Preparing the Workstation

The workstation is the base of all SSTK operations. Before you can use it, you must make sure it is equipped with all the tools you need. Ensure that you have installed applications that can create a disk image and burn a bootable CD or DVD.

The URLs and products listed here are only suggestions. You can use any applications that can perform equivalent functions.

Any Linux text editor can be used because each can save a file to the UNIX format.
SSTK has been tested with the mkisofs disk imaging application, which is delivered with your OS distribution.
SSTK has been tested with the following CD and DVD burning applications:
- K3b:
  http://www.k3b.org/
- X-CD-Roast:
  http://www.xcdroast.org/

Displaying Headless Server Console Output at the Workstation

In order to display the console output of a “headless” Linux HP Integrity server at a remote workstation, you must configure the Integrity server to use a particular console device. On HP Integrity servers running Linux, the console cannot be displayed over the MP LAN as well as the local console. So if you intend to display the console output at the workstation via a telnet connection, you must first modify the HP Integrity server configuration to specify that the input, output, and error consoles use a single “Uart” device.




	NOTE: The EFI Boot Manager may be used from the Enhanced interface (displayed with a grey background) or the Legacy interface (displayed with a black background).

At the HP Integrity server (the model server and each target server) using the Enhanced interface, perform the following steps:

Select EFI Boot Manager > Boot configuration > Console configuration.
Select Input Console. Select only one Acpi(HWP—2,700)PCI ~~/Uart~~ device.
Select Output Console. Set the output console to be the same as the input console device.
Select Error Console. Set the error console to the same as the output console device.

Or, at the HP Integrity server (the model server and each target server) using the Legacy interface, perform the following steps:

Select EFI Boot Manager > Boot Option Maintenance Menu.
Select Select Active Console Input Devices. Select only one Acpi(HWP—2,700)PCI ~~/Uart~~ device.
Select Select Active Console Output Devices. Set input console to be the same as the output console device.
Select Select Active Standard Error Devices. Set error console to the same as the output console device.




	NOTE: If multiple consoles are configured, the console output defaults to the local video console. The workstation is then unable to display the console output (or the Linux prompt). If the input, output, and error consoles do not match, the system firmware automatically matches the input console with output console.

Preparing the Workstation

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