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HP Blade Server BH Series
Operating System Guide
July 2002
Manufacturing Part Number:
Version: First Edition
USA
ÓCopyright 2002
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Notice The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. Hewlett-Packard assumes no responsibilit
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Preface Overview Blade servers are comprehensive computing systems that include processor, memory, network connections, and associated electronics, all on a single motherboard called a blade. This high-density technology addresses the current trend among large computing centers to reduce space requirement while lowering their total cost of ownership and getting a higher return on their IT investments. The server blade, along with storage, networking and other blades, are typically in
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1 Using Linux-Based Server Blades Overview The information in this chapter was previously contained in the HP Blade Server bh7800 Installation Guide and comes from chapter two of the guide. Please see the HP Blade Server bh7800 Installation Guide for detailed information as to what has happened prior to this point. The quick overview up to this point is that server power source has been determined to be within specifications as determined in chapter one of the HP Blade Server bh780
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the prompt for now. f. You see a blinking underscore for less than a minute, as the blade tries unsuccessfully to boot from a “Removable Device” (this is the factory default setting). g. The server blade now boots from hard disk. The pre-loaded Debian distribution of Linux is booted and eventually the “login:” prompt appears. 2. At the login prompt, log in as root, using the factory default password, which is password. For example: Login: root Password: password CAUTION For
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Table 1-1: Pre-configured Server Blade IP Addresses Blade location in bh7800 chassis IP Address Rear slot 2 192.168.1.2 Front slot 3 192.168.1.3 Rear slot 4 192.168.1.4 Front slot 5 192.168.1.5 Rear slot 6 192.168.1.6 Front slot 7 192.168.1.7 Rear slot 8 192.168.1.8 Front slot 10 192.168.1.10 Rear slot 11 192.168.1.11 Front slot 14 192.168.1.14 Rear slot 15 192.168.1.15 Front slot 16 192.168.1.16 Rear slot 17 192.168.1.17 Front slot 18 192.168.1.18 Rear slot 19 192.168.1.19 F
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f. You return to the Linux prompt for the server blade located in front slot 1. g. Repeat steps 4a. through step 4f. for the remaining server blades, except the blade in front slot 1. h. After you have re-configured all blades except the blade in front slot 1, you re- configure it without using Telnet – you are already logged on to the blade in front slot 1. CAUTION Root access to Telnet has been enabled to make it easy to configure the server blades. Because Telnet has security p
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Manuals for the bh7800 are available online at http://docs.hp.com/hpux/hw/ For information on the Toptools agents for bh7800, see the Web site at http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/diag/st/st_pbar.htm For general information on Toptools, see the Toptools CD-ROM that accompanies the bh7800. Also see the Web site at http://www.hp.com/toptools/ Linux source code is available at: RedHat: ftp://ftp.redhat.com/ SuSE: ftp://ftp.suse.com/ (Also at various mirror sites). Debian: http:
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2 Using Windows-Based Server Blades Before You Begin Make sure you have the following items before you begin the installation process: • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD-ROM • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server Service Pack (latest edition) • Computer with network access • Driver diskettes • Microsoft Windows 2000 product license number Overview Microsoft Windows 2000 will be loaded on a server blade using a Remote Install Server (RIS). Below, is a graphical overview of w
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Procedure Create a Stand-alone Microsoft Windows 2000 Remote Install Server Requirements • A stand-alone server connected to the blade LAN. The selected system must have two (2) unallocated physical drives. One drive will be used for the operating system and the second drive will be used for the RIS. • Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD • Latest Service Pack for Advanced Server • 10/100 Mbps NIC card 10
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A. Install the Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server to Create a RIS and DHCP Server Booting the System Boot the system using the Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD. You will see a message that reads, "Setup is inspecting your hardware configuration." Then the setup screen will be displayed. Installing Drivers 1. If you do not have additional drivers to add, skip to Continue the Installation below. Otherwise: press F6 to add OEM SCSI, DAC when the message appears at the bot
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2. The Installing Devices screen will be shown with a progress bar on the display. This may take 10 to 15 minutes. Note: If you see a dialog box titled "Digital Signature Not Found,” disregard and click "Yes" to continue the installation. 3. Click Next at the regional Settings screen. 4. At the Personalize Your Software screen, enter a name and organization. Then click Next. Enter the Product Licensing Key 1. Enter the product license key. 2. At the Licensing modes screen, select
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Install the Service Pack 7. REQUIRED - Apply Service Pack 2 (or later). Failure to perform this step, may cause RIS to fail later in this procedure. 13
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B. Initialize Storage Drive (This is the drive being used to store the RIS image) To start the disk administrator use the following procedure. 1. Click Start | Programs | Administrative Tools | Computer Management. 2. Expand the Storage folder if necessary. 3. Double click Disk Management. 4. The "Write signature and Upgrade" wizard will start if you have new hard drives with no signatures on them. Follow the instructions provided by the wizard to create the new hard drive signat
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C. Setup NIC to use a Static IP Address 1. Right-click on My Network Places | Properties. 2. Right-click on Local Area Connection | Properties. 3. Select Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) and click Properties. 15
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4. Select the “Use the following IP Address” radio button. Enter appropriate IP address and subnet mask (e.g. IP: 100.1.1.l, Subnet: 255.255.255.0) 5. Click OK to close the Local Area Connection Properties window. 16
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D. Promote System to Domain Controller. 1. Click Start | Run and enter the command: dcpromo. 2. Click Next at the "Active Directory Installation Wizard". (default) 17
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3. Domain Controller Type: accept default "Domain Controller for a new Domain". Next. (default) 18
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4. Create Tree or Child Domain: accept default "Create a new domain tree. Select Next. (default) 19
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5. Create or Join Forest: accept default "Create a new forest of domain trees" and click Next. (default) 20
