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System Configuration 1. HP supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Advanced Server 2.1, Kernel 2.4.9-e.24 and higher, and RHEL 3.0, Kernel 2.4.21-4.EL and higher: AS and ES versions. If you do not have s supported version of RHEL, download the appropriate ISO images from Red Hat at http://rhn.redhat.com. (Have your user name and password ready.) 2. HP supports both Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server (AS) and Microsoft Windows 2003 Advanced Server. Refer to the Operating System Support Notes for Windows 2000 Advanced Server and Windows 2003 Advanced Server on the HP carrier Grade Server cc3310 for important information about installation requirements and procedures. 3. Linux RHEL AS 2.1 or RHEL 3.0 should be installed on the first hard drive of the system. Keep the Red Hat recommended default of "Install Boot Loader Record" on SDA - the master boot record of the system. (If no additional SCSI controllers have been added to the system, the BIOS setup screens >Boot-> Hard Disk Drives. The first hard disk drive must be defined as {00, AIC-7902B: 0 xxxxxx}, which is the internal drive containing the master boor record.) 4. Some limitations of RHEL AS 2.1 and RHEL 3.0 are: RHEL does not support the built-in RAID controller. RHEL does support a software RAID. RHEL does not support SCSI hard drive hot-swap capabilities. The Linux power off shell command is not supported in RHEL AS 2.1 and RHEL 3.0. 5. The system should always have a service partition on the boot drive. This service partition contains utilities, diagnostics, and other support software. If a service partition is not present, you will not be able to configure system settings for the SSU Utility, or operate ISM DPC, or use CSSU features. Systems are shipped with a service partition pre-installed on the internal disk. If this disk has been corrupted, or incorrectly modified, you must reinstall the service partition. Check for an installed service partition during setup-if F4 is available on the BIOS Startup Screen, a service partition exists on the boot disk. Refer to Installing a Service Partition in Chapter 1 for additional information. 6. If you will be using a USB floppy drive, connect the drive before installing the OS. 7. Use the default boot provided on the HP Server cc3310 Information Diagnostics and Utilities Resource CD for Linux installation (not LILO). A system hang will occur if using LILO when USB devices are connected to the system. 8. Check system firmware revision numbers and update your firmware, if required. The delivered server firmware consists of the following: Bios: Version SWV25.86B,0175P11 (P11) or later BMC Version 01.19 or later Hot Swap Backplane (HSC): Version 1.05 or later You can obtain the latest firmware at: http://www.hp.com/products1/servers/carrier_grade/products/cc3310/index.html On the displayed web page (under the Production Information section), select the Firmware and Software Download link. Follow the instructions provided to download firmware. Identify the installed firmware in your system as follows: a. Insert the HP Server cc3310 Information Diagnostics and Utilities Resource CD into the CD-ROM drive and boot from the CD. b. After the server has booted, select Load Configuration Wizard. c. When the wizard begins, press Continue. d. Select Server Configuration Wizard and Continue. e. Select run wizard and Continue. 10 Chapter 1

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Chapter 1
System Configuration
1.
HP supports Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) Advanced Server 2.1, Kernel 2.4.9-e.24 and higher, and
RHEL 3.0, Kernel 2.4.21-4.EL and higher: AS and ES versions. If you do not have s supported version of
RHEL, download the appropriate ISO images from Red Hat at
. (Have your user
name and password ready.)
2.
HP supports both Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Advanced Server (AS) and Microsoft Windows 2003
Advanced Server.
Refer to the Operating System Support Notes for Windows 2000 Advanced Server and
Windows 2003 Advanced Server on the HP carrier Grade Server cc3310 for important information about
installation requirements and procedures.
3.
Linux RHEL AS 2.1 or RHEL 3.0 should be installed on the first hard drive of the system. Keep the Red
Hat recommended default of “Install Boot Loader Record” on SDA – the master boot record of the
system. (If no additional SCSI controllers have been added to the system, the BIOS setup screens -
>Boot-> Hard Disk Drives. The first hard disk drive must be defined as {00, AIC-7902B: 0 xxxxxx}, which
is the internal drive containing the master boor record.)
4.
Some limitations of RHEL AS 2.1 and RHEL 3.0 are:
RHEL does not support the built-in RAID controller.
RHEL does support a software RAID.
RHEL does not support SCSI hard drive hot-swap capabilities.
The Linux power off shell command is not supported in RHEL AS 2.1 and RHEL 3.0.
5.
The system should always have a service partition on the boot drive. This service partition contains
utilities, diagnostics, and other support software. If a service partition is not present, you will not be able
to configure system settings for the SSU Utility, or operate ISM DPC, or use CSSU features.
Systems are shipped with a service partition pre-installed on the internal disk. If this disk has been
corrupted, or incorrectly modified, you must reinstall the service partition. Check for an installed service
partition during setup—if F4 is available on the BIOS Startup Screen, a service partition exists on the
boot disk. Refer to Installing a Service Partition in Chapter 1 for additional information.
6.
If you will be using a USB floppy drive, connect the drive before installing the OS.
7.
Use the default boot provided on the
HP Server cc3310 Information Diagnostics and Utilities Resource
CD for Linux installation (not LILO). A system hang will occur if using LILO when USB devices are
connected to the system.
8.
Check system firmware revision numbers and update your firmware, if required. The delivered server
firmware consists of the following:
Bios: Version SWV25.86B,0175P11 (P11) or later
BMC Version 01.19 or later
Hot Swap Backplane (HSC): Version 1.05 or later
You can obtain the latest firmware at:
On the displayed web page (under the Production Information section), select the Firmware and
Software Download link. Follow the instructions provided to download firmware.
Identify the installed firmware in your system as follows:
a.
Insert the
HP Server cc3310 Information Diagnostics and Utilities Resource
CD into the CD–ROM
drive and boot from the CD.
b.
After the server has booted, select
Load Configuration Wizard.
c.
When the wizard begins, press
Continue
.
d.
Select
Server Configuration Wizard
and
Continue
.
e.
Select
run wizard
and
Continue
.