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

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Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 update 5

overview

This chapter describes how to install the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (RHEL 4) update 5. An example

installation is presented, which can be used as the basis for creating a custom installation process, if

required. The installation process consists of the following steps:

1. Pre-installation preparation—In this step, the required software and documentation is acquired.

2. Pre-installation setup—Access to iLO 2 is established, remote media is mounted, the workstation

blade is rebooted, and Setup Mode is selected.

3. Installing RHEL 4—This section describes how to install RHEL 4 update 5.

4. (Optional) Installing the HP iLO 2 High-Performance Mouse—This is an optional step, and resolves

an iLO 2 cursor tracking problem.

5. Installing the HPIKL CD—Next, hpsetup, the NVIDIA driver, and the RGS Sender are installed from

the HPIKL CD.

6. Post-installation verification and modifications—In this step, the results of the installation are verified.

7. Rebooting the workstation blade—The workstation blade is rebooted, which switches the Linux

desktop from the ATI video controller to the NVIDIA graphics adapter.

8. RGS connection establishment—To verify that Linux installation is complete, the final step is to

establish an RGS connection to the workstation blade from the client computer.

Pre-installation setup

This section describes several setup steps that are required prior to installing Linux.

1. Because this installation is performed using iLO 2, the first step is to establish a connection to the iLO

2 subsystem. This is accomplished by opening a browser window on the Local Computer, and

entering the iLO 2 IP address using https. For example:

https://10.10.42.78

This displays the iLO 2 login page. Log in to iLO 2 by providing the Login name and Password.

2. After logging in to iLO 2, the Status Summary page is displayed.

3. iLO 2 Virtual Media is used to mount the Local Computer CD drive to the workstation blade. On the

Status Summary page, click the Virtual Media tab, and then click Virtual Media Applet. The process

of downloading a JavaScript applet begins, during which a number of dialogs appear. Click Yes or

Run, as appropriate.

4. The Virtual Media window appears. Select Local Media Drive under Virtual CD/DVD-ROM, select

the CD drive letter on your Local Computer (D:), and then click Connect. The Local Computer CD

drive mounts to the workstation blade.