Differences between version 32 and predecessor to the previous major change of WlugBladeServer.
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| Newer page: | version 32 | Last edited on Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:19:40 pm | by BruceKingsbury | Revert |
| Older page: | version 31 | Last edited on Saturday, October 17, 2009 6:16:23 pm | by BruceKingsbury | Revert |
@@ -60,14 +60,15 @@
* required to be a member of the sysadmins group in order to log into the db, mail, www1, www2 blades
* required to be a member of the wlugcomm group in order to run the hoihotools management scripts
-==
zcat's PXE debian install notes ==
+
+!!
zcat's PXE debian install notes
Start here for setting up dhcp and tftp;
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch04s05.html.en
-also http://stateless
.geek
.nz/2008/03/01
/setting-up-a-pxe-linux
-recovery
-deployment
-server
-using
-debian-lennyetch/
is helpful (basically the same stuff, condensed)
+also http://www
.howtoforge
.com
/setting-up-a-pxe-install
-server
-for
-multiple
-linux-distributions-on
-debian-lenny
is helpful (basically the same stuff, condensed)
Only the bottom row (eth0) can be PXE booted. Hopefully the hoiho chassis has been configured with this as the 'private' network.
It's possibly also a good idea to lock down PXE boot to specific MAC addresses so no other blades can accidentally be PXE booted into the installer.
@@ -77,5 +78,15 @@
Edit /var/lib/tftpboot/debian-installer/i386/boot-screens/txt.cfg
and add "console=ttyS0,115200" to the kernel options.
-PXE boot the desired blade, the boot menu and debian installer should all be accessable
from the iLO serial console.
+PXE boot the desired blade, the boot menu and debian installer should all be accessible
from the iLO serial console.
+
+!! post-install
+
+Debian sets up serial console automatically, but probably a good idea to install ssh server during the install anyhow.
+
+whatever else we do on the blades.
+* proper network config
+* firewall rules
+* more secure ssh settings
+* ldap?
