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Chapter 6. Installing the operating system Before you install the operating system on the blade server, make sure that you provide a Serial Over LAN (SOL) connection to the blade server and that the blade server is powered on. If you have not already done so, you must configure the SOL feature on the blade server to establish an SOL connection and enable the SOL feature; then, start an SOL session. For instructions for performing these activities, see the IBM BladeCenter and BladeCenter T Serial Over LAN Setup Guide. Note: For information about SOL commands, see the BladeCenter and BladeCenter T Management Module Command-Line Interface Reference Guide. Important: v If you plan to install the operating system through the Ethernet network, you must install and configure a second Ethernet switch module into the appropriate I/O bay of the BladeCenter unit. For additional information, see: - Chapter 3, "Preparing the BladeCenter unit," on page 17 - "Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller" on page 38 - "Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration" on page 39 - The documentation that comes with the Ethernet switch module that you are using v After you install the operating system on the blade server, you must install any service packs or update packages that come with the operating system. For additional information, see the instructions that come with your operating-system documentation and the service packs or update packages. v The blade server has no external USB ports; however, it can communicate with and use the USB diskette drive, CD drive, and USB port that are in the BladeCenter unit chassis. To install the operating system on a blade server, follow the installation instructions that come with the operating system. You can download the latest operating-system installation instructions from the IBM Support Web page at http://www.ibm.com/ support/ and install the operating system at the BladeCenter unit (local deployment). Complete the following steps to download the installation instructions: 1. Go to the IBM Support Web page at http://www.ibm.com/support/. 2. In the Learn section, click Operating system installation. 3. In the For any product section, under Select your product, in the Brand field, select Servers. 4. In the Family field, select BladeCenter JS20. 5. In the Type field, select 8842. Do not change the default value in the Model field. 6. Select your operating system from the list in the Operating system field. 7. Click Continue. A list of the available installation instructions will be displayed under the heading OS installation by date. After you install the operating system, be sure to install the ppc64 Linux utilities that apply to your operating system. Instructions for installing these utilities are in the same documentation that describes how to install the operating system. © Copyright IBM Corp. 2006 45

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Chapter
6.
Installing
the
operating
system
Before
you
install
the
operating
system
on
the
blade
server,
make
sure
that
you
provide
a
Serial
Over
LAN
(SOL)
connection
to
the
blade
server
and
that
the
blade
server
is
powered
on.
If
you
have
not
already
done
so,
you
must
configure
the
SOL
feature
on
the
blade
server
to
establish
an
SOL
connection
and
enable
the
SOL
feature;
then,
start
an
SOL
session.
For
instructions
for
performing
these
activities,
see
the
IBM
BladeCenter
and
BladeCenter
T
Serial
Over
LAN
Setup
Guide
.
Note:
For
information
about
SOL
commands,
see
the
BladeCenter
and
BladeCenter
T
Management
Module
Command-Line
Interface
Reference
Guide
.
Important:
v
If
you
plan
to
install
the
operating
system
through
the
Ethernet
network,
you
must
install
and
configure
a
second
Ethernet
switch
module
into
the
appropriate
I/O
bay
of
the
BladeCenter
unit.
For
additional
information,
see:
–
Chapter
3,
“Preparing
the
BladeCenter
unit,”
on
page
17
–
“Configuring
the
Gigabit
Ethernet
controller”
on
page
38
–
“Blade
server
Ethernet
controller
enumeration”
on
page
39
–
The
documentation
that
comes
with
the
Ethernet
switch
module
that
you
are
using
v
After
you
install
the
operating
system
on
the
blade
server,
you
must
install
any
service
packs
or
update
packages
that
come
with
the
operating
system.
For
additional
information,
see
the
instructions
that
come
with
your
operating-system
documentation
and
the
service
packs
or
update
packages.
v
The
blade
server
has
no
external
USB
ports;
however,
it
can
communicate
with
and
use
the
USB
diskette
drive,
CD
drive,
and
USB
port
that
are
in
the
BladeCenter
unit
chassis.
To
install
the
operating
system
on
a
blade
server,
follow
the
installation
instructions
that
come
with
the
operating
system.
You
can
download
the
latest
operating-system
installation
instructions
from
the
IBM
Support
Web
page
at
support/
and
install
the
operating
system
at
the
BladeCenter
unit
(local
deployment).
Complete
the
following
steps
to
download
the
installation
instructions:
1.
Go
to
the
IBM
Support
Web
page
at
2.
In
the
Learn
section,
click
Operating
system
installation
.
3.
In
the
For
any
product
section,
under
Select
your
product
,
in
the
Brand
field,
select
Servers
.
4.
In
the
Family
field,
select
BladeCenter
JS20
.
5.
In
the
Type
field,
select
8842
.
Do
not
change
the
default
value
in
the
Model
field.
6.
Select
your
operating
system
from
the
list
in
the
Operating
system
field.
7.
Click
Continue
.
A
list
of
the
available
installation
instructions
will
be
displayed
under
the
heading
OS
installation
by
date
.
After
you
install
the
operating
system,
be
sure
to
install
the
ppc64
Linux
utilities
that
apply
to
your
operating
system.
Instructions
for
installing
these
utilities
are
in
the
same
documentation
that
describes
how
to
install
the
operating
system.
©
Copyright
IBM
Corp.
2006
45