IBM eServer BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842, Инструкция по установке и эксплуатации

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Chapter 4. Installing the operating system
Before you install the operating system on the blade server, make sure that you
provide a Serial Over LAN (SOL) connection to the blade server. If you have not
already done so, you must configure the SOL feature on the blade server to
establish an SOL connection and enable the SOL feature; then, start an SOL
session. For instructions for performing these activities, see the IBM
Eserver
BladeCenter and BladeCenter T Serial Over LAN Setup Guide .
Note: For information about SOL commands, see the BladeCenter Management
Module Command-Line Interface Reference Guide .
Important:
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If you plan to install the operating system through the Ethernet network, you must
install and configure a second Ethernet switch module into the appropriate I/O
bay of the BladeCenter unit. For additional information, see:
– Chapter 2, “Preparing the BladeCenter unit,” on page 7
– “Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controller” on page 17
– “Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration” on page 18
– The documentation that comes with the Ethernet switch module that you are
using
v After you install the operating system on the blade server, you must install any
service packs or update packages that come with the operating system. For
additional information, see the instructions that come with your operating-system
documentation and the service packs or update packages.
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The BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842 has no external USB ports; however, it can
communicate with and use the USB diskette drive, CD-ROM drive, and USB port
that are in the BladeCenter unit chassis.
To install the operating system on a blade server, follow the installation instructions
that come with the operating system. You can download the latest operating-system
installation instructions from the IBM Support Web page at
http://www.ibm.com/pc/support/ and install the operating system at the BladeCenter
unit (local deployment).
Note: The IBM Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) program does not support the
BladeCenter JS20 Type 8842. However, you can use the following programs
for remote deployment:
v For AIX, Red Hat Linux, or SUSE LINUX operating-system deployments,
you can use Cluster Systems Management (CSM) from IBM. Go to
http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/clusters/software/.
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For AIX operating-system deployments, you can use Network Installation
Manager (NIM) from IBM. See your AIX operating-system documentation
for additional information.
v For SUSE LINUX operating-system deployments, you can use the
AutoYast utility program from SUSE LINUX. Go to
http://www.suse.de/~nashif/autoinstall/.
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