Administrator's Guide for Linux on HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blades

Installing and powering on the workstation blade 10
6.
Verify the Onboard Administrator module and network devices can be accessed over the network
from the PC.
After completing the preceding steps, you should now have a suitable environment for installing and
powering on the workstation blade.
Configuring the workstation blade hardware
The workstation blade hardware is configured before installing the workstation blade in the enclosure.
The following workstation blade hardware is configurable:
• Memory—Up to eight 4-Gb DIMMs can be installed in the workstation blade, for a total of 32 Gb of
memory.
• SAS disks—A second SAS disk, or SAS disks with different storage capacities, can be installed.
• Intel® Xeon® processors—A second processor, or processors with different speeds, can be installed.
No mezzanine 1 cards are supported by Linux, so the mezzanine 1 slot must remain empty. The factory-
installed NVIDIA graphics adapter is a mezzanine 2 card, and is the only card supported in the
mezzanine 2 slot.
Methods to connect media to the workstation blade
• Connect media to one of the USB connectors on the Local I/O Cable
• NFS mount a network drive to the workstation blade using Linux
• Using iLO 2 virtual media to mount PC media (such as a CD/DVD drive) to the workstation blade.
Virtual media enables the workstation blade to access the PC media directly, as if the media is
physically attached to the workstation blade. For more information about iLO 2 virtual media, see
"iLO 2 virtual media".
Of the three methods to connect media to the workstation blade, iLO 2 virtual media is used in this
guide to perform the installation of the Linux OS, as described in "Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 update 5 (on page 12)."
Powering on the workstation blade
You can power on the workstation blade by using either the Local I/O Cable or the iLO 2 Remote
Console. To use the Local I/O Cable, a keyboard, mouse, and monitor are connected to the Local I/O
Cable. This enables the user to view and interact directly with the workstation blade without depending
on the correct operation of iLO 2. The disadvantage of using the Local I/O Cable is that it requires being
proximate to the workstation blade, which might be installed in a difficult-to-access location, such as a
congested, noisy data center.
The iLO 2 Remote Console enables you to install RHEL 4 from any computer that has a JavaScript-enabled
browser and local media, such as a CD drive. Because of the convenience of performing a remote
installation, the iLO 2 Remote Console is used as an example in installing RHEL 4 in this guide.
To power on the workstation blade:
1. Insert the workstation blade in the c3000 or c7000 Enclosure. Because the workstation blade is hot-
pluggable, it can be inserted and removed while the enclosure is powered on.
2. To view the boot process, establish a connection to the iLO 2 Remote Console.