Pre-Installation Checklist
2-8
Express5800/
ftServer
: System Administrator’s Guide for the Linux Operating System
support restrictions on hardware that apply either to this installation procedure or
to the current
Express Builder
release generally.
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The installation CDs ask that you read and accept end user license agreements
(EULAs). You should not perform the installation if you cannot accept the EULAs
or are not authorized to accept them. Installation terminates without completion if
you decline a required EULA. You can read the text of the required EULAs in the
installation guide for your system.
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If you are reinstalling a release, back up all data files and prepare backup files to
reconfigure the system for security and network operation after the installation
procedure has been performed.
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Verify that your system BIOS and BMC firmware versions are compatible with the
Express Builder
release you are about to install. You can obtain required versions
of firmware
from the
Express Builder
CD-ROM.
If system BIOS or BMC firmware updates are needed, you must update the
firmware
before
you begin the installation or upgrade process. You can obtain the
required firmware from the
Express Builder
CD that comes with the distribution.
See
Chapter 3
for details.
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Use the CD-ROM drive in the top CPU-I/O enclosure during the installation. Do not
use the drive in the lower CPU-I/O enclosure. Verify that the top enclosure is the
active enclosure.
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Ensure that the keyboard, mouse, and console are attached to the system. The
installer uses a graphical user interface on the ftServer system console, which
consists of a monitor attached to an SVGA port and an attached USB keyboard and
mouse.
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With the ftServer system halted, detach all peripheral devices from the system.
This includes unsupported adapters, USB, and other serial devices.
No USB devices other than the keyboard and mouse should be attached to the
ftServer system.
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No external modem or other devices should be attached to the serial ports of the
ftServer system.
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The bottom slots (slots sda and sdd) in the internal storage enclosures must
contain a matched pair of supported disk drives having the same model, firmware
level, and geometry. These must
not
be SATA drives.
All other drives
must be
removed
from the system. See the drive arrangement in
Figure 2-1
. For
information about the supported disk drives, see the operation and maintenance
guide for your system.
During the installation, the two installed drives will be paired and configured using
RAID-1 mirroring. A Linux boot partition, a swap partition, and a root partition will
be installed on the paired drives.
