HPE Integrity MC990 X Server System Software Installation And Configuration Guide MC990X Config 855703 002

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HPE Integrity MC990 X Server

System Software Installation and

Configuration Guide

Abstract

Use the instructions in this guide to install the Oracle Linux 7, RHEL, or SLES operating system and Foundation

Software on an HPE Integrity MC990 X Server system.

Part Number: 855703-002

Published: July 2016

Edition: 2

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Revision History

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March 2016First855703-001

July 2016Second855703-002

Contents

1 Introduction............................................................................................5

About installing the operating system software, Foundation Software, and optional

features...............................................................................................................................5

2 Integrity MC990 X system software installation.....................................6

Gathering installation materials and information.................................................................6

(Optional) Setting or changing an administrative password on the system console...........9

Creating an installation environment.................................................................................10

3 Oracle Linux 7 software installation on an MC990 X server................12

4 RHEL 7 OS installation on an MC990 X server...................................13

Initiating RHEL 7 OS installation and partitioning the disk................................................13

Configuring the RHEL 7 OS network and rebooting.........................................................15

Completing the RHEL 7 OS installation............................................................................16

Installing the foundation software on an RHEL 7 platform MC990 X server.....................17

5 RHEL 6 software installation on an MC990 X server..........................19

Initiating the RHEL 6 OS installation.................................................................................19

Specifying the RHEL 6 OS network.............................................................................19

Completing the RHEL 6 OS installation.......................................................................20

Installing the foundation software on an RHEL 6 platform MC990 X server.....................21

6 SLES 12 OS and foundation software installation on an MC990 X

server......................................................................................................24

Initiating the SLES 12 OS installation...............................................................................24

SLES 12 disk partition configuration for an MC990 X server............................................24

Configuring SLES 12 disk partitions for an MC990 X server............................................25

Specifying the SLES 12 network and miscellaneous settings..........................................27

Installing the foundation software on a SLES 12 platform MC990 X server.....................28

7 SLES 11 platform installation on an MC990 X server..........................30

Installing the SLES 11 OS software on an MC990 X server.............................................30

Initiating the SLES 11 OS installation..........................................................................30

Specifying the SLES 11 network and miscellaneous settings...........................................31

Completing the SLES 11 installation.................................................................................33

Installing the foundation software on a SLES 11 platform MC990 X server.....................33

8 Additional software features for the Integrity MC990 X system...........35

Remote management through the ipmitool command......................................................35

Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) configuration on RHEL platforms............................35

Configuring Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) on RHEL platforms..............................36

Installation of debuginfo packages....................................................................................37

Installing debuginfo packages on RHEL platforms...........................................................37

Installing debuginfo packages on SLES platforms............................................................38

Creating boot options........................................................................................................39

Crash dump files on an Integrity MC990 X system server on RHEL 7, SLES 12, and

SLES 11 platforms............................................................................................................41

Creating a crash dump file on an Integrity MC990 X system server on RHEL 7, SLES

12, and SLES 11 platforms...............................................................................................42

9 Support and other resources...............................................................44

Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support...............................................................44

Accessing updates............................................................................................................44

Websites...........................................................................................................................45

Documentation feedback..................................................................................................45

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A Connecting to an MC990 X system through a web browser and

launching the JViewer console...............................................................46

About JViewer...................................................................................................................46

Starting JViewer................................................................................................................46

Attaching virtual media to the MC990 X system...............................................................46

Booting from virtual media................................................................................................47

Glossary.................................................................................................48

Index.......................................................................................................49

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1 Introduction

This chapter contains the following topics:

•“ About installing the operating system software, Foundation Software, and

optional features” (page 5)

About installing the operating system software, Foundation

Software, and optional features

This guide explains how to install the operating system and Foundation Software on

an HPE Integrity MC990 X Server system. You can install the OS and Foundation

Software to meet site requirements on a new system or you can reinstall these in the

event of a disaster or a system failure.

HPE Integrity MC990 X Server supports the following operating systems on the MC990

X server chassis:

•RHEL 7.1, 6.7, 6.6

•SLES 12 SP1, 11 SP4, 11 SP3

•Oracle Linux 7.1 or 7.2

After the OS and Foundation Software are installed on your MC990 X server chassis,

you can configure Foundation Software according to your site needs. For information

about Foundation Software components and features, see the HPE Integrity MC990

X Server User Guide.

NOTE: HPE recommends that you install new Foundation Software packages as

they become available.

HPE requires you to install the Foundation Software on each Integrity MC990 X

system. You can install the Foundation Software on the MC990 X server chassis after

you install the operating system software.

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2 Integrity MC990 X system software installation

HPE installs operating system software, the Foundation Software, and any additional

customer-purchased software after the Integrity MC990 X system hardware is installed

at the customer site. The operating system can be one of the following:

•RHEL 7.1, 6.7, 6.6

•SLES 12 SP1, 11 SP4, 11 SP3

•Oracle Linux 7.1 or 7.2

If your site practices require you to reinstall the software, or if a disaster occurs at

your site, you can use the procedures in this guide to reinstall all the factory-installed

software. The procedures in this guide assume the following:

•You are familiar with Linux operating systems, and are familiar with the operating

system software update process. The installation instructions describe how to

register the operating system installation with the operating system software

provider to ensure automatic updates. This guide assumes that your site wants

to use the automatic updates. As an alternative, you can use physical media to

apply updates.

•You want to reinstall the factory-installed software on the MC990 X server chassis.

•Your Integrity MC990 X system is cabled correctly and attached to the network

in accordance with your site practices.

There is a specific order in which you need to install software on an Integrity MC990

X system. This order is as follows:

1. Operating system software, which can be RHEL 7, RHEL 6, SLES 12, SLES 11,

or Oracle Linux 7.

2. Foundation Software

Gathering installation materials and information

Gathering needed information in advance for the MC990 X server operating system

installation session will help you complete the installation more quickly.

1. Verify your environment.

Integrity MC990 X system installations require you to have physical access to

the MC990 X server chassis and the RMC.

Depending on your hardware, you might need additional equipment or specific

network connections. Make sure that you have access to the RMC and the DVD

drive that is included on the server.

2. Locate the software DVDs or CDs that are provided by HPE, or download and

create DVDs or CDs.

This guide assumes that you have DVDs of the operating system and CDs of the

software.

You can obtain the operating system software in one of the following ways:

•In a media kit from HPE. HPE distributes DVD copies of the operating system

releases.

•As a software download. You can download the OS releases from the Red

Hat, SUSE, or Oracle websites and write the software to a DVD.

You can obtain the Foundation Software from the HPE customer support center.

To download the software, complete the following steps:

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a. In a browser window, navigate to the following URL:

www.hpe.com/support/hpesc

b. Select the system (MC990 X) and the OS.

c. View or download the software release notes.

d. Download the software bundle(s) that you need. If you install the OS, also

plan to install the Foundation Software. The HPE support center prompts

you for your username and password.

e. Write the ISO file to a CD or DVD.

The instructions in this guide assume that you have hard media. Some

procedures explain how to access the release software if you want to install

from a network-resident ISO image, but the instructions are not

comprehensive. If you downloaded the ISO images to a local network but

do not want to copy them to hard media, plan to use your network tools to

access the software when the procedures instruct you to insert a DVD or

CD.

3. Plan the order in which to install the software.

Install the OS software first, then install the Foundation Software on the MC990

X server chassis.

4. Gather the information that the installer requires.

The installation requires you to provide information about passwords, your public

(or house) network, and so on. You can complete the installation more quickly if

you gather this information before you begin. Obtain the system configuration

information that was used when the Integrity MC990 X system was originally

configured. The following list shows the information you need to collect:

•MC990 X server FQDN __________________________________

•MC990 X server hostname __________________________________

•MC990 X server IP address __________________________________

•MC990 X server subnet mask __________________________________

•Site DNS server IP addresses __________________________________

•Site search domain __________________________________

•Password for the MC990 X server system administrator (root user) login

__________________________________

•FQDN of your site network time protocol (NTP) server

__________________________________

•IP address of your primary name server ____________________________

•IP address of your secondary name server

____________________________

•RMC FQDN ________________________________

•For RHEL installations, do the following:

Verify your site Red Hat Networks (RHN) registration status and your

Customer Center registration status.

◦

◦Obtain your RHN login.

◦Obtain your RHN password.

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•For SLES installations, do the following:

◦Determine the email address you want to use when you register with

the SUSE Customer Center.

◦(Optional) Obtain the activation code for SLES components.

◦(Optional) Determine the system name or description.

5. Familiarize yourself with the hardware components in the rack.

Identify the base server chassis in the rack and the DVD drive on the chassis.

Figure 1 (page 8) shows the location of the DVD drive, along with other

components and ports, on the MC990 X server chassis.

Figure 1 MC990 X server chassis

2. ETH01. USB ports (4)

4. System drive assembly3. DVD drive

6. MGMT port5. RMC port

8. VGA port7. Serial port

10. NUMAlink ports (28)9. Optional 1.8-inch SSD drive bays

6. Proceed to one of the following:

•(Optional) To set an administrative password for the local console, proceed

to the following:

“ (Optional) Setting or changing an administrative password on the system

console” (page 9)

HPE does not require that you set an administrative password, but you can

do so if you are logged into a direct-attached, local console. After you set

this password, you can proceed with the software installation.

•To install the operating system and Foundation Software on an MC990 X

server, proceed to the following:

“ Creating an installation environment” (page 10)

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(Optional) Setting or changing an administrative password on the

system console

The procedure in this topic explains how to set, or change, an administrative password

on the console attached to an Integrity MC990 X system. A password is not required.

To delete a console password, enter the following command, which clears the EFI

variables:

RMC> power -c reset

If you delete the password with the power -c reset command, you need to go

back through the setup screens to set it again.

To set or change an administrative password on the console:

1. log in to the Integrity MC990 X system as the root user.

2. (Conditional) Shut down the system.

Complete this step if the system is running at this time.

Enter the following command:

#shutdown now

3. log in to the RMC as the root user.

4. From the RMC, enter the following command to reset the power:

RMC> power -s reset

5. Wait for the reset to complete and enter the following command to start a console

session on the base I/O BMC:

RMC> uvcon

6. On the Integrity MC990 X system console BIOS main menu, press F2.

This action selects to enter setup and select boot options.

Figure 2 (page 9) shows the Integrity MC990 X system BIOS menu options.

Figure 2 Integrity MC990 X system boot options screen

7. On the Boot Manager screen, select Device Manager and press Enter.

Figure 3 (page 10) shows the boot manager screen.

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Figure 3 Integrity MC990 X system boot manager screen

8. On the Device Manager screen, select Security and press Enter.

The following list shows how to navigate the device manager:

•F1 scrolls the help.

•Shift-6-(^), v, or arrow keys highlight a selection.

•F9 resets system defaults.

•Enter selects.

•F10 saves.

•Esc exits without saving.

•Plus (+) and minus (-) keys change setting values.

•To exit the console, press CTRL-], and then press q. This sequence drops

you to the RMC console.

9. On the Security screen, select the Admin Password option, and press Enter.

10. In the Please type in your new password field, type the new administrative

password, and press Enter.

The minimum password length is 6 characters and the maximum password length

is 30 characters. The password is case sensitive.

The next time you boot the system, the system will prompt you to type the new

password at the end of the boot sequence. The system issues this prompt before

the Shell> prompt appears.

11. Press F10 to save the change.

12. Press Esc twice to return to the boot manager.

13. To return to the RMC console, press CTRL-], and then press q.

14. Proceed to “ Creating an installation environment” (page 10).

Creating an installation environment

You can install the MC990 X server software by making a direct connection to the

MC990 X server.

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1. log in to the RMC as the root user.

2. From the RMC, power-on the server.

3. Put the DVD in to the DVD drive in the MC990 X server chassis that includes the

BaseIO riser.

4. From the RMC, enter the following command to perform a quick reset:

#power -s reset

The quick reset in this step sets the system to its smallest possible configuration.

A later procedure includes a step to reset the whole system.

5. Wait for the system to reset.

The reset is complete when the RMC> prompt appears.

6. At the RMC> prompt, enter the following command to open a console to the shell:

RMC> uvcon

7. At the MC990 X server chassis BIOS menu, press F2 to enter setup and select

boot options.

8. Use the arrow keys to highlight Boot Manager Menu, and press Enter.

9. Use the arrow keys to highlight UEFI JMicron USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge ...,

and press Enter.

10. (Conditional -- RHEL 7 or SLES 11 only) Select an installation activity, as follows:

•For an RHEL 7 installation, use the arrow keys to navigate to the Install Red

Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1, and press Enter.

•For a SLES 11 installation, on the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server xscreen,

press Enter to select Installation and start the SLES installation.

11. Proceed to one of the following:

•To install an RHEL 7 operating system and the Foundation Software on an

MC990 X server, proceed to “ RHEL 7 OS installation on an MC990 X server”

(page 13)

•To install an RHEL 6 operating system and the Foundation Software on an

MC990 X server chassis, proceed to “ RHEL 6 software installation on an

MC990 X server” (page 19)

•To install a SLES 12 operating system and the Foundation Software on an

MC990 X server, proceed to “ SLES 12 OS and foundation software

installation on an MC990 X server” (page 24)

•To install a SLES 11 operating system and the Foundation Software on an

MC990 X server chassis, proceed to “ SLES 11 platform installation on an

MC990 X server” (page 30)

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3 Oracle Linux 7 software installation on an MC990

X server

The instructions for installation of Oracle Linux 7 are nearly identical to those for

installing RHEL, with some minor changes (see “ RHEL 7 OS installation on an MC990

X server” (page 13). The minimum version required is Oracle Linux 7.1.

Oracle Linux 7 comes with two kernels:

•RHEL based kernel

•Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK) kernel

1. After installing Oracle Linux 7, reboot.

2. From the boot menu, choose the RHEL based kernel

3. Type eto edit the boot line

4. Add the boot option nobau to the boot line

5. Boot the system

6. When the system comes up, install the System Foundation Software as described

in the RHEL instructions (see “ Installing the foundation software on an RHEL 7

platform MC990 X server” (page 17)).

7. Once the System Foundation Software is installed, run the following:

# modprobe hwperf

# /usr/sbin/x86config

8. If the system will be running with the Oracle Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel

(UEK), you must also install the hwperf kernel module package built for use

with the UEK as follows (UEK version of 3.8.13-105 or later is required):

# yum -c /tmp/yum-sgi.conf install kmod-hwperf-uek

# yum update kernel-uek

9. After installing all packages, reboot the system to complete the installation, and

boot with optimized kernel command line parameters.

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4 RHEL 7 OS installation on an MC990 X server

This chapter explains how to install and configure the following software on an MC990

X server:

•The RHEL 7.1 operating system.

•The Foundation Software. If you install RHEL 7 on the server, HPE requires that

you install Foundation software 2.13 or later.

The following procedures explain how to install the RHEL 7 operating system software:

•“ Initiating RHEL 7 OS installation and partitioning the disk” (page 13)

•“ Configuring the RHEL 7 OS network and rebooting” (page 15)

•“ Completing the RHEL 7 OS installation” (page 16)

More information

•The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Installation Guide at http://docs.redhat.com/

docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/pdf/Installation_Guide/

Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-7-Installation_Guide-en-US.pdf

•The Foundation Software release notes file at www.hpe.com/support/hpesc

Initiating RHEL 7 OS installation and partitioning the disk

1. Make sure you gathered the information that you need for this installation.

For more information, see “ Gathering installation materials and information”

(page 6).

2. On the boot loader menu, complete the following steps:

a. Use the arrow keys to select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1.

b. Press Enter.

3. Wait a few moments while the software loads.

4. On the splash screen, which asks What language would you like to use during

the installation process?, complete the following steps:

a. Select your language.

b. Click Continue.

5. On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, click DATE & TIME.

6. On the DATE & TIME page, complete the following steps:

a. Select your time zone.

b. Select the date.

c. Click Done.

7. On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, click KEYBOARD.

8. On the KEYBOARD LAYOUT page, complete the following steps:

a. Select your keyboard layout.

b. Click Done.

9. On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, click SOFTWARE SELECTION.

10. On the SOFTWARE SELECTION page, complete the following steps:

a. Select Server with GUI.

b. Click Done.

11. On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, complete the following steps:

a. Click INSTALLATION DESTINATION.

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b. Click the disk under Local Standard Disks.

c. Under Other Storage Options, click I will configure partitioning.

d. Click Done.

12. On the MANUAL PARTITIONING page, clean the disk.

The screen's left pane lists the operating system installations that currently reside

on the disk. Your goal is to remove all operating system installations, data, and

partitions that reside on the disk. You can remove one operating system at a

time.

To remove one operating system, complete the following steps:

a. Select the operating system name.

b. Click the minus sign (-) at the bottom of the left pane to delete the operating

system.

c. On the Are you sure ... popup, complete the following steps:

i. Select Delete all other ....

ii. Click Delete it.

d. Repeat the preceding steps, as needed, until all operating systems are

removed.

13. In the left pane, select Standard Partition from the drop-down menu.

14. Create new mount points.

Your goal is to configure the disks according to Table 1 (page 14).

Table 1 Disk partitions for an MC990 X Server

File SystemMount PointSize

FAT16/boot/efi512 MB

XFS/250 GB (256,000 MB)

swapswap8 GB (8,192 MB)

XFS/data1rest of disk

Complete the following steps to create new mount points:

a. In the left pane, click the plus sign (+) to add a new mount point.

b. On the ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT popup, complete the following steps:

i. On the Mount Point drop-down menu, select /boot/efi.

ii. On the Desired Capacity drop-down menu, enter 512mb.

iii. Click Add mount point.

c. In the left pane, click the plus sign (+) to add a new mount point.

d. On the ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT popup, complete the following steps:

i. On the Mount Point drop-down menu, select /.

ii. On the Desired Capacity drop-down menu, enter 256gb.

iii. Click Add mount point.

e. In the left pane, click the plus sign (+) to add a new mount point.

f. On the ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT popup, complete the following steps:

i. On the Mount Point drop-down menu, select swap.

ii. On the Desired Capacity drop-down menu, enter 8gb.

iii. Click Add mount point.

g. In the left pane, click the plus sign (+) to add a new mount point.

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h. On the ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT popup, complete the following steps:

i. In the Mount Point field, enter /data1.

ii. Leave the Desired Capacity field blank.

iii. Click Add mount point.

i. Verify that the Desired Capacity field shows the rest of the disk.

j. Click Done.

15. On the SUMMARY OF CHANGES popup, click Accept Changes.

16. On the KDUMP page, complete the following steps:

a. Click Manual.

b. In the Memory to be Reserved (MB) field, specify 450 MB.

c. Click Done.

17. Proceed to “ Configuring the RHEL 7 OS network and rebooting” (page 15).

Configuring the RHEL 7 OS network and rebooting

1. On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, click NETWORK & HOST NAME.

2. On the NETWORK & HOST NAME page, complete the following steps:

a. Select Ethernet enp1s0f0.

b. In the right pane, in the upper-right corner of the screen, find the ON/OFF

switch and click the blank box to set the ON/OFF switch to ON.

c. Click Configure.

d. On the Editing enp1s0f0 popup, select IPv4 Settings.

e. Complete this step according to the following table:

Table 2 Specify dynamic or static addressing

To specify static addressing:To specify dynamic addressing:

1. In the Method: drop-down menu, select

Manual.

1. In the Method: drop-down menu, select

Automatic (DHCP).

2. In the Addresses pane, click Add, and

complete the following steps:

2. Click Apply.

•Enter the IP address.

•Enter the netmask.

•Enter the IP address of the default gateway.

3. In the DNS servers: field, enter the IP

address of one or more DNS servers. If you

3. On the Editing pop up, click Save.

specify more than one, use a comma to

separate each IP address.

4. In the Search domains: field, enter one or

more search domains. If you specify more than

one, use a comma to separate each domain.

5. On the Editing pop up, click Save.

3. On the NETWORK & HOSTNAME page, in the Host name field, complete the

following steps:

a. Enter the hostname of the Integrity MC990 X system.

b. Click Done.

4. On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, click Begin Installation.

5. On the CONFIGURATION page, click ROOT PASSWORD.

6. On the ROOT PASSWORD page, complete the following steps:

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a. In the Root Password field, enter the password you want to use on this

Integrity MC990 X system.

b. In the Confirm field, enter the password again.

c. Click Done.

If the password is too weak, either specify a stronger password or click Done

twice.

7. On the CONFIGURATION page, complete the following steps:

a. Wait for the configuration to complete.

b. Click Reboot when the configuration completes.

c. Wait for the reboot to finish.

8. Proceed to “ Completing the RHEL 7 OS installation” (page 16).

Completing the RHEL 7 OS installation

To complete the installation:

1. On the INITIAL SETUP screen, click LICENSE INFORMATION.

2. On the LICENSE INFORMATION screen, complete the following steps:

a. Click I accept the license agreement.

b. Click Done.

3. Click FINISH CONFIGURATION.

4. On the Subscription Management Registration page, click Forward.

5. On the second Subscription Management Registration page, complete the

following steps:

a. Complete the fields appropriately for your site.

b. Click Done.

6. On the Welcome page, complete the following steps:

a. Select your language.

b. Click Next.

7. On the Input Sources page, complete the following steps:

a. Select the language you use.

b. Click Next.

8. On the Login page, complete the following steps to create the local user account:

a. Complete all the fields on this page.

b. Click Next.

9. On the Location page, complete the following steps:

a. Select a location.

b. Click Next.

10. On the Thank You screen, click Start using Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server.

11. Click the user account name in the upper right corner of your screen, and select

Log Out on the menu that appears.

This action logs out the local user, which is the account you created in this

procedure.

12. Proceed to “ Installing the foundation software on an RHEL 7 platform MC990 X

server” (page 17).

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Installing the foundation software on an RHEL 7 platform MC990

X server

1. log in to the MC990 X server as the root user.

2. On the login page, complete the following steps:

a. Select Not Listed?.

b. In the Username field, enter root.

c. In the Password field, enter the root user's password.

d. Click Log In.

e. (Conditional) Initialize the root user account.

Complete these steps only if this is the first time you are logging in as the

root user.

i. On the Welcome page, complete the following steps:

A. Select your language.

B. Click Next.

ii. On the Input Sources page, complete the following steps:

A. Select the language you use.

B. Click Next.

iii. On the Thank You screen, click Start using Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Server.

3. Access the installation software.

Insert the HPE Foundation Software CD into the DVD drive.

4. Click Applications→System Tools→Terminal to open a terminal window.

5. Enter the following command to create an installation directory for the files from

the CD:

#mkdir -p /opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/

6. Enter the following command to create a temporary mount directory:

#mkdir /var/sfs2.14

7. Enter the following command to mount the CD in read-only mode (-r), using a

loop device:

#mount -t iso9660 -ro loop /dev/cdrom /var/sfs2.14

8. Enter the following command to copy the files from the temporary mount directory

to the installation directory:

#rsync -avHx /var/sfs2.14/ /opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/

9. Enter the following command to unmount the CD from the temporary directory:

#umount /var/sfs2.14

10. Run the create-yum-config-file using:

#/opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/create-yum-config-file

11. Enter the following command to remove the temporary mount directory:

#rmdir /var/sfs2.14

12. Use a text editor to create the /etc/yum.repos.d/

foundation2.14-local.repo file with the following contents:

########################################

[foundation2.14-repo]

name=Foundation Software 2.14 - $basearch

baseurl=file:///opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/RPMS

enabled=1

gpgcheck=1

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gpgkey=file:///opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/RPM-GPG-KEY-sgi

########################################

13. Enter the following command to retrieve the list of software that you can install:

#yum grouplist | grep HPE

14. Enter the following command to install the Foundation Software group:

#yum -c /tmp/yum-sgi.conf groupinstall "System Foundation

Software"

15. Enter yat the following prompt to confirm the download size:

Is this ok [y/N]

16. Enter yat the following prompt to accept the GPG license key:

Is this ok [y/N]

17. Open a terminal window on the booted system.

18. In the terminal window, enter the following command to reboot the system:

#reboot

19. After the system reaches the EFI shell, in the RMC command window, enter the

following command to reset the full system:

#power reset

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5 RHEL 6 software installation on an MC990 X

server

This chapter explains how to install and configure the following software on an MC990

X server chassis:

•The RHEL operating system.

•The Foundation Software.

More information

•The Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Installation Guide at http://docs.redhat.com/

docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/pdf/Installation_Guide/

Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux-6-Installation_Guide-en-US.pdf.

•The Foundation Software release notes file at www.hpe.com/support/hpesc.

Initiating the RHEL 6 OS installation

1. Make sure you gathered the information that you need for this installation.

For more information, see “ Gathering installation materials and information”

(page 6).

2. On the Disc Found screen, tab to one of the following, and press Enter:

•Skip. Select this option if you are using the standard DVD you received from

HPE.

•OK. Select this option if you downloaded the software and created your own

DVD. This option checks the integrity of the disk.

3. On the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 splash screen, click Next.

4. On the What language would you like to use during the installation process?

screen, select your language, and click Next.

5. On the Select the appropriate keyboard for the system screen, select your

keyboard, and click Next.

6. On the What type of devices will your installation involve? screen, select

Basic storage devices, and click Next.

7. (Conditional) Select Fresh Installation, and select Next.

Perform this step if a screen with the following information appears: At least one

existing installation has been detected on your system. What would you

like to do?

8. On the Please name this computer screen, enter the fully qualified domain

name (FQDN) for the SMN or server, and click Configure Network.

9. Proceed to “ Specifying the RHEL 6 OS network” (page 19).

Specifying the RHEL 6 OS network

1. On the Network Connections popup, select System eth0, and click Edit.

2. On the Editing System eth0 popup, complete the following steps:

a. Select Connect automatically to start the network card.

b. Select the IPv4 Settings tab.

3. Complete the IPv4 Settings tab.

This step differs depending on whether you want to use dynamic or static

addressing, as follows:

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Table 3 Specify dynamic or static addressing

To specify static addressing:To specify dynamic addressing:

1. In the Method: field, pull down Manual.1. Make sure that Automatic (DHCP) is

selected.

2. In the Addresses pane, click Add, and

complete the following steps:

2. Click Apply.

•Type the IP address.

•Type the netmask.

•Type the IP address of the default gateway.

3. In the DNS servers: field, type the IP address

of one or more DNS servers. If you specify more

3. On the Network Connections pop up, click

Close.

than one, use a comma to separate each IP

address.

4. In the Search domains: field, type one or

more search domains. If you specify more than

one, use a comma to separate each domain.

5. Click Apply.

6. On the Network Connections pop up, click

Close.

4. On the Please name this computer screen, click Next.

5. On the Please select the nearest city in your time zone screen, select a city,

and click Next.

6. On the The root account is used for administering the system screen,

complete the following steps:

a. In the Root Password field, enter the password you want to use for the root

account.

b. In the Confirm field, enter the root password again.

c. Click Next.

7. On the Which type of installation would you like? screen, select Create

Custom Layout, and click Next.

Completing the RHEL 6 OS installation

1. On the The default installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is a basic server

install ... page, complete the following steps:

a. Select Desktop.

b. Select Next.

Wait for the operating system installation to complete.

2. On the Congratulations, your Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation is

complete page, click Reboot .

3. On the Welcome page, click Forward.

4. On the License Information page, complete the following steps:

a. Click Yes, I agree to the License Agreement.

b. Click Forward.

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5. On the Set Up Software Updates page, decide whether to register now or

whether to postpone registration.

If your Integrity MC990 X system is connected to the network correctly, you can

register now. The following information explains how to proceed:

•If the screen contains a message that begins with This assistant will

guide you through the process of registering your system

with Red Hat to receive software updates ..., then the Integrity

MC990 X system is connected correctly to the network. Complete the

following steps:

1. Select Yes, I'd like to register now, and click Forward.

2. On the Choose Service page, select Red Hat Subscription

Management, and click Forward.

3. On the Subscription Management Registration page, click Forward.

4. On the second Subscription Management Registration page, complete

the fields appropriately for your site, and click Forward.

5. On the third Subscription Management Registration page, click

Forward.

•If the screen includes a warning symbol and a message that begins with

The network connection on your system is not active ...,

then the Integrity MC990 X system is not connected correctly to the network.

Complete the following steps:

1. Click Forward.

2. Continue on to the next step in this procedure.

You can restart the installer, correct your network configuration, and

connect to RHN later.

6. On the Create User page, complete the following steps to create an end-user

account:

a. In the Username field, enter the username.

b. In the Full Name field, enter the user's full name.

c. In the Password field, enter the user's password. Passwords must be at

least eight characters long, contain at least one digit, and contain a mixture

of uppercase and lowercase letters.

d. In the Confirm Password field, type the user's password again.

e. Click Forward.

7. On the Date and Time screen, configure system clock settings that your site

requires and click Forward.

8. On the Kdump page, specify 450 MB, and click Finish

9. On the Changing Kdump ... pop up, click Yes.

10. On the The system must now reboot ... pop up, click OK to confirm the reboot.

11. Proceed to “ Installing the foundation software on an RHEL 6 platform MC990 X

server” (page 21).

Installing the foundation software on an RHEL 6 platform MC990

X server

1. log in to the MC990 X server as the root user.

2. On the login page, complete the following steps:

a. Select Other.

b. In the Username field, enter root.

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c. In the Password field, enter the root user's password.

d. Click Log In.

3. On the You are currently trying to run as the root super user ... pop up, click

Close.

4. Access the installation software.

Insert the HPE Foundation Software CD into the DVD drive.

5. Click Applications→System Tools→Terminal to open a terminal window.

6. Enter the following command to create an installation directory for the files from

the CD:

#mkdir -p /opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/

7. Enter the following command to create a temporary mount directory:

#mkdir /var/sfs2.14

8. Enter the following command to mount the CD in read-only mode (-r), using a

loop device:

#mount -t iso9660 -ro loop /dev/cdrom /var/sfs2.14

9. Enter the following command to copy the files from the temporary mount directory

to the installation directory:

#rsync -avHx /var/sfs2.14/ /opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/

10. Run the create-yum-config-file using:

#/opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/create-yum-config-file

11. Enter the following command to unmount the CD from the temporary directory:

#umount /var/sfs2.14

12. Enter the following command to remove the temporary mount directory:

#rmdir /var/sfs2.14

13. Use a text editor to create the /etc/yum.repos.d/

foundation2.14-local.repo file with the following contents:

########################################

[foundation2.14-repo]

name=HPE Foundation Software 2.14 - $basearch

baseurl=file:///opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/RPMS

enabled=1

gpgcheck=1

gpgkey=file:///opt/hpe/Factory-Install/hpe-foundation-2.14/RPM-GPG-KEY-SGI

########################################

14. Enter the following command to retrieve the list of software that you can install:

#yum grouplist | grep HPE

15. Enter the following command to install the Foundation Software group:

#yum -c /tmp/yum-sgi.conf groupinstall "System Foundation

Software"

16. Enter yat the following prompt to confirm the download size:

Is this ok [y/N]

17. Type yat the following prompt to accept the GPG license key:

Is this ok [y/N]

18. Open a terminal window on the booted system.

19. In the terminal window, Enter the following command to reboot the system:

#reboot

20. After the system reaches the EFI shell, in the RMC command window, type the

following command to reset the full system:

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#power reset

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6 SLES 12 OS and foundation software installation

on an MC990 X server

This chapter explains how to install the following software on an MC990 X server:

•The SLES 12 operating system.

•The Foundation Software. If you install SLES 12 on the server, HPE requires

that you install Foundation software 2.13 or later.

More information

•The Installation Quick Start and the Deployment Guide at https://www.suse.com/

documentation/sles-12/ .

•The Foundation Software release notes file at www.hpe.com/support/hpesc.

Initiating the SLES 12 OS installation

1. Make sure you have performed the preliminary procedures and satisfied all

prerequisites.

For more information, see the following:

“ Gathering installation materials and information” (page 6)

2. On the boot loader screen, select Installation.

3. On the Language, Keyboard and License Agreement page, complete the

following steps:

a. Use the pull-down menu to select your language.

b. Use the pull-down menu to select your keyboard layout.

c. Check I Agree to the License Terms.

d. Click Next.

4. On the System Probing ... screen, monitor the progress.

5. On the Registration screen, complete the following steps:

a. Provide your site credentials.

b. Click Next.

6. On the Add On Product screen, click Next.

7. On the Suggested Partitioning screen, complete the following steps:

a. Click Expert Partitioner.

b. Click Next.

8. Proceed to “ SLES 12 disk partition configuration for an MC990 X server”

(page 24).

More information

“ Initiating the SLES 11 OS installation” (page 30)

“ Specifying the SLES 11 network and miscellaneous settings” (page 31)

SLES 12 disk partition configuration for an MC990 X server

Patition disks for Integrity MC990 X system servers according to Table 4 (page 25).

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Table 4 Disk partitions for an MC990 X server

File SystemMount PointSize

FAT16/boot/efi512 MB

XFS/250 GB (256,000 MB)

Swapswap8 GB (8,192 MB)

XFS/data1rest of disk

More information

“ Configuring SLES 12 disk partitions for an MC990 X server” (page 25)

Configuring SLES 12 disk partitions for an MC990 X server

1. On the Expert Partitioner screen, complete the following steps to clean the disk:

a. Expand Hard Disks.

b. Select the disk you want to use.

For example, select sda.

c. On the Expert ... drop-down in the lower right part of the screen, select

Create New Partition Table.

d. On the YaST2 pop up with the message Really create a new

partition table ..., click Yes.

e. Proceed to the next step after you have deleted all existing partitions.

2. On the Expert Partitioner screen, complete the following steps:

a. Expand Hard Disks.

b. Select the hard disks you want to use.

c. Click Add.

3. Complete the following steps on the Add Partition on /dev/disk screen to

configure the boot partition:

a. Under New Partition Size, click Custom Size.

b. Type 512 MB in the Size field.

c. Click Next.

d. Under the Role list, complete the following steps:

i. Select Operating System.

ii. Click Next.

e. Under Formatting Options, select Format partition.

f. Under File system, use the pull-down menu to select FAT16.

g. Under Mounting Options, select Mount Partition.

h. Under Mount point, use the pull-down menu to select /boot/efi.

i. Select Finish.

4. On the Expert Partitioner screen, click Add.

5. Complete the following steps on the Add Partition on /dev/disk screen to

configure the root partition:

a. Under New Partition Size, click Custom Size.

b. Enter 250 GB in the Size field.

c. Click Next.

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d. Under the Role list, complete the following steps:

i. Select Operating System.

ii. Click Next.

e. Under Formatting Options, select Format partition.

f. Under File system, use the pull-down menu to select XFS.

g. Under Mounting Options, select Mount Partition.

h. Under Mount point, use the pull-down menu to select /.

i. Click Finish.

6. On the Expert Partitioner screen, click Add.

7. Complete the following steps on Add Partition on /dev/disk screen to configure

the swap partition:

a. Under New Partition Size, click Custom Size.

b. Specify 8 GB in the Size field.

c. Click Next.

d. Under the Role list, complete the following steps:

i. Select Swap.

ii. Click Next.

e. Under Formatting Options, select Format partition.

f. Under File system, use the pull-down menu to select Swap.

g. Under Mounting Options, select Mount Partition.

h. Under Mount point, use the pull-down menu to select swap.

i. Select Finish.

8. On the Expert Partitioner screen, click Add.

9. Complete the following steps on the Add Partition on /dev/disk screen to

configure the data partition:

a. Under New Partition Size, click Maximum Size.

b. Click Next.

c. Under the Role list, complete the following steps:

i. Select Data and ISV Applications.

ii. Click Next.

d. Under Formatting Options, select Format partition.

e. Under File system, use the pull-down menu to select XFS.

f. Under Mounting Options, select Mount Partition.

g. Under Mount point, enter /data1.

h. Click Finish.

10. On the Expert Partitioner screen, in the Partitions tab, examine the disk

partitions.

•If the partitions match those in ???, click Accept.

•If the partitions are incorrect, correct the partition specifications.

11. On the Suggested Partitioning screen, click Next.

12. On the Clock and Time Zone screen, complete the following steps:

a. Select your region.

b. Select your time zone.

c. Check the box next to Hardware Clock Set To UTC.

d. Click Next.

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13. On the Create New User screen, create at least one non-root user.

Complete the following steps:

a. Complete the following fields:

•User's Full Name

•Username

•Password

•Confirm Password

b. Click Next.

14. On the Password for the System Administrator “root” screen, complete the

following steps:

a. In the Password for root User field, enter the root user's password.

b. In the Confirm password field, re-enter the root user's password.

c. Enter a few characters in the Test Keyboard Layout field. For example, if

you specified a language that includes non-English characters and you

include these characters in passwords, enter these characters into this field.

This is a plain text field, and you can assure yourself that the operating

system recognizes these characters when you enter them.

d. Click Next.

15. On the Installation Settings screen, click Install.

16. On the Confirm Installation pop up, click Install.

17. Monitor the installation and be prepared to remove the installation software media

before the boot.

The installation itself can take several minutes. At the end of the installation, the

system boots. The installation software notifies you of this boot. If possible,

remove the installation DVD before the system boots.

If you fail to remove the installation DVD before the final boot, the machine boots

from the DVD. In this case, complete the following steps:

a. Remove the DVD after the boot.

b. Press CTRL-ALT- DEL to boot the machine again.

c. Allow the machine to boot from the hard disk to finish the installation.

18. Proceed to “ Specifying the SLES 12 network and miscellaneous settings”

(page 27).

Specifying the SLES 12 network and miscellaneous settings

1. log in to the MC990 X server as the root user.

2. Click Applications→System Tools→YaST.

3. On the Administrator Settings screen, click Network Settings.

4. On the Network Configuration screen, click the Network Interfaces link.

5. On the YaST2 -- Network Settings screen, highlight the network card you want

to configure, and click Edit.

6. On the Network Card Setup screen, specify dynamic or static addressing, as

follows:

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Table 5 Specify dynamic or static addressing

To specify static addressing:To specify dynamic addressing:

1. Verify that eth0 appears in the

Configuration Name field, and click Statically

assigned IP Address.

1. Select the type of dynamic addressing that

you want.

2. Configure the first NIC (eth0) for your house

(public) network.

2. Click Next to accept the default of DHCP.

On the Address tab, specify the following:

•The IP Address

•The Subnet Mask

•The Hostname

3. Click Next.

7. On the Network Settings screen, complete the following steps:

a. Click the Hostname/DNS tab.

b. Enter the hostname.

c. Enter the domain name.

d. Verify that Change Hostname via DHCP is set correctly.

To assign a static IP address, clear the Change Hostname via DHCP

checkbox. A later step saves the hostname to the /etc/hosts file. Consult

your network administrator if you have questions regarding the use of DHCP.

NOTE: This procedure is an example illustrating how to configure a static

address on a network card. If you want a different network configuration, for

example if you want to configure DHCP, ensure that the checkbox in this

step is checked before you click Next . You can use this procedure as a

guide and consult the SLES documentation for more specific steps.

e. On the Hostname/DNS tab, specify the following:

•The IP address for Name Server 1.

•(Optional) The IP address for Name Server 2.

•(Optional) In the Domain Search field, add additional domains.

f. Click the Routing tab.

g. On the Routing tab, enter the Default Gateway, and click OK.

8. Proceed to “ Installing the foundation software on a SLES 12 platform MC990 X

server” (page 28).

Installing the foundation software on a SLES 12 platform MC990

X server

1. Access the installation software.

Insert the HPE Foundation Software CD into the DVD drive.

Complete this step in one of the following ways:

2. log in to the MC990 X server as the root user.

3. Click Applications→System Tools→Computer→YaST to start the YaST

interface.

4. Under Software, click Software Repositories to start the SLES repository

manager.

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5. On the Configured Software Repositories screen, click Add.

6. On the Add On Product screen, select DVD, and click Next.

7. On the YaST pop up, click Continue.

8. (Conditional) On the Import Untrusted GnuPG Key, click Trust.

Perform this step if this is the first time through this process and you need to

confirm the security of the digital key.

9. On the Configured Software Repositories screen, click OK.

10. On the YaST Control Center screen, click Software Management.

11. Select View→Patterns.

12. Scroll down to Foundation.

13. Check the box to the left of Foundation Libraries, Software, and Drivers, and

click Accept.

14. On the Changed Packages pop up, click Continue.

15. Insert CDs into the DVD drive as directed by the prompts on the Perform

Installation screen.

If necessary, click Eject on the YaST2 pop up to open the DVD drive. In the YaST

pop up, you might need to click Retry more than once to read a new disc. You

can ignore the graphic representation of the file system that appears in a new

window during this step.

16. On the Installation Report screen, click Finish.

17. Close the YaST session.

18. Open a terminal window on the booted system.

19. In the terminal window, enter the following command to reboot the system:

#reboot

20. After the system reaches the EFI shell, in the RMC command window, enter the

following command to reset the full system:

#power reset

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7 SLES 11 platform installation on an MC990 X

server

This chapter explains how to install the following software on an MC990 X server:

•The SLES 11 operating system.

•The Foundation Software.

More information

SLES 11 Installation Quick Start and the SLES 11 Deployment Guide at https://

www.suse.com/documentation/sles11/

Foundation Software release notes file at www.hpe.com/support/hpesc

“ Installing the SLES 11 OS software on an MC990 X server” (page 30).

“ Installing the foundation software on a SLES 11 platform MC990 X server” (page 33).

Installing the SLES 11 OS software on an MC990 X server

•“ Initiating the SLES 11 OS installation” (page 30)

•“ Specifying the SLES 11 network and miscellaneous settings” (page 31)

•“ Completing the SLES 11 installation” (page 33)

NOTE: If you use the JViewer, the mouse behavior can be unpredictable during

the following procedures:

•“ Initiating the SLES 11 OS installation” (page 30)

After the first boot, the mouse behaves as expected.

Initiating the SLES 11 OS installation

NOTE: If you use the JViewer, the mouse behavior can be unpredictable during

the this procedure. After the first boot, the mouse behaves as expected.

1. Make sure you prepared for the installation and selected Installation on the boot

loader screen.

For more information, see the following:

“ Gathering installation materials and information” (page 6)

2. On the Welcome page, complete the following steps:

a. Select your language.

b. Select your keyboard layout.

c. Click I agree to the license terms.

d. Click Next.

3. On the Media Check page, complete the following steps:

a. (Conditional) Select Start Check.

Select this option if you want to troubleshoot a failed installation. If a previous

installation failed, you can check this option, install the operating system

software again, and observe the messages that the installer issues. It is

possible that media problems prevented your previous installation from

completing correctly.

b. Click Next.

If this is your first installation session, you can click Next safely.

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4. On the System Probing ... screen, monitor the progress.

5. On the Installation Mode screen, accept the default of New Installation, and

click Next.

6. On the Clock and Time Zone screen, complete the following steps:

a. Select your region.

b. Select your time zone.

c. Check the box next to Hardware Clock Set To UTC.

d. Click Next.

7. On the Server Base Scenario screen, accept the default of Physical Machine,

and click Next.

Specifying the SLES 11 network and miscellaneous settings

The following procedure explains how to specify the hostname, networking information,

and other miscellaneous settings.

To specify the hostname, networking, and miscellaneous settings:

1. On the Password for the System Administrator root screen, complete the

following steps:

a. In the Password for root User field, enter the root user's password.

b. In the Confirm password field, re-enter the root user's password.

c. Enter a few characters in the Test Keyboard Layout field. For example, if

you specified a language that includes non-English characters and you

include these characters in passwords, type these characters into this field.

This is a plain text field, and you can assure yourself that the operating

system recognizes these characters when you type them.

d. Click Next.

2. On the Hostname and Domain Name screen, complete the following steps:

a. Enter the hostname.

b. Enter the domain name.

c. Verify that Change Hostname via DHCP is set correctly.

To assign a static IP address, clear the Change Hostname via DHCP

checkbox. A later step saves the hostname to the /etc/hosts file. Consult

your network administrator if you have questions regarding the use of DHCP.

NOTE: This example procedure explains how to configure a static address

on a network card. If you want a different network configuration, for example

if you want to configure DHCP, ensure that the checkbox in this step is

checked before you click Next . You can use this procedure as a guide and

consult the SLES documentation for more specific steps.

d. Select Next.

3. On the Network Configuration screen, complete the following steps:

1. Click the Network Interfaces link.

2. Proceed to the next step in this procedure, which is:

Step 4

4. On the Network Settings screen, highlight the network card you want to configure,

and click Edit.

5. On the Network Card Setup screen, specify dynamic or static addressing, as

follows:

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Table 6 Specify dynamic or static addressing

To specify static addressing:To specify dynamic addressing:

1. Verify that eth0 appears in the Configuration

Name field, and click Statically assigned IP

Address.

1. Select the type of dynamic addressing that

you want.

2. Configure the first NIC (eth0) for your house

(public) network.

2. Click Next to accept the default of DHCP.

On the Address tab, specify the following:

•The IP Address

•The Subnet Mask

•The Hostname

3. Click Next.

6. On the Network Settings screen, complete the following steps:

a. Click the Hostname/DNS tab.

b. On the Hostname/DNS tab, specify the following:

i. The IP address for Name Server 1.

ii. (Optional) The IP address for Name Server 2.

iii. (Optional) In the Domain Search field, add additional domains.

c. Click the Routing tab.

d. On the Routing tab, in the Default Gateway field, complete the following

steps:

i. Enter your site's default gateway.

ii. Click OK.

7. (Optional) Examine the Network Configuration screen, and supply additional

network information as required by your site.

For example, you might want to change the following settings:

•Firewall settings. If you enable a firewall, make sure to enable the firewall

only for the public NIC (eth0). The firewall is enabled by default.

•VNC Remote Administration. This setting enables remote administration and

is disabled by default.

•By default, the SSH port is closed, and the menu displays SSH port is blocked

(open). Click open to open this port.

8. Click Next to advance from the Network Configuration screen.

Wait for the installer to save the network configuration.

9. On the Test Internet Connection screen, click Next.

Wait for the internet connection test to complete.

10. On the Running Internet Connection test screen, click Next.

11. On the Novell Customer Center Configuration screen, complete the following

steps:

a. Select Configure Now (Recommended).

b. Verify that each of the following defaults under Include for Convenience

are selected:

•Hardware Profile

•Optional Information

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•Regularly Synchronize With the Customer Center

c. Click Next.

For more information about how to register with Novell, see the following website:

www.novell.com

12. On the YaST2 Manual Interaction Required pop up, click Continue.

13. On the Novell Customer Center System Registration screen, complete the

fields, and click Submit.

14. On the Novell Customer Center Configuration screen, click Next.

15. On the Network Services Configuration screen, click Next.

16. Proceed to “ Completing the SLES 11 installation” (page 33).

Completing the SLES 11 installation

1. On the User Authentication Method screen, select one of the authentication

methods, and click Next.

2. On the New Local User screen, create at least one non-root user.

Complete the following steps:

a. Complete the following fields:

•User's Full Name

•Username

•Password

•Confirm Password

b. (Optional) Click User Management to specify another non-root user.

c. Click Next.

3. On the Release Notes screen, click Next.

4. (Conditional) Let the YaST2 popup time out.

Complete this step if the system issues a popup here.

5. On the Hardware Configuration screen, click Next.

6. On the Installation Completed screen, click Finish.

7. Proceed to “ Installing the foundation software on a SLES 11 platform MC990 X

server” (page 33).

Installing the foundation software on a SLES 11 platform MC990

X server

The following procedure explains how to install the Foundation Software on an MC990

X server that hosts the SLES 11 operating system.

To install the Foundation Software on a SLES platform from the direct-attached

console:

1. Access the installation software.

Insert the HPE Foundation Software CD into the MC990 X server chassis DVD

drive.

2. log in to the computer as the root user.

3. Click Computer→YaST to start the YaST interface.

4. Click Software→Software Repositories to start the SLES repository manager.

5. On the Configured Software Repositories screen, click Add.

6. On the Media Type screen, select DVD, and click Next.

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7. On the YaST pop up, click Continue.

8. (Conditional) On the Import Untrusted GnuPG Key, click Import.

Perform this step if this is the first time through this process and you need to

confirm the security of the digital key.

9. On the Configured Software Repositories screen, click OK.

10. On the YaST Control Center screen, click Software Management.

11. Select View→Patterns.

12. Scroll down to Foundation.

13. Check the box to the left of Foundation Libraries, Software, and Drivers, and

click Accept.

14. On the Changed Packages pop up, click Continue.

15. Insert CDs into the DVD drive as directed by the prompts on the Perform

Installation screen.

If necessary, click Eject on the YaST2 pop up to open the DVD drive. In the

YaST2 pop up, you might need to click Retry more than once to read a new disc.

You can ignore the graphic representation of the file system that appears in a

new window during this step.

16. Close the YaST session.

17. Open a terminal window on the booted system.

18. In the terminal window, type the following command to reboot the system:

#reboot

19. After the system reaches the EFI shell, in the RMC command window, type the

following command to reset the full system:

#power reset

The MC990 X server installation is finished at this time.

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8 Additional software features for the Integrity

MC990 X system

Additional software features are used to remote manage, configure security, debug

and create crash dumps for the Integrity MC990 X system.

More information

“ Remote management through the ipmitool command” (page 35)

“ Configuring Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) on RHEL platforms” (page 36)

“ Installation of debuginfo packages” (page 37)

“ Creating a crash dump file on an Integrity MC990 X system server on RHEL 7, SLES

12, and SLES 11 platforms” (page 42)

Remote management through the ipmitool command

From a remote console, you can use ipmitool commands to perform typical system

operations.

For the ipmitool command to work, the remote console must be on the same local

network as the Integrity MC990 X system. The following shows the ipmitool

command format:

ipmitool -I lanplus -H <hostname> -U ADMIN -P <password> <command>

The arguments to the command parameters are as follows:

Parameter Meaning

<hostname> The hostname of the Integrity MC990 X system on your network.

<password> The system administrative password. The factory-shipped, default

password is ADMIN.

<command> One of the ipmitool commands.

There many IPMI commands. The commands that HPE supports

for Integrity MC990 X system remote management are as follows:

•power off

•power reset

•power on

Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) configuration on RHEL

platforms

You can configure SELinux on an Integrity MC990 X system computer that runs the

RHEL operating system. SELinux supports Multi-Level Security (MLS) and

Multi-Category Security (MCS) modes. When you configure SELinux, you create an

MLS-compliant or MCS-compliant environment on an Integrity MC990 X system, and

you enable MPI programs to take full advantage of all the features that Accelerate

provides on MC990 X hardware. For more information about SELinux, see your RHEL

documentation.

NOTE: If you are not interested in MLS or MCS, you do not need to configure

SELinux. In this case, do not perform the procedure in this topic.

The SLES operating system does not support SELinux.

To obtain help output for the hpe-selinux-configuration command, type the

command name, with no options. For example:

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#hpe-selinux-configuration

hpe-selinux-configuration

Actions

-h|--help Print usage

-s|--status Return module(s) status

-i|--insert Insert policy module

-r|--remove Remove policy module

-l|--label Label policy files

-R|--restart Restart services affected by HPE policies

Select target policy modules (default is all)

-S|--services Perform operation on services

-D|--devices Perform operation on devices

--bigpage

--gru

--mmtimer

--xpmem

--procset

--arraysvcs

More information

“ Configuring Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) on RHEL platforms” (page 36)

Configuring Security-Enhanced Linux (SELinux) on RHEL

platforms

1. Log in as root.

2. Type the following commands to load the SELinux software modules from the

RHEL distribution:

#yum install policycoreutils-python

#yum install selinux-policy-mls

hpe_bigpage 1.0.0

hpe_gru 1.0.0

hpe_mmtimer 1.0.0

hpe_xpmem 1.0.0

hpe_procset 1.0.0

hpe_arraysvcs 1.0.0

3. Type the following command to ensure that the modules are loaded correctly:

#hpe-selinux-configuration -s

If the SELinux software modules are loaded correctly, the command returns a

list of the loaded modules.

If the hpe-selinux-configuration -s command returns nothing, then the

policy modules did not load correctly. Type the following command to load all

HPE policies:

#hpe-selinux-configuration -i

4. Type the following command to apply security labels to the file system for all

kernel modules and services:

#hpe-selinux-configuration -l

Note that the option to the preceding command is a lowercase L character.

5. Type the following command to restart services:

#hpe-selinux-configuration -R

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Installation of debuginfo packages

Operating system vendors provide debuginfo packages for each released version.

After you install the debuginfo packages, you can debug crash kernels and use

other advanced debugging techniques.

More information

“ Installing debuginfo packages on RHEL platforms” (page 37).

“ Installing debuginfo packages on SLES platforms” (page 38).

Installing debuginfo packages on RHEL platforms

NOTE: For general information about RHEL debuginfo, see https://

access.redhat.com/solutions/9907.

The examples in this procedure have been modified to fit in this documentation.

1. Subscribe to the appropriate debuginfo channel.

This channel differs, depending on your platform, as follows:

•For RHEL 7.1, the channel is Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server

Debuginfo (v. 7).

For RHEL 7 debuginfo information, see the following:

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/7/html/Developer_Guide/intro.debuginfo.html

•For RHEL 6.x, the channel is Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server

Debuginfo (v. 6).

For RHEL 6.xdebuginfo information, see the following:

https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-US/

Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/6/html/Developer_Guide/intro.debuginfo.html

2. Enter the following command to retrieve the list of repositories:

#yum repolist

Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager

This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management.

You can use subscription-manager to register.

repo id repo name status

!HPE-Foundation-Software HPE-Foundation-Software 52

!HPE-Foundation-Software-2.14 HPE-Foundation-Software-2.14

52

!base RHEL7 - 4,305

!nightly-hpe-noship hpe-noship 308

!rh7-nightly rh7-nightly 5,224

!rh7.1 rh7.1 4,371

!rh7.1-debug rh7.1-debug 4,194

!rh7.1-source rh7.1-source 0

!rhel7-update RHEL7-updates - 4,390

repolist: 23,105

3. Enter the following command to search for the debuginfo packages:

#yum search tar-debuginfo

Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager

This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management.

You can use subscription-manager to register.

================================= N/S matched: tar-debuginfo =================================

libtar-debuginfo.x86_64 : Debug information for package libtar

star-debuginfo.x86_64 : Debug information for package star

tar-debuginfo.x86_64 : Debug information for package tar

Name and summary matches only, use "search all" for everything.

4. Enter the following command to install the debuginfo packages:

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#yum install tar-debuginfo.x86_64

Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, subscription-manager

This system is not registered to Red Hat Subscription Management.

You can use subscription-manager to register.

HPE-Foundation-Software | 3.6 kB 00:00:00

HPE-Foundation-Software-2.14 | 3.6 kB 00:00:00

base | 2.9 kB 00:00:00

nightly-hpe-noship | 2.9 kB 00:00:00

rh7-nightly | 951 B 00:00:00

rh7.1 | 4.1 kB 00:00:00

rh7.1-debug | 3.8 kB 00:00:00

rh7.1-source | 3.0 kB 00:00:00

rhel7-update | 2.9 kB 00:00:00

(1/7): HPE-Accelerate-1.11/primary_db | 24 kB 00:00:00

(2/7): HPE-Foundation-Software-2.14/primary_db | 34 kB 00:00:00

(3/7): HPE-Foundation-Software/primary_db | 34 kB 00:00:00

(4/7): HPE-REACT-1.11/primary_db | 12 kB 00:00:00

(5/7): HPE-MPI-1.11/primary_db | 25 kB 00:00:00

(6/7): HPE-Management-Center/primary_db | 70 kB 00:00:00

(7/7): nightly-hpe-noship/primary_db | 484 kB 00:00:00

Resolving Dependencies

--> Running transaction check

---> Package tar-debuginfo.x86_64 2:1.26-29.el7 will be installed

--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

=========================================================================================

Package Arch Version Repository Size

=========================================================================================

Installing:

tar-debuginfo x86_64 2:1.26-29.el7 rh7-nightly 693 k

Transaction Summary

=========================================================================================

Install 1 Package

Total download size: 693 k

Installed size: 2.7 M

Is this ok [y/d/N]: y

Downloading packages:

Running transaction check

Running transaction test

Transaction test succeeded

Running transaction

Installing : 2:tar-debuginfo-1.26-29.el7.x86_64 1/1

Verifying : 2:tar-debuginfo-1.26-29.el7.x86_64 1/1

Installed:

tar-debuginfo.x86_64 2:1.26-29.el7

Complete!

Installing debuginfo packages on SLES platforms

NOTE: The examples in this procedure have been modified to fit in this

documentation.

1. Subscribe to the appropriate debuginfo channel.

This channel differs, depending on your platform, as follows:

•For SLES 12 debuginfo information, see the following:

https://www.suse.com/documentation/sles-12/book_sle_deployment/data/sec_update_nmm.html

•For SLES 11 SPxdebuginfo information, see the following:

https://www.novell.com/support/kb/doc.php?id=3074997

2. Enter the following command to retrieve the list of repositories:

#zypper lr

# | Alias | Name |Enabled|Refresh

---+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------+-------+-------

1 | HPE-Foundation-Software-2.14 | HPE-Foundation-Software-2.14 | Yes |

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No

2 | HPE-noship-stout712 | HPE-noship-stout712 | Yes | No

3 | SLES12-12-0 | SLES12-12-0 | No | No

4 | SLES12-Debuginfo-Pool | SLES12-Debuginfo-Pool | Yes | No

5 | SLES12-Debuginfo-Updates | SLES12-Debuginfo-Updates | Yes | No

6 | SLES12-SDK-Updates | SLES12-SDK-Updates | Yes | No

7 | SLES12-Updates | SLES12-Updates | Yes | No

8 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-SDK-12-DVD1 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-SDK-12-DVD1 |

Yes | No

9 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-SDK-12-DVD2 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-SDK-12-DVD2 |

Yes | No

10 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-SDK-12-DVD3 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-SDK-12-DVD3 |

Yes | No

11 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Server-12-DVD1 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Server-12-DVD1

| Yes | No

12 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Server-12-DVD2 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Server-12-DVD2

| Yes | No

13 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Server-12-DVD3 | SUSE-Linux-Enterprise-Server-12-DVD3

| Yes | No

3. Enter the following command to search for the debuginfo packages:

#zypper search tar*debuginfo Loading repository data...

Reading installed packages...

S | Name | Summary | Type

--+---------------+-----------------------------------+--------

| tar-debuginfo | Debug information for package tar | package

4. Enter the following command to install the debuginfo packages:

#zypper install tar-debuginfo

Loading repository data...

Reading installed packages...

Resolving package dependencies...

The following NEW package is going to be installed:

tar-debuginfo

1 new package to install.

Overall download size: 339.4 KiB. Already cached: 0 B

After the operation, additional 1.2 MiB will be used.

Continue? [y/n/? shows all options] (y): y

Retrieving package tar-debuginfo-1.27.1-2.22.x86_64

(1/1), 339.4 KiB ( 1.2 MiB unpacked)

Checking for file conflicts: ..............................................[done]

(1/1) Installing: tar-debuginfo-1.27.1-2.22 ...............................[done]

Creating boot options

NOTE: HPE supports your ability to install more than one operating system, or

operating system release level, on an Integrity MC990 X system. This procedure

explains how to create options for non-default operating system boots so you can

boot any operating system.

1. Use the procedure shown in the “ File Explorer screen” (page 40) to establish a

connection to the RMC and log in.

2. Type the uvcon command.

The uvcon command opens a console, and you need the console open in order

to see the shell prompt.

3. Monitor the power-on process.

The power-on takes only a few minutes, but it can take 5 to 10 minutes for the

uvcon command to return boot-to-shell progress information.

4. After the power-on process completes, type CTRL---]-q to exit the console.

NOTE: The CTRL---]-q key sequence closes the uvcon console session.

5. When the Shell> prompt appears, enter exit to access the BIOS manager.

6. Use the arrow keys to select Boot Maintenance Manager, and press Enter.

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7. On the Boot Maintenance Manager screen, use the arrow keys to select Boot

Options, and press Enter.

8. On the Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to select Add Boot Option,

and press Enter.

9. On the File Explorer screen, complete the following steps:

a. Use the arrow keys to select the disk from which you want to boot, and press

Enter.

For example:

Figure 4 File Explorer screen

b. Peruse the directory system, from the disk you selected, through <efi> or

<hpe>, through <redhat> or SUSE, until you find grub.efi (RHEL) or

elilo.efi (SLES).

c. Select grub.efi (RHEL 7), elilo.efi (SLES 11), or grubx64.efi

(RHEL 7 or SLES 12).

10. On the Modify Boot Option Description screen, note that the cursor is at the

end of the Input the description field.

Complete the following steps:

a. Press Enter.

b. In the Please type in your data popup, enter a name for this boot option,

and press Enter. For example, RHEL 6.6 or SLES11 SP3.

c. Use the arrow keys to select Commit Changes and Exit.

d. Press Enter.

11. On the Boot Maintenance Manager screen, select Boot Options, and press

Enter.

12. On the Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to select Change Boot Order,

and press Enter.

13. On the Change Boot Order screen, complete the following steps:

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a. If they are not already selected, select the boot order entries.

For example:

Figure 5 Change boot order screen

b. Press Enter.

c. On the popup that appears, select the boot option you created earlier in this

procedure.

d. Press the +key to move the recently created boot option to the top of the

list.

e. Press Enter to commit the changes in this step.

f. Select Commit Changes and Exit.

14. Press the Space bar to return to the BIOS manager.

15. Notify all system administrators of the current boot order.

HPE supports the ability to change the default boot order, but some system

administration tasks might assume that the default boot option is still EFI Internal

Shell. You might need to change the boot order in order to access the EFI shell

in the process of performing other tasks that this chapter describes. If you need

to change the boot order, complete this procedure again and select one of the

other boot options.

Crash dump files on an Integrity MC990 X system server on RHEL

7, SLES 12, and SLES 11 platforms

You can request that the operating system write a crash dump file. The file name

includes a timestamp, and the file location depends on your operating system, as

follows:

•For the RHEL 7 operating system, the file is as follows:

/var/crash/127.0.0.1-year.month.day-hour:minutes:seconds

•For SLES 11 and SLES 12 operating systems, the file is as follows:

/var/crash/year-month-day-hour:minutes

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NOTE: This topic does not apply to RHEL 6 platforms. The power nmi and power

diag commands send back traces of CPU tasks to the console but do not create a

crash dump file.

More information

“ Creating a crash dump file on an Integrity MC990 X system server on RHEL 7, SLES

12, and SLES 11 platforms” (page 42)

Creating a crash dump file on an Integrity MC990 X system server

on RHEL 7, SLES 12, and SLES 11 platforms

1. Log in to the MC990 X server as the root user, and type the following commands

to enable the kernel crash dump service, kdump:

On RHEL 7 and SLES 12, enter the following:

#systemctl enable kdump

#systemctl start kdump

On SLES 11, enter the following:

#chkconfig boot.kdump on

#service boot.kdump start

The Foundation Software package installation process enables kdump by default.

If you are unsure of whether kdump is enabled on your MC990 X server, type

the preceding commands. You can enable kdump on your server at any time.

kdump must be enabled in order to create a crash dump file.

2. (Conditional) Ensure that the uv_nmi default action is kdump.

Complete this step on RHEL 7 and SLES 12 platforms.

Enter the following command:

#echo kdump > /sys/module/uv_nmi/parameters/action

As an alternative to this command, you could also boot the kernel with the

following parameter:

uv_nmi.action=kdump

3. Send a nonmaskable interrupt (NMI) signal to start the dump.

You have the option to send an NMI from a remote connection or when logged

in directly to the RMC, as follows:

•To send the NMI signal from a remote connection, enter the following

ipmitool command:

#ipmitool -I lanplus -H uv1-rmc -U ADMIN -P ADMIN chassis power diag

•To send the NMI signal while logged in directly to the RMC, complete the

following command sequence:

1. Enter the ssh command to connect securely. For example:

#ssh root@uv1-rmc

Provide the root user password when prompted. For more information

about connecting to the RMC, see the following:

Figure 4 (page 40)

2. Enter the following command to send the NMI signal:

RMC> power nmi

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4. (Conditional) Open a console to the RMC and to initiate a crash dump capture.

Complete this step on SLES 11 platforms.

Enter the following commands:

>uvcon

kdb> kdump

On SLES 11 platforms, you can type additional kdb commands at the kdb>

prompt. For information about kdb commands, see your SLES documentation.

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9 Support and other resources

Accessing Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support

•For live assistance, go to the Contact Hewlett Packard Enterprise Worldwide

website:

www.hpe.com/assistance

•To access documentation and support services, go to the Hewlett Packard

Enterprise Support Center website:

www.hpe.com/support/hpesc

Information to collect

•Technical support registration number (if applicable)

•Product name, model or version, and serial number

•Operating system name and version

•Firmware version

•Error messages

•Product-specific reports and logs

•Add-on products or components

•Third-party products or components

Accessing updates

•Some software products provide a mechanism for accessing software updates

through the product interface. Review your product documentation to identify the

recommended software update method.

•To download product updates, go to either of the following:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center Get connected with updates

page:

www.hpe.com/support/e-updates

◦

◦Software Depot website:

www.hpe.com/support/softwaredepot

•To view and update your entitlements, and to link your contracts, Care Packs,

and warranties with your profile, go to the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support

Center More Information on Access to Support Materials page:

www.hpe.com/support/AccessToSupportMaterials

IMPORTANT: Access to some updates might require product entitlement when

accessed through the Hewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center. You must

have an HP Passport set up with relevant entitlements.

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Websites

LinkWebsite

www.hpe.com/info/enterprise/docsHewlett Packard Enterprise Information Library

www.hpe.com/support/hpescHewlett Packard Enterprise Support Center

www.hpe.com/assistanceContact Hewlett Packard Enterprise Worldwide

www.hpe.com/support/e-updatesSubscription Service/Support Alerts

www.hpe.com/support/softwaredepotSoftware Depot

www.hpe.com/storage/spockSingle Point of Connectivity Knowledge (SPOCK)

Storage compatibility matrix

www.hpe.com/storage/whitepapersStorage white papers and analyst reports

Documentation feedback

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is committed to providing documentation that meets your

needs. To help us improve the documentation, send any errors, suggestions, or

comments to Documentation Feedback (docsfeedback@hpe.com). When submitting

your feedback, include the document title, part number, edition, and publication date

located on the front cover of the document. For online help content, include the product

name, product version, help edition, and publication date located on the legal notices

page.

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A Connecting to an MC990 X system through a web

browser and launching the JViewer console

About JViewer

JViewer is a software interface that you can use on HPE MC990 X systems. The

JViewer graphical user interface can facilitate installation and booting.

Starting JViewer

1. Verify that you have Java and an internet browser (Firefox preferred) installed

on your local computer.

2. Attach the Base I/O BMC on the MC990 X system to a network that has a DHCP

server, and that is accessible from the local computer.

NOTE: Use the RJ45 connection labeled MGMT on the BMC on which the

Base I/O is installed.

3. Log in to the MC990 X system’s RMC.

For example:

ssh root@uv-rmc

Provide the password when prompted.

4. Use the baseiolist command to retrieve the IP address(es) of the MC990 X

system’s BMC(s).

For example:

# baseiolist

P000 [r001i01b]: 128.162.243.151 [08:00:69:17:2D:C9]

P000 [r001i06b]: <No IP addr> [08:00:69:17:2D:C0]

Look for the BMC’s IP address in the output. In this example, there is only one

BMC connected to the network, and its IP address is 128.162.243.151.

5. Start the internet browser on your local computer.

6. In the Firefox address bar, type the IP address of the BMC.

For example:

http://128.162.243.151

7. From the login screen, log in to the system.

Type admin as the username and the password, and then press Enter.

8. From the Dashboard screen, click Launch.

9. (Conditional) If Firefox displays a message indicating pop ups are not enabled,

complete the following steps to enable pop ups.

a. Click Preferences.

b. Click Allow pop ups for ip_address.

c. Click Launch.

10. On the Opening jviewer.jnlp ... screen, click OK.

11. (Conditional) Consent to the security questions.

If the system displays security cautions, indicate that you want to proceed with

launching the application.

Attaching virtual media to the MC990 X system

1. Connect to the MC990 X system. See Starting JViewer" on page

2. In the top-most JViewer menu bar, click Media >Virtual Media Wizard ....

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3. Access the media.

a. To use physical media, such as a DVD or CD, insert the disk into the drive

on your local computer. On the Virtual Media pop up, under CD/DVD Media

1, select /dev/sr0.

b. To access an ISO on your network, click Browse on the popup, and navigate

to the ISO location. Select the ISO file, and click Open.

4. Click Connect to CD/DVD.

5. On the Information pop up, click OK.

6. On the Virtual Media pop up, click Close.

7. (Optional) Boot the system. See “ Booting from virtual media” (page 47)

Booting from virtual media

1. Log in to the MC990 X system RMC andprovide the password when prompted.

For example:

ssh root@uv-rmc

2. Enter the uvcon command to access the console.

3. (Conditional) Access the main EFI menu. Complete this step if you are at the EFI

shell:

Type exit and press Enter.

4. Use the arrow keys to select Boot Manager, and press Enter.

5. On the Boot Manager screen, use the down-arrow key to select or highlight UEFI

American Megatrends Inc. Virtual Cdrom Device, and press Enter.

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Glossary

ACPI Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

APPWT Average Peak Performance in Weighted Teraflops

BMC Baseboard Management Controller

CLI Command Line Interface

CNSL Console abbreviation

CRC Cyclic Redundancy Check

DSM Distributed Shared Memory

ECC Error Checking Code

EFI Extensible Firmware Interface

FQDN Fully Qualified Domain Name

GPU Graphic Processing Unit

IPMI Intelligent Platform Management Interface

KVM Keyboard, video, mouse

MCS Multi-Category Security

MLS Multi-Level Security

NMI Nonmaskable Interrupt

NTP Network Time Protocol

NUMA Non-Uniform Memory Access

PDU Power Distribution Unit

QPI Quick Path Interconnect

RAS Reliability, Availability, Serviceability

RMC Rack Management Console

RS Remote Solutions

SAS Serial Attached SCSI

SEL System Error Log

SELinux Security Enhanced Linux

SID SAP HANA System Identifier

SMI Scalable Memory Interconnect

SMN System Management Node

SMP Symmetric Multiprocessing

SSD Solid State Drive

SSI Single System Image

UID Unit IDentifier

YaST Yet another Setup Tool

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Index

A

accessing updates, 44

B

boot options, 39

C

command

power reset, 9

configuring

SELinux, 35

console

exiting, 10

setting an administrative password, 9

contacting Hewlett Packard Enterprise, 44

crash dump file, 41

creating

boot options, 39

crash dump file, 41

D

debuginfo

installing on RHEL platforms, 37

installing on SLES platforms, 38

overview, 37

documentation

providing feedback on, 45

E

exit console, 10

F

Foundation Software

installing on RHEL 6 server, 21

installing on RHEL 7 server, 17

installing on SLES 11 server, 33

installing on SLES 12 server, 28

I

installing

debuginfo on RHEL platforms, 37

debuginfo on SLES platforms, 38

Foundation Software on RHEL 6 server, 21

Foundation Software on RHEL 7 server, 17

Foundation Software on SLES 11 server, 33

Foundation Software on SLES 12 server, 28

OS, software, and optional features, 5

RHEL 6 overview, 19

RHEL 7 overview, 13

SLES 11 on server, 30

SLES 11 overview, 30

SLES 12 on server, 24

SLES 12 overview, 24

software on the server, 10

system software, 6

installing software

preparation, 6

ipmitool command

remote management, 35

N

navigate the device manager, 10

network

specify RHEL 6 settings, 19

specify RHEL 7 settings, 15

specify SLES 11 settings, 31

specify SLES 12 settings, 27

O

overview

debuginfo, 37

installing OS, software, and optional features, 5

installing RHEL 6, 19

installing RHEL 7, 13

installing SLES 11, 30

installing SLES 12, 24

installing software, 6

P

partition disk

for RHEL 7, 13

for SLES 12, 24

password

setting or changing, 9

power reset command, 9

R

remote management

ipmitool command, 35

RHEL 6

completing installation, 20

installation overview, 19

installing Foundation Software, 21

specify network, 19

RHEL 7

completing installation, 16

configure network, 15

installation overview, 13

installing Foundation Software, 17

partition disk, 13

RHEL platforms

installing debuginfo, 37

S

SELinux

configuring, 35

server

software installation, 10

setting an administrative password on the console,

9

SLES 11

completing installation, 33

installation overview, 30

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installing Foundation Software, 33

installing on server, 30

network settings, 31

start the installation, 30

SLES 12

install Foundation Software, 28

installation overview, 24

partition disk, 24

start installation, 24

SLES platforms

installing debuginfo, 38

software

installation overview, 6

installing on the server, 10

preparing to install, 6

support

Hewlett Packard Enterprise, 44

U

updates

accessing, 44

W

websites, 45

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