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Linux, installation, considerations

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v You must use an installation image consisting of the Windows 2000 CD-ROM and Service Pack 3 to install the Windows operating system. To create this integrated installation image: 1. Download Service Pack 3 (w2ksp3.exe) from the Microsoft Web site to your computer. 2. On the same computer, create a shared folder that contains an i386 subfolder. Make sure that only the Administrator has access to this shared folder. 3. Copy the contents of the i386 directory on the Windows 2000 CD into the newly created folder. 4. Extract the Service Pack into another folder using w2ksp3.exe. 5. Apply the Service Pack to the Windows 2000 installation files using update.exe. v If you are installing from a network client bootable diskette: - You must create a local FAT/FAT32 partition on the blade server hard disk drive for the $WIN_NT$.~LS and $WIN_NT$.~BS temporary directories. - Boot from a diskette containing a network client to attach to the shared folder containing the integrated installation image you created. - After you have completed the installation, make sure that you add the Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet drivers and upgrade the ATI Rage XL video drivers. v You can perform a ″push″ install using any tool that exploits the PXE boot process. For example, you can use either: - Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) 3.1.01. If you use RDM 3.1.01, make sure that you install Patch 2 and that you have a DHCP server in your management infrastructure. - Windows Remote Installation Services (RIS) Linux installation considerations Detailed instructions for installing Red Hat Linux and SuSE Linux on a blade server is on the IBM Support Web page at http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/. From the IBM Support Web page select Servers; then, select OS installation and choose the operating system to install from the Operating system installation by category drop-down list. Red Hat Linux: Follow these instructions to install Red Hat Linux 7.3 on a blade server: 1. Create a BladeCenter Red Hat Linux 7.3 boot diskette by downloading the version 7.3 image from http://people.redhat.com/msw/ and boot the server using this diskette. Note: Do not switch the KVM from the blade until the installation has proceeded to the installation of the packages (after the About to install window). 2. If you are using the SCSI storage expansion option: a. At the Welcome to Red Hat Linux Version 7.3 window, type linux dd at the boot prompt. b. Create the drvblock.img from the images directory on CD 1 and insert this diskette at the Devices window. If you are not using the SCSI storage expansion option, press Enter. 3. After rebooting, if IBM BIOS displays a virus warning message, select Change is expected. 38 BladeCenter Type 8677: Planning and Installation Guide

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v
You
must
use
an
installation
image
consisting
of
the
Windows
2000
CD-ROM
and
Service
Pack
3
to
install
the
Windows
operating
system.
To
create
this
integrated
installation
image:
1.
Download
Service
Pack
3
(w2ksp3.exe)
from
the
Microsoft
Web
site
to
your
computer.
2.
On
the
same
computer,
create
a
shared
folder
that
contains
an
i386
subfolder.
Make
sure
that
only
the
Administrator
has
access
to
this
shared
folder.
3.
Copy
the
contents
of
the
i386
directory
on
the
Windows
2000
CD
into
the
newly
created
folder.
4.
Extract
the
Service
Pack
into
another
folder
using
w2ksp3.exe.
5.
Apply
the
Service
Pack
to
the
Windows
2000
installation
files
using
update.exe.
v
If
you
are
installing
from
a
network
client
bootable
diskette:
–
You
must
create
a
local
FAT/FAT32
partition
on
the
blade
server
hard
disk
drive
for
the
$WIN_NT$.~LS
and
$WIN_NT$.~BS
temporary
directories.
–
Boot
from
a
diskette
containing
a
network
client
to
attach
to
the
shared
folder
containing
the
integrated
installation
image
you
created.
–
After
you
have
completed
the
installation,
make
sure
that
you
add
the
Broadcom
NetXtreme
Gigabit
Ethernet
drivers
and
upgrade
the
ATI
Rage
XL
video
drivers.
v
You
can
perform
a
″
push
″
install
using
any
tool
that
exploits
the
PXE
boot
process.
For
example,
you
can
use
either:
–
Remote
Deployment
Manager
(RDM)
3.1.01.
If
you
use
RDM
3.1.01,
make
sure
that
you
install
Patch
2
and
that
you
have
a
DHCP
server
in
your
management
infrastructure.
–
Windows
Remote
Installation
Services
(RIS)
Linux
installation
considerations
Detailed
instructions
for
installing
Red
Hat
Linux
and
SuSE
Linux
on
a
blade
server
is
on
the
IBM
Support
Web
page
at
From
the
IBM
Support
Web
page
select
Servers
;
then,
select
OS
installation
and
choose
the
operating
system
to
install
from
the
Operating
system
installation
by
category
drop-down
list.
Red
Hat
Linux:
Follow
these
instructions
to
install
Red
Hat
Linux
7.3
on
a
blade
server:
1.
Create
a
BladeCenter
Red
Hat
Linux
7.3
boot
diskette
by
downloading
the
version
7.3
image
from
and
boot
the
server
using
this
diskette.
Note:
Do
not
switch
the
KVM
from
the
blade
until
the
installation
has
proceeded
to
the
installation
of
the
packages
(after
the
About
to
install
window).
2.
If
you
are
using
the
SCSI
storage
expansion
option:
a.
At
the
Welcome
to
Red
Hat
Linux
Version
7.3
window,
type
linux
dd
at
the
boot
prompt.
b.
Create
the
drvblock.img
from
the
images
directory
on
CD
1
and
insert
this
diskette
at
the
Devices
window.
If
you
are
not
using
the
SCSI
storage
expansion
option,
press
Enter
.
3.
After
rebooting,
if
IBM
BIOS
displays
a
virus
warning
message,
select
Change
is
expected
.
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BladeCenter
Type
8677:
Planning
and
Installation
Guide