Editing The Linux Boot Loader; Sstk Configuration Variables; Global Options - HP Integrity rx1600 Deployment Manual

Table 4-1 SSTK Variables (continued)
Variable Name
IMAGE_FILE=""
LOG_LEVEL=0
ESP_SIZE=128
HPSP_SIZE=400
SWAP_SIZE=500
AUTO_CONFIGURE_SAN="yes"
The variables that configure the names of the configuration files that are used throughout the
scripts and their default values are as follows:
Table 4-2 SSTK Configuration Variables
Variable Name
ACU_FILE="acu.ini"
CONREP_CONF="conrep.xml"
CONREP_FILE="conrep.dat"
HBAQLOGIC_FILE="hba-qlogic.ini"
HBAEMULEX_FILE="hba-emulex.ini"

Editing the Linux Boot Loader

The SSTK environment starts forming when the EFI boot loader launches the Linux boot loader
(elilo). The Linux boot loader reads the elilo.conf configuration file and loads the kernel
and root file system based on these configuration parameters. This process is no different than
booting up to the Linux OS, but you can use the elilo.conf file to do much more.
The SSTK uses the elilo.conf file to run the bootstrap script in the root file system, mounts
the repository file system, and launches the main_toolkit_launch.sh script residing in the
repository. Then, the main_toolkit_launch.sh script prompts you to select one of three
tasks: start a bash shell, read the hardware configuration of the server, or write to the hardware
configuration and install the operating system, drivers, and applications.
The elilo.conf configuration file is an ASCII (not a UNICODE) file that controls the behavior
of the Linux boot loader. The configuration file follows the LILO/x86 syntax. The configuration
options are divided into the following three groups:
• The global options, which are listed first, affect the behavior of elilo and apply to all
images, and then affect the list of images and options for each of them, if necessary. It is
possible to have an empty list of global options.
Table 4-3 Global Options
Global Option
default=value
timeout=number
34 Setting Up the Toolkit Environment
Description
Sets the name of the Linux image file.
The default value is linux.img.
Sets the log level. Set 1 for normal logging or zero (0 ) for extended logging.
The default value is zero.
Defines the ESP partition size.
Defines the HPSP partition size 0.
Defines the SWAP partition size.
Enables automatic configuration for the SAN environment.
Description
Sets the array configuration file used by the cpqacuxe utility.
Sets the EFI variables to be replicated by the conrep utility.
Contains the EFI configuration captured by the conrep utility.
Sets the configuration file to manage EFI boot setting on QLogic Adapter.
Sets the configuration file to manage EFI boot setting on Emulex
Adapter.
Description
Specifies the names of the default image to boot. If not defined, elilo boots the
first defined image.
Specifies the number of tenths of seconds to wait while in interactive mode before
autobooting default kernel. Default is infinity.