Installing Linux on Compaq Proliant Servers
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Installing Red Hat Linux on Compaq ProLiant Servers The Compaq ProLiant Linux Team July 17, 2001 Version 0.2 This guide was designed to facilitate the installation of Red Hat Linux on Compaq ProLiant Servers. Notice ©2001 Compaq Computer Corporation Compaq, Compaq Insight Manager, NetFlex, NonStop, ProLiant, ROMPaq, and SmartStart are registered United States Patent and Trademark Office. Alpha, AlphaServer, AlphaStation, ProSignia, and SoftPaq are trademarks and/or service marks of Compaq Computer Corporation. Netelligent is a trademark and/or service mark of Compaq Information Technologies Group, L.P. in the U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft, MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows NT are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Pentium, Xeon, Pentium II Xeon, and Pentium III Xeon are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group. 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Installing and Running Red Hat Linux on Compaq ProLiant Servers How-To Solution Guide Document Number 15AD-0701A-WWEN Second Edition (July 17, 2001) Version 0.2 iii 1.0 Introduction .........................................................1 1.1 Installation Overview ...................................................... 1 1.2 Compaq Hardware ........................................................... 1 Compaq Servers .......................................................................................................... 2 Compaq Storage Controllers ....................................................................................... 3 Network Interface Controllers (NICs)......................................................................... 3 Memory ....................................................................................................................... 4 2.0 Disk Partitioning...................................................5 2.1 The Compaq System Partition .......................................... 6 Sample Partition Sizes.................................................................................................7 Notes............................................................................................................................ 8 Notes on /boot ............................................................................................................. 9 Linux Distributions .....................................................................................................9 3.0 Installation Process............................................11 3.1 SmartStart ..................................................................... 11 3.2 Red Hat..........................................................................12 Red Hat 7.1................................................................................................................ 12 General Installation ................................................................................................... 12 Red Hat 7.0................................................................................................................ 14 General Installation ................................................................................................... 15 4.0 Troubleshooting .................................................16 Problem: No storage controller is recognized........................................................... 16 Problem: Linux hangs during boot when starting networking.................................. 16 Problem: LILO or Linux hangs during boot .............................................................16 Problem: Black screen after POST (Power-On-Self-Test) completes (blinking cursor in the upper left-hand corner).................................................................................... 17 Problem: Linux does not report the correct amount of system memory................... 18 5.0 Questions and Answers ......................................19 Compaq Related ........................................................................................................ 19 6.0 Compaq Web Resources .....................................21 7.0 Useful Linux Links ..............................................22 Feedback ............................................................................. 23 1 1.0 Introduction Compaq ProLiant servers provide an excellent platform for Linux. These machines are engineered from the ground up to provide performance, reliability, and scalability using industry-standard components. This guide provides additional details for the installation of Linux on Compaq ProLiant servers. Compaq recognizes that there are many distributions of Linux available today and this guide is geared toward Red Hat. 1.1 Installation Overview Following are the general steps you will perform to install a Linux distribution on your server: 1. Run SmartStart to perform a system erase using the “System Erase Utility.” 2. Perform either a SmartStart setup or ROM Based Setup Utility (RBSU) configuration. Additional information for SmartStart is provided in section 3.1 and information regarding RBSU is provided under the heading Compaq servers and under section 2.1 of this document. 3. Insert the operating system CD-ROM and remove the OS CD-ROM when prompted. 4. Select the type of installation. 5. Partitions the hard drive see Section 2 “Disk Partitioning” for additional information. 6. Select the installation packages. 7. Set up the network. 8. Install LILO/GRUB. NOTE: LILO is the most used Linux Loader; it uses BIOS calls to load the Linux kernel off the disk (IDE drive or floppy disk). The Linux kernel must be located where it can be accessed easily by the BIOS. You can specify the master boot record (/dev/hda) or the root partition of your Linux installation (usually is /dev/hda1 or /dev/hda2). GRUB is a Multiboot boot loader. It was derived from GRUB, GRand Unified Bootloader. GRUB loads and transfers control to the operating system kernel software. It is commonly used when you are running a dual boot setup with Windows software. For more information on GRUB proceed to http://linuxdocs.freeos.com/HOWTO/mini/Multiboot-with-GRUB.html 9. Verify the installation. 1.2 Compaq Hardware Compaq supports both Intel and Alpha based platforms for Linux. For the purposes of this “How To” the focus will be on the Compaq ProLiant platforms. The current list of supported Intel based servers is shown below. If your Compaq server is not listed here, you will still be able to benefit from the information contained in this guide. For more details on tested and certified Compaq servers, visit: http://www.compaq.com/linux. 2 Compaq Servers The following table represents the Compaq ProLiant servers this guide primarily targets. All servers listed below are base models and do not include any additional options. Base model descriptions can be found at http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/linux or http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/linux/cert-arc.html for older system support and distributions. If the Compaq server is not listed within this document, please check our archive records located at http://www.compaq.com/products/servers/linux/archive- howto.html. Before beginning installation refer to Table 1 for Compaq ProLiant server specifications and any additional installation notes. Table 1. Compaq ProLiant Server Specifications ProLiant Network ROM Based Support Disk Controller Video Controller Server Interface Setup System Controller Utility Configuration Utility DL320 NC 3163 Fast Yes No Integrated Ultra ATI Rage XL Ethernet PCI ATA/100 or Integrated 10/100 WOL Single Channel Wide Ultra2 SCSI DL360 NC 3163 Fast No Yes Integrated Smart ATI Rage IIC1 Ethernet PCI Controller 10/100 WOL DL380 NC 3163 Fast No Yes Integrated Smart ATI Rage IIC1 Ethernet PCI Controller 10/100 WOL DL580 NC 3134 Fast No Yes Integrated Smart Integrated 1280 x Ethernet NIC 64 Controller 1024, 256 color on PCI Dual Port local PCI bus 10/100 ML330 NC 3163 Fast Yes No Integrated Single ATI Rage XL Ethernet PCI Channel Wide Ultra2 10/100 WOL SCSI ML330e NC 3163 Fast Yes No Integrated Dual Channel ATI Rage XL Ethernet PCI Ultra ATA 100 10/100 WOL ML350 NC 3163 Fast Yes No Integrated Dual Channel