Note:
It is recommended to allocate at least 100GB for the swap size.
The
/dev/rssda1
partition should be created and appear in the Partition Lay-
out screen.
f. Click
Next.
g. Select
Write Changes to Disk
when prompted.
The partitions are created.
h. After the partitions are written, verify the boot load image is pointing to
/dev/
rssda
to make sure the master boot record is written.
i. Click
Next.
10. Continue through the installation prompts until the Installation is Complete mes-
sage appears.
11. Select
Reboot
when prompted to complete the installation.
12. Verify the OS boots from the SSD.
RHEL 5.x x64
A /boot partition must created while installing RHEL 5.x on the drive. This /boot parti-
tion must be:
• Separate from the / (root) partition
• The first partition on the device
• The primary partition
• At least 200MB
1. Using the
dd
command, binary copy the P420m/P320h driver disk image from the
support pack software to external removable media such as a USB drive.
Note:
The
dd
command removes any existing data on the USB drive and replaces
it with the extracted ISO image contents. If the USB drive contains important files,
it is highly recommended to back up the files on alternate media before using this
command.
2. Using the
dd
command, binary copy the anaconda update image from the support
pack software to a second external drive.
3. Insert the RHEL OS CD/DVD and the two external drives in the system and reboot.
4. Enter the following command to start the installation:
linux dd updates
5. When prompted for the driver update disk and anaconda update disk, select the
external drives from steps 1 and 2. Both drives must be selected.
6. After loading the driver, install the OS as usual.
Note:
During the RHEL 5.x installation, your installation may not be bootable un-
less certain requirements are met. When this occurs, a message such as the follow-
ing appears in the fifth console: Selected cylinder exceeds maximum supported by
BIOS.
(Press
Ctrl+ALT+F5
to switch to the fifth console and see the message; press
Ctrl
+Alt+F6
to return to the installer.)
This issue is due to a limitation in the BIOS and grub bootloader. To work around
this condition, make sure that the stage2 file of grub bootloader is accessible by
stage1 of the grub bootloader through BIOS routines. To be compliant, create a
separate primary
/boot
partition of at least 200MB as the first partition of the
drive.
P420m/P320h HHHL PCIe SSD Installation Guide
Using the P420m or P320h as a Boot Drive
PDF: 09005aef8497e00a
P420m_P320h_HHHL_installation_guide.pdf - Rev. V 12/14 EN
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