HP Integrity BL860c Server Blade Linux Installation white paper

1. Supply any additional kernel parameters as follows:
• If you are using the Ethernet Pass-Thru Interconnect Module, include the following
kernel parameter:
ethtool=eth[0-3]="speed 1000 duplex full autoneg off"
• If installing from the network, specify the installation method using the install=URI
as follows:
install=nfs://repository.server/path/to/repository
• By default only the serial console is detected so it does not need to be specified. If you
want to specify it, use console=ttyS1.
The kernel boots, detects hardware, obtains an IP address, and starts the YaST installation
manager.
2. Complete the installation by following the instructions found in Installing SUSE LINUX
Enterprise Server 10 on HP Integrity Servers located at:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5991-6394/index.html
After SLES10 is installed, follow the instruction install the management agents and utilities as
described in Chapter 5 of the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux User Guide found
at:
http://www.docs.hp.com/en/5991-6413/index.html
Updating the tg3 Driver
After installing Linux and if you are using the Ethernet Pass-Thru Interconnect Module, you
must install the correct tg3 driver on the BL860c server blade by installing the
tg3-3.71b-1.src.rpm RPM file using the following steps:
1. Obtain the updated driver contained in the tg3-3.71b-1.src.rpm RPM source file using
the following steps:
a. Go to the HP Web site and select Software & Driver Downloads:
http://www.hp.com
b. Under the section Support for your products, perform the following substeps:
a. Click the Download drivers and software (and firmware) option.
b. In the product field, enter:
BL860c
c. Press Enter.
c. Download the tg3-3.71b-1.src.rpm RPM source file for the Linux distribution
installed on your system.
NOTE: If you choose to use physical media for installation, you must make the tg3 ethernet
drivers available on removable media. On any external system with a writable CD/DVD
device, write the tg3-3.71b-1.src.rpm file to a CD or DVD so that you can use it to
update the tg3 driver on your BL860c server blade after the OS installation.
2. Make the tg3-3.71b-1.src.rpm RPM source file available to Linux using one of the
following methods:
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