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VIOS can be installed from a DVD image or from a Network Installation Manager (NIM) server.
Installing from NIM requires that a supported VIOS image is configured for this blade client on the
NIM server; that configuration is beyond the scope of this document.
If you are going to install VIOS from DVD, you must assign the media tray in the BladeCenter to
the new Power blade. You can either press the
MT
button on the front of the blade itself or use
the AMM browser interface:
•
Click
on
Remote Control
under
Blade Tasks
•
Click
the
Start Remote Control
button
•
Select the Power blade you want to install in the drop-down menu labeled
Media
Tray
•
Close
the
Remote Control
web interface.
•
Place the VIOS DVD in the media tray
5.2.2. Opening a console for VIOS
•
To open a console for the VIOS install, start a Telnet session to the AMM
•
Log in with the same user profile as for the browser interface
•
Type
env -T blade[x]
and press
Enter
, where x is your blade slot number in the
BladeCenter. Note that the brackets are part of the command
•
Then
type
console
. The console will appear inactive until the blade is Powered on
and Partition Firmware (PFW) on it starts
Note that the SOL console for VIOS does not need to be restarted if the VIOS partition is
rebooted. However, the console will time out and disconnect after 5 minutes of inactivity.
In addition to the Serial-over-LAN (SOL) console option for VIOS, the Remote Control function of
the AMM discussed in the previous section can also provide a console for VIOS.
The Remote
Control console must be used if the BladeCenter is using a Copper Pass-through Module
(CPM).
To open a console to the blade through Remote Control on the AMM:
•
Connect to the AMM with the browser interface and sign in with an administrator ID
•
Click
Remote Control
under
Blade Tasks
•
Click
the
Start Remote Control
button
•
In the KVM drop-down menu, select the correct Power blade
To type into the Remote Control console, click anywhere in the actual console window. To exit
the data-entry mode, hit the
left Alt
key.
5.2.3. Powering on the blade
•
In your browser session to the AMM, click on
Power/Restart
under
Blade Tasks
on
the left-hand side menu
•
Click on the checkbox next to the blade you want to Power on, then click on the
Power On Blade
link below
•
You can monitor the SP and VIOS reference codes by clicking on
Blade Service
Data
under
Service Tools
•
Click on the blade you are installing, then use the
Refresh
button to updates the
reference codes shown
