IBM HS40 - BladeCenter - 8839, Setup Manual

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Modified /boot/grub/menu.lst contents Notes
#gfxmanu (hd0,1)/boot/message
color white/blue black/light-gray
default 0
timeout 8
# This will allow you to only Monitor the OS boot via SOL
title linux SOL Monitor
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 console=ttyS1,19200 console=tty1
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd
# This will allow you to Interact with the OS boot via SOL
title linux SOL Interactive
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 acpi=oldboot vga=791 console=tty1 console=ttyS1,19200
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd
title floppy
root
chain1
title failsafe
kernel (hd0,1)/boot/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda2 ide=nodma apm=off vga=normal nosmp
1
disableapic maxcpus=0 3
initrd (hd0,1)/boot/initrd.shipped
Note 1: The entry beginning with
kernel (hd0,1)
is shown with a line break after
nosmp
. In your file, the entire
entry must all be on one line.
You must reboot the Linux operating system after completing these procedures for
the changes to take effect and to enable SOL. You must also install device drivers
for your Ethernet controller (see “Installing the Ethernet controller device driver
for Linux operating systems”).
Installing the Ethernet controller device driver for Linux
operating systems
If you are using a Linux operating system, complete the following steps to install
the device driver for your Ethernet controller. Before performing these steps, make
sure that you are logged in as a root user, that the development tools packages
have already been installed, and that the kernel source package or cross-compile
utilities have already been installed.
1. Obtain the latest version of the Ethernet controller device-driver source package
for your blade server type from http://www.ibm.com/support/.
2. Update the blade server Ethernet controller device drivers, following the
instructions that come with the device-driver source package that you
downloaded.
3. Configure the network interfaces for the Linux operating system. See the
documentation for your operating system for information and instructions.
Chapter 3. Operating system configuration
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