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Installing Linux
Note:
If the ICP RAID controller is configured with removable SDRAM, be sure that the DIMM
is installed in the adapter prior to use. (
Ensure that the optional battery backup is
disconnected during any installation or removal of the DIMM
). Not all adapters are
configured with removable SDRAM or battery backup support. For installation details
and applicability to your ICP RAID controller, consult the Hardware Guide
for this
adapter.
5.2.1.2
Minimum Software Requirements
•
RAID Software Suite CD-ROM
•
10 MB of hard disk space
•
RAID Driver Installation Diskette for Linux (see
Section 2.2,
Create the RAID Driver
Installation Diskette
for instructions)
•
Linux
Updates
Diskette
(if required)
•
Linux Kernel Support (open source)
•
Linux Red Hat 7.x Installation CD-ROMs
•
Root access on the Linux server
5.3
Installing Red Hat Linux 7.x on a Host Drive
To install Red Hat Linux 7.x on to a host drive, first create the appropriate driver disk
from the RAID Software Suite
CD-ROM. Follow the procedure below.
1. Ensure that you have completed the steps described in
Chapter 2, “Getting Started,”
before beginning the OS installation.
2. Ensure the ICP RAID controller is installed in your machine and is connected to drives
on which you intend to create a host drive.
3. Boot your machine and when prompted press <Ctrl>+<G> to enter ICPCON. Create a
single host drive from your selected disks.
For more information on creating host drives using the ICPCON, see
Section 10.4.1.1,
Create New Host Drive
.
Read the Red Hat documentation to understand the disk space/size requirements for
the Red Hat 7.x installation.
Note:
Refer to the Red Hat Installation Manual before proceeding.
4. Ensure that the system is set to boot from the CD-ROM drive and boot to the Red Hat
7.x CD-ROM. At the boot prompt type
linux dd
, or if you have an
updates diskette
,
type
linux dd updates
. Press <Enter> to continue.
Note:
An
updates diskette
is required for installation of Red Hat 7.2 to a RAID Host Drive.
5. The installer will prompt for a
driver disk
. Insert the driver diskette created in the
previous procedure and press <Enter>. (To create a driver disk see
Section 2.2,
Create
the RAID Driver Installation Diskette
).
6. If you typed
linux dd updates
in
step 4
, the installer will prompt you for an
updates
diskette
. Insert the
updates diskette
and press <Enter>.
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