HP Scripting Toolkit for Windows and Linux manual Updatedir= Linux/suse/i386-sles11.2

Linux edition	Issue
Red Hat Enterprise Linux	When installing Red Hat Enterprise
5	Linux 5, access to the full set of
	supported packages is missing.
VMware	When installing a VMware OS to a
	storage controller with an SD card
	installed, using Recommended or
	Custom installation methods, the OS
	continues reinstallation after reboot.

Solution

required Red Hat OS files are present in the OS Flat file folder.

Enter an installation number in the Installation Number field of the OS information page. This requirement applies only to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Remove the SD card before performing a Recommended or Custom installation of VMware to a storage controller.

•Customized—Enables you to individually configure the options for server software and firmware updates, storage partitioning, and OS installation with HP drivers. Select this option if you have specific parameters that differ from the recommended settings, such as for storage partitioning. For more information about customized installation options, see “OS information required for customized installations” (page 29).

•Manual—Installs the OS from a custom OS CD/DVD. After selecting this option, insert the provided CD/DVD so that the server can reboot from the OS CD/DVD.

When using the Manual Installation method, the Virtual Install Disk (VID) is enabled automatically, and a USB mass-storage device appears with the name of the VID during the OS installation process. The VID contains a limited set of storage and networking drivers, so any required SAS/iSCSI/FCoE adapter can be loaded in the event that the OS disc does not have the appropriate drivers. Because the VID and the custom CD/DVD might not contain all of the needed drivers, you might need to create a driver CD/DVD to ensure that all required drivers are installed and that the OS can install successfully. For information about creating a driver disk, see the OS installation guide.

To disable VID:

1. Reboot the server and press F9 during POST to access RBSU or UEFI System Utilities.

◦In the RBSU, navigate to Advanced Options→Advanced System ROM Options→Virtual Install Disk.

◦In the UEFI System Utilities, navigate to System Configuration→ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU)→Advanced Options→Advanced System ROM Options→Virtual Install Disk.

In all Linux environments, add linux dd on the command line to provide a driver location only when installing the OS in special storage devices such as iSCSI and FC LUNs.

In Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 installations with a SATA controller, the selected Install Target Device must be a drive connected to the lowest bay number.

The following table contains information about Linux boot driver parameters.

Linux edition	Issue	Solution
SUSE Linux	Because of a naming	To access the SP2
Enterprise Server	convention conflict	drivers in the VID,
	between SUSE Linux	include the

Example

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