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HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's Guide HP Smart Setup HP Support Pack HP Part Number: 5992-3193 Published: March 2010 Edition: 2.7 - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 2
the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Acknowledgments Intel® and Itanium® are trademarks or registered - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 3
the OS 32 Updating the Server...33 Installing Updates from the Web...33 Registering for HP Support Notifications 33 Installing the Fibre Channel HBA Drivers or Inbox Driver Kits for Linux 34 Installing the MPT Fusion HBA Drivers for Linux 35 4 EFI and HP Smart Setup Media Utilities 37 Using the - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 4
WBEM Provider 44 Product Installation Dependencies...44 Removing OpenWBEM...44 Installing the Java Development Kit Product 45 Installing Sun JDK 6 for the Linux IA64 Platform 45 Installing BEA JRockit 5.0 JDK for the Linux IA64 Platform 45 Installing Software from the HP Support Pack 46 Before - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 5
Installing the MPT Fusion HBA Driver on RHEL 5 and RHEL 5+ using a Xen Kernel Hangs the Server...58 HP System Management Homepage Session Time-out Error 60 HP SAS Integrated Raid (IR) Configuration Utility May Cause Kernel Panics on RHEL4U7 60 Flashing HP PCIe 2-port 1000Base-T adapter (AD337A) - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 6
the MPS Setting...27 3-6 Configure Storage Adapters Option 28 3-7 Configuring Storage Adapters...28 3-8 Select Smart Setup...29 3-9 Page 1: Update Firmware...29 3-10 Page 1: Update Firmware, Cell-Based Servers 30 3-11 Page 2: Disk Partitioning...30 3-12 Page 3: Installation Considerations 31 3-13 - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 7
List of Tables 1-1 Supported Minimum OS Distributions by HP Integrity Server 14 2-1 Graphics Support on Server Models 21 D-1 Supported Products Matrix...61 7 - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 8
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The document part number changes when extensive changes are made. Document updates may be issued between editions to correct errors or document product changes. To ensure that you receive the updated or new editions, you should subscribe to the appropriate product support service. See your HP sales - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 10
product support service. See your HP sales representative for details. For the latest version of this document online, see HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's Guide: http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/support/SupportManual/c01861377/c01861377.pdf Manufacturing Part Number - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 11
: http://www.openpegasus.org - The HP Business Support Center website that contains HP Integrity server technical support information: http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers/ - For additional information on HP products and services, see the HP website: http://www.hp.com - For the location of the - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 12
product information, contact any of the HP worldwide sales offices or HP Channel Partners (in the United States, call 1 800 637 7740). HP Encourages Your Comments HP improvement, or compliments to: [email protected] Include the document title, manufacturing part number, and any comment, error found - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 13
edition, the source of the OS media, and your network environment. Subsequent chapters guide you through the installation process. Overview The HP Integrity server family, based on the Intel Itanium processor, supports Linux on a full range of server models. This range includes entry-level servers - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 14
you are using the correct versions of the product: HP Smart Setup EBSU utility and the rx2600 HP Integrity server: MPT Fusion HBA driver requirements on the rx2660, BL860c and BL870c HP Integrity servers: The HP rx2600 server is not supported by the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility after the version - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 15
from the website of the installed Linux distribution. Install additional tools and utilities using the HP Support Pack. • Installed Linux Incorrect or Inoperable Use HP Smart Setup to set up and update the system with the latest firmware and available drivers. After reinstallation of Linux, verify - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 16
(MP) serial port or LAN port. Figure 1-1 shows serial consoles connected to an HP Integrity rx4640 server. Figure 1-1 Serial Console Configuration When using a headless console to install Linux, you can view detailed installation information for each file by monitoring the setup log channels. Using - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 17
and assists with configuration tasks, such as creating hard disk partitions and upgrading the firmware. Additionally, the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility provides a wizard called Smart Setup. The Smart Setup wizard guides you through preparing the system for and installing the OS. The HP Smart Setup - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 18
Figure 1-3 Installation Overview There are minor differences in the sequence of tasks or the interface you use to perform them based on your choice of console and installation media. Use the detailed instructions in the following chapters, and note any warnings or cautions that might apply. 18 - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 19
files to a CD or DVD using the media burning application. TIP: You can download tar files of the HP Support Pack, HP SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit, and HP Management Base products. Ensuring Platform Compatibility If you are migrating from another OS to Linux, ensure that the hardware is compatible - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 20
, you can access the EFI shell and the MP. Use these utilities while installing and administering Linux on HP Integrity servers. You can configure a serial console in two ways: • Connect a PC to the MP serial port using a null modem cable. • Connect a PC to the MP LAN port using a cat5 LAN cable. On - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 21
instructions, see "Configuring and Using a Serial Console" (page 51). Setting Up a VGA Console On servers configured with an internal graphics adapter, you can connect a monitor, keyboard, and mouse directly to the appropriate ports. On HP Integrity rx5670 servers, you must first install an HP - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 22
can reconnect them after the installation is completed. 3. Disconnect all mass storage devices from all controllers except the boot controller. 4. Configure the boot controller and boot drive. NOTE: If you are using an HP SmartArray controller, see the Controller's User Guide. You can interrupt the - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 23
Linux system, go to the http://www.hp.com/go/integritylinuxessentials website, and click on the Download for HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux link. 2. Click the link for the HP Smart Setup tar file to download the file to a local folder. 3. Connect the USB HDD device, and then - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 24
# bootia64.efi The Smart Setup EBSU entry is created in the EFI Boot Manager as a selection for booting to launch the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility. NOTE: This entry may fail if you change the USB connection. You must execute the preceding steps again to reconnect the USB HDD device. 24 Preparing for - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 25
, such as configuring storage adapters, upgrading firmware, partitioning the hard disk, and installing diagnostic tools. Installation requires a serial or VGA console and involves the following steps: • booting from a bootable, removable media containing HP Smart Setup, • running the HP Smart Setup - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 26
your HP service contract. For more HP Integrity server information, see the HP Business Support Center website: http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers 4. If your HP Integrity server is cell-based (for example, a Superdome sx2000 server) or contains the zx2 chipset, execute this step; otherwise - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 27
Based on the type of server, the option to configure either the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) or maximum payload size (MPS) setting appears. Use the following steps to configure your system's ACPI or MPS settings properly: Select System Settings and press Enter. Choose one of the - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 28
. Only storage that is going to be used as a boot device must be configured at this time. Other (non-boot) storage can be configured using the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility or after OS installation. 6. Select the appropriate storage adapter and press Enter. 7. A list is provided with device - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 29
is configured as described in the previous steps. Select Next and press Enter to continue and display the next screen. Smart Setup Page 1 (Figure 3-9) is the firmware update screen, which lists each system device, its installed firmware version, and the firmware version that is in the HP Insight - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 30
for all supported servers except the following: rx1660 rx4640 rx1620 rx5670 rx2600 rx7620 rx2620 rx8620 cx2620 Superdome sx1000 For these servers, you must contact HP Support for assistance in upgrading the firmware. Figure 3-11 Page 2: Disk Partitioning 30 Installing the OS and Updating - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 31
Partition (ESP) and the HP Service Partition (HPSP) will be install offline diagnostic tools from the HP Itanium Configuration Mode selection. c. For question 6, specify the option to launch the Linux installer. Select Setup and press Enter to display the partition deletion confirmation window - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 32
for the supported OSs are detailed in the following documents: • For RHEL4- See Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Installation Guide for x86, Itanium, AMD64, and Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology (Intel EM64T): http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-4-Manual/x8664-multi-install-guide/ • For - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 33
listing for your selection. 6. Click Download for each driver or software product you want to update, and then follow the installation instructions provided. Additional information specific to the selected server is also available at this website and includes troubleshooting, how to perform regular - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 34
ensure that the most current drivers supported by HP are installed; this is applicable to all that differ only in function number, as in the previous example. Adapter Part No. A6826A A7538A AB379A numbers listed, update the driver using the following steps: 34 Installing the OS and Updating the - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 35
1. Go to http://www.hp.com/. 2. Click Support & Drivers. 3. Click Download drivers and software (and firmware). 4. In the For Product field, enter the model number of your Fibre Channel adapter (for example, AD300A). 5. Press Go. 6. Select the appropriate OS from the Product search results list. 7. - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 36
any potential issues, review the known issue "Installing the MPT Fusion HBA Driver on RHEL 5 and RHEL 5+ using a Xen Kernel Hangs the Server" (page 58). For additional information, see the documentation that is included with the MPT Fusion driver update. 36 Installing the OS and Updating the Server - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 37
you to configure a RAID array without booting Linux. Using ORCA you can create, view, or delete a logical drive. For detailed instructions on using ORCA, see any of the following documents: HP SmartArray 5300 Controller User's Guide, HP SmartArray 6402 Controller User's Guide, HP SmartArray P600 - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 38
utility main menu are not part of the steps required to prepare your system for Linux installation, but such options can be used to customize, diagnose problems, or fine-tune firmware settings. Accessing HP Smart Setup Utilities To access the HP Smart Setup utilities: 1. Power on the server. The - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 39
Number (Logical) when possible, installed memory, and the firmware version for all I/O adapters. • Install Diagnostics-Installs a copy of the diagnostics programs from the HP Itanium Processor Family (IPF) Offline Diagnostics and Utilities media to the HPSP partition. • Install and Update Support - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 40
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use and troubleshoot problems. HP Insight Management Agents provide a broad spectrum of SNMP agents for the collection of server management data. This product includes SNMP extensions, data collection agents, and MIBs ported from the legacy "Compaq Insight Manager" product, such as Health, Host - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 42
complex for potential configuration and hardware problems, and manage hardware resources on the complex. IMPORTANT: Before installing HP Partition Manager, you must download and install the Sun JDK 6 or BEA JRockit 5.0. For the JDK installation details, see "Product Installation Dependencies" (page - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 43
Line Interface (ACU-CLI) for Linux on Itanium-based systems is an online tool that can be used to manage and configure Smart Array-based storage controllers. The HP ACU-CLI is an interactive command console that provides immediate feedback to the user, and is functionally equivalent to the ACU GUI - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 44
you to deploy a large number of HP Integrity servers rapidly and efficiently. Using SSTK, you can develop custom scripts that simplify server deployments by automating various hardware configuration and software installation operations. SSTK can set specific Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) boot - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 45
5.0 JDK. Otherwise, bypass this step. # echo 0 >/selinux/enforce 2. Download the JRockit 5.0 R27.5 JDK Linux (Intel Itanium - 64-bit) file to the directory on the Linux system where HP Partition Manager, nPartition Commands, and nPartition Provider are to be installed from the BEA JRockit website - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 46
permissions on the downloaded file: # step. # echo 1 >/selinux/enforce Installing Software from the HP Support Pack The software included in the HP Support Pack is installed by running the interactive installer install.sh. This installer provides options for installing one or more of the products - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 47
update option you selected in the previous step. The installer analyzes your system and prepares it for installation of the products provided with the HP Support Pack. NOTE: If the installer detects missing RPMs that are necessary to the installation, messages are displayed indicating which RPMs - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 48
are chosen for installation, then HP SMX is removed first to avoid conflicts. Update all products To update all the software products in the HP Support Pack that can coexist, in a single step, enter the appropriate option number and press Enter. The 48 Installing and Using the HP Support Pack - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 49
option number and press Enter. The installer returns to the menu after the entire IFIL product is removed. 3. Enter an option from the menu and press Enter. NOTE: There is a known compatibility issue with HP ACU-CLI and RHEL5U1 on HP Integrity servers with a SmartArray controller configured with - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 50
doubt, run the script it as a non-root user or in the preview (-n) mode. Make note of the product bundle name you want to install, as shown on the web site http:// downloads.linux.hp.com/SDR/downloads, for IFIL support pack. The product bundle name should be "IntegritySupportPack" When you are ready - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 51
The system prompts you to save NVRAM if you omit this step. 5. Select Exit and press Enter to return to the main enter Y and press Enter. The firmware and serial console are configured after system reset. Using a Serial conf. For example: Manual Boot Option fs0:\> elilo linux "console=ttyS0" - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 52
: 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200 (9600 is the default if no speed is specified. 115200 is the maximum for HP UART.) p = Parity Example: n (no parity, typical case) b = Bit Encoding. Example: 7, 8 (8 is the lxr.linux.no/source/Documentation/ia64/serial.txt 52 Configuring and Using a Serial Console - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 53
Pack Dependencies Some software products contained in the HP Support Pack have dependencies or prerequisites that may or may not, already be available on your system. If there are dependencies that are not delivered with the installer or with the Linux OS installation, an error message displays - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 54
python python-devel hp.com-npartition-providers-1.07.01-xxx.rhel5.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++ hp.com-npartition-cmds-1.03 hp.com-parmgr-2.02.04-xxx.rhel5.ia64.rpm need below packages: None hp-smx-02.05-xxx.rhel5.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libgcc libstdc++ hp- - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 55
glibc sles-release hpsmh-3.0.0-xxx.ia64.rpm need below packages: None hpsmx-webapp-0.2-7.noarch.rpm need below packages: libxml2-python python python-xml hp-smx-02.05-xxx.sles11.ia64.rpm need below packages: glibc libtdb1 libgcc43 libstdc++43 libunwind sblim-sfcb mptsas_cfggen-2.0.30-xxx.ia64.rpm - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 56
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in multi-process mode. HP Insight Management WBEM Providers will not currently support running in a single process on the Pegasus cimserver. To ensure your providers are running in a Pegasus multi-process configuration, perform the following steps as the root user: 1. Verify that the cimserver - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 58
Setup EBSU utility requires that the EFI driver for the storage adapter be installed prior to configuring storage adapters. You must first select the Maintain Firmware function from the HP Smart Setup EBSU main menu to upgrade the adapters, thus installing the EFI driver. You can then proceed to use - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 59
install script # in package mptlinux-4.00.13.01-3.rhel5 image=vmlinuz-2.6.18-92.el5xen label=HP #Corresponds to kernel 2.6.18-92.el5xen initrd=HP the file /etc/elilo.conf manually after the MPT Fusion driver is installed and before rebooting the server using the following steps: 1. Edit /etc/elilo. - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 60
on RHEL4U7, first install the proper MPT driver. You can also use the EFI executable utility,cfggen.efi, to create volumes. For information about using the cfggen.efi utility, see the SmartSetup Scripting Toolkit Deployment Guide: http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5991-6250/ Flashing HP PCIe 2-port 1000Base - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 61
description of the part, and the initial, supported Linux distribution(s) including later updates or service packs. Table D-1 Supported Products Matrix Part Number Description RHEL Support SLES Support 4 4U1 4U3 4U4 4U6 5 5U1 10 10 SP1 10 SP2 11 Fibre Channel 403619B21 HP BLc QLogic QMH2462 - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 62
Table D-1 Supported Products Matrix (continued) Part Number Description RHEL Support 4 4U1 4U3 4U4 LAN 447883B21 4-port GbE Mezz A5506B PCI 4 A9900A Win/Linux 2 port X 1000Base-T Giga Adptr AB290A HP PCI-X 2p X 1000BT, 2p U320 SCSI Adptr AB306A Core IO for the X rx86/ - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 63
Table D-1 Supported Products Matrix (continued) Part Number Description RHEL Support 4 4U1 4U3 4U4 BL860c Embedded I/O for X BL860c BL870c Embedded I/O /rp7420 server AB306A Core IO for the X rx86/rp8420 server AB314A HP Integrity X rx8640 Core I/O Adapter AB315 - Core I/O for X - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 64
Table D-1 Supported Products Matrix (continued) Part Number Description RHEL Support 4 4U1 4U3 4U4 AH226A HP PCIe Smart Array E500 SAS Controller SA P400 PCIe 8-port int SAS X (core 1) Smart Array P400 (Core I/O rx2660) SA P400 PCIe 8-port SAS X (core 2) Smart - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 65
Supported Products Matrix (continued) Part Number Description RHEL Support 4 4U1 4U3 4U4 AB290A HP PCI-X 2p X 1000BT, 2p U320 SCSI Adpter AB306A Core IO for the X rx86/rp8420 server AB314A HP HP servers A6869B HP Servers X Graphics USB PCI Adapter BL860c Embedded I/O for X BL860c - HP BL860c | HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with Linux User's - Page 66
Table D-1 Supported Products Matrix (continued) Part Number Description RHEL Support 4 4U1 4U3 4U4 BL860c Embedded I/O for X BL860c BL870c Embedded I/O for BL870c RUSA Ruby/Sapphire X UCIO Unified Core I/O board rx2660 Embedded I/O for X rx2660 rx4640 Embedded I/O for X rx4640
HP Insight Foundation Suite for Integrity with
Linux User's Guide
HP Smart Setup
HP Support Pack
HP Part Number: 5992-3193
Published: March 2010
Edition: 2.7