Using HP Smart Setup to Install the OS

Ensure that the removable media is accessible and contains the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility. For details, see “Accessing the Removable Media Devices Using EFI”.

From the EFI Boot Menu, select Smart Setup EBSU as appropriate, and then press Enter.

Figure 3-1 shows the EFI Boot Manager menu that is displayed.

Figure 3-1 EFI Boot Manager Menu

	NOTE: The entry Smart Setup EBSU (if configured) are not displayed in all EFI Boot Managers. If this entry does not appear, perform the steps detailed in “Accessing the Removable Media Devices Using EFI”.

The HP Smart Setup EBSU utility starts and displays the introduction screen. Press Enter to accept the default selection and continue.

The Main Menu is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-2.

Figure 3-2 HP Smart Setup EBSU Main Menu

	NOTE: If there are I/O cards installed on your system that Linux does not support, the list of unsupported cards is displayed. In addition, you are warned that you can continue with the use of the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility, however, it could invalidate your HP service contract. For more HP Integrity server information, see the HP Business Support Center website: http://www.hp.com/support/itaniumservers

If your HP Integrity server is cell-based (for example, a Superdome sx2000-based server) or contains the zx2 chipset, execute this step; otherwise, continue to step 6.

The additional System Settings option appears on the Main Menu, as shown in Figure 3-3.

Figure 3-3 HP Smart Setup EBSU Main Menu with System Setting Option

Based on the type of server, the option to configure either the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI) or maximum payload size (MPS) setting appears. Use the following steps to configure your system's ACPI or MPS settings properly:

Select System Settings and press Enter.

Choose one of the following processes as appropriate for your system, either ACPI or MPS:

ACPI Setting. 

Or. 

MPS Setting. The following screen is displayed:

Figure 3-5 Configure the MPS Setting

The current MPS setting is determined from the system. If it is set to "ON" no further action is required and a confirmation is displayed. Otherwise, you are prompted to set the MPS variable to "ON" and reboot the system. If this variable cannot be detected, set, or is unsupported on the system, an error is displayed.

	NOTE: This setting cannot be changed for the rx2660, rx3600, and rx6600 PCI-X servers, therefore, this menu option is not available.

Select Configure Storage Adapters and press Enter. A submenu displays the list of adapters on the system, as shown in Figure 3-6.

Figure 3-6 Configure Storage Adapters Option

	NOTE: Prior to launching the Smart Setup wizard, you must use the Configure Storage Adapters option to ensure that Linux is installed with the desired storage configuration. Only storage that is going to be used as a boot device must be configured at this time. Other (non-boot) storage can be configured using the HP Smart Setup EBSU utility or after OS installation.

Select the appropriate storage adapter and press Enter.

A list is provided with device IDs that are applicable to your adapter as generated by the EFI command drvcfg, as shown in Figure 3-7. Each device represents an adapter or a channel on an adapter. Select the appropriate adapter from the list and select Configure.

Figure 3-7 Configuring Storage Adapters

Review the storage adapter documentation and provide any additional information. For more information regarding the use of the storage configuration utility, see the documentation specific to the storage adapter.

After the desired storage adapters are configured, press ESC to return to the Main Menu.

	NOTE: If you have just configured a RAID volume, then you must reboot the system so that it is detected. Additionally, on rx7620 and rx8620 servers, you must run the search all command from the EFI shell before attempting to use this volume.

To launch the Smart Setup wizard, from the Main Menu select Smart Setup and press Enter, as shown in Figure 3-8.

Figure 3-8 Select Smart Setup

Smart Setup provides an introduction to the wizard.

	NOTE: To install Linux on a RAID volume or a Fibre Channel LUN, you must first ensure that this storage is configured as described in the previous steps.

Select Next and press Enter to continue and display the next screen.

Smart Setup Page 1 (Figure 3-9) is the firmware update screen, which lists each system device, its installed firmware version, and the firmware version that is in the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux you are using.

Figure 3-9 Page 1: Update Firmware

If the server is cell-based, the firmware update screen is slightly different as shown in Figure 3-10

Figure 3-10 Page 1: Update Firmware, Cell-Based Servers

For either server type, all hardware devices present are listed and automatically selected for updating. If multiples of one type of PCI card exist, only those cards that are in need of updating are actually upgraded, provided that the card flasher enables the selection of cards to flash.

Select the devices with firmware that you want to update. To continue, select Next and press Enter to display the next screen as in Figure 3-11.

	NOTE: You may not be able to use the Smart Setup function to upgrade the firmware of some devices. This function does not allow you to upgrade the firmware if the installed version is the same or higher than the version in the HP Integrity Essentials Foundation Pack for Linux you are using. However, you can make a firmware downgrade by selecting the Maintain Firmware function from the Main Menu. When using this function, you are prompted for confirmation of the downgrade. The Smart Setup wizard upgrades the firmware for all servers except Firmware upgrades for CX2620,Superdome sx1000, rx8620, rx7620, BL870C servers and HP-VM. For these systems you must download the latest firmware and upgrade it separately as described in “Updating the Server”.

Figure 3-11 Page 2: Disk Partitioning

Make the appropriate selections for the options on Smart Setup Page 2 as follows:

Select Next and press Enter to display the next screen similar to Figure 3-12.

Figure 3-12 Page 3: Installation Considerations

Make the appropriate selections for the options on Smart Setup Page 3 as follows:

1. For question 4, specify the option to install offline diagnostic tools from the HP Itanium Processor Family (IPF) Offline Diagnostics and Utilities media.

2. Question 5 is only enabled if the system is cell-based; otherwise it appears in red and is disabled. If the system is cell-based, specify the ACPI configuration mode.

   For the Superdome, rx8640, rx8620, rx7640, and rx7620 servers, use of the default selection is suggested; all others should use the Default ACPI Configuration Mode selection.

3. For question 6, specify the option to launch the Linux installer.

Select Setup and press Enter to display the partition deletion confirmation window

Select Continue and press Enter.

A prompt is displayed with the following message:

(i)INFORMATION! All tasks you selected will now be performed.

A progress bar is displayed along with the status text. The screen might flash periodically as your tasks are automatically performed.

Press Enter to continue.

You are prompted to insert the diagnostics media.

Insert the HP Itanium Processor Family (IPF) Offline Diagnostics and Utilities media and press Enter.

A prompt is displayed with a message directing you to insert the Linux installer media in the CD or DVD drive, as shown in Figure 3-13.

	IMPORTANT: If you are using a serial console, prior to starting the Linux OS Installation, see “Configuring and Using a Serial Console” and follow the instructions.

Figure 3-13 Inserting the Linux Installer Media

Insert the Linux Installer media and press Enter.