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Phase 2 — Configure the Server 

Welcome to Red Hat Linux 

Click on 

Next

 to continue. 

 

NOTE:

  Using the GUI installation, you will have an on-screen description of each possible 

selection displayed on the left of the screen. 

Language Selection 

Select the appropriate language. Click 

Next

 to continue. 

Keyboard Selection 

Please note the following recommendations: 

• 

Your HP server comes with a Generic 104-key PC keyboard and 2-Button Mouse 
(PS/2). 

 

NOTE:

  If you wish to change your keyboard type after you have booted your Red Hat Linux 

system, you may use the /usr/sbin/kbdconfig command. 

Mouse Configuration 

• 

See note above. Click 

Next

 to continue. 

Installation Type 

• 

HP recommends selecting a Custom installation type, because this mode allows 
for the most flexible installation. 

Disk Partitioning Setup 

• 

HP recommends using the default partitioning mode: Automatically partition 
(You will need to select the drives to install to and then select “Remove all 
partitions on this system” after clicking 

Next

. 

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HP CONFIDENTIAL

 

Writer: Jimmy Chan File Name: 312977-006.doc 

Codename: Condor II Part Number: 312977-006 Last Saved On: 9/10/03 10:05 AM 

Summary of Contents for Tc2120 - Server - 256 MB RAM

Page 1: ... 2000 Microsoft Windows 2003 Server Novell NetWare 5 1 and Support Pack 5 Novell NetWare 6 0 and Support Pack 2 Novell NetWare 6 0 SBS Red Hat Linux 8 0 Red Hat Linux 7 3 SUSE Linux 7 3 September 2003 Sixth Edition Part Number 312977 006 HP CONFIDENTIAL Writer Jimmy Chan File Name 312977 006 doc Codename Condor II Part Number 312977 006 Last Saved On 9 10 03 10 05 AM ...

Page 2: ...rein The information in this document is provided as is without warranty of any kind and is subject to change without notice The warranties for HP products are set forth in the express limited warranty statements accompanying such products Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty September 2003 Sixth Edition Part Number 312977 006 HP CONFIDENTIAL Writer Jimmy Chan ...

Page 3: ...hase 1 Perform Hardware Status Check 14 Phase 2 Initialize Hard Disk Drive 15 Phase 3 Adding Terminal Server Services 16 Section 5 Configure the Network 17 Phase 1 Configure Server IP Address 17 Phase 2 Attach Clients to Network and Test Network Link 18 Phase 3 Domain Controller Setup 19 Section 6 Install Additional HP Accessories 21 Troubleshooting 21 Tip 1 Windows 2000 Installation Halts about T...

Page 4: ... 38 Tip 1 Windows Server 2003 Drivers Signatures 38 Tip 2 Windows Server 2003 Recovery Options 39 Tip 3 Restarting Windows Server 2003 installation 42 On Line Information and Software Sources 42 Installing Novel NetWare 5 1 43 Prepare the Installation 43 High Level Process Flow 43 Section 1 Create the Drivers Diskettes 43 Section 2 Perform NetWare 5 1 Installation 44 Phase 1 Start the Installation...

Page 5: ...art the Installation 62 PHASE 3 Install HP Drivers 62 PHASE 4 Configure the Network 64 Section 3 Install Additional HP Accessories 66 Troubleshooting 66 Tip 1 Restarting NetWare Installation 66 On Line Information and Software Sources 66 Installing Red Hat Linux 9 0 67 Prepare the Installation 67 High Level Process Flow 67 Section 1 Perform Red Hat Linux Installation 67 Phase 1 Launch the Installa...

Page 6: ...e Server 80 Phase 3 Complete the Installation 82 Phase 4 Post Installation Instructions Updating the Red Hat 7 3 Kernel 84 Section 2 Install Additional HP Accessories 85 On Line Information and Software Sources 86 Installing SuSE Linux 7 3 86 Prepare the Installation 86 High Level Process Flow 86 Section 1 Perform SuSE Linux 7 3 Installation 87 Phase 1 Launch the Installation 87 Phase 2 Configure ...

Page 7: ...s that you install and configure this these hard disk drive s AFTER completing the NOS installation If you are using the IDE RAID controller FastTrack100 TX2 you must connect the hard disk drives to the controller following instructions in the FastTrack User Guide The RAID setup for this controller is performed at the BIOS level when the system starts up When prompted press Ctrl F to get into it 3...

Page 8: ...rtup CD The Startup CD included with your HP Server tc2120 system may be used as follows Table 1 Startup CD Usage Method 1 Method 2 Insert the CD in a PC that includes an HTML browser Open the file startup htm This allows you create drivers diskettes HTML menus Insert the CD in the server once the NOS is running Open the file startup htm This allows you create drivers diskettes This method is not ...

Page 9: ...ndows 2000 Server and Small Business Server 2000 as Windows 2000 in this chapter Six blank formatted 3 5 inch diskettes Two or more clients for testing purposes optional High Level Process Flow 1 Perform Windows 2000 Server installation 2 Complete the installation Microsoft Service Pack HP drivers Recovery Console 3 Configure the system 4 Configure the network 5 Install additional HP accessories S...

Page 10: ... displayed 3 The system will briefly show at the bottom of the display Press F6 if you need to install a third party SCSI or RAID controller NOTE Unfortunately Windows 2000 setup only gives you a short time to press F6 If you miss it reboot your system and start from step 1 above If you have a SCSI model a Press S to specify additional SCSI adapters b When prompted insert the HP disk W2K SCSI you ...

Page 11: ...d press Enter c HP recommends that you create all the partitions needed for each hard drive present on your system Select unpartitioned space and press C again to create additional partitions 8 Select the target drive to be used to install Windows 2000 Press Enter 9 Select Format the partition using the NTFS file system and press Enter 10 The installer will format and copy files to the hard drive ...

Page 12: ...ator 19 If you installed Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Configure Your Server will launch Close this window as we will postpone the customization of your server until completion of all the installation steps 20 If you installed Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 click Cancel to close the Setup needs the location of the Small Business server 2000 Setup files window NOTE You may open the Windows...

Page 13: ...er During the Windows 2000 installation the OS may not detect the embedded HP network interface card The following procedure will help you install the driver using the HP Startup CD 1 Insert the HP Startup CD in your new server If CD ROM auto start is enabled a menu will display You may close this menu 2 Open Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager 3 Open the yellow question ma...

Page 14: ... conflicts 1 Click Start Settings Control Panel System Hardware Device Manager 2 Verify that no devices have either a yellow band or question mark symbol next to it Yellow means that there is a resource issue with the device Question means that the device is unknown If or symbols are reported then double click on each of the devices with or Use the Device Status message for troubleshooting Or if a...

Page 15: ...s 1 Click Start Programs Administrative Tools Disk Administrator 2 Click OK to proceed when notified you have a new hard disk to configure 3 Select available hard disk space on the graphic and use menus to create additional partitions 4 Exit the Disk Administrator 5 To complete formatting of new partitions open My Computer then right click on the new unformatted partition s and select format To st...

Page 16: ... based on the Application Server mode Please note the licensing requirement listed on the screen for this mode Consult with your Microsoft representative for setting the licensing server 5 Select the default permissions for application compatibility then click Next 6 Click Next to accept support tools and administrator tools settings 7 If prompted insert the Windows 2000 CD ROM 8 Click Finish to c...

Page 17: ...k OK to validate then OK again to confirm 4 Click I Agree to accept the license agreement 5 Click the Large Icon to start installation 6 Select the installation mode you feel appropriate all users Yes or current user only No 7 Insert following diskette s when prompted and follow screen instructions 8 Click OK when the installation is completed then shutdown and restart workstation Section 5 Config...

Page 18: ...omputer and take these settings into account Phase 2 Attach Clients to Network and Test Network Link 1 Create shares create a folder on your HP server hard drive then share it right click Sharing 2 Create users using Windows 2000 Computer Management utility Start Programs Administrative Tools Computer Management System tools Local Users and Groups Users 3 Connect clients PC to the network your HP ...

Page 19: ...Click Start Programs Terminal Services Client Terminal Services Client on a client you installed Terminal Services on 2 Select the target server from the Available Servers list provided on the screen 3 Click the Connect button 4 Complete the UserID Password login form Phase 3 Domain Controller Setup The Windows 2000 reference guide calls this process Promoting the server to a domain controller 1 C...

Page 20: ...lt Domain NetBIOS name 11 Click Next to accept the Database and Log Locations default directories 12 Click Next to accept the default Shared System Volume 13 The system will display a dialog box that reads The Wizard can not contact the DNS Server Confirm your DNS configuration or install and configure a DNS server on this computer Click OK 14 Click Next to accept the installation of DNS on your n...

Page 21: ...P accessories HP 10 100 LAN Adapter HP 10 100 1000 LAN Adapter HP Adaptec 29160 SCSI Controller HP Surestore DAT24i Promise IDE RAID PCI Compaq 2100S SCSI RAID Controller HP Modem v92 56k PCI Please refer to the product manual enclosed with your accessory for the detailed installation procedure and or the attached readme txt file associated with the driver The readme txt file can be found included...

Page 22: ...ms at HP 2 When you have a set of drives previously used with a DAC and move them to a SCSI adapter 3 Using a disk imaging utility to duplicate a hard drive will create a duplicate signature At this time Microsoft has no fix for this problem For more information please refer to Microsoft document ID Q226361 HP recommends that you use the following workaround for this problem 1 If you experience th...

Page 23: ...elease of new products HP may ship drivers without signature files All Windows 2000 drivers provided by Hewlett Packard are submitted to Microsoft for certification testing Upon completion of testing Microsoft produces signature files HP then posts the revised driver package at http www hp com If a signature warning is displayed during installation of a driver you may override the warning We recom...

Page 24: ...S boot It provides a minimal configuration with required drivers and services The safe mode boot provides three options 1 Standard safe mode boot Provides no network services or drivers 2 Networking disabled Excludes network services and drivers 3 Directory services restore mode Brings system up with directory services disabled with the intent of recovering active directory Safe mode boot is guide...

Page 25: ...ot sequence 2 Press any key when prompted to start booting from the Windows 2000 CD ROM 3 Press F10 at the Welcome to Setup screen NOTE This is an undocumented option The bottom of the display is asking you to press Enter R or F3 4 The system will display a menu asking to select the instance of the NOS you want to boot For example 1 C WINNT 5 Type 1 then Enter 6 Type the administrator password whe...

Page 26: ... file access security can prevent you from getting to certain files Tip 5 Restarting Windows 2000 installation If you want to restart the Windows 2000 installation from the very beginning use a utility such as fdisk to erase all data and partitions from your hard drive You can then resume the installation process On Line Information and Software Sources HP World Wide Web access http www hp com Mic...

Page 27: ...aving SCSI capabilities The ATA and SCSI functionality cannot operate simultaneously You must disable SCSI support in Setup before you can use the RAID controller To disable SCSI support follow these steps 1 Remove any installed SCSI HBA cards from the PCI slots 2 Install the ATA RAID controller into PCI slot 1 and connect the IDE drives 3 Turn on the system 4 Press F10 to enter Setup 5 Select Boo...

Page 28: ... create the appropriate Windows Server 2003 drivers diskette NOTE If the Windows PC does not auto start the Startup menu start it by opening Startup htm found at the root level of the Startup CD Section 2 Perform Windows Server 2003 Installation 1 Boot your new server from the Windows Server 2003 CD ROM 2 You will see a message that reads Setup is inspecting your hardware configuration The setup s...

Page 29: ...pters and then press Enter 6 If you are installing to the Adaptec 29160 PCI card do the following if not skip to step 7 a Press S to specify additional adapters b When prompted insert the AHA 29160 driver diskette you created from the tc2120 startup CD c Press Enter to continue d Select the Adaptec Ultra160 Family PCI SCSI Controller and then press Enter 7 Press Enter to continue at the Windows Se...

Page 30: ...ironment Please refer to Microsoft Server 2003 manuals should you need further details on the network settings 15 The Installing Windows screen starts with a progress bar It may take up to 20 minutes to complete this section 16 The wizard will then automatically start the Finalizing installation section to complete the install This step in the installation may take some time as well NOTE There may...

Page 31: ...3 Open the yellow question marked Other Devices tree and double click on the appropriate RAID Controller to display its menu 4 From the RAID Controller Properties dialog box click the Driver tab then Update Driver to open the Update Device Driver Wizard Click Next 5 At the prompt What do you want the wizard to do select Install the software automatically and click Next 6 Wait for the system to fin...

Page 32: ...igabit Ethernet Adapter to display its menu 6 From the BCm5703 Gigabit Ethernet Properties dialog box click the Driver tab then Update Driver to open the Update Device Driver Wizard Click Next 7 Select to Install from a list or specific location advanced Click Next 8 Select Don t Search I will choose the driver to install Click Next 9 Click on Have Disk 10 Ensure A is listed in the text box Click ...

Page 33: ...signed a In the Device Manager select the device e g HP AHA 29160 that you want to verify b Right click Properties Driver c Locate the Digital Signer If the driver of that device is not digitally signed it will be indicated by the signer If the driver of the device is not digitally signed we recommend that you check the HP Website www hp com to install the latest driver package for that device 3 E...

Page 34: ...tion wizard to create and format the additional partitions if desired 5 Exit the Computer Management tool Section 5 Configure the Network Phase 1 Configure Server IP Address During the installation process the system was configured to use DHCP If no DHCP server is found on the network the system will auto configure a random IP address to start functioning It is important that you configure the pro...

Page 35: ... verify the server and clients can communicate properly a From one of the clients open a command prompt and type ping computername where computername is the server name you entered during the Windows installation You should get four replies from your new server If there is a link problem it must be fixed before going any further You may test the link further by doing a ping between two clients At ...

Page 36: ...eps for new domain creation You may customize the options proposed by Windows Server 2003 to match your networked environment 8 Click Next at the Domain Controller Type screen to accept the default Domain Controller for a new Domain 9 Click Next at the Create a New Domain screen to accept the default Domain in a new forest 10 If the current network does not contain a DNS server choose No just inst...

Page 37: ... to close the Wizard utility This completes the active directory installation 22 Click Restart Now to reboot the system Remove the CD ROM if present 23 At the login prompt type in the password Click the Options button and verify that the Log on to HOST appears on the dialog box Click OK to start the logon process 24 This Server is Now a Domain Controller dialog box will appear after the login clic...

Page 38: ... Continue anyway or Stop Installation To expedite release of new products HP may ship drivers without signature files All Windows drivers provided by Hewlett Packard are submitted to Microsoft for certification testing Upon completion of testing Microsoft produces signature files HP then posts the revised driver package at http www hp com If a signature warning is displayed during installation of ...

Page 39: ...very option 2 Safe Mode Boot Activated by pressing F8 during the OS boot It provides a minimal configuration with required drivers and services The safe mode boot provides these options 1 Safe Mode Windows only loads required files and drivers i e Mouse keyboard base video etc Excludes network services 2 Safe Mode with Networking Safe Mode that includes basic network services and drivers 3 Safe Mo...

Page 40: ...03 CD ROM 1 Insert the Windows Server 2003 CD ROM and start the reboot sequence 2 Press any key when prompted to start booting from the Windows Server 2003 CD ROM 3 Press F10 at the Welcome to Setup screen NOTE This is an undocumented option The bottom of the display will ask you to press Enter R or F3 4 The system will display a menu asking to select the instance of the NOS you want to boot For e...

Page 41: ... 7 Type exit when done troubleshooting NOTE The file access security can prevent you from getting to certain files Recovery option 4 ASR Automated System Recovery ASR provides a backup of all of the necessary system state data system services and disks associated with the operating system components Use ASR as a last resort option only after the previous mentioned Recovery options have been exhaus...

Page 42: ...Start Help and Support Tip 3 Restarting Windows Server 2003 installation If you want to restart the Windows Server 2003 installation from the very beginning use a utility such as fdisk to erase all data and partitions from your hard drive You can then resume the installation process On Line Information and Software Sources HP World Wide Web access http www hp com Microsoft World Wide Web access ht...

Page 43: ...ers diskette using the hp Startup CD 2 Perform NetWare installation 3 Install the Support Pack 4 Install additional HP accessories Section 1 Create the Drivers Diskettes 1 Prepare to insert three blank formatted 3 5 in diskettes 2 Insert your HP Startup CD in a Microsoft Windows PC and follow the on screen instructions to create the HP Server tc2120 NetWare SCSI drivers HP disk NW SCSI NOTE If the...

Page 44: ... Installation Phase 2 Install HP Drivers Phase 2 Configure the Network Phase 1 Start the Installation NOTE If your hard drive contains data or is not new HP recommends backing up the data and then using a utility such as fdisk to erase all data and partitions from your hard drive For NetWare 5 1 Installing Pentium 4 Celeron Patch 1 Boot your HP Server on a DOS bootable utility diskette NOTE You ca...

Page 45: ...ve the diskette and insert the NW 5 1 CDROM in the drive then reboot the server 7 After bootup when Netware brings you to the initial setup screen press Alt F10 to exit to the command line 8 At the command line enter the following lines DOWN Z INSTALL lic bootcd 9 Select the Appropriate Language if prompted 10 Press F10 to Accept the License Agreement 11 Press Enter to setup a new server then scro...

Page 46: ...TAPI Adapter driver IDEATA HAM c Press Delete to remove the default SCSI driver The only remaining driver should be the IDEATA HAM driver NOTE Do not remove the IDEATA driver It is used by the CD ROM drive d Insert HP disk NW SCSI created with the Startup CD in the floppy drive e Press Insert to add a driver and then press Insert again to add an unlisted driver f Press F3 and specify the path A th...

Page 47: ...g the default value by selecting Continue 6 Wait as the system performs the installation according to your settings Phase 3 Configure the Network 1 The installation proceeds under a graphical interface Follow the on screen instructions to configure your network server name IP address Host name and domain etc NOTE Some settings can be defined by using the tree icon at the right side of the field Th...

Page 48: ...se the GUI NOTE If your GUI is not loaded properly press Ctrl plus Esc key simultaneously A selection screen should come up and select system console 5 Insert the NW 5 1 Support Pack CD ROM 6 At the system console prompt enter the command load cdrom 7 Wait for about 15 seconds for the CD to be automatically mounted as a volume After it is completely mounted the system should say Volume name mounte...

Page 49: ...Adapter HP Adaptec 29160 SCSI Controller HP Surestore DAT24i Promise IDE RAID PCI Compaq 2100S SCSI RAID Controller Please refer to the product manual enclosed with your accessory for the detailed installation procedure and or the attached readme txt file associated with the driver The readme txt file can be found included on the appropriate driver diskette Troubleshooting Tip 1 Restarting NetWare...

Page 50: ...cryptographic diskette Two or more clients for testing purpose Optional One diskette for driver installation High Level Process Flow 1 Run HP DiagTools optional diagnostics 2 Create the drivers diskette using the hp Startup CD 3 Perform NetWare installation 4 Install additional HP accessories Section 1 Run HP DiagTools Optional To perform HP DiagTools hardware diagnostic on your HP Server tc2120 s...

Page 51: ...l the Support Pack Phase 1 Start the Installation NOTE If your hard drive contains data or is not new HP recommends using a utility such as fsidk to erase all data and partitions from your hard drive For NetWare 6 0 1 Insert the Novell NetWare 6 0 CD ROM and boot the system 2 Press Enter to read the license agreement then press Esc and select Accept License Agreement 3 Press Enter to Create a New ...

Page 52: ...UM PACKET RECEIVE BUFFERS 12500 10 Press Esc save the changes 11 Scroll down to select Continue 12 Review the regional settings and modify if necessary 13 Review the mouse and video settings and modify if necessary 14 Wait a few minutes while system files are copied from the CD ROM Phase 2 Install HP Drivers 1 The installation program then detects your hardware and attempts to match the drivers to...

Page 53: ...l down and select Continue 3 The next Driver names summary screen displays storage and network devices a Scroll down to choose Modify and press Enter b Scroll down to highlight the Network boards item and press Enter c The installation program displays the drivers detected You can press Delete to remove the default network driver if present d Insert the HP driver diskette created with the Startup ...

Page 54: ...ect Free Space and click create Type in a Volume name and select a Volume Type for the first the partition Click OK Click Next to proceed 4 Choose YES if necessary to mount all volumes when server reboots Click Next to proceed 5 Setup your IP or IPX protocols to match your network environment NOTE NetWare 6 0 does not proceed if you do not set up an IP address for at least one of your system netwo...

Page 55: ...oad it manually When the computer reboots change to the startup directory containing the NetWare server files C NWSERVER and enter server Section 4 Install the Support Pack You can get a latest copy of NetWare Consolidated Support Pack CSP from the NetWare Website at http support novell com tools csp You can either subscribe to the Novell Support Connection CD program or download CSP files individ...

Page 56: ...onditions 11 Press Esc to continue 12 Press Yes to accept the ConsoleOne Reporting Tool agreement 13 Press Enter to continue NOTE If you want to be able to uninstall the Support Pack later you must select the option to back up files 14 HP recommends selecting the option to update the Storage LAN PSM WAN drivers currently in use IMPORTANT Always select No when asked to reboot the server after copyi...

Page 57: ...he HP Driver Diskettes 24 Go to the c nwserver directory cd c nwserver press enter and then type server Section 5 Install Additional HP Accessories The HP server tc2120 Startup CD includes the drivers for the following HP accessories HP Intel 10 100 LAN Adapter HP Intel 10 100 1000 LAN Adapter HP IDE RAID PCI HP 29160 SCSI Controller Please refer to the product manual enclosed with your accessory ...

Page 58: ...NetWare 6 0 SBS Prepare the Installation For recommendations on the server preparation refer to the Chapter 1 Preparing your HP Server tc2120 for your NOS installation Then gather the following material HP Server tc2120 Startup CD Novell Netware 6 0 SBS CD ROM Novell Netware 6 0 SBS licensing cryptographic diskette Two or more clients for testing purpose optional One diskette for driver installati...

Page 59: ...e root level of the Startup CD Section 2 Perform Netware 6 0 SBS Installation The installation of Netware 6 0 SBS contains several phases NOTE Select the starting Phase that best fits your configuration Phase 1 Pre Installation Phase 1a only for Non bootable Installation CD or IDE RAID Phase 1b Non Multilingual bootable Installation CD without IDE RAID Phase 1c Multilingual bootable Installation C...

Page 60: ...FDISK FORMAT EDIT are included on the diskette 2 Type FDISK and create a 1000 MB primary DOS partition on the primary drive C Remember to make it the active bootable partition Then restart the computer and boot on the DOS bootable utility diskette again 3 Format and transfer DOS system files to the partition by entering when using NetWare DOS utility enter A FORMAT C X S when using MSDOS utility e...

Page 61: ...Advanced Installation and select Change IP Address from default Press Next then press Next again to begin the installation 6 Insert the License Diskette Press OK 7 Proceed to Phase 2 to continue Phase 1c Bootable Multilingual Installation CD 1 Boot to the Multilingual Installation CD 2 Select the language that you wish to use 3 Select Accept License Agreement and hit Enter 4 Select Create a New Bo...

Page 62: ...0 4 Press ESC save the changes 5 Scroll down to select Continue 6 Review the regional settings and modify if necessary 7 Review the mouse and video settings and modify if necessary 8 Wait a few minutes while system files are copied from the CD ROM 9 Proceed to Phase 3 to continue Phase 3 Install HP Drivers 1 The installation program then detects your hardware and attempts to match the drivers to t...

Page 63: ...d select Return to driver summary i Scroll down and select Continue 3 The next driver summary screen displays storage and network devices 4 Scroll down to chose Modify and press Enter a Scroll down to highlight the Network Boards item and press Enter b The installation program displays the drivers detected Delete the drivers you wish to replace by selecting them and pressing the delete key c Inser...

Page 64: ...3 Select Free Space and click create Type in a Volume name and select a Volume Type for the first the partition Click OK Click Next to proceed 4 Choose YES if necessary to mount all volumes when server reboots Click Next to proceed 5 Setup your IP or IPX protocols to match your network environment NOTE NetWare 6 0 will not proceed if you don t setup an IP address for at least one of your system ne...

Page 65: ...n click Next 19 Enter your share point settings and then click Next 20 Enter your context settings and then click Next 21 Specify the location of the iManage container and then click Next NOTE Depending on the options you have chosen you may receive additional prompts Enter the required information and click Next 22 Review Summary and click Finish 23 Insert your NSBSPARTNER CD CD number 2 when pro...

Page 66: ...leshooting Tip 1 Restarting NetWare Installation If you want to restart NetWare installation from the very beginning use a utility such as fdisk to erase all data and partitions from your hard drive Then resume all installation process On Line Information and Software Sources HP World Wide Web access http www hp com Novell World Wide Web access http www novell com Novell Networking BBS 801 429 330...

Page 67: ...urn on the server and insert the Red Hat Linux installation media bootable CD ROM 2 The system will display a text menu If you are installing to a Promise FastTrak card type expert ide0 0x1f0 0x3f6 14 ide1 0x170 0x376 15 ide2 0 ide3 0 ide4 0 ide5 0 ide6 0 ide7 0 ide8 0 ide9 0 Press Enter to start installation using the graphical interface 3 The installer will prompt you to test your installation m...

Page 68: ...ge your keyboard type after you have booted your Red Hat Linux system you may use the usr sbin kbdconfig command Mouse Configuration See note above Click Next to continue Installation Type HP recommends selecting a Custom installation type because this mode allows for the most flexible installation Disk Partitioning Setup HP recommends using the default partitioning mode Automatically partition Yo...

Page 69: ...r options and if you have a Promise FastTrak present in the system enter ide0 0x1f0 0x3f6 14 ide1 0x170 0x376 15 ide2 0 ide3 0 ide4 0 ide5 0 ide6 0 ide7 0 ide8 0 ide9 0 NOTE Depending upon which storage deice you will be booting from will determine if you should install the bootloader record on the MBR Master Boot Record Please refer to the Redhat Manuals for further information regarding installi...

Page 70: ...to select appropriate package groups that matches your network settings example the DNS Name Server package may be required If you have set up your new server to be the DNS controller Phase 3 Complete the Installation Upon completion of the customization the installation program asks for confirmation before proceeding with the install Click Next to proceed Boot Diskette Creation NOTE HP recommends...

Page 71: ...D from the drive The system reboots and loads your new Red Hat environment Section 2 Install Additional HP Accessories The hp server tc2120 Startup CD includes the drivers for the following HP accessories HP Intel 10 100 LAN HP Intel 10 100 1000 LAN HP IDE RAID HP v92 56k Modem Please refer to the product manual enclosed with your accessory for the detailed installation procedure and or the attach...

Page 72: ...that the CD ROM precedes any hard disks attached to the system in the boot order 2 Boot the system from the Red Hat 8 0 Installation CD 3 When you see the boot prompt hit enter NOTE If using a Promise FastTrak TX2 please see section 2 1 4 If it has detected your correct SCSI controller you should see a Loading SCSI Driver window come up with the name of the SCSI controller in your system 5 Next yo...

Page 73: ...m and click Delete A warning box will come up to confirm the deletion click Delete Repeat this for every partition on this drive Note that the partitions and all data within them will be lost 4 Create at minimum three new partitions for the Linux installation as follows Table 2 Partitions for Linux Installation Mount Point Partition Type Size boot Boot Partition Ext3 100Mb Root Partition Ext3 2Gb ...

Page 74: ...et Additional Size Options to Fill to maximum allowable size e Select Force to be a primary partition f Click OK g Click Next 1 4 Boot Loader Configuration 1 Click the checkbox for Configure advanced boot loader options 2 Click Next 3 Click Change Drive Order 4 Highlight the drive you are booting to with the mouse and click on the up arrow to move it up to the top of the list You may need to selec...

Page 75: ...ame for your machine e g HP Netserver1 6 Enter any required addresses for Gateway Primary Secondary and Tertiary DNS 7 At the Firewall Configuration screen choose the type of firewall configuration or No Firewall for none If configuring a firewall you may choose to Use default firewall rules or Customize Click Next to continue NOTE If you accidentally chose to install a firewall and did not intend...

Page 76: ...nstallation should begin Installation time will vary depending on your hardware configuration You can monitor the progress from the Installing Packages screen Depending on the packages selected it may then eject the CD and prompt you for the next CD Insert the next CD and click OK 1 8 Post Installation Configuration Boot Diskette Creation It is recommended to create a boot diskette If you create a...

Page 77: ...e safe to go with the default You will probably want to click Test Setting before clicking Next especially if you have graphical selected If testing the settings works you may wish to boot in graphical mode If you do not want to be placed in graphical mode after boot then select Text Click Next to continue Congratulations Your installation is complete You have just installed Red Hat 8 0 You may no...

Page 78: ...expert It is IMPORTANT that there be at least one space in between each idex xxx statement REACHING THE END OF THE LINE AND AUTOMATICALLY BEING PLACED AT THE NEXT LINE DOES NOT COUNT AS A SPACE 2 1 2 Kernel Parameters Enter the following in the General kernel parameters box ide0 0x1f0 0x3f6 ide1 0x170 0x376 ide2 0 ide3 0 ide4 0 ide5 0 ide6 0 ide7 0 ide8 0 ide9 0 On Line Information and Software So...

Page 79: ...1 Launch the Installation Start the Install using GUI 1 Turn on the server and insert the Red Hat Linux 7 3 bootable CD ROM 2 The system will display a text menu If installing to a Promise FastTrak100 TX2 card see note below Otherwise press Enter to start installation using the graphical interface NOTE If installing to a Promise FastTrak100 TX2 card type the following expert ide0 0x1f0 0x3f6 14 id...

Page 80: ...ft of the screen Language Selection Default is English Click Next to continue Keyboard Selection Please note the following recommendations Your HP server comes with a Generic 104 key PC keyboard and a 2 Button Mouse PS 2 NOTE If you wish to change your keyboard type after you have booted your Red Hat Linux system you may use the usr sbin kbdconfig command Mouse Configuration See note above Click N...

Page 81: ...to the Red Hat Manuals for further information regarding the bootloader record NOTE For users installing to a Promise FastTrak100 TX2 under Kernal Parameters enter the following ide0 0x1f0 0x3f6 14 ide1 0x170 0x376 15 ide2 0 ide3 0 ide4 0 ide5 0 ide6 0 ide7 0 ide8 0 ide9 0 GRUB Password HP recommends a password to protect access to GRUB Click Next to continue Not applicable for Promise FastTrak100...

Page 82: ...matches your network settings example the DNS Name Server package may be required if you have set up your new server to be the DNS controller Video Configuration Red Hat will detect your chip as an ATI Mach64 chip However the HP Server tc2120 ships with an ATI Rage XL chipset Modify the settings in order to correctly configure the video settings Phase 3 Complete the Installation 1 Upon completion ...

Page 83: ...Click Next to continue CAUTION If installing to a Promise FastTrak100 TX2 these additional steps are required Failure to follow these steps may result in the user unable to successfully boot to the Red Hat Linux 7 3 environment If installing to the Promise FastTrak100 TX2 1 At the congratulations screen after installation press Ctrl Alt F2 2 Enter the command chroot mnt sysimage If using a Linux e...

Page 84: ...ds your new Red Hat environment Phase 4 Post Installation Instructions Updating the Red Hat 7 3 Kernel NOTE In networked environments HP highly recommends updating the Red Hat 7 3 kernal to 2 4 18 17 The following RPMs are required to add upgrade to the 2 4 18 17 Red Hat kernel Modutils 2 4 18 3 7x i386 rpm may be found on the Web at ftp ftp redhat com pub Red Hat linux updates 7 3 en os i386 modu...

Page 85: ... 17 7 x i686 rpm to add the kernel to the Red Hat 7 3 installation 5 Using an editor such as vi add the following into etc lilo conf Image boot vmlinuz 2 4 18 17 7 x label linux 2 4 18 17 initrd boot initrd 2 4 18 17 7 x img read only root dev hda3 6 Change the default line to default linux 2 4 18 17 This will make the 2 4 18 17 kernel load by default 7 Save your changes 8 Run lilo v 9 Reboot the ...

Page 86: ...t World Wide Web access http www redhat com Installing SuSE Linux 7 3 Prepare the Installation Please refer to the Chapter 1 Preparing the HP Server tc2120 for NOS Installation for our recommendations on server preparation Then gather the following material HP Server tc2120 Startup CD SuSE Linux 7 3 CD ROM 1 2 3 and 4 Two or more clients for testing purposes Optional High Level Process Flow 1 Perf...

Page 87: ... the graphical interface Phase 2 Configure the Server The installation program now displays a graphical interface You can now proceed through the customization of your installation Welcome to YaST2 Default is English Click Next to continue NOTE Using the GUI installation you will have an onscreen description of each possible selection displayed on the left of the screen Basic Configuration Select ...

Page 88: ...xt 2 Select Custom partitioning for experts 3 Create a boot partition a Select Create b Select Primary partition c Set the parameters for the boot partition as follows Format file system ext2 d Size Start 0 End 20M Mount point boot 4 Create a swap partition a Select Create b Select Primary partition c Set the parameters for the boot partition as follows Format file system swap Size Start default E...

Page 89: ... after the initial installation Review and modify as necessary NOTE Remember to select appropriate package groups that matches your network settings example the DNS Name Server package may be required if you have set up your new server to be the DNS controller System Boot Configuration SuSE Linux uses LILO as its boot manager Review and modify as necessary Click Next to continue Password for root ...

Page 90: ...s if chosen CAUTION If installing to a Promise FastTrak100 TX2 these additional steps are required Failure to follow these additional steps may result in the user unable to successfully boot to the SuSE Linux 7 3 environment 2 If booting to a Promise FastTrak100 TX2 a Press Ctrl Alt F2 b Using a Linux editor such as vi enter the command vi etc lilo conf c Remove these two lines if they exist Disk ...

Page 91: ...containing the updated 2 4 16 kernel k_deflt 2 4 16 37 i386 rpm and drivers If it is on CD ROM enter the command mount dev cdrom 2 Use rpm Uvh k_deflt 2 4 16 37 i386 rpm to install the updated kernel 3 If using a Promise FastTrak100 TX2 copy driver compiled for 2 4 16 kernel FastTrak o to lib modules 2 4 16 4GB 4 Edit etc rc config and change INITRD_MODULES to INITRD_MODULES FastTrak only if you r...

Page 92: ... for the following HP accessories HP 10 100 LAN Adapter HP 10 100 1000 LAN Adapter HP Modem v92 56k Promise IDE RAID PCI HP Adaptec 29160 SCSI Controller Please refer to the product manual enclosed with your accessory for the detailed installation procedure as well as the accompanying readme txt file included with the driver On Line Information and Software Sources HP World Wide Web access http ww...

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