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3.3.3 Network Installation Procedure
As an alternative to the DVD installation described above, some experienced users may choose
to install the software over a network connection. A complete description of this method is not
provided here, and should only be attempted by those familiar with the procedure. See your
specific Linux system documentation to complete the process.
NOTE:
The DL380 G5 servers must be set up to network boot for this installation option.
However, all subsequent reboots of the servers, including the reboot after the install1.sh
script has completed (
“Installation Phase 2” (page 28)
) must be from the local disk.
In this case, you must obtain ISO image files for CentOS 5.2 and the HP SFS G3.1-0 software
DVD and install them on an NFS server in their network. You must also edit the Kickstart template
file as described in
“Kickstart Template Editing” (page 25)
, using the network installation
Kickstart template file called sfsg3.cfg instead. This file has additional configuration parameters
to specify the network address of the installation server, the NFS directories, and paths containing
the CentOS 5.2 and HP SFS G3.1-0 DVD ISO image files. This sfsg3.cfg file can be found in
the top-level directory of the HP SFS G3.1-0 DVD image, and also in /opt/hp/sfs/scripts/
sfsg3.cfg
on an installed system.
The following edits are required in addition to the edits described in
## Template ADD nfs --server=%{nfs_server} --dir=%{nfs_iso_path}
## Template ADD mount %{nfs_server}:%{post_image_dir} /mnt/nfs
## Template ADD cp /mnt/nfs/%{post_image} /mnt/sysimage/tmp
## Template ADD losetup /dev/loop2 /mnt/sysimage/tmp/%{post_image}
%{nfs_server} must be replaced by the installation NFS server address or FQDN.
%{nfs_iso_path} must be replaced by the NFS path to the CentOS 5.2 ISO directory.
%{post_image_dir} must be replaced by the NFS path to the HP SFS G3.1-0 ISO directory.
%{post_image} must be replaced by the name of the HP SFS G3.1-0 ISO file.
Each server node installed must be accessible over a network from an installation server that
contains the Kickstart file, the CentOS 5.2 ISO image, and the HP SFS G3.1-0 software ISO image.
This installation server must be configured as a DHCP server to network boot the file system
server nodes to be installed. For this to work, the MAC addresses of the DL380 G5 server eth1
Ethernet interface must be obtained during the BIOS setup. These addresses must be put into
the /etc/dhcpd.conf file on the installation server to assign Ethernet addresses and network
boot the file system servers. See the standard Linux documentation for the proper procedure to
set up your installation server for DHCP and network booting.
The file system server installation starts with a CentOS 5.2 Kickstart install. If the installation
server has been set up to network boot the file system servers, the process starts by powering
on the file system server to be installed. When properly configured, the network boot first installs
Linux using the Kickstart parameters. The HP SFS G3.1-0 software, which must also be available
over the network, installs in the Kickstart post-installation phase, and the /opt/hp/sfs/
scripts/install1.sh
script is run.
NOTE:
The output from Installation Phase 1 is contained in /var/log/postinstall.log.
Proceed to
.
3.4 Installation Phase 2
After the Kickstart and install1.sh have been run, the system reboots and you must log in
and complete the second phase of the HP SFS G3.1-0 software installation.
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