Issues Related To Red Hat As 2.1/3.0 And Blades - IBM 8832 Deployment Manual

[root@localhost root]#
[root@localhost root]#
total 285
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 279887 Jan 6 20:06 basplnx-6.2.1-1.src.i386.rpm
[root@localhost root]#
[root@localhost root]#
[root@localhost root]#
[root@localhost root]#
[root@localhost tmp]#
1:basplnx ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost tmp]#
[root@localhost tmp]#
[root@localhost redhat]#
[root@localhost redhat]#
Execu ting(%prep): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.4397
...
Executing(%build): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.4397
gcc -DLINUX
e.24smp/build/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -c blf.c
gcc -DLINUX
e.24smp/build/include -Wall -Wstrict-prototypes -O2 -c pal.c
ld -r -o basp.o blf.o pal.o blfcore.o
Execu ting(%install): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.67022
...
Processing files: basplnx-6.2.1-1
Executing(%doc): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.67022
Finding Provides: (using /usr/lib/rpm/find-provides)...
Finding Requires: (using /usr/lib/rpm/find-requires)...
PreReq: /bin/sh
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
Requires(interp): /bin/sh /bin/sh /bin/sh
Requires(rpmlib):
rpmlib(CompressedFileNames) <= 3.0.4-1
Requires(post): /bin/sh
Requires(preun): /bin/sh
Requires(postun): /bin/sh
Requires: ld-linux.so.2
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1) libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.1.3)
Wrote: /usr/src/redhat/RPMS/i386/basplnx-6.2.1-1.i386.rpm
Executing(%clean): /bin/sh -e /var/tmp/rpm-tmp.3526
[root@localhost redhat]#
Preparing... ########################################### [100%]
1:basplnx ########################################### [100%]
[root@localhost redhat]#
Figure 35 RPM Install of Broadcom Device Drivers

4.5 Issues related to Red Hat AS 2.1/3.0 and blades

1.
The firmware for HS40 blades MUST be updated to the minimum levels shown in Table 5 HS40 BIOS
and ISMP Information if the blade is going to be running Linux. There is a problem identified in the
1.32 version of the BIOS, related to EFI, which causes processors to be disabled. The only fix for this
error is to upgrade the BIOS and ISMP firmware.
2.
Installing Red Hat by booting from remote CDs is not currently supported on the HS40. Installing the
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mount /dev/sda /mnt/floppy
ls -al /mnt/floppy
cp /mnt/floppy/basplnx-6.2.1-1.src.i386.rpm /tmp
cd /tmp
rpm -ivh basplnx-6.2.1-1.src.i386.rpm
cd /usr/src/redhat/
rpmbuild -bb ./SPECS/basplnx.spec
-D__KERNEL__
-D__KERNEL__
/bin/sh /bin/sh
rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix)
libc.so.6
rpm -ivh RPMS/i386/basplnx-6.2.1-1.i386.rpm
-DMODULE
-DMODULE
rpmlib(PayloadFilesHavePrefix)
/bin/sh
-I/lib/modules/2.4.9-
-I/lib/modules/2.4.9-
<= 4.0-1
<= 4.0-1
libc.so.6(GLIBC_2.0)
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