Task 2: Start the Installation Process

To provide IP addresses for the Onboard Administrator and all iLO2 devices in the enclosure, disconnect the Onboard Administrator associated with the head node from the administration network, and plug the Onboard Administrator into an active network with a DHCP server.

Obtain the IP address of the Onboard Administrator from the Insight Display panel on the enclosure.

From your PC or laptop, use the browser to access the Onboard Administrator using the IP address you obtained in the previous step.

Log in to the Onboard Administrator with the default user name Administrator and the default password shown on the tag affixed to the Onboard Administrator.

Proceed to “Start the Installation on the Server Blade Head Node.”

Use a network cable to connect the laptop or PC NIC directly into the Onboard Administrator or connect it to the administration network ProCurve switch.

Use the menus on the Insight Display panel to manually set a static IP address and subnet mask for the Onboard Administrator. You can use any valid IP address because there is no connection to a public network.

All static addresses must be in the same network. For example, assume the network is 172.100.100.0 and the netmask is 255.255.255.0. In this case, the static IP addresses might be:

On your laptop or PC, manually set a static IP address for the NIC in the same subnet as the IP address you just set for the Onboard Administrator.

From your PC or laptop, use the browser to access the Onboard Administrator using the static IP address you assigned to the Onboard Administrator.

Log in to the Onboard Administrator. Use the default user name Administrator and the default password shown on the tag affixed to the Onboard Administrator.

Assign IP addresses to all iLO2 devices in the enclosure:

1. Click on the plus sign (+) to open the Enclosure Settings menu in the left frame.

2. Click Enclosure Bay IP Addressing.

3. Select the check box to Enable Enclosure Bay IP Addressing.

4. Specify a beginning IP Address and Subnet Mask in the same subnet as the static address you set for the Onboard Administrator. The enclosure consumes 16 addresses starting at the address you specify, so make sure none of these addresses conflict with the two IP address you have already assigned.

5. Click the Apply button to save your settings.

Proceed to “Start the Installation on the Server Blade Head Node.”

Insert the HP XC System Software System Software Version 3.2 DVD into the DVD drive of the local laptop or PC.

Do the following from the Onboard Administrator management web page:

1. In the left frame, click the plus sign (+) to open the Device Bays menu.

2. Click the plus sign (+) next to the node that represents the head node.

3. Click on the link to the iLO to open the Integrated Lights-Out 2 web utility.

Click the Web Administration link in the body of the window to open the iLO2 Web Administration page.

Click the Remote Console tab.

Open the remote console, map the local DVD drive to the server blade, and turn on power to the node. The procedure depends upon the type of browser you are using:

Internet Explorer

If you are using Internet Explorer as your browser, do the following:

Mozilla Firefox

If you are using Firefox as your browser, do the following:

Look at the remote console window and watch as the XC DVD boots.

Start the Kickstart installation process when the Boot: prompt is displayed:

Boot: linux ks=hd:scd0/ks.cfg

Some server blade hardware models require additional options to be included on the boot command line. Before booting the head node, look in Table 2-8 to determine if your head node requires a special option.

Table 2-8 Additional Boot Command Line Options For Specific Server Blade Hardware Models

Server Blade Hardware Model	Boot Command Line
HP ProLiant BL465c	boot: linux ks=hd:scd0/ks.cfg pci=nommconf
HP ProLiant BL685c	boot: linux ks=hd:scd0/ks.cfg pci=nommconf

When prompted, answer the questions listed in Table 2-6. You have the opportunity to confirm every answer before continuing to the next question.

When you have answered all questions, the unattended software load process begins. The total software load takes from 15 to 30 minutes depending upon the hardware model. A progress bar appears as the Linux RPMs are loading.

When the Linux RPMs are loaded, the HP XC System Software RPMs are loaded, and the following message appears and remains on the screen for about 5 minutes until the software load is complete:

Installing HP XC System Software RPMs

	IMPORTANT: After the software load is complete, ensure that the DVD is ejected from the drive before continuing. On systems with a retractable DVD device, you must remove the installation DVD before the system reboots. This is especially important if the head node is an HP workstation, which never ejects the DVD. If you do not remove the DVD, a second installation process is initiated from the DVD when the system reboots. If a second installation process is started, halt the process and remove the DVD. Upon reboot, the system will boot from the original, completed installation (assuming that the second installation had not begun).

Do not press any keys while the system is coming up and while the new kernel boots. Ignore the Welcome to Kudzu utility. Do not press any keys until the login screen appears.

Log in as the root user when the login screen appears, and enter the root password you previously defined during the software installation process.

Open a terminal window when the desktop appears:

1. Click on the Linux for High Performance Computing splash screen to close it.

2. Click ApplicationsSystem ToolsTerminal to open a terminal window.

Proceed to “Task 3: Install Additional RPMs from the HP XC DVD”.