Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Installation Manual
Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Installation Manual

Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Installation Manual

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FUJITSU Server PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series
Linux Installation Guide

-Red Hat Enterprise Linux-

CA92344-0700-02
Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED
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  • Page 1: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

    FUJITSU Server PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide -Red Hat Enterprise Linux- CA92344-0700-02 Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    2. Preparation  2.1 Operations Prior to OS Installation P.11 2.2 Key Points for the MMB Settings P.12 2.3 Key Points for the Partition Settings P.13 2.4 Required Media Preparation P.14 PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 3 4.2 Network and Tool Settings P.21 4.3 Key Points for the OS Environment Settings P.22 4.4 Key Points for the Dump Environment Settings P.23 4.5 Key Points for Applying Modifications P.25 PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 4: Preface

    This manual describes OS installation and notes for people who want to install and use Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) on the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series. For details on the operation method, refer to the manuals for the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series main unit and RHEL.
  • Page 5: Reference Manuals

    Manual installation location of the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series Describes preparation, initial Fujitsu's official site: PRIMEQUEST catalogs and technical materials PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series settings, software installation, and http://www.fujitsu.com/global/products/computing/servers/mission-critical/primequest/documents/ Installation Manual setup for installing the PRIMEQUEST...
  • Page 6 ServerView Suite ServerView Installation Manager User Guide SVIM Manual PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Design Guide Design Guide PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Design Guide -Red Hat Enterprise Linux- Linux (RHEL) Design Guide PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Operation Guide -Red Hat Enterprise Linux- Linux (RHEL) Operation Guide •...
  • Page 7: Linux Installation Overview

    This chapter describes an overview of a Linux installation. For details, refer to the manuals below. "Installation Manual"  "SVIM Manual"  Related RHEL manuals provided by Red Hat  PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 8: Installation Workflow

    • OS environment settings • Dump environment settings "4. Operations After the Linux Installation" (6) Backup for the system disk (7) Applying modifications For details about the installation procedure, refer to "Installation Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 9: Serverview Installation Manager Features

    For details, refer to "2. Overview and quick step guides" in "SVIM Manual". To use SVIM, also refer to "PRIMEQUEST 2000/1000 Series Notes on ServerView Suite". http://www.fujitsu.com/global/products/computing/servers/mission-critical/primequest/documents/manuals/index.html PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 10: Key Points For Preparing An Installation Server

    Connecting the power cable Make sure to connect the power cable to a grounded outlet. For details, refer to "Hardware Installation Manual" and "Chapter 2 Preparing for Main Unit Installation" in "Installation Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 11: Preparation

    2. Preparation This chapter describes the preparation necessary before installing Linux. For details, refer to "Installation Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 12: Operations Prior To Os Installation

    Partition information confirmation Saving the configuration "3.7 Storage of the configuration information" in Saving the MMB configuration information  information "Installation Manual" Required Media Preparation  Refer to "2.4 Required Media Preparation". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 13: Key Points For The Mmb Settings

    Time and Date Settings  Designate multiple NTP servers (three or more servers are recommended) for stable NTP operation. For details, refer to "3.3 Connection and Setting of MMB" in "Installation Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 14: Key Points For The Partition Settings

    Configuration (Physical Partition)" in "Installation Manual". Console Redirection Settings  Assign the same subnet as the management LAN. For details, refer to "1.2.1 IP addresses used in the PRIMEQUEST 2000 series server" in "Administration Manual". Boot Watchdog Cancellation  Cancel Boot Watchdog before installing the OS.
  • Page 15: Required Media Preparation

    RHEL distribution DVD Customer Portal Image file Create a DVD website For details on creating DVDs, refer to "4.5.2 Preparation for installation" or "4.6.2 Preparing for Installation" in "Installation Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 16 2.4 Required Media Preparation (2/2) Software Bundled with Hardware  Provided via "ServerView Suite" (Bundled by default with the hardware). Latest Patch  Download from the Red Hat Customer Portal website. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 17: Linux Installation

    3. Linux Installation This chapter describes the installation of Linux and the bundled software. For details, refer to "Installation Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 18: Key Points For Installation

    *1: Must be selected to be installed. It is not selected by default. *2: Must be selected to be installed. It is selected by default. - : Installed manually For details about installation, refer to "Installation Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 19: Key Points For Additional Package Installation

    If additional packages are required, they can be added and installed. Selected packages listed in "Single packages selection" are installed in addition to the default packages. For details, refer to "SVIM Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 20: Operations After The Linux Installation

    4. Operations After the Linux Installation This chapter describes the procedures necessary after installing Linux. For details, refer to "Installation Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 21: Operations After Os Installation

    Save the management information and "5.7 Saving management and configuration configuration information information" in "Installation Manual"  Save the BIOS configuration information Applying OS Modifications  Refer to "4.5 Key Points for Applying Modifications". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 22: Network And Tool Settings

    Setting the management LAN IP address  SNMP settings when using copied disks  Updating SVmco  For details, refer to "Chapter 5 Work after Operating System installation" in "Installation Manual". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 23: Key Points For The Os Environment Settings

    File System Settings and Mount Settings, etc.  For SVIM, various OS settings that are necessary for operations are performed automatically. For details, refer to the README bundled in SVIM. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 24: Key Points For The Dump Environment Settings

    + 1 The dump device cannot be shared with the file system or the  swap partition. (*) Installed memory capacity = Physical memory capacity PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 25 The time necessary for initialization varies depending on the selected disk and the size of the partition. If setting a device on ETERNUS as a dump device, UEFI driver settings are  necessary in advance PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 26: Key Points For Applying Modifications

    Contact your sales Major error modifications for software bundled with hardware provided modification representative by Fujitsu For details, refer to "4.1 Overview of Applying Modifications" in "Linux (RHEL) Design Guide". PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 27 Added new models 2016-04-19 Updated with the latest information (*) Chapter, section, and item numbers in the "Revised location" column refer to those in the latest edition of this manual. PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Linux Installation Guide Copyright 2016 FUJITSU LIMITED...
  • Page 28 These contents may be printed and downloaded for personal use only. However, permission from Fujitsu Limited or the relevant right holder is required for any other use, such as reuse on your own website or uploading to another server.

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