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4. When the system ejects the Telestra ASTi Software Installation DVD, remove the DVD.

Note

: Alternate Red Hat versions are available. Select the installation that cor-

responds with your system.

Figure 25: “CD Not Found”

5. Insert the Red Hat 5 Installation DVD, and select

OK

. Wait for the installation to com-

plete.

6. As described in the display, remove the DVD, and press Tab to select

Reboot

.

Figure 26: Installation complete

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ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide (Rev. B, Ver. 0)

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Summary of Contents for ACE Studio

Page 1: ...erndon Virginia 20170 USA Tel 703 471 2104 Fax 703 471 2108 www asti usa com Advanced Simulation Technology inc 500A Huntmar Park Drive Herndon Virginia 20170 USA Revision B Version 0 March 2018 ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Document DOC TEL ACE CS B 0 ...

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Page 3: ...e Government is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 This material may be reproduced by or for the U S Government pursuant to the copyright license under the clause at DFARS 252 227 7013 1994 ASTi 500A Huntmar Park Drive Herndon Virginia 20170 USA ...

Page 4: ... 2 Changes internal inline styles to character styles adds bookmarks to section titles makes edits to the wording in Section 6 0 ACE Target cold start procedure on page 17 10 3 2017 A 3 Makes minor edits to wording and fixes conditions display error 2 28 2018 A 4 Adds missing BIOS Advantech AIMB 562 American Megatrends section back to BIOS configuration instructions 3 13 2018 B 0 Adds instructions...

Page 5: ...et cold start procedure 17 6 1 ACE Target cold start for Red Hat 5 X 17 6 1 1 Install Red Hat 5 10 and higher 17 6 1 2 Install ACE Target versions 4 13 and higher 19 6 2 ACE Target cold start for Red Hat 6 X 20 6 3 ACE Target cold start procedure for Red Hat 7 X 21 7 0 Install terrain server software 22 8 0 Target iSCSI cold start procedure 23 8 1 Install iSCSI boot firmware 23 8 2 Configure iSCSI...

Page 6: ...2 2 Set up ACE Studio 6 X development workstation 42 10 3 ACE Studio cold start procedure for Red Hat 7 X 45 11 0 Restore system backup 46 12 0 Options files 47 12 1 Upload Options files to the RMS 48 Appendix A Memory Test procedures 49 A 1 Memory Test ACE software version 6 X 49 A 2 Memory Test ACE software versions 4 31 and higher 49 A 3 Memory Test ACE software versions 4 10 4 30 50 Appendix B...

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Page 8: ...ons see Section 6 1 1 Install Red Hat 5 10 and higher on page 17 For Red Hat 6 installation instructions see Section 6 2 ACE Target cold start for Red Hat 6 X on page 20 5 Configure the network First assign a temporary IP address to the Telestra Target which allows a web browser to remotely access ACE Target software Then use the Remote Management System on a web browser to complete the network se...

Page 9: ...nd or Telestra Studio Software Installation DVD o Red Hat 5 Installation DVD or Red Hat 6 Installation DVD The following shows the Telestra 2U rear panel Figure 1 Telestra 2U rear panel Note The chassis and connections shown here are for general representation only the loc ation s of cards ports and slots may vary For specific designations consult the included engineering drawings and labels on th...

Page 10: ...s configuration settings e g network settings preferences To create a system backup follow these steps 1 Open a web browser on the ACE Studio development workstation Ensure the devel opment workstation shares the same network as the Telestra server 2 To access the RMS in the address bar type the Telestra server s IP address 3 In the top right corner click Login 4 Log into the system using the foll...

Page 11: ...ete next to Filename click the archive tgz file and the backup downloads your local system Caution Do not save backup files on the development workstation The cold start pro cedure erases any backup files saved in this location 4 Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Rev B Ver 0 ...

Page 12: ...m boots Your system s BIOS version displays at the bottom of the BIOS Setup Utility screen Figure 4 BIOS version on utility screen If the BIOS version does not display at the bottom of the screen your system may be using BIOS version Q35AX American Megatrends Reboot the server wait for the beep sound and press the Pause Break key to pause your screen and confirm the BIOS ver sion as shown below Fi...

Page 13: ... and equipment 4 1 BIOS Advantech AIMB 562 American Megatrends Figure 6 AIMB 562 American Megatrends BIOS version To configure BIOS version AIMB 562 American Megatrends follow these steps 1 Insert the Telestra Target Software Installation DVD 2 Reboot the development workstation and immediately press the Delete key as the system boots to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 3 Navigate to Exit and select L...

Page 14: ...es will vary across different CD drives hard drives and Ethernet ROMs d 4th Boot Device to Disabled 11 Navigate to the Exit tab and select Exit and Save 4 2 BIOS Advantech AIMB 562 Award Phoenix AwardBIOS v6 00PG An Energy Start Ally Copyright C 1984 2006 Phoenix Technologies LTD AIMB 562 BIOS xxxx Figure 7 AIMB 562 American Megatrends BIOS version To configure BIOS version AIMB 562 Award follow t...

Page 15: ... Megatrends To configure BIOS version Q35AX American Megatrends follow these steps 1 Reboot the development workstation and immediately press the Delete key as the system boots to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 Navigate to the Exit tab and select Load Optimal Defaults 3 Navigate to the Main tab and set the date and time using Greenwich Mean Time 4 Navigate to Advanced CPU Configuration and set the...

Page 16: ...her follow these steps 1 Reboot the development workstation and immediately press the Delete key as the system boots to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 Navigate to the Exit tab and select Load Optimal Defaults 3 On the Menu tab set the System Date and System Time using Greenwich Mean Time 4 Navigate to Chipset PCH IO Configuration and set the following configurations a Onboard Lan1 Controller to En...

Page 17: ...abled 15 To return to the Main tab press Esc Navigate to Second Super IO Configuration Com3 Port Configuration and set Serial Port to Disabled 16 To return to the Main tab press Esc Navigate to Com4 Port Configuration and set Serial Port to Disabled 17 To return to the Main tab press Esc Navigate to Com5 Port Configuration and set Serial Port to Disabled 18 To return to the Main tab press Esc Navi...

Page 18: ...figure BIOS Q67AX 2 02 1205 and lower follow these steps 1 Reboot the development workstation and immediately press the Delete key as the system boots to enter the BIOS Setup Utility 2 Navigate to the Main tab and set the date and time using Greenwich Mean Time 3 Navigate to the Advanced tab and set the following configurations a Launch LAN1 PXE OpROM to Enabled b Launch LAN2 PXE OpROM to Enabled ...

Page 19: ...the date and time using Greenwich Mean Time 4 Navigate to Configuration SATA Drives and press Enter Set the following con figurations a Chipset SATA to Enable b Chipset SATA Mode to AHCI c S M A R T to Enable d eSATA Ports to Disable 5 To return to the Configuration menu press Esc 6 Navigate to Fan Control Real Time Monitoring CPU Fan and press Enter Set the following configurations a Control Mode...

Page 20: ...ults 3 Navigate to the Main tab and set the date and time using Greenwich Mean Time 4 Navigate to Configuration On board Drive and press Enter Set Serial Port to Dis able 5 Press Esc to return to the Main tab Navigate to Configuration SATA Drives and press Enter Set the following configurations a Chipset SATA to IDE b S M A R T to Enable c eSATA Ports to Disable 6 Navigate to the Security tab and ...

Page 21: ...iority to the optical drive hard disk drive or network b Boot to Removable Devices to Disable c USB Boot to Disable 9 Navigate to Exit Exit Saving Changes At the prompt select Y 14 Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Rev B Ver 0 ...

Page 22: ...a Target Software Installation DVD b ACE Studio insert the Telestra Studio Software Installation DVD Important If the development workstation boots from the hard drive reboot the sys tem and hold down the Alt key as it restarts 2 At the boot prompt enter one of the following a ACE Target type target mediacheck and press Enter b ACE Studio type studio mediacheck and press Enter 3 The screen display...

Page 23: ... the next time the system is booted 8 Repeat Steps 4 7 but replace the applicable Red Hat Installation DVD with the Telestra Target Software Installation DVD or Telestra Studio Software Installation DVD in Step 4 If DVD verification is successful proceed with the ACE Target or ACE Studio cold start procedure 16 Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guid...

Page 24: ...t automatically enters the installation routine 6 1 1 Install Red Hat 5 10 and higher To install Red Hat 5 10 and higher follow these steps 1 Power on the Telestra Target via the power switch 2 Insert the Telestra ASTi Software Installation DVD and wait for the system to boot from the DVD 3 At the prompt select RHEL Target Default Important For ACE Target versions 4 30 and lower the prompt screen ...

Page 25: ...t cor responds with your system Figure 9 CD Not Found 5 Insert the Red Hat 5 Installation DVD and select OK Wait for the installation to com plete 6 As described in the display remove the DVD and press Tab to select Reboot Figure 10 Installation complete 18 Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Rev B Ver 0 ...

Page 26: ...is installation complete Section 6 1 Installing Red Hat Software Ver sions 4 10 and Higher on page 17 To install ACE software versions 4 13 and higher follow these steps 1 Insert the Telestra ASTi Software Installation DVD 2 Type mount dev dvd media and press Enter Figure 12 Target CDROM mount 3 Next type sh media install and press Enter 4 The prompt reads Select a product to install Tab down and ...

Page 27: ...for ACE Target versions 6 0 and higher follow these steps 1 Turn on the development workstation via the Power switch 2 Insert the Telestra Target Software Installation DVD into the drive and ensure the system boots from the DVD 3 To start the installation press Enter and wait for the installation to complete 4 A warning message displays Disc Not Found Insert the Red Hat 6 Installation DVD and sele...

Page 28: ...re for Red Hat 7 X follow these steps 1 Connect a monitor keyboard and mouse to the ACE Target server 2 Insert the Telestra Target Software Installation DVD into the drive and wait for it to boot 3 When the Telestra Target welcome screen appears press Enter to begin installing the soft ware Wait 15 20 minutes for installation to complete 4 Remove the Telestra Target Software Installation DVD from ...

Page 29: ...he Terrain data is very large and may take several minutes to complete 4 Wait for the installation to complete Follow the on screen instructions and remove the disc from the drive when instructed 5 Make any necessary changes to the usr local asti sysconfig terrain_d ini terrain server configuration file Configuration instructions are self documented in the file 6 Reboot the platform for the change...

Page 30: ...INTEL Ethernet Con nections boot utility reboot images and EFI drivers Earlier or later versions of the INTEL Bootutil program may require minor modifications to the process Refer to INTEL doc umentation as required 8 1 Install iSCSI boot firmware Important To identify the Ethernet port for iSCSI type ethtool p ethN where N is the Eth ernet port number Press Enter Check the rear panel of the serve...

Page 31: ...om the off board NIC interface select the MAC address you will use 3 The screen displays two MAC addresses To set the desired MAC address to Primary follow the instructions shown on the bottom of the screen 4 Ensure that the other MAC addresses are set to Disabled Important Do not use Eth1 which is for ACENet traffic only 5 To open the iSCSI Port Selection press Enter 6 Set the configuration for t...

Page 32: ...ash screen with the following message displays Intel R iSCSI Remote Boot version XYZ Copyright c Press ESC key to skip iSCSI boot initialization When this message appears press the Esc key 3 At the prompt select Alternate 5 X Installs Figure 13 Alternate RHEL 5 X Installs 4 Select RHEL 5 X using iSCSI Volume Figure 14 RHEL 5 X using iSCSI Volume 5 Select your RHEL version Note For ACE software ver...

Page 33: ... select Edit The net work configuration must match the information set in Section 8 2 Configure iSCSI boot firmware on page 24 18 Select Next and wait for the installation to begin 19 When the installation completes remove the DVD and select Reboot 8 3 2 Install ACE software version 4 X for iSCSI To install ACE software version 4 X on an iSCSI Target follow these steps 1 Elevate to root using the ...

Page 34: ...Important If you do not set up Eth0 the system automatically defaults to the DHCP mode and queries a DHCP server if available for the IP address Caution Do not change the Telestra Target EthX network address to an IP address that cannot see the iSCSI Target This mistake may require you to reinstall the soft ware 8 4 iSCSI cold start procedure for Red Hat 6 X To complete the Telestra iSCSI cold sta...

Page 35: ...evice 5 Enter the appropriate network information or select Use Dynamic IP Configuration if applicable Select OK Figure 16 Configure TCP IP 6 Remove the Telestra iSCSI Software Installation DVD when it ejects from the drive 28 Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Rev B Ver 0 ...

Page 36: ...und 8 Insert the Red Hat 6 Installation DVD and select OK 9 The Telestra iSCSI Coldstart welcome message appears Select Ok to continue Figure 18 iSCSI Coldstart welcome message Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc 29 ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Rev B Ver 0 ...

Page 37: ...Figure 19 Enter the Initiator Name Client 11 Enter the iSCSI Target IP address and select Ok Figure 20 Enter the iSCSI Target Hostname IP Server 30 Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Rev B Ver 0 ...

Page 38: ...nutes for the installation to complete When prompted insert the Telestra iSCSI Software Installation DVD Press Enter 15 Wait for confirmation that the software installation is complete and press Enter 16 Remove the Telestra iSCSI Software Installation DVD The server automatically turns off Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc 31 ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Rev B Ver 0 ...

Page 39: ...ig a xxx xxx xxx xxx n yyy yyy yyy yyy where xxx xxx xxx xxx is the IP address and yyy yyy yyy yyy is the netmask This configuration sets the IP address and netmask for Eth0 which you can use to access the Remote Management System RMS via a browser to complete the network setup 20 Optional For more network settings type ace net config h and press Enter 21 To activate the changes type reboot and pr...

Page 40: ...edentials Username Password su abcd1234 5 Optional To configure the IP address and subnet mask type ace net config a xxx xxx xxx xxx n yyy yyy yyy yyy where xxx xxx xxx xxx is the IP address and yyy yyy yyy yyy is the netmask This configuration sets the IP address and netmask for Eth0 which you can use to access the Remote Management System RMS via a browser to complete the network setup 6 Optiona...

Page 41: ...ing default credentials Username Password admin astirules 11 From the vertical left menu click Configuration and then click Networking Verify the following are set l Default Route l Gateway IP l Optional Domain l Hostname l Optional Nameserver 12 From the vertical left menu under System and then click Reset Power 13 On the System Actions page click System Reboot Figure 23 System Reboot 34 Copyrigh...

Page 42: ...t 5 10 and higher To install Red Hat 5 10 and higher follow these steps 1 Power on the development workstation via the power switch 2 Insert the Telestra ASTi Software Installation DVD and wait for the system to boot from the DVD 3 At the prompt select RHEL Studio Default Important For ACE Studio versions 4 30 and lower the prompt screen is different At the prompt type studio and press Enter Figur...

Page 43: ...t cor responds with your system Figure 25 CD Not Found 5 Insert the Red Hat 5 Installation DVD and select OK Wait for the installation to com plete 6 As described in the display remove the DVD and press Tab to select Reboot Figure 26 Installation complete 36 Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Rev B Ver 0 ...

Page 44: ...ection 10 1 1 Install Red Hat 5 10 and higher on page 35 To install ACE Studio versions 4 5 and higher follow these steps 1 Log into the system using the following default credentials Username Password root abcd1234 2 Insert the Telestra ASTi Software Installation DVD 3 From the taskbar click Applications point to Accessories and then click Terminal 4 To instruct the computer to access the DVD typ...

Page 45: ...stall ACE Studio Select Yes Wait for the install ation to complete 8 Type eject media and press Enter 9 Remove the DVD from the drive 10 To activate the changes type reboot and press Enter 11 To set up your IP address continue to Section 10 1 3 ACE Studio 4 X development workstation setup on page 39 Note For instructions on installing ASTi Information Assurance IA software see the IA Software Inst...

Page 46: ...nnection To set up the ACE Studio development workstation and assign an IP address to the system follow the steps below 1 Connect the monitor keyboard and mouse to the development workstation 2 Connect the development workstation to the same network as the Telestra Target 3 Power on the development workstation and allow it to boot 4 Log into ACE Studio using the following default credentials Usern...

Page 47: ...inistration and then click Network Figure 28 Network navigation 6 Select the Profile check box and click Edit Figure 29 Network Configuration 40 Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Rev B Ver 0 ...

Page 48: ...de cold start procedure instructions for ACE Studio version 6 0 and higher Important Do not connect Keyboard Video Mouse KVM switches to the system during the cold start procedure If you run into an issue with the procedure while using a KVM dis connect it and repeat the cold start procedure with a dedicated keyboard monitor and mouse 10 2 1 Install ACE Studio versions 6 0 and higher To complete t...

Page 49: ...development workstation you will need the following hardware l Monitor l Keyboard l Mouse l ACE Studio development workstation l Category 5e cable or better l Network connection from ACE Studio to Telestra Target The ACE Studio development workstation does not have an IP address without a DHCP net work connection To set up the ACE Studio development workstation and assign an IP address to the syst...

Page 50: ...nnections dialog box appears Click the desired Ethernet port e g Eth0 and click Edit Figure 32 Network Connections 7 The Editing System ethN dialog box appears where N represents the Ethernet port num ber Click the IPv4 Settings tab Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc 43 ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Rev B Ver 0 ...

Page 51: ...ask 11 If applicable click inside the Gateway box and type the desired default gateway address 12 When finished click Apply 13 An Authenticate dialog box appears asking you to log into the system as a root super user In the Password for root box type abcd1234 14 To save your changes click Authenticate Figure 34 Authenticate 15 To reboot the server press the Reset button on the front of the chassis...

Page 52: ...minutes for installation to complete 4 Remove the Telestra Studio Software Installation DVD from the drive Note The DVD does not automatically eject from the drive after completion 5 To reboot the development workstation do one of the following l Press Enter l Click Reboot l Press the Reset button on the front of the chassis Important If the system hangs after reboot press the Reset button 6 Click...

Page 53: ...e click Restore System Configuration 3 To transfer the backup from your local system upload the backup file to the development workstation In the Upload Previous Backup File area click Choose File Browse to the file location on your computer and select your system backup 4 Click Upload Backup File and wait for the upload to complete Figure 35 Restore System Backup 5 The backup appears in the Exist...

Page 54: ...tra Target 98001 is intended for use as an high level architecture HLA and high frequency HF radio server while Telestra Target 98002 is the network Terrain Propagation Server then a single Options file activates only what you ordered on each Telestra Target The Options file activates HLA and HF software on 98001 but only Terrain software on 98002 The same Options file activates both systems Howev...

Page 55: ...ile Mgmt and then click Choose File 2 Browse to the file on the development workstation and click Choose 3 Click Upload New Options File and wait for the upload to complete You can upload a new Options file at any time Caution If you select an Options file with the same name as the currently installed Options file the new file overwrites the existing file Figure 36 Options File Mgmt 48 Copyright 2...

Page 56: ...t Software Install ation DVD and reboot by pressing the Reset button on the front of the chassis 3 At the Boot prompt type memtest86 and press Enter For best results let the Memory Test run overnight 4 The Memory Test will run indefinitely until manually stopped To stop the Memory Test press Esc A 2 Memory Test ACE software versions 4 31 and higher This Memory Test procedure applies to the Red Hat...

Page 57: ...kstation 2 Insert the Telestra ASTi Software Installation DVD and reboot 3 At the prompt type memtest and press Enter Let the Memory Test run for an extended period of time or over night if possible 4 The Memory Test will continue running indefinitely until manually stopped To stop the test press Esc 50 Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Rev B ...

Page 58: ... section for soft ware installation B 2 Install ACE software versions 4 5 4 12 Before proceeding with this installation complete the section corresponding to your software ver sion for installing Red Hat software To install ACE software versions 4 5 4 12 follow these steps 1 Log into the system using the following credentials Username Password admin admin Note If your organization changed these de...

Page 59: ... using the following credentials Username Password admin admin Note If your organization changed these default credentials check with your IT administrator for an updated username and password 2 Insert the Telestra ASTi Software Installation DVD previously labeled ASTI DVD 2 3 From the taskbar click Applications point to Accessories and then click Terminal 4 To mount the DVD type mount dev dvd med...

Page 60: ...he screen below displays after the installation is complete Figure 3 Installation Complete screen 8 To eject the DVD from the drive type eject and press Enter 9 From the taskbar click System point to Shutdown and then click Restart Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc 53 ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Rev B Ver 0 ...

Page 61: ...k with your IT administrator for an updated username and password 2 Insert the Telestra ASTi Software Installation DVD previously labeled ASTI DVD 2 3 From the taskbar click Applications point to Accessories and then click Terminal 4 To mount the DVD type mount dev dvd media and press Enter 5 At the prompt type sh media install and press Enter Figure 4 Sh media install command 6 The prompt reads A...

Page 62: ...e 5 Installation Complete screen 8 To eject the DVD from the drive type eject and press Enter 9 From the taskbar click System point to Shutdown and then click Restart Copyright 2018 Advanced Simulation Technology inc 55 ACE Target and Studio Cold Start Guide Rev B Ver 0 ...

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