As administrator you manage the applications and the operating system on AUs.
When requested by the customer, an AU is configured on the vendor side and provided with an operating system. In this case it is supplied preinstalled and the steps described below are not required. It is also possible for the customer to reinstall the operating system in this case.
Configuring the SAS/SATA Controller Card
The AU has a SAS/SATA RAID Controller with “MegaRAID functionality”. You can configure the SAS/SATA RAID Controller either before installation with the LSI WebBIOS or during installation with the ServerView Installation Manager. For basic RAID configurations the ServerView Installation Manager can be used in the context of operating system installation.
The controller provides a separate utility for configuring the MegaRAID. Detailed information on this subject is provided in the “LSI MegaRAID SAS Software” manual [19].
Further information on modular RAID Controllers is provided in the “LSI Controllers Modular RAID Controller” Installation Guide [20].
Descriptions of operating systems which are not contained in the controller manual are provided in the corresponding Readme files on the driver CDs.
Configuring the integrated Remote Management Controller (iRMC)
The iRMC-LAN interface is already preconfigured for your administration LAN by the vendor. This enables you to utilize all functions of the iRMC such as Advanced Video Redirection (AVR) and Remote Storage for operating system installation.
If you want to use a configuration other than the preconfigured network configuration, adjust the iRMC’s configuration accordingly.
You configure important server parameters such as the ASR&R settings (Automatic Server Reconfiguration and Restart) and watchdog settings in the web interface of the Application Unit’s iRMC.
Further information is provided in the “iRMC S<n> - integrated Remote Management Controller” manual [16].
Configuration and operating system installation with the ServerView Installation Manager
The ServerView Installation Manager which is contained on the enclosed ServerView Suite DVD1 enables you to perform operating system installation and also to configure hardwarespecific parameters of the AU. This includes configuring settings with the ServerView Configuration Manager and configuring the RAID Controller with the ServerView RAID Manager.
You can read how you operate the ServerView Installation Manager and further information in the associated manual [17].
Configuration and operating system installation without the ServerView Installation Manager
In the case of manual installation without the ServerView Installation Manager you can configure all aspects of server, RAID and operating system installation in accordance with your requirements.
Configuring a RAID Controller
The SAS/SATA RAID Controller is configured with “MegaRAID functionality” using the controller’s WebBIOS tool (see "Configuring the SAS/SATA Controller Card").
Installing the operating system:
> | Insert the CD/DVD/BD of the operating system which is to be installed. |
> | Restart the AU. |
> | Follow the instructions on the screen and those in the manual for the operating system. |
Installing ServerView agents and the ServerView RAID Manager
AUs are permanently monitored as part of the maintenance concept for SE servers; hardware problems are reported to the Support Center.
ServerView agents and the ServerView RAID Manager must be installed in the Application Unit’s operating system to permit hardware monitoring.
> | Install the ServerView agents and the ServerView RAID Manager. Use one of the following options for this purpose:
The associated installation instructions are provided in the Installation Guides for the ServerView Operation Manager [17] and [18]. |
Configuring the network for the administration LAN
For the connection to the MU, AUs must be configured at the administration network. Configure this network when you install the operating system.
Configuring LAN interfaces
The connection can either be made to the public MANPU administration network or to the private MONPR01 administration network.
For connection to MANPU:
Use Linux resources to configure the IP address, subnetwork and gateway.For connection to MONPR01:
Activate Linux for the selected eth interface DHCP for IPv6. The MU then assigns an automatic IPv6 address in the MONPR01 network.
In case your Linux does not support IPv6, you can connect the AU to MONPR01 via a static IPv4 address. To do so, please contact your service technician.
You configure the management network using Linux resources with the appropriate IP addresses, subnetwork masks, and gateways.
You configure the IP address in the administration network in accordance with your administration network, as defined with Customer Support in the installation checklist.
There is also an option of connecting an AU to private data networks (DANPRnn) or public data networks (DANPUnn). Ask your Customer Support staff for details.