Installing TurboLinux Server v6.0 - Netfinity 1000 and 3000

Steps

Revision Level: 1.0
Updated: 04/06/2000

Supported systems

8477 11Y, 21Y
8476 All models
 
Follow the network operating system (NOS) installation instructions provided in this document in sequential order unless you are instructed differently. The windows and messages might differ from those in this document. Throughout this document the term Select denotes to use of arrow keys to highlight a menu selection.
 
 
Sections within this document
1.0 What you will need
2.0 Where to download drivers and files
3.0 Quick installation instructions for experienced users
4.0 Detailed installation instructions
4.1 Setting up the hardware for TurboLinux Server version 6.0 installation
4.2 Setting up the basic input/output system (BIOS)
4.3 Configuring hard disk drives using the integrated SCSI controller
4.4 Configuring arrays using the IBM ServeRAID adapter
4.5 Installing TurboLinux Server version 6.0
5.0 Appendix A: Installing the VESA/Frame Buffer Server
 
 
1.0 What you will need

• A copy of the TurboLinux Server version 6.0
• Supported hard disk drives (Click here to view a list of the supported options and part numbers for your server.)
• A supported adapter (Click here to view a list of the supported options and part numbers for your server.)
• An IBM ServeRAID Support CD-ROM version 3.60 (part number 00N9126) or higher

2.0 Where to download drivers and files
IBM U.S. Web site: http://www.ibm.com/systems/support

If you have prior experience with SCSI, hardware, and the installation process, continue to reference 3.0 Quick installation instructions for experienced users. If you are not, continue to reference 4.0 Detailed installation instructions.

3.0 Quick installation instructions for experienced users

1. Insert the TurboLinux Server version 6.0 CD-ROM and start the server.
2. At the Start Up prompt, press Enter.
3. Follow the instructions that will guide you through the installation process.
4. At the Probe Video Card window, press No. Currently, there is no support other than VESA/Frame Buffer. Refer to Appendix A: Installing the VESA/Frame Buffer Server for post-install instructions.
5. At the Select Video Card window, select Unlisted Card.
6. At the Select X Server window, select XF86_SVGA.
7. At the Ok to Probe Clocks? window, press No.
8. At the Video Memory window, select 2048.
9. At the Test X Configuration window, press Cancel.

 
4.0 Detailed installation instructions

NOTE: You may install and configure the network adapter devices during or after the installation process.

 
4.1 Setting up the hardware for TurboLinux Server version 6.0 installation

1. Unplug the server and remove the cover.
2. For the initial installation, install all microprocessors that you plan to use and remove all adapters and devices that are not required to get the base operating system installed. For example, if you plan to install multiple network adapters, only install one at this time. If you plan to use a tape drive or external SCSI device(s), disconnect them temporarily. After the operating system has started without any errors, reinstall the removed adapters and devices one at a time. This procedure streamlines the installation process.

NOTE: If you plan to use an external DASD enclosure, the following instructions do not apply. Refer to the documentation provided with the external enclosure for the appropriate setup, and continue with 4.3 Configuring hard disk drives using the Integrated SCSI Controller.

3. Install the hard disk drive(s) into the hard disk drive bay(s).
4. Reinstall the cover.
5. Plug in the server.

 
4.2 Setting up the BIOS

1. Start the server, and when the IBM logo appears, press F1 to enter the Configuration/Setup Utility.
2. Click here to verify that you are at the latest level of BIOS.
   • Determine the version of BIOS that is running on your server, select System Information, and select Product Data.
   • The BIOS Build Level field contains the BIOS version. The numbers in position 5, 6, and 7 of the level represent the current BIOS level. For example, NTKT29AUS is BIOS level 29A, U.S. English.
   • Press Esc twice to return to the Configuration/Setup Utility menu.
   • If you determine that your BIOS will not require an update, continue with step 5.
3. If your BIOS requires an update, download the appropriate image. The image is a self-extracting, executable file (under DOS or OS/2) that creates a startable system BIOS flash diskette. Build the diskette image by running the .EXE file (under DOS or OS/2) and answer Y on the last page of the Licensing Agreement.
4. Insert the BIOS diskette into the diskette drive and restart the server. Answer the questions appropriately. After the BIOS update is complete, you might receive a "162 Configuration has changed" error on boot; ignore this message. Setup will start and you can continue with step 5.

NOTE: If you do not see the "162 Configuration has changed" message at start up, when the IBM logo appears, you need to press F1 to enter Setup.

5. From the Configuration/Setup Utility menu, select Load Default Settings and press Enter.
6. Select Exit Setup and press Enter.
7. At the Exit Setup menu, select the menu option Yes, save and exit the Setup Utility and press Enter.
8. If you have added an IBM ServeRAID adapter to the Netfinity 1000/3000 system, continue to reference section 4.4 Configuring arrays using the IBM ServeRAID adapter.

 
4.3 Configuring hard disk drives using the Integrated SCSI Controller

1. Start the server and press Ctrl+A when you are prompted.
2. Select the Bus:Device:Channel you want to configure.

NOTE: Channel A is attached to the internally connected hard disk drives. If you are using both channels of the integrated Adaptec disk controller, be sure to repeat steps 2 through 8 for both channels.

3. Select Configure/View Host Adapter Settings.
4. Select Boot Device Options.
5. Verify that the Boot Channel and the Boot SCSI ID match the SCSI channel and hard disk drive ID that you plan to use for the boot partition.
6. Press Esc twice to confirm the changes you made.
7. Select SCSI Disk Utilities.
8. Complete the following steps to format each hard disk drive individually:
   • Highlight the hard disk drive.
   • Press Enter.
   • Press Format Disk.
   • Press Yes twice.
9. The formatting process might take up to 30 minutes depending on the hard disk drive size.
10. When all the formatting is complete, exit the SCSISelect Utility.

 
4.4 Configuring arrays using the IBM ServeRAID adapter

1. Upon initial boot, an error message that concerns the hard disk drive configuration similar to the following might be encountered "Following hard disk drives not responding (oldstate:newstate:ch:bay) (ONL:DDD:2:1)(ONL:DDD:2:2) Identifiers for the following hard disk drives do not match configuration..."
2. Press F10 Exit without change.
3. Insert the IBM ServeRAID Support CD-ROM version 3.60 and restart the server.
4. If you are prompted, update the ServeRAID BIOS and Firmware. Restart the server and repeat step 1 if it is necessary.
5. At the ServeRAID Manager window, highlight Controller 1.
6. In the menu bar, select Actions and select Restore to factory default settings.
7. At the confirmation window, click Yes.
8. Under Actions, select Create arrays.
9. Select Custom configuration for controller 1 and click Next.
10. Double click on each ID that you wish to add to the array and click Next.
11. Specify the RAID level and click Next.
12. Click Apply.
13. At the confirmation window, press Yes.
14. At the ready hard disk drives confirmation window, click Yes.
15. In the menu bar, select File and press Exit.
16. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del at the exit screen.

NOTE: The procedure outlined in steps 16 through 23 disables the integrated Adaptec controller Startup capability. You can still access devices attached to it if you have the proper device drivers loaded.

17. After the system has restarted, when the system prompts you, press Ctrl+A.
18. Select the channel you want to configure.
19. Select Configure/View Host Adapter Settings.
20. Select Advanced Configuration Options.
21. If non-boot devices are attached to the internal Adaptec controller, such as a CD-ROM or tape drive, set the Host Adapter BIOS to Disabled:scan bus. If no devices are attached, set the Host Adapter BIOS to Disabled:NOT scan.
22. Press Esc twice to confirm the changes you made.
23. Press Esc a third time to return to the Bus:Device:Channel selection window.
24. If you are using both channels of the integrated Adaptec controller, be sure to repeat steps 17 through 22 for both channels. To exit the SCSISelect Utility, press Esc and click Yes.

 
4.5 Installing TurboLinux Server version 6.0

1. Insert the TurboLinux Server version 6.0 CD-ROM and start the server.
2. At the Color Choices window, press Yes.
3. At the Welcome Screen, press Enter.
4. At the Keyboard Type window, press U.S.
5. At the PCMCIA Support window, press No.
6. At the TurboProbe window, press OK.
7. At the Parallel Port IDE window, press No.
8. At the TurboProbe Results window, verify the detected devices and press Continue.
9. At the Installation Method window, select CD-ROM Drive.
10. At the Set Installer Preferences window, select Normal Verbosity.
11. At the Networking Type Options window, select LAN.
12. At the TurboProbe SCSI Adapters window, press Accept.
13. At the Partition Disks window, select the hard disk drive to partition. Use FDISK or CFISK to manually create Linux partitions or select Auto to erase the entire hard disk drive for auto-partitioning.

NOTE: If you are using FDISK or CFISK, the following partitions must be created at a minimum and written to the partition table:

• Boot Linux Native type root partition 100 MB 2 G in size
• Linux Swap type partitions at least the size of RAM

14. At the Configure Swap Space window, select the swap partition and press OK.
15. If you selected auto-partitioning, at the Edit Mount Table window, you may configure your file system mounts. Press OK.
16. At the Format Partitions window, select your root "/" partition and any other partitions to format and press OK.
17. At the Configure TCP/IP Networking window, enter the appropriate information and press OK.
18. At the Install Log Message screen, press Enter.
19. At the TurboPkg welcome screen, press Enter.
20. At the Installation Type window, select All-In-One Install and press Install.
21. At the Confirm Selection window, press Proceed.
22. At the Select a Kernel window, select i686 SMP Kernel (PPro, PII or newer)
23. At the first LILO Installation window, select Master Boot Record to install LILO into the MBR of the first hard disk drive.
24. At the second window, press OK.
25. At the Configure Time Zone window, select your time zone.
26. At the Configure Printers window, press Save and Exit.
27. At the Configure ISA PnP Devices window, press No.
28. At the Service Status Board window, enable/disable services to launch at boot and press Esc.
29. At the Confirm window, press Yes.
30. At the Root Password window, enter your password twice.
31. At the Probe Video Card window, press NO. Currently, there is no support other than VESA/Frame Buffer. Refer to Appendix A: Installing the VESA/Frame Buffer Server for post-install instructions.
32. At the Select Video Card window, select Unlisted Card.
33. At the Select X Server window, select XF86_SVGA.
34. At the Ok to Probe Clocks? window, press No.
35. At the Video Memory window, select 2048.
36. At the Finish X Configuration window, press Continue.
37. At the Welcome to Turboxcfg screen, press Enter.
38. At the Configure Console Keyboard window, select U.S.
39. At the Select Keyboard Model window, select Generic 101-key.
40. At the Select Keyboard Layout window, select U.S. English.
41. At the Configure Mouse window, select Generic PS/2 Mouse and Emulate Buttons.
42. At the Mouse Buttons window, select the appropriate number of buttons.
43. At the Select Monitor Manufacturer window, select the appropriate manufacturer.
44. At the Select Monitor window, select the appropriate monitor.
45. At the Default Color Depth window, press OK to accept the default.
46. At the Select Resolutions window, select a supported video mode.
47. At the Select Default Resolution window, select a video resolution and press OK.
48. At the Font Resolution window, select 100dpi.
49. At the Test X Configuration window, press Cancel.
50. At the Configuration Options window, press Done.
51. At the Turboxcfg Finished window, Press OK.
52. At the Finished window, Press OK to restart the system.
53. You will receive a Virus Warning after you restart the server; this warning is normal. Select Change is expected.
54. At the LILO Startup prompt, press Enter.

 
Appendix A: Installing the VESA/Frame Buffer Server

1. With the system started in command mode, login as root.
2. Mount the TurboLinux Companion CD and install the frame buffer server package as follows:
   • # mount /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
   • # cd /mnt/cdrom/TurboContrib/RPMS
   • # rpm -ivh --force XFree86-FBDev-3.3.6-3.i386.rpm
3. Save the current symbolic link and create a new symbolic link by running the following commands:
   • mv /etc/X11/X /etc/X11/X.old
   • ln -s ../../usr/X11R6/bin/XF86_FBDev /etc/X11/X
4. Edit /etc/lilo.conf to add a new entry for the frame buffer server by copying the existing entry. Add vga=xxx (where xxx is defined in the following table) after the image line and change the label so that it is unique.

The following command is an example of a kernel entry with a frame buffer server installed:
 
image=/boot/vmlinuz
vga=773
label=linux-fb
root=/dev/sdxx
initrd=/boot/initrd
read-only
 
NOTE: Do not remove the existingentry. Donot make any changes to the root line in the new entry. The default line in /etc/lilo.conf contains the label of the kernel that is loaded by default. If there is no default specified, then the first kernel entry in /etc/lilo.conf is loaded by default. 773 indicates 1024 x 768 pixel density with 8 bit color depth.

5. Update the master boot record and the LILO boot loader by running the command lilo -v.
6. Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config to create a new Section Screen entry for the frame buffer server. Copy the following example of a screen entry and make the necessary changes. The corresponding Depth value defined by zzz is from the table above.

NOTE: xxxx and yyyy depend on predefined strings in XF86Config. Replace xxxx with the string following Identifier under Section Device. Replace yyyy with the string following Identifier under Section Monitor.
 
Section Screen
Driver fbdev
Device xxxx
Monitor yyyy
Subsection Display
Depth = zzz
Modes default
EndSubsection
EndSection

7. Reboot the system and remove all the media.
8. You will receive a Virus Warning after you restart the server; this warning is normal. Select Change is expected.
9. At the LILO boot prompt, press the Tab key for kernel options or press Enter if the new kernel was set as the default kernel.
10. After the system has restarted in command mode, issue the startx command to enter the X Window system.