | grep nps`

Note – Some Linux variants might require the rpmbuild command instead of the

rpm command. Check with the documentation for your version of Linux.

8. After successful installation, reboot the system by running the following command:

# reboot

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