LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide VERSION: 1.2 UPDATED: APRIL 2014 Copyright © 2002 - 2014 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide Table of Contents 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1 2 3 Prerequisites ........................................................................................................................... 5 Installing LoadMaster on the HP ProLiant ...................................................................................... 6 2.
LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide 1 Introduction The KEMP LoadMaster load balancing solution works with the HP ProLiant series, enabling customers to deploy full-feature, high-performance load balancers. This can reduce network design complexity as well as increased performance. The HP ProLiant servers are flexible, high performing and have enterprise-class uptime.
LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide 2 Installing LoadMaster on the HP ProLiant The following steps must be completed in order to install the LoadMaster software on the HP ProLiant. These steps must be completed on the jump host, where the LoadMaster installation ISO image is located. 2.1 Install the LoadMaster To install the LoadMaster, follow the steps below in HP Integrated Lights Out (iLO): Figure 2-1: Boot Order In the main menu, select Virtual Media. Select Boot Order.
LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide Figure 2-2: Remote Console In the main menu, select Remote Console. Select Remote Console. Click Launch. In the virtual console click Virtual Drives > CD/DVD > Virtual Image. Browse to and select the LoadMaster ISO. Click the Power Switch and select Cold Boot. Copyright © 2002 - 2014 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide Figure 2-3: LoadMaster Installation Once the server boots from the virtual CD, the LoadMaster installation process automatically begins. Press OK. The installation should complete successfully. Copyright © 2002 - 2014 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide Figure 2-4: IP address The LoadMaster should obtain an IP address via DHCP, please note this value. If the LoadMaster does not obtain an IP address via DHCP then the LoadMaster must be manually configured using the Keyboard Video Mouse (KVM) console once the license key has been obtained. Please refer to Section 3 for further information regarding manually configuring the LoadMaster. After a successful boot, a login prompt will appear.
LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide A screen will then appear asking if you are OK with the LoadMaster regularly contacting KEMP to check for updates and other information. Click the relevant button to proceed. Figure 2-5: License Required If using the Online licensing method, fill out the fields and click License Now. If you are starting with a trial license, there is no need to enter an Order ID.
LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide Figure 2-7: Temporary license warning Click the OK button. Figure 2-8: Appliance Vitals screen The Appliance Vitals screen of the LoadMaster should appear. In the main menu, select System Configuration. Select the eth0 menu option within the Interfaces section.
LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide Select the Local DNS Configuration > Hostname Configuration menu options. Figure 2-10: Set Hostname screen In the Hostname configuration screen, enter the hostname into the Current Hostname input field. Click the Set Hostname button. Click the Local DNS Configuration > DNS Configuration menu option.
LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide 3 Configuring the LoadMaster via the KVM Console If the LoadMaster does not automatically obtain an IP address using DHCP as described in Section 2.1, or if you prefer to configure the LoadMaster via the KVM console, then the following configuration steps must be completed.
LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide To complete licensing and setup of the LoadMaster, follow the steps in Section 2.2 from Step 2. Copyright © 2002 - 2014 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide References Unless otherwise specified, the below documents can be found at http://www.kemptechnologies.com/documentation Licensing, Feature Description Copyright © 2002 - 2014 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
LoadMaster for HP ProLiant Installation Guide Document History Date Change Reason for Change Version Resp. Jan 2014 Initial draft First draft of document 1.0 LB Release update 7.0-14 release 1.1 LB Improvements made General improvements 1.2 LB Mar 2014 Apr 2014 Copyright © 2002 - 2014 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
