Administrator's Guide for Linux on HP ProLiant WS460c G6 Workstation Blades Part Number 582462-002 November 2009 (Second Edition)
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Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5 Overview .................................................................................................................................................... 5 Workstation blade solution documents ...........................................................................................................
Test tab ........................................................................................................................................... 25 Status tab ........................................................................................................................................ 25 Log tab ........................................................................................................................................... 26 Help tab .................................................
Introduction Overview For an overview of the HP Workstation Blade Solution, including its architecture, HP recommends that you read the following documents available on the HP website (www.hp.com/support/WS460c_manuals (http://www.hp.com/support/ws460c_manuals)). • HP Workstation Blade Solution Planning Guide HP recommends reviewing this planning guide first. • HP ProLiant Workstation Blades • HP Remote Graphics Software User Guide • HP Workstation Blade Client Series—Embedded OS Version 9.
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Purchasing and downloading RHEL 4 and RHEL 5 Purchasing and downloading RHEL 4 and RHEL 5 online 1. Log in to the Red Hat website at http://www.redhat.com (http://www.redhat.com). Click Log In, and then either log in to your existing Red Hat account, or click Sign Up if you need to establish a login account. 2. Return to the main web page, and then click Buy Online. On the next screen, click Desktop Operating Systems.
Installing and powering on the workstation blade Installation overview This chapter describes how to install and power on the workstation blade. A building block approach is followed, starting with a single workstation blade and client computer, and validating their operation before integrating other workstation blades and client computers into the solution. This process consists of the following steps: 1. Set up the client computer. 2.
Setting up your client computer RGS is preinstalled on the following client computers: • HP Workstation Blade Client • HP dc72 Workstation Blade Client • HP dc73 Workstation Blade Client If a different client computer is used, ensure that RGS (specifically, the RGS Receiver) is installed on the computer, and RGS is properly configured to communicate with the workstation blade. Configure the monitors for your client computers.
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.
3. Power on the workstation blade by pressing the front panel Power On button. The boot sequence appears on the iLO 2 Remote Console. Set Remote Console Mode to Setup Mode. Save the BIOS setting, and then continue with the boot process. An error message might appear, because no operating system is detected.
Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 update 5 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.
5. On the iLO 2 web page, select the Remote Console tab, select Settings on the left, select the Settings tab, and then ensure that the High Performance Mouse is disabled (the default setting). Then click Apply. If you do not make this selection, iLO 2 does not display a cursor in the Remote Console window. 6. Select Information on the left, and then select Integrated Remote Console. This displays a console window on your Local Computer to perform the Linux installation. 7.
1. After the workstation blade boots, you can see the initial Red Hat screen. For this example installation, to perform the installation in graphical mode, press ENTER. 2. After intermediate dialogs (such as a dialog indicating that the USB-storage driver is being loaded), you can see the dialog to select testing of the CD media. For this example installation, use the Tab key to select Skip, and then press the Space bar.
Everything at the bottom of the window, then click Next. This ensures that all available packages are installed. 10. The About to Install screen appears. Click Next to begin the installation. A message appears, indicating which of the installation CDs that are required. Click Continue to proceed. 11. The Installing Packages screen appears with the following dialogs: o o o o o o 12.
(Optional) Installing the HP iLO 2 High-Performance Mouse for Linux The HP iLO 2 High-Performance Mouse for Linux driver (mouse driver) addresses the cursor tracking problem between the local cursor and the iLO 2 cursor. Installing the mouse driver is optional, and its use is temporary. Upon completing the software installation, you must reboot the workstation blade. After rebooting, the Linux desktop will be generated by the NVIDIA graphics adapter using RGS (not by the ATI video controller using iLO 2).
d. You are presented with a prompt to decide whether to enable or disable the iLO 2 Remote Console. Setup Mode is the recommended operating mode for Linux workstation blades. In Setup Mode, the iLO 2 Remote Console is enabled. Enter yes, and then press Enter. e. Based on enabling the iLO 2 Remote Console, you are notified that a line has been added to the rgsenderconfig file.
1. Establish a connection to the iLO 2 subsystem, and log in to iLO 2 by providing the Login name and Password. 2. 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. 3. Click the power button to display the Virtual Power Button menu.
Managing the workstation blade Workstation blade management overview This chapter describes how to manage workstation blades, and includes information on the following topics: • Onboard Administrator • Integrated Lights-Out 2 (iLO 2) • Remote Desktop Connection • System Management Homepage • HP SIM • HP Rapid Deployment Pack • HP Insight Diagnostics • ROM-based Setup Utility • BIOS programming • POST The workstation blade design is based on the design of the corresponding server blade,
• One Onboard Administrator module is installed in the rear of the enclosure. Onboard Administrator also provides detailed information about each workstation blade in the enclosure. The iLO 2 management processor also supports workstation blade power management. However, using iLO 2 power management requires a separate login to iLO 2 on each workstation blade. With Onboard Administrator, you can manage power for all workstation blades from a single Onboard Administrator login session.
System Management Homepage This section describes how to view the workstation blade SMH. SMH enables you to view information generated by the four blade management agents: NIC, workstation, storage, and foundation. To access SMH, point your browser to either of the workstation blade IP addresses (NIC1 or NIC 2) using HTTPS and port number 2381. If your credentials are correct, but you cannot log in to SMH, make the following change to the workstation blade security options: 1.
interface for assigning jobs to computers (drag computer to job or job to computer). Toolbar buttons provide shortcuts to common Altiris DS tasks.
Using Rip-n-Replace and Virtual Bay features to replace failed systems Both the Rip-n-Replace and the Virtual Bay functionality of the blade systems architectures should also function on workstation blades. However, a new system placed into the Virtual Bay is not detected until it is either PXE booted or booted with an image that has the A-client installed and configured. Automatic deployment jobs are then enabled.
Accessing HP Insight Diagnostics HP Insight Diagnostics is available on the Documentation and Diagnostic CD included with your workstation blade. To start the diagnostic utility on the CD: 1. Power on your workstation, and then press the F10 key during the initial boot process to enter the Computer Setup utility. 2. Select your language from the list, and then press the Enter key. In the Computer Setup Utilities menu, four headings appear: File, Storage, Security and Advanced.
Test tab The Test tab enables you to choose various parts of the system to test. You can also choose the type of test and testing mode. There are three types of tests to choose from: • Quick Test—Provides a predetermined script for which a sample of each hardware component is tested. Quick Test requires no user intervention in either Unattended or Interactive mode. • Complete Test—Provides a predetermined script in which each hardware component is fully tested.
• Tests that are running • Overall elapsed time • Individual elapsed test times • Condition status of each test Log tab The Log tab displays two types of logs: • Test Log—Displays all tests that have been executed, number of times the tests were executed, number of times the tests failed, and the time it took to complete the tests. To clear the contents of the Test Log, click the Clear Test Log button. • Error Log—Displays the tests that have failed during diagnostic testing.
4. Enter a file name in the File Name box, and then click the Save button. An html file is saved on the diskette or USB drive key. 5. Print the information from the diskette or USB drive key. To exit HP Insight Diagnostics, click Exit in the upper-right corner of the screen, and then remove the Documentation and Diagnostics CD from the optical drive. Downloading the latest version of HP Insight Diagnostics 1. Go to http://www.hp.com (http://www.hp.com). 2. Click the Support & Drivers link. 3.
Acronyms and abbreviations BACS Broadcom Advanced Control Suite BBWC battery-backed write cache BIOS Basic Input/Output System DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DIMM dual inline memory module DNS domain name system DVI digital visual interface FEC Fast EtherChannel GEC Gigabit EtherChannel HPIKL HP Installer Kit for Linux HTTPS hypertext transfer protocol secure sockets I/O input/output Acronyms and abbreviations 28
iLO 2 Integrated Lights-Out 2 ISO International Organization for Standardization LACP Link Aggregation Control Protocol LAN local-area network MSDE Microsoft® Data Engine NIC network interface controller OA Onboard Administrator OOBE out of box experience OS operating system PDU power distribution unit POST Power-On Self Test PXE Preboot Execution Environment QFE quick fix engineering RBSU ROM-Based Setup Utility Acronyms and abbreviations 29
RDP Rapid Deployment Pack RGS remote graphics software RHEL Red Hat Enterprise Linux RIS reserve information sector SAM Session Allocation Manager SAS serial attached SCSI SATA serial ATA SIM Systems Insight Manager SMASH System Management Architecture for Server Hardware SMH System Management Homepage SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol SQL structured query language SSH Secure Shell UID unit identification Acronyms and abbreviations 30
USB universal serial bus VLAN virtual local-area network WOL Wake-on LAN Acronyms and abbreviations 31
Index A L accessing iLO 2 19 Log tab 25 B M BIOS programming 26 BIOS Serial Console 26 booting the workstation 21 managing workstation blades 18 C overview 5 client, setting up 8 contacting technical support 5 P D documentation 5 downloading HP Installer Kit for Linux 7 H Help tab 25 HP Insight Diagnostics 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 HP Insight Diagnostics, downloading 26 HP Insight Diagnostics, saving and printing 25 HP Installer Kit for Linux (HPIKL) 7, 15 HP Rapid Deployment Pack (RDP) 20, 21, 29 HP
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