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-HOWTO Use a Compaq Remote Insight Lights Out Edition for a
-Headless, Remote Linux Installation
-!!!HOWTO Use a Compaq Remote Insight Lights Out Edition for a
-Headless, Remote Linux Installation
-!Marc Nozell Compaq Computer Corporation
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- marc
.nozell@compaq.com
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-__Revision History__Revision v1.110 April 2002Revised by: MNUpdate for new Red Hat release, new RIB/LOE firmware
-v2.41 release screenshots, add grub.conf suggestion,
-misc cleanup of filenames/hostnames.Revision v1.025 October 2000Revised by: MNInitial public release.
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- This document describes how to install Linux on a headless Compaq
-!ProLiant server with a Compaq Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition
-card without physical access to the system. The installation
-is done remotely through the use of a Java-enabled browser.
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-----; __Table of Contents__; 1. Introduction: ; 1.1. Trademarks; 1.2. Feedback; 1.3. Distribution Policy; 2. Compaq Remote Insight Lights-Out Background: ; 2.1. Key Features; 3. Linux Installation using a Remote Insight Lights-Out: ; 3.1. Hardware Installation; 3.2. Setting up a Linux Distribution Point; 3.3. Creating a Virtual Floppy Disk; 3.4. Downloading a Virtual Floppy Disk to the Server; 3.5. Power on and Booting; 3.6. Post-installation configuration
-!!!1. Introduction
-
- This document is a quick guide which shows how to install Linux
-on a remote, headless Compaq !ProLiant system equipped with a
-Compaq Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition (RIB/LOE) card without needing
-physical access to the system.
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- This document further describes how to use a virtual floppy disk
-for the initial install of Linux, and to setup an Apache server
-to provide the distribution media for completing the
-installation.
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-!!1.1. Trademarks
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- Compaq, Compaq Insight Manager, !ProLiant, are registered with
-the United States Patent and Trademark office.
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- Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT are trademarks and/or registered
-trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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- Red Hat is a trademark of Red Hat, Inc., in the United States
-and other countries.
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- SuSE is a trademark of SuSE GmbH.
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- Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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- Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or
-registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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-!!1.2. Feedback
-
- Feedback will make this HOWTO more useful. If you have
-any suggestions, corrections, or comments, send them to
-marc.nozell@compaq.com
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-!!1.3. Distribution Policy
-
- Copyright (c) 2000-2002 Compaq Computer Corporation.
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- The information in this publication is subject to change without notice
-and is provided "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE RISK
-ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION REMAINS WITH RECIPIENT. IN
-NO EVENT SHALL COMPAQ BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
-INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING
-WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
-INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION), EVEN IF COMPAQ HAS BEEN
-ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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- The limited warranties for Compaq products are exclusively set forth in
-the documentation accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be
-construed as constituting a further or additional warranty.
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- This publication does not constitute an endorsement of the product or
-products that were tested. The configuration or configurations tested
-or described may or may not be the only available solution. This test
-is not a determination or product quality or correctness, nor does it
-ensure compliance with any federal, state, or local requirements.
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- This document may be distributed under the terms set forth in
-the LDP license at sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/COPYRIGHT.html.
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- This HOWTO is free documentation; you can redistribute it
-and/or modify it under the terms of the Linux Document Project
-(LDP) license. This document is distributed in the hope that
-it will be useful, but ''without any
-warranty''; without even the implied warranty of
-''merchantability'' or ''fitness for
-a particular purpose''. See the LDP license for more
-details.
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-!!!2. Compaq Remote Insight Lights-Out Background
-
- The Remote Insight Lights-Out is an optional management PCI card
-with a dedicated LAN connection. It provides full access and
-control of servers even when the server is in a failed state.
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-!!2.1. Key Features
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- The key features of the Remote Insight Lights-Out card:
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- Self-contained with on-board processor, memory, NIC, and ROM
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- External power adapter ensures continuous server access
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- Enables 'headless' server deployments in data centers
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-Virtual Floppy Drive allows host server to remotely boot
-from a standard 1.44 MB floppy diskette in a network
-client, enabling remote OS installation from a network
-drive, and remote server ROM updates
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- Full control of your server with browser-based,
-virtual graphical remote console
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- No additional software required for Compaq !ProLiant
-servers - the client just requires a browser that
-supports Java.
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- Virtual Power Button provides full control of remote
-server power state - turn your server on or off remotely
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- Remote Reboot allows cold reboot when system is not
-responding.
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- SSL encryption of HTTP data before transmitting over the
-network
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- Dedicated, low-bandwidth network connection provides
-secure access over LAN
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- Group administration for user accounts
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- To get more information about the Remote Insight Lights-Out
-Edition see the Compaq web page
-at http://www.compaq.com/lights-out
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-!!!3. Linux Installation using a Remote Insight Lights-Out
-
- After you have installed the card into the server system you will
-need to set up a Linux distribution repository, build and download
-a special boot floppy, and drive the installation through a
-browser.
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-!!3.1. Hardware Installation
-
- The first step is to install the Remote Insight Lights-Out
-Edition card in a Compaq !ProLiant Server and configure it for
-network access. Using DHCP is the easiest way to get the
-Remote Insight Lights-Out card on the network.
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-!!3.2. Setting up a Linux Distribution Point
-
- On another server, make the contents of the
-Red Hat installation CD available via HTTP or FTP. For this
-example, the server is named disto.OUR-LAB.com and HTTP is
-used.
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- Copy the entire CD to the local hard disk and give appropriate
-file protections to allow the web server to read it. For Red
-Hat V6.2, use the following commands.
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- # mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
-# mkdir /usr/src/distros/RH62
-# (cd /mnt/cdrom 88 tar cf - . ) | (cd /usr/src/RHCD 88 tar xvfp - )
-# umount /mnt/cdrom
-# chmod +x -R /usr/src/distros/RH62
-
-Red Hat V7.0 and later versions contain two binary
-distribution CDs, so both need to be copied into the same
-directory structure. This example shows the steps for Red Hat
-7.2. Put the first binary distribution CD into the drive and
-as above use the following commands:
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- # mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
-# mkdir /usr/src/distros/RH72
-# (cd /mnt/cdrom 88 tar cf - . ) | (cd /usr/src/distros/RH72 88 tar xvfp - )
-# umount /mnt/cdrom
-
-Then put the second binary distribution CD into the drive and
-issue the following commands.
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- # mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
-# mkdir /usr/src/distros/RH72
-# (cd /mnt/cdrom 88 tar cf - . ) | (cd /usr/src/distros/RH72 88 tar xvfp - )
-# umount /mnt/cdrom
-# chmod +x -R /usr/src/distros/RH72
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- Edit httpd.conf to add the following lines near the section
-wehre other Aliases are defined. The location of the
-configuration file varies. On a default Red Hat system, it is
-in /etc/httpd/httpd.conf. If the Apache
-server was installed from sources using the default location,
-it is in
-/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf. You
-can also try __locate httpd.conf__ to find it.
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- `Directory /usr/src/distros/b
-Options Indexes
-!AllowOverride all
-`/Directoryb
-Alias /distros /usr/src/distros
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- Restart the Apache server. If you are still running the
-default Apache shipped with Red Hat, do this:
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- # /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart
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- Other Linux distributions may put the Apache Web Server
-startup script in a different place.
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- The location of of apachectl may vary; find it with
-__locate apachectl__. If you installed
-the Apache server yourself, you may want to use apachectl.
-If you used the Apache default file locations, it would be
-the following.
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- # /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl restart
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- Verify that the Red Hat content is available:
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- # lynx http://distro.OUR-LAB.com/distros
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-!!3.3. Creating a Virtual Floppy Disk
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- Create a special Red Hat boot floppy that can perform a network
-installation. The file from the Red Hat CD is in
-images/bootnet.img;in this example,
-/usr/src/distros/RH72/images/bootnet.img or
-http://distro.OUR-LAB.com/distros/RH72/images/bootnet.img.
-Other distributions can also install across the network using
-similar steps.
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- From a Linux or UNIX system follow these steps.
-Put a floppy in the drive.
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- # dd if=/usr/src/distros/RH72/images/bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k
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- Take that special boot floppy to a Microsoft Windows system
-that has the CPQIMAGE program to build an
-IMG file from a floppy to be uploaded to the Compaq Remote
-Insight Lights-Out card. This is the only step that requires
-the use of a Microsoft platform. The
-CPQIMAGE program is not available on any
-other platform.
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- The CPQIMAGE program for Microsoft
-Windows 95/98/NT 4./2000 is available for download from
- http://www.compaq.com/manage/lightsout-downloads.html.
-Choose the "Diskette Image Utility" download.
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- Build a file named redhat-bootnet.img
-using that Windows-based application. Note for multi-system
-installations, this file can be reused or simply provided to
-the customer.
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-!!3.4. Downloading a Virtual Floppy Disk to the Server
-
- Now that a special version of the
-bootnet.img has been created, it needs to
-be loaded into the Virtual Floppy Disk on the Remote Insight
-Lights-Out card.
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-#
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- Connect to the Remote Insight Lights-Out card of the Linux
-system from a Java-enabled browser (Netscape, MSIE) using the
-URL https://XX.XX.XX.XX where the X's are the IP address
-assigned to the card. You can use a Linux system running
-Netscape or a Windows system running Netscape or Microsoft
-Internet Explorer. Just have the
-redhat-bootnet.img local to the system
-running the browser. Note that this special image file is
-larger than a regular 1.44MB floppy. Note: You may want to use
-FTP to move the file to the system that you will run the
-browser on.
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-
-#
-#
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- Log in to the Remote Insight Lights-Out card by using a web
-browser to connect to the IP address assigned to the card.
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-#
-#
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- Select the "Insert Virtual Floppy" from the web interface,
-link (on left near the bottom) and load the
-redhat-bootnet.img file you just created
-into the virtual floppy.
-
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-__Figure 1. Uploading bootnet floppy image__
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-Uploading a floppy image to the Virtual Floppy
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-#
-#
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- Select the "Virtual Floppy Boot Option" of 'Boot Once'
-in the "Virtual Floppy Status" section.
-
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-__Figure 2. Virtual Floppy Boot Once Dialog__
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-Image of Virtual Floppy Options
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-#
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-!!3.5. Power on and Booting
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- Now the system is ready to be powered. From the browser, click
-on the 'Virtual Power Button' and power on the server.
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-
-#
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- Turn on the virtual console by selecting 'Remote Console (2-cursor) under
-the "Remote Console" section. This starts a Java applet
-that will show you exactly what is being displayed on the
-console, for example, the memory self check, BIOS startup,
-SCSI probe, etc. If you have a Compaq !SmartArray card, you
-can click on the button to send an
-F10 keypress.
-
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-__Figure 3. BIOS bootup__
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-Browser window showing memory check during BIOS boot
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-#
-#
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- Enter "text" for a non-GUI installation method at the boot: prompt.
-The graphical interface would work also, but it is
-slower over the network.
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-
-#
-#
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- Follow the Red Hat installation. When it gets to the place
-where it asks for where the distribution media location
-(CDROM, !HardDrive, HTTP, NFS, FTP), select 'HTTP'.
-
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-__Figure 4. Red Hat bootup__
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-Red Hat text-based installation
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-#
-#
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- Put the name of the web server with the Red Hat distribution
-for the hostname, in this example, distro.OUR-LAB.com. The
-directory for this example is /rh. If you didn't previously
-specify a DNS server in the TCP/IP configuration step prior to
-this, you can use the IP address of the system serving the
-distribution.
-
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-__Figure 5. Red Hat bootup__
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-Selecting HTTP based installation
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-#
-#
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- Proceed with a normal Red Hat installation.
-
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-#
-#
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- Skip the configuration of the X server when it gets to the X11
-configuration step.
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- If you want to run a graphical interface on your server
-system, it can be configured later using
-Xconfigurator or
-xf86config. Compaq suggests that the
-server resolution be set to 640x480 at 16-bit color depth
-and mouse acceleration to be 1x.
-
-
-
-#
-#
-
- Proceed with a normal Red Hat installation. Note that there
-is a 15 minute timeout for the Remote Console, if your Red Hat
-installation takes longer than that you may be disconnected
-from the Remote Console. If this happens, simply reconnect to
-the URL https://XX.XX.XX.XX, where the X's are the IP address
-assigned to the card, and continue from where you left off.
-
-
-
-#
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-!!3.6. Post-installation configuration
-
- The default configuration for the grub bootloader that Red Hat
-7.2 installs goes into graphics mode for the boot selection.
-While the Remote Console will work properly, it looks nicer if
-there is no splash image. To do this, edit /etc/grub.conf and
-remove or comment out the line that looks like:
-
- splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
-
-and add the following line:
-
- terminal --dumb --timeout=3 console
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