Installation instructions for Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 4 - IBM System x3650 M3 (Type 4255, 7945)

Steps

Table of contents

1.0 What you will need
2.0 Where to download device drivers and files
3.0 Preparing the hardware
4.0 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 4
5.0 Notices

Revision level: 1.00

Updated: 15 Mar 2010

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

Supported servers: IBM® System x3650 M3 (Type 4255, 7945)

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1.0 What you will need

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

• A registered copy of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 4
• Supported hard disk drives. See http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/serverproven/compat/us/ for the ServerProven list of supported options and part numbers for the server.

2.0 Where to download device drivers and files

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

• IBM U.S. Support Web site: http://www.ibm.com/systems/support/
• IBM device driver download site: http://www.ibm.com/products/finder/us/en/finders?pg=ddfinder
• For countries outside the U.S., start at http://www.ibm.com/.

You can download product specifications from the following site:

• For IBM System x® product specifications, go to http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks.nsf/portals/systemx?Open.

3.0 Preparing the hardware

To prepare the hardware, update system firmware, and configure arrays, see the IBM System x3650 M3 (Type 4255, 7945) Installation Guide at the IBM support Web site.

4.0 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 4

To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 4, complete the following steps:

1. If your system has a CD/DVD Drive, insert the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 4 CD/DVD 1 into the CD/DVD drive and boot the system.
2. If your system doesn't have a CD/DVD drive, then you must perform a network installation. Thus, make sure that your PXE server is setup and an image of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 5 Update 4 is on it. Please see the Red Hat System Administration Guide for details.
3. Follow the detailed instruction from 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 4.
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 Review and modify partitioning layout checkbox.
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.

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