Installing SUSE LINUX v6.2 - Netfinity 5500/M10/M20

Steps

These instructions describe how to install SUSE LINUX 6.2 onto IBM Netfinity Servers using the Yet another System Tool (YaST) installation wizard and the SUSE Advanced X Configuration Tool (SAX).

These instructions assume:

• A supported IBM Netfinity Server is the target of the installation.
• An official SUSE LINUX 6.2 CD-ROM will be used as the installation source.
• The user has basic knowledge of either UNIX or LINUX commands, or both.
• A blank hard drive or blank logical drive in an array is available for the install.
• SUSE LINUX 6.2 will be the only operating system installed on the server.

1. Flash the system BIOS to the current revision.
2. If your system has a Service Processor installed, flash the system Service Processor to the current level.
3. If your system has a ServeRAID controller installed, flash the ServeRAID controller to the current level (3.50C or later). Click here to download the current level.
4. If you are installing to an array, use the Hardware guide CD-ROM from ServerGuide to set up a proper logical drive.
5. The system should be configured for use with a bootable CD-ROM with the boot order set to Floppy, CD-ROM, and Hard Disk .
6. Ensure that Virtual Wire PIC mode is selected from the Virtual Wire Mode Selection item under the Advanced Setup option.

1. Reboot/Power up your system.
2. Press F1 to access the Configuration/Setup utility.
3. Highlight Advanced Setup -> press Enter .
4. Highlight Virtual Wire Mode Selection -> press Enter .
5. Select Virtual Wire PIC mode if it is not already selected.
6. Save your Settings and Exit the Configuration/Setup utility.

Installing SUSE 6.2

Insert the LINUX CD #1and either reboot or power up your system. The LINUXrc program will load. LINUXrc allows you to select the necessary drivers to access your hardware.

LINUXrc
Use your up and down arrow keys to select menu items, your left and right arrow keys to select commands, and press Enter to execute the selected command.

1. Highlight English as your language -> press Enter.
2. Highlight Color display as the kind of display to be used -> press Enter.
3. Highlight English (US) as your keyboard map -> press Enter.

1. Highlight Kernel modules (hardware drivers) -> press Enter.
2. Highlight Load SCSI module -> press Enter.
3. Highlight ips : IBM ServeRAID -> press Enter .
4. Enter parameters for ips in the kernel message field -> select Back.

1. Select Start installation -> press Enter.
2. Select CD-ROM as your source media -> press Enter.
3. Select Install LINUX from scratch as your type of installation -> press Enter.

1. Select Partitioning -> press Enter.
2. Select Whole hard disk -> press Enter.
3. Select Yes -> press Enter.

• One /boot partition (a minimum of 2MB)
• One swap partition (twice the size of your installed RAM, but no larger than 128MB)
• One /root partition the size of the remaining free space on your hard drive

1. Select Load configuration -> press Enter.
2. Select SUSE Almost everything -> Add -> press Enter.
3. Select Change/create configuration -> press Enter.
4. Select xsrv -> press Enter.
5. Select xs3 -> xsvga -> press F10 twice.
6. Select Start installation -> press Enter. You will be prompted for the other installation CD-ROMs.
7. When all the software packages have been installed, press Enter to return to the main menu.

1. Select SCSI-Kernel IBM ServeRAID -> press Enter.
2. Select Yes to create a boot disk -> insert a blank formatted diskette into your drive -> press Enter.

1. Select Yes to configure LILO -> press Enter.
2. Press F4 to create a new configuration.
3. Enter a configuration name, for example "LINUX" -> press Tab.
4. Select Boot LINUX in the Which operating system field -> press Tab.
5. Press Tab twice.
6. Press Enter twice to complete the installation of LILO.

1. Select a time zone -> press Enter.
2. Select Local time unless your system clock is set to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).

1. Enter your host name.
2. Enter your domain name.

1. Select Real network -> press Enter.
2. Select No -> press Enter. You can select Yes if you are operating within a DHCP environment.
3. Select eth0 as the type of network.
4. Enter your IP address, subnet mask address, and gateway address. Leave the PTP field blank.
5. Select Yes to start inetd -> press Enter.
6. Select Yes to start the portmapper if you plan to use a Network File Server (NFS) -> press Enter.
7. Select Yes to start NFS, if you plan to share files.
8. Enter the name of your Name Server -> press Enter twice.
9. Enter the IP address and domain list of your Name Server -> press Enter.

1. Select eth0 as your network type -> press Enter.
2. Select AMD PCI PCnet 32 or Intel EtherExpress Pro 100 (if you have a card) as your networking device type -> press Enter.

1. Type in a new root password -> press Enter .
2. Select Yes if you want to set up an example user.

1. Select Yes to configure your mouse -> press Enter.
2. Select PS/2 mouse -> press Enter.
3. Select Yes if you want to configure your mouse for gpm -> press Enter to confirm.

1. Click here to obtain the lilo.rpm fix -> download and save this file to the /tmp directory on your system.
2. Type rpm -Uivh --force /tmp/lilo.rpm -> press Enter . Alternatively you could rebuild LILO, enable LARGE_EDBA, and install.
3. Type lilo -> press Enter.
4. Type reboot -> press Enter.

1. Click here to obtain the ips-0.2-0.5 patch -> download and save this file to the /tmp directory on your system.
2. Type cd /usr/src -> press Enter .
3. Type patch -p0 </tmp/ips-0.2-0.5 -> press Enter .
4. Type cd LINUX -> press Enter .
5. Type make menuconfig -> press Enter .
6. For Processor Type and Features select PPro/6x86MX -> Exit -> Save.
7. Type make dep bzImage -> press Enter .
8. Type cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage/boot/vmlinuz-SMP -> press Enter .

1. Type image = /boot/vmlinuz-SMProot = /dev/sda1 -> Enter .
2. Type label = smp .
3. Save /etc/lilo.conf.
4. Type lilo at the command prompt.

• image = /boot/vmlinuz-SMP
• root = /dev/sda1
• label = smp
• image = /boot/vmlinuz
• root = /dev/sda1
• label = LINUX

1. Login as root.
2. Type sax at the command prompt.

1. Click here to download ipsutil.rpm -> Download and save this file to the /tmp directory on your system.
2. At the command prompt type rpm -Uivh /tmp/ipsutil.rpm.