IBM HS40 Setup Guide - Page 27

Installing the Ethernet controller device driver for Linux operating systems - drivers

Get IBM HS40 - BladeCenter - 8839 PDF manuals and user guides
UPC - 000435160188
View all IBM HS40 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 27 highlights

Modified /boot/grub/menu.lst contents #gfxmanu (hd0,1)/boot/message color white/blue black/light-gray default 0 timeout 8 Notes # This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL title linux SOL Monitor kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 console=ttyS1,19200 console=tty1 initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd # This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL title linux SOL Interactive kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 console=tty1 console=ttyS1,19200 initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd title floppy root chainloader +1 title failsafe kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda2 ide=nodma apm=off vga=normal nosmp 1 disableapic maxcpus=0 3 initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd.shipped Note 1: The entry beginning with kernel (hd0,1) is shown with a line break after nosmp. In your file, the entire entry must all be on one line. You must reboot the Linux operating system after completing these procedures for the changes to take effect and to enable SOL. You must also install device drivers for your Ethernet controller (see "Installing the Ethernet controller device driver for Linux operating systems"). Installing the Ethernet controller device driver for Linux operating systems If you are using a Linux operating system, complete the following steps to install the device driver for your Ethernet controller. Before performing these steps, make sure that you are logged in as a root user, that the development tools packages have already been installed, and that the kernel source package or cross-compile utilities have already been installed. 1. Obtain the latest version of the Ethernet controller device-driver source package for your blade server type from http://www.ibm.com/support/. 2. Update the blade server Ethernet controller device drivers, following the instructions that come with the device-driver source package that you downloaded. 3. Configure the network interfaces for the Linux operating system. See the documentation for your operating system for information and instructions. Chapter 3. Operating system configuration 21

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
Modified /boot/grub/menu.lst contents
Notes
#gfxmanu (hd0,1)/boot/message
color white/blue black/light-gray
default 0
timeout 8
# This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL
title linux SOL Monitor
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 console=ttyS1,19200 console=tty1
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd
# This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL
title linux SOL Interactive
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 console=tty1 console=ttyS1,19200
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd
title floppy
root
chainloader +1
title failsafe
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda2 ide=nodma apm=off vga=normal nosmp
1
disableapic maxcpus=0 3
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd.shipped
Note 1:
The entry beginning with
kernel (hd0,1)
is shown with a line break after
nosmp
. In your file, the entire
entry must all be on one line.
You must reboot the Linux operating system after completing these procedures for
the changes to take effect and to enable SOL. You must also install device drivers
for your Ethernet controller (see “Installing the Ethernet controller device driver
for Linux operating systems”).
Installing the Ethernet controller device driver for Linux
operating systems
If you are using a Linux operating system, complete the following steps to install
the device driver for your Ethernet controller. Before performing these steps, make
sure that you are logged in as a root user, that the development tools packages
have already been installed, and that the kernel source package or cross-compile
utilities have already been installed.
1.
Obtain the latest version of the Ethernet controller device-driver source package
for your blade server type from http://www.ibm.com/support/.
2.
Update the blade server Ethernet controller device drivers, following the
instructions that come with the device-driver source package that you
downloaded.
3.
Configure the network interfaces for the Linux operating system. See the
documentation for your operating system for information and instructions.
Chapter 3. Operating system configuration
21