Intel SBX44 - Server Compute Blade, Installation And User Manual

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Intel® Server Compute Blade SBX44: Installation and User’s Guide
• Remove the CD from the CD-ROM drive and click Finish. The blade server restarts.
• Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete and log on. The Server Wizard starts to help you set up and configure any
additional server components on the blade server.
Red Hat* Linux Server installation instructions
Complete the following steps to perform a basic installation of RedHat* Linux Server.
• On the blade server on which you are installing the operating system, press the CD select button
to associate that blade server with the CD, diskette, and USB port. Then, press the KVM select
button to associate that blade server with the keyboard, monitor, and mouse.
• Insert the RedHat* Linux Server CD into the CD-ROM drive. The blade server on which the
installation will take place starts from the CD.
• Select "Okay" to test media.
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NOTE
Do not switch the KVM from the blade server until the installation has proceeded to
installing the packages after the About to Install window; otherwise, the mouse will lose
functionality.
• Select "Graphical Mode" to begin
• Select "Okay" to test media. You must test at least one CD in order to proceed. If the media tests
okay, proceed with the installation. Hit "Continue" to proceed.
• In the "Language Selection" window, select the languages in which you want to install the
operating system, and click Next.
In the Welcome to Red Hat Linux window, if you are using the SBX44 blade server with SCSI
hot-swap hard disk drives, load the latest Red Hat* Linux .
img
file. The image may be obtained
from your Intel support representative or may be obtained from the SBX44 Resource CD. Copy
the image to a diskette and insert the diskette into the diskette drive when the "Devices" window
is displayed.
• In the "Set Root Password" window, type and confirm your root password. Use the root
password only for administration. Enter the root password for the system and click "Next" when
finished.
• In the "Package Group Selection" window, select the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of choice.
Select the package (application) groups that you want to install. Select Kernel Development if
you are planning to recompile kernels at a later time.
• In the "About to Install" window note the caution. Caution: Once you click "Next" the
installation program will begin. This process can not be undone. If you have decided not to
continue with this installation, this is the last point at which you can safely abort the installation
process. Click "Next".
• In the "Installing Packages " window, Red Hat* Linux starts the installation process.
• In the "Boot Disk Creation " window, insert a boot diskette into your floppy drive and select
"Yes". Click "Next" to create a boot diskette.
• After completion of the boot diskette, installation is complete. Click next to reboot the system.
• Log in as root use