CHAPTER 4 Installation of Operating System and bundled software

4.10 Procedure to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 into the SAN Storage Unit

4.10 Procedure to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 into the SAN Storage Unit

This section describes the procedures for installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 (referred to below as SLES11 SP#) on the SAN storage unit. Confirm the MMB configuration and successful login to the MMB before starting the installation.

For details on configuring the SAN storage unit and FC card , Converged Network Adapter and NIC for iSCSI Boot , see the PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series SAN Boot Environment Configuration Manual (C122-E155EN).

4.10.1 Presetting

Set the following if necessary.

1.Set the LUN of the SAN storage device.

2.[PCI ROM Priority] of BIOS is set.

-For the UEFI Install

-Set [Device Manager]-[PCI Subsystem Configuration]-[PCI ROM Priority] of BIOS menu to ”EFI Compatible ROM”.

-For the UEFI Install:

-Set [Device Manager]-[PCI Subsystem Configuration]-[PCI ROM Priority] of BIOS menu to ”Legacy ROM”.

-Set [Device Manager]-[PCI Subsystem Configuration]-[OpROM Scan Configuration] of BIOS menu to “Enable” only for booting Device.

3.Set the BIOS to recognize LUN of the FC card, Converged Network Adapter and NIC for iSCSI Boot.

For setting the FC card, Converged Network Adapter and NIC for iSCSI Boot, see PRIMEQUEST 1000/2000 Series SAN Boot Environment Configuration Manual (C122-E155).

4.Prepare the server that operates ServerView Operations Manager (SVOM).

5.Check the setting of the partition by MMB after removing the internal HDD/SSD of PRIMEQUEST.

-SB/IOU configuration is set

See “3.4.1 Setting the partition configuration”

-Console redirection is set

See “3.4.6 Settings of Console Redirection”

-Video redirection: Enable

-Virtual media: Enable

-Various modes are set

See “3.4.5 Various mode settings”

6.Connect only the LUN which installs the SAN storage device to the partition of PRIMEQUEST. For the setting of SAN storage device, see the manual attached with the SAN storage device.

7.Allocate the I/O space in the FC card for boot path and in the SAS RAID controllerRAID card.

For details on allocation of the I/O space, see “3.4.5 Various mode settings” and “5.5.1 [Configure I/O Space Assignment] menu” of PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Tool Reference (C122-E177EN).

4.10.2Preparation of installation

Prepare the SLES11 SP3 installation DVD.

Preparation for boot

The FC cable is made single path (connect only one FC cable).

4.10.3 Installation

The operating system installation with SVIM is explained.

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