Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 1 - IBM BlaceCenter LS22 (7901)

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Installation instructions for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 1 for IBM BladeCenter LS22 Type 7901

1.0 What you will need

2.0 Where to download device drivers and files

3.0 Preparing the hardware

4.0 Detailed installation instructions

• 4.1 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 1
• 4.2 Mouse support for the BladeCenter unit
  • 4.2.1 Changing the pointer speed settings
  • 4.2.2 Synchronizing the remote and local mouse for remote control sessions
  • 4.2.3 Correcting mouse cursor click related issues
• 4.3 Installing the kernel source

5.0 Notices

Revision Level: 1.00

Updated: 30 September 2008

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Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the general information in section 5.0 Notices in this document.

Supported Server: IBM® BladeCenter LS22 Type 7901

Follow the instructions in this document in sequential order unless these instructions advise you otherwise. Windows and messages might differ from those in this document. Throughout this document, the term select is used to denote the use of arrow keys, the Tab key, Alt + a letter combination, or the mouse to make a selection.

References to optional hardware in this document do not imply support of that hardware. For information about supported options, see the ServerProven® information for your server at http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/.

You must have the following software and hardware for the installation:

• A registered copy of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 1.
• Supported hard disk drives. Go to http://www-03.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for the ServerProven list of supported options and part numbers for the server.
• One blank diskette to create a BIOS code update diskette. You might need additional blank diskettes for firmware updates.

You can download device drivers and files from the following sites:

• Red Hat Web site: http://www.redhat.com
• IBM U.S. Support Web site: http://www.ibm.com/systems/support
• IBM device driver download site: MIGR-4JTS2T
• For countries outside the U.S., start at http://www.ibm.com/
• For IBM System x product specifications, go to http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.nsf/pages/xref?Open

For information on configuring XEN and VMs, please refer to the RedHat Support Website.

To prepare the hardware, update system firmware, and configure arrays, refer to the Installation Guide located at the IBM Support Web site at http://www.ibm.com/systems/support.

Before starting the installation, the following BIOS setting must executed. From the main BIOS menu, select Advanced Setup -> PCI Bus Control -> Configure IOMMU. Select [Enabled].

To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 1, complete the steps in the following sections.

To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 1, complete the following steps:

1. Insert the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 1 CD 1 into the CD or DVD drive and start the server.
2. If your system does not have a CD/DVD drive, then you must perform a network installation. Make sure your PXE server is setup with an image of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 1 on it. Please see the Red Hat System Administration Guide for details.
3. Follow the detailed instruction in the Red Hat Linux Installation Guide located at http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/RHEL-5-manual/index.html to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 1.
4. In the Disk Partitioning window:
   1. If you want to configure a software iSCSI target for installation, select Advanced storage configuration to set up your partitions.
   2. Select the Review and modify partitioning layout check box.
5. To obtain the best security and performance from the server, apply all current software upgrades and security patches. Refer to the Red Hat Network manual in the Documentation section of the Red Hat support Web pages for information about how to do this.

The ability of the remote console applet to accurately track the location of the mouse cursor in a Linux X Window System session depends on the configuration of the X Window System. To configure Red Hat Linux and the X Window System for accurate mouse tracking, complete the procedures in the following sections. Type the commands through the remote console or at the keyboard that is attached to the BladeCenter unit.

Note: Configuration changes require root privileges.

To enable the remote mouse to track properly in Red Hat Linux, set the mouse acceleration and threshold values to 1. To change mouse acceleration and threshold values for the current session, open a terminal window and type

xset m 1 1

To preserve these changes between sessions, complete the following steps based on your environment.

Note: A remote mouse is not supported in the text console.

If you are using GNOME, complete the following steps:

1. Press Ctrl+Esc.
2. From the menu, select Programs -> Settings -> Session -> Session properties -> Startup programs.
3. Select the Startup programs tab.
4. Select Add.
5. In the command line, type

   xset m 1 1
   

6. Select OK.
7. Select Apply and OK to close the window.
8. Log out from the session and select the Save current setup check box in the Log Out window.

The next time you log in, the remote and local mouse are synchronized.

If you are using KDE, complete the following steps:

1. Press Alt+F1.
2. From the menu, select Preferences -> Peripherals -> Mouse.
3. Select the Advanced tab and change the pointer acceleration and threshold values to 1.
4. Select Apply and OK to close the window.
5. Log out from the session and select the Save Current Setup check box in the Log Out window.

The next time you log in, the remote and local mouse are synchronized.

If there is a constant offset between the cursors on the remote client window, then the remote and local mouse are not correctly synchronized. To correctly synchronize the remote and local mouse, move the cursor toward the bottom of the monitor screen in the remote client window, and then move the local mouse cursor back into the window. This will correct the alignment between the mice.

Note: The blade server might not start in graphical mode if the mouse is not detected when the blade server is turned on. This might happen if the blade server is not associated with the keyboard, monitor, and mouse.

If there is no mouse cursor or if single clicks from the remote mouse do not work, complete the following steps:

1. Open a terminal window.
2. Type setup.
3. Select Mouse Configuration.
4. Scroll down and select generic mouse or two-button USB mouse; then, select OK.
5. Select Yes to update the X Window System Configuration.
6. Exit the utility.
7. Press Ctrl+Alt+Backspace.

The next time you log in to the X Window System, the remote mouse will work correctly.

If needed, use the following instructions to install the full kernel source tree after installing the operating system.

1. Obtain the kernel src.rpm from the appropriate source CD or from the Red Hat Network.
2. Install the src.rpm using RPM. For example:

   rpm -Uvh kernel-<version>.src.rpm
   

3. Change to the SPECS directory:

   cd /usr/src/redhat/SPECS
   

4. Run rpmbuild:

    rpmbuild -bp kernel-<version>.spec --target <arch>
   
   

   (where <arch> is the architecture that you are running)

Using the above example, the source tree is located under

/usr/src/redhat/BUILD/kernel-<version>/linux-<version>

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