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Figure 1-3 Installation Overview

There are minor differences in the sequence of tasks or the interface you use to perform them based on your choice of console and installation media. Use the detailed instructions in the following chapters, and note any warnings or cautions that might apply.

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Page Page Table of Contents 5 Installing and Using the HP Support Pack HP System Management Homepage HP Partition Manager OpenPegasus Before Running the Installer D Supported Products Matrix Page About This Document Key Return Enter Term Publishing History Related Information HP Encourages Your Comments docsfeedback@hp.com 1 Planning the Installation Supported Linux OS Distributions Supported Hardware Support Exceptions Ensure Support for Linux on HP Integrity Servers 2.Click Linux certification and support matrices Click Choosing an Installation Scenario •Factory-InstalledLinux •No OS Installed •Factory-InstalledOS Other than Linux •Installed Linux Incorrect or Inoperable Using a Serial Console Using a VGA Console Using the HP Smart Setup EBSU Utility Page 2 Preparing for Installation Verifying Hardware Compatibility Backing Up Existing Data Setting Up a Serial Console Setting Up a VGA Console Setting Up the Boot Drive Accessing the Removable Media Devices Using EFI Enabling a CD/DVD Device Enabling a USB Device Page 3 Installing the OS and Updating the Server System Settings Select System Settings and press Enter Configure Storage Adapters Figure 3-6Configure Storage Adapters Option 6.Select the appropriate storage adapter and press Enter Configure Figure 3-7Configuring Storage Adapters Smart Setup Figure 3-10Page 1: Update Firmware, Cell-BasedServers Select the devices with firmware that you want to update. To continue, select Smart Setup Maintain Firmware ADD EBSU QLOGIC PROMPT CHANGES HERE AND IN CH5 Select Next and press Enter to display the next screen similar to Figure Figure 3-12Page 3: Installation Considerations Question 5 is only enabled if the system is Default ACPI Configuration Mode c.For question 6, specify the option to launch the Linux installer Using the Linux Media to Install the OS •Firewall configuration •Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) •Package group selection The instructions for the supported OSs are detailed in the following documents: Installing Updates from the Web Registering for HP Support Notifications Installing the Fibre Channel HBA Drivers for Linux A6826A PCI-X 2-port2Gbps Fibre Channel A7538A PCI-X 1-port2Gbps Fibre Channel Installing the MPT Fusion HBA Drivers for Linux # rpm -ivh<downloaded driver name 4 EFI and HP Smart Setup Media Utilities EFI Boot Manager EFI Shell For Additional Information Accessing HP Smart Setup Utilities The HP Smart Setup EBSU utility provides the following capabilities: Configure Storage Adapters Smart Setup Page 5 Installing and Using the HP Support Pack HP Management Base for Integrity Servers HP Insight Management Agents HP System Management Homepage HP Server Manageability eXtensions HP WBEM Providers for Linux HP Partition Manager HP nPartition Commands HP Array Configuration Utility – Command Line Interface OpenPegasus Small Footprint CIM Broker HP Utilization Provider Including WBEM HP SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit HP SAS Integrated Raid (IR) Configuration Utility HP Integrity Virtual Machines WBEM Provider Removing OpenWBEM Installing the Java Development Kit Product Installing Sun JDK 6 for the Linux IA64 Platform Installing BEA JRockit 5.0 JDK for the Linux IA64 Platform Before Running the Installer Running the Installer Menu for RHEL4: 1.Install HP Insight Manager Agents for HP Integrity servers 2.Install HP System Management Homepage 3.Install HP Insight Management Agents Webapp via HP SMH 4.Install nPartition Commands Uninstall HIFIL 4.Enter an option from the menu and press Enter hpacucli WBEM Providers (OpenPegasus) on RHEL or SLES 10: #/etc/init.d/tog-pegasusstart Page A Configuring and Using a Serial Console Page B HP Support Pack Dependencies RHEL5 SLES10 SLES11 hpacucli-8.28-xxx.ia64.rpmneed below packages: glibc prctl libunwind hpsmh-3.0.0-xxx.ia64.rpmneed below packages: None mptsas_cfggen-2.0.30-xxx.ia64.rpmneed below packages: None open64-4.2.1-xxx.ia64.rpmneed below packages: gcc glibc info perl Page C Known Issues # /etc/init.d/sfcb start HP Insight Management WBEM Providers Information Reporting Changing IP Address of Network Interface #/etc/init.d/sfcb restart Configuring Storage Adapters Maintain Firmware ELILO boot: Uncompressing Linux... done Loading file HP-initrd-2.6.18-92.el5xen.img...done initrd default image HP System Management Homepage Session Time-outError ui-timeout NOTE: The maximum value for ui-timeout is 3600 seconds From the command line: 1.Set ui-timeout to 80 seconds: D Supported Products Matrix Table D-1Supported Products Matrix (continued) Page Page Page Page Page *5992-3193