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These installation notes enhance the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 installation HOWTO (pdf).
General Installation Addendums:
- A ProLiant server configured with a single Intel Pentium 4 processor (which does not support Hyper-Threading) or an Intel Xeon Processor MP with Hyper-Threading disabled and running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 will not boot into the operating system if either the Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) or Enterprise kernel is used (the default selection in LILO or GRUB). The kernel assumes the processor supports Hyper-Threading technology and attempts to load either the SMP or Enterprise kernel, regardless of the setting in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU). To boot into the operating system, perform ONE of the following:
- Enable Hyper-Threading in the RBSU, by performing the following:
- Select the F9 prompt during Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the RBSU
- From the Main Menu, select "Advanced Options".
- From the Advanced Options menu, select "Hyper-Threading".
- Select "Enable".
- Select the UP (Uni-Processor) kernel in LILO or GRUB by performing ONE of the following depending on the boot loader installed.
- For GRUB, perform the following:
Select the "Red Hat Linux (kernel version)" entry during boot. (The "Red Hat Linux (kernel version-smp)" is the default.)
- For LILO, perform the following:
Select the "linux-up" entry during boot. (The "linux" entry is the default.)
More information is available in the "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 - The Official Red Hat Linux Advanced Server Installation Guide." Refer to the section "Boot Loader" - Installation-SMP Motherboards, GRUB, and LILO."
These installation notes enhance the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 installation HOWTO (pdf).
General Installation Addendums:
- A ProLiant server configured with a single Intel Pentium 4 processor (which does not support Hyper-Threading) or an Intel Xeon Processor MP with Hyper-Threading disabled and running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 will not boot into the operating system if either the Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) or Enterprise kernel is used (the default selection in LILO or GRUB). The kernel assumes the processor supports Hyper-Threading technology and attempts to load either the SMP or Enterprise kernel, regardless of the setting in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU). To boot into the operating system, perform ONE of the following:
- Enable Hyper-Threading in the RBSU, by performing the following:
- Select the F9 prompt during Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the RBSU
- From the Main Menu, select "Advanced Options".
- From the Advanced Options menu, select "Hyper-Threading".
- Select "Enable".
- Select the UP (Uni-Processor) kernel in LILO or GRUB by performing ONE of the following depending on the boot loader installed.
- For GRUB, perform the following:
Select the "Red Hat Linux (kernel version)" entry during boot. (The "Red Hat Linux (kernel version-smp)" is the default.)
- For LILO, perform the following:
Select the "linux-up" entry during boot. (The "linux" entry is the default.)
More information is available in the "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 - The Official Red Hat Linux Advanced Server Installation Guide." Refer to the section "Boot Loader" - Installation-SMP Motherboards, GRUB, and LILO."
These installation notes enhance the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 installation HOWTO (pdf).
Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Virtual Floppy Installation Addendums:
- To perform a virtual floppy installation, a special bootnet.img diskette must be used. Continue to use the virtual floppy instructions as shown in the general OS installation HOWTO.
These installation notes enhance the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 installation HOWTO (pdf).
Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Virtual Floppy Installation Addendums:
- To perform a virtual floppy installation, a special bootnet.img diskette must be used. Continue to use the virtual floppy instructions as shown in the general OS installation HOWTO.
These installation notes enhance the SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 / UnitedLinux 1.0 installation HOWTO (pdf).
General Installation Addendums:
- The following steps are to be followed to install SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 / United Linux 1.0 Service Pack 3 on the DL360 G4 (SCSI):
- In order to install UnitedLinux 1.0 SP3 using the embedded Smart Array 6i controller, obtain the Driver diskette image for ProLiant Linux driver for Smart Array 6i, 640x, 64x, 5i, 53xx Series controllers for UnitedLinux 1.0 (CCISS). The latest version of the CCISS driver is located at the following URL:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/support/files/storage/us/locate/7974.html
From the downloaded image, use "gunzip" to extract the ".dd" file by typing the following command at a shell prompt:
gunzip cpq_cciss-[version].dd.gz
Create a Driver Update Diskette (DUD) from the ".dd" file and label it "UL 6i driver diskette." On a Linux system, use the following command:
dd if=./cpq_cciss-[version].dd of=/dev/fd0 bs=18k
To create a diskette from an ".img" or ".dd" file on a Windows system, use RAWRITE which can be located on the distribution's first CD under the "dosutil" directory. For additional information on creating the diskette, refer to the CCISS driver diskette web page located at the following URL:
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/support/files/storage/us/locate/7974.html
- Boot the ProLiant DL360 G4 SCSI Server from CD-ROM 1 of UnitedLinux SP3.
When the Linux "boot" screen is displayed, press the left ALT key to indicate to the installer that a DUD is required to install the operating system. Insert the "UL 6i driver diskette" in the diskette drive and type the following boot option:
pci=noacpi
Note: Adding the "pci=noacpi" boot option will prevent server hangs during the installation and the first reboot. For additional information on ACPI settings under UnitedLinux on ProLiant servers refer to the Customer Advisory at:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Document.jsp?objectID=PSD_EU030305_CW01
Note: It is a good idea to choose the kernel-source RPM from the list of packages to be installed. This will make it easy to install the ProLiant Service Pack (PSP) because some components of the PSP require the kernel sources to be installed.
- Proceed with the installation and complete the necessary steps to install UnitedLinux 1.0 SP3. The installation will require the UnitedLinux 1.0 base media CD-ROM 1 and may require CD-ROM 2 depending on what packages have been chosen during the installation.
Note: In order to complete the SP3 installation, perform the following steps:
a. Reboot the server.
b. Mount CD-ROM 1 of SP3 and run the "autorun" script by typing the following commands at a shell prompt:
mount /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom
cd /media/cdrom
sh autorun.sh
- This will ensure that all the components that have changed between UL1.0 and UL1.0 SP3 get updated. Notice that your kernel source is now updated to correspond to the SP3 kernel (2.4.21-138). If need be you could install the ProLiant Service Pack (PSP) at this stage. If you choose to install the PSP you need to reboot the server.
Note: Although the installation is complete at this point, HP recommends upgrading to the latest available errata kernel for UnitedLinux 1.0 SP3. Ensure that once the server is upgraded to the errata kernel, the corresponding CCISS driver RPM is also installed before rebooting the server. This CCISS driver RPM for the errata kernel can be obtained individually from the HP website and also from the PSP.
- The following steps are to be used to upgrade both UnitedLinux 1.0 SP3 and the CCISS driver to the latest errata kernel:
- Obtain the latest errata kernel for UnitedLinux 1.0 SP3.
Note: Obtain the errata kernel from the distribution vendor.
- Obtain the ProLiant Linux driver for Smart Array 6i, 640x, 64x, 5i, 5300 Series controllers for UnitedLinux 1.0 (CCISS) RPM for that errata kernel. The latest version of the driver is located at the following URL:
htttp://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locate/7217.html
Note: Ensure that the CCISS driver RPM supports the specific UnitedLinux errata kernel that was obtained from the distribution vendor. If using the PSP, the appropriate CCISS driver should also be contained in the PSP. For example, the CCISS RPM Version 2.4.50-21 supports several errata kernels including Version 2.4.21-198. For additional information on supported kernels, refer to the CCISS driver RPM web page located at the following URL:
http://h18023.www1.hp.com/support/files/server/us/locate/7217.html
Note: Do not reboot the server until Step 5.
- Install the errata kernel that was obtained from the distribution vendor by typing the following command:
rpm -Uvh k_smp-[version].rpm
Note: Also install the kernel source RPM for the errata kernel.
- Install the CCISS driver RPM that supports the errata kernel that was just installed by typing the following command:
rpm -Uvh cpq_cciss-[version].i386.rpm
or
Use the PSP but choose to install only the CCISS (Smart Array) driver from the PSP. The other applicable components can be installed only after a reboot.
- Reboot the server. When the server is booting up ensure it boots from the GRUB / LILO entry created when the CCISS driver RPM was installed, for example:
HP-2.4.19-198-smp-0
These installation notes enhance the Red Hat Linux 8.0 installation HOWTO (pdf).
General Installation Addendums:
When performing an installation of Red Hat Linux 8.0 on any ProLiant server configured with a single Intel Xeon 3.06 GHz processor with 1 MB Level 3 cache (or newer), the server will stop responding and the following kernel message will be displayed:
kernel BUG at apic. c: 287!
invalid opcode: 0000 d
Code: 0f 0b 1f 01 46 c7 22
<0> Kernel Panic: Attempt to kill the idle task !
In idle task - not syncing Runtime kernels are not affected; only the kernel used for the installation of Red Hat Linux 8.0 is affected.
To install Red Hat Linux 8.0, perform any of the following three options:
- Automate the deployment of Red Hat Linux 8.0 using the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack Version 1.40 (or later).
- Disable the MPS Table Mode in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU), by performing the following:
- Before the installation, access the RBSU by pressing F9 during power-up
- Disable the "MPS Table Mode" in the "Advanced Options" menu.
- Continue with the installation as usual.
- Once the installation has been completed, go into RBSU and re-enable the "MPS Table Mode."
- Use the Boot Disk for Red Hat Linux 8.0, by performing the following:
- Download the updated Boot Image for Red Hat Linux 8.0.
- Create the Boot Diskette. (Perform either of the following to create the Boot Diskette)
| Making a diskette under MS-DOS |
Use the "rawwrite" utility that is included on the Red Hat CD-ROM in the "dosutil" directory. Rawrite requires DOS to function properly and may not properly function at a command prompt.
Label a blank, formatted 3.5-inch diskette as "Boot Diskette for Red Hat Linux 8.0." Next, insert the diskette in the diskette drive. Then, use the following commands (assuming the Disk Image is at the location C: and the CD-ROM is drive D:)
C:\> d:\dosutils\rawrite
Enter disk image source file name:
Enter target diskette drive: a:
Please insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press --ENTER-- : Enter |
| Making a diskette under a Linux-like operating system |
To make a diskette under Linux (or any other Linux-like operating system), permission to write to the device representing a 3.5-inch diskette drive (known as /dev/fd0 under Linux) is required.
First, label a blank, formatted diskette appropriately (Boot Diskette for Red Hat Linux 8.0). Insert the diskette into the floppy drive, but DO NOT issue the mount command. Type the following command at a shell prompt:
dd if=filename.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k
The above command creates a diskette containing the image of the input file (if=filename.img) to an output file (of=/dev/fd0) using the diskette size of 1440k (1.44MB). To make another diskette label that diskette, and run "dd" again, specifying the correct input file. |
- Once the updated Boot Diskette has been created, boot the server with the diskette.
- Insert the Red Hat Linux 8.0 CD number 1 at any time after the server begins booting on the updated diskette.
- Choose "Local CD-ROM" when prompted by the Installation Method screen.
- The installation should continue as usual.
These installation notes enhance the Red Hat Linux 8.0 installation HOWTO (pdf).
ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack Installation Addendums:
- Before using the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack, perform a system erase on the server. Get the System Erase Utility.
IMPORTANT: The System Erase Utility will erase CMOS Factory Time/Date, CMOS checksum, NVRAM (including environment variables, partitions on all hard drives, and Array Controller configurations).
At the server console, choose UnixWare and then Linux as the operating system when prompted.
Boot to PXE and install Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional using the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack.
These installation notes enhance the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 installation HOWTO (pdf).
Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Virtual Floppy Installation Addendums:
- To perform a virtual floppy installation, a special bootnet.img diskette must be used. Continue to use the virtual floppy instructions as shown in the general OS installation HOWTO.
These installation notes enhance the Red Hat Linux 8.0 installation HOWTO (pdf).
General Installation Addendums:
When performing an installation of Red Hat Linux 8.0 on any ProLiant server configured with a single Intel Xeon 3.06 GHz processor with 1 MB Level 3 cache (or newer), the server will stop responding and the following kernel message will be displayed:
kernel BUG at apic. c: 287!
invalid opcode: 0000 d
Code: 0f 0b 1f 01 46 c7 22
<0> Kernel Panic: Attempt to kill the idle task !
In idle task - not syncing Runtime kernels are not affected; only the kernel used for the installation of Red Hat Linux 8.0 is affected.
To install Red Hat Linux 8.0, perform any of the following three options:
- Automate the deployment of Red Hat Linux 8.0 using the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack Version 1.40 (or later).
- Disable the MPS Table Mode in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU), by performing the following:
- Before the installation, access the RBSU by pressing F9 during power-up
- Disable the "MPS Table Mode" in the "Advanced Options" menu.
- Continue with the installation as usual.
- Once the installation has been completed, go into RBSU and re-enable the "MPS Table Mode."
- Use the Boot Disk for Red Hat Linux 8.0, by performing the following:
- Download the updated Boot Image for Red Hat Linux 8.0.
- Create the Boot Diskette. (Perform either of the following to create the Boot Diskette)
| Making a diskette under MS-DOS |
Use the "rawwrite" utility that is included on the Red Hat CD-ROM in the "dosutil" directory. Rawrite requires DOS to function properly and may not properly function at a command prompt.
Label a blank, formatted 3.5-inch diskette as "Boot Diskette for Red Hat Linux 8.0." Next, insert the diskette in the diskette drive. Then, use the following commands (assuming the Disk Image is at the location C: and the CD-ROM is drive D:)
C:\> d:\dosutils\rawrite
Enter disk image source file name:
Enter target diskette drive: a:
Please insert a formatted diskette into drive A: and press --ENTER-- : Enter |
| Making a diskette under a Linux-like operating system |
To make a diskette under Linux (or any other Linux-like operating system), permission to write to the device representing a 3.5-inch diskette drive (known as /dev/fd0 under Linux) is required.
First, label a blank, formatted diskette appropriately (Boot Diskette for Red Hat Linux 8.0). Insert the diskette into the floppy drive, but DO NOT issue the mount command. Type the following command at a shell prompt:
dd if=filename.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k
The above command creates a diskette containing the image of the input file (if=filename.img) to an output file (of=/dev/fd0) using the diskette size of 1440k (1.44MB). To make another diskette label that diskette, and run "dd" again, specifying the correct input file. |
- Once the updated Boot Diskette has been created, boot the server with the diskette.
- Insert the Red Hat Linux 8.0 CD number 1 at any time after the server begins booting on the updated diskette.
- Choose "Local CD-ROM" when prompted by the Installation Method screen.
- The installation should continue as usual.
These installation notes enhance the Red Hat Linux 8.0 installation HOWTO (pdf).
ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack Installation Addendums:
- Before using the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack, perform a system erase on the server. Get the System Erase Utility.
IMPORTANT: The System Erase Utility will erase CMOS Factory Time/Date, CMOS checksum, NVRAM (including environment variables, partitions on all hard drives, and Array Controller configurations).
At the server console, choose UnixWare and then Linux as the operating system when prompted.
Boot to PXE and install Red Hat Linux 8.0 Professional using the ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack.
These installation notes enhance the Red Hat Linux 8.0 installation HOWTO (pdf).
General Installation Addendums:
- During the installation of Red Hat Linux 8.0 with a single Intel Xeon Processor MP 2.0 GHz (with Hyper-Threading support), only the Uni-Processor (UP) kernel will get installed. Therefore, the virtual processor will not be utilized. To ensure the virtual processor will be detected by the operating system, manually install the Symmetric Multi-Processing (SMP) kernel after the installation of the operating system. The SMP kernel is located on the Red Hat Linux 8.0 CD #1 (/RedHat/RPMS/kernel-smp-2.4.18-14.i686.rpm). For more information on installing the SMP kernel, refer to the operating system Documentation CD.
These installation notes enhance the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 installation HOWTO (pdf).
General Installation Addendums:
- A ProLiant server configured with a single Intel Pentium 4 processor (which does not support Hyper-Threading) or an Intel Xeon Processor MP with Hyper-Threading disabled and running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 will not boot into the operating system if either the Symmetric Multiprocessing (SMP) or Enterprise kernel is used (the default selection in LILO or GRUB). The kernel assumes the processor supports Hyper-Threading technology and attempts to load either the SMP or Enterprise kernel, regardless of the setting in the ROM-Based Setup Utility (RBSU). To boot into the operating system, perform ONE of the following:
- Enable Hyper-Threading in the RBSU, by performing the following:
- Select the F9 prompt during Power-On Self-Test (POST) to enter the RBSU
- From the Main Menu, select "Advanced Options".
- From the Advanced Options menu, select "Hyper-Threading".
- Select "Enable".
- Select the UP (Uni-Processor) kernel in LILO or GRUB by performing ONE of the following depending on the boot loader installed.
- For GRUB, perform the following:
Select the "Red Hat Linux (kernel version)" entry during boot. (The "Red Hat Linux (kernel version-smp)" is the default.)
- For LILO, perform the following:
Select the "linux-up" entry during boot. (The "linux" entry is the default.)
More information is available in the "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 - The Official Red Hat Linux Advanced Server Installation Guide." Refer to the section "Boot Loader" - Installation-SMP Motherboards, GRUB, and LILO."
ProLiant Essentials Rapid Deployment Pack Installation Addendums:
Integrated Lights-Out (iLO) Virtual Floppy Installation Addendums:
- To perform a virtual floppy installation, a special bootnet.img diskette must be used. Continue to use the virtual floppy instructions as shown in the general OS installation HOWTO.
These installation notes enhance the SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 / UnitedLinux 1.0 installation HOWTO (pdf).
General Installation Addendums:
A ProLiant DL585 server may stop responding during an installation or while booting SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 8 / UnitedLinux 1.0, when setting the CMOS time. When this occurs, the following message may be displayed:
Setting up the CMOS clock
As a workaround, when the server stops responding, perform the following:
- Use the CTRL+C keyboard sequence to stop the "/sbin/hwclock" application.
- Edit the "/etc/init.d/boot.clock" file.
- Locate the two lines containing "/sbin/hwclock." Append the following to both lines containing "/sbin/hwclock:"
-debug
This will make the boot more verbose, but the statement corrects the timing issue in the "/sbin/hwclock" application.
This does not occur on SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9.
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