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Sun Fire™V20z and Sun Fire V40z Servers
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Contents
1. How To Use This Guide 1
2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 3 Software 3
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software From CDs 4
Required Items 4
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software 4
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software From a Network 7
Required Items 7
Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server 8
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software From a PXE Server 11
Updating the Operating System and Drivers 12
Updating Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software 12
Upgrading SCSI and Network Drivers 12
3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server 8 Software 15
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 From CDs 16
Required Items 16
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Software 17
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Software From a Network 20
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Required Items 20
Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server 21
Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Software From a PXE Server 25
Updating the Operating System and Drivers 26
Updating SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8 Software 26
Upgrading SCSI and Network Drivers 27
4. Installing SUSE Linux Professional 9.0 Software 29
Installing SUSE Linux Professional 9.0 Software From CDs or DVD 30
Required Items 30
Installing SUSE Linux Professional 9.0 Software from CDs or DVD 31
Installing SUSE Linux Professional 9.0 Software From a Network 33
Required Items 33
Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server 34
Installing SUSE Linux Professional 9.0 Software From a PXE Server 37
Updating the Operating System and Drivers 38
Updating SUSE Linux Professional 9.0 Software 38
Upgrading SCSI and Network Driver Upgrades 39
A. Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE Installation 41
Preconfiguring Your Network to Support Red Hat Linux Installation 42
Required Items 42
Copying Files From the Documentation and Support Files CD 43
Configuring a DHCP Server 44
Installing Portmap 45
Configuring the TFTP Service 45
Installing and Configuring the neopxe Boot Server Daemon 46
Configuring the NFS Service 48
Disabling the Firewall 49
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Installing Red Hat Linux From the Network 49
Preconfiguring Your Network to Support SUSE Linux Installation 50
Required Items 50
Copying Files From the Documentation and Support Files CD 51
Configuring a DHCP Server 51
Installing Portmap 52
Configuring the TFTP Service 53
Installing and Configuring the neopxe Boot Server Daemon 54
Configuring the NFS Service 56
Disabling the Firewall 56
Installing SUSE Linux From the Network 57
Contents v
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CHAPTER
1
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.
This guide contains instructions for installing Linux operating system (OS) software
to Sun Fire
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
OS’s.
™
V20z and Sun Fire V40z servers. The guide contains a separate chapter
™
at the time of publishing.
Note – The system administration procedures in this guide are intended for users
with at least basic Linux administration experience.
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 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.
1
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.
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CHAPTER
2
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.
This chapter is organized into the following sections.
■ “Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software From CDs” on page 4.
■ “Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software From a Network” on page 7.
■ “Updating the Operating System and Drivers” on page 12.
3
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 Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 3 Software” on page 4.
2. Update the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 software. See “Updating the Operating
System and Drivers” on page 12.
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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software
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.
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.
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6. Make the following selections when prompted:
a. Select the appropriate language.
b. Select your keyboard type.
c. Select No-mouse if you don’t 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:
■ Keep all partitions and use existing free space: Select this option if you have installed
other operating systems (OSs) and would like to keep them available.
■ Remove all partitions on this server: Select this option if you want to use the entire
disk and remove any operating systems that might be installed.
9. If you chose Remove all partitions on this server, a warning about data being
removed from the drives is displayed. Select Yes.
10. On the Partitioning screen, tab to OK and press Enter.
The first boot loader configuration screen is displayed.
11. In the Language Support screen, select any other additional languages you need to
install.
12. In the Root Password screen, enter the superuser password of your choice.
Note – If you forget the password, you might have to reinstall the OS.
You will be prompted to choose whether or not to customize the package selection.
13. In the Workstation Defaults screen, check the box to Customize software
selection, then select OK.
14. 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.
15. 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.
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16. 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.
17. 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.
18. Select OK in the Complete dialog box.
The installation is complete.
19. Continue to “Updating the Operating System and Drivers” on page 12 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 41.
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 “Creating a PXE
Install Image on the PXE Server” on page 8.
3. Install the Red Hat software to the PXE clients from the PXE server. See
“Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software From a PXE Server” on page 11.
4. Update the Red Hat software. See “Updating the Operating System and Drivers”
on page 12.
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 41, 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
Chapter 2 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software 7
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 “Preconfiguring Your Network to Support PXE
Installation” on page 41.
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/
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. Remove CD 1 from the server after you type the following command:
# 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. Remove CD 2 from the server after you type the following command:
# 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. Remove CD 3 from the server after you type the following command:
# 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. Remove CD 4 from the server after you type the following command:
# 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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 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 “Preconfiguring Your Network to
Support PXE Installation” on page 41 and “Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE
Server” on page 8.
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
the procedure “Creating a PXE Install Image on the PXE Server” on page 8.
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 install image downloads onto the target Sun Fire
V20z or Sun Fire V40z server.
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 12.
Chapter 2 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software 11
Updating the Operating System and Drivers
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 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 12
■ “Upgrading SCSI and Network Drivers” on page 12
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. You can also
download the driver RPMs from the Sun Fire V20z or Sun Fire V40z server
Downloads links at:
http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/v20z/
http://www.sun.com/servers/entry/v40z/
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1. Determine which kernel is currently installed on the system by running the
following command:
# rpm -qa --qf="%{name}-%{version}-%{release}.%{arch}\n" \
|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
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.
Chapter 2 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Software 13
Note – The following steps are for installing NPS drivers, which include JNET and
machine check kernel drivers, and 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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