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Dell PowerEdge C6220 Installation Manual

Dell PowerEdge C6220 Installation Manual

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DELL POWEREDGE C6220 AND CENTOS 6.2: A LAMP REFERENCE
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A Principled Technologies Reference Architecture commissioned by Dell Inc.

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  • Page 1 DELL POWEREDGE C6220 AND CENTOS 6.2: A LAMP REFERENCE ARCHITECTURE A Principled Technologies Reference Architecture commissioned by Dell Inc.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Installing CentOS on the Dell PowerEdge C6220 ........6 Prerequisites ..................6 Installation ..................6 Installing the LAMP stack on CentOS and the Dell PowerEdge C6220 ..13 The LAMP stack – An overview ............13 Installation procedure ..............14 Summing it all up ................... 15 Appendix A –...

  • Page 3: Executive Summary

    In this reference architecture, we look at some of the many benefits that the Dell PowerEdge C6220 server can bring to large deployments and describe in detail the setup of a common configuration: CentOS running on the Dell PowerEdge C6220.
  • Page 4 LSI MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i RAID controller. For this installation guide we used the LSI MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i add-in RAID controller. Figure 1: 1U server node of the Dell PowerEdge C6220 with the LSI MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i storage controller.

  • Page 5: About Centos Server

    The Dell PowerEdge C6220 also different drive options, so you can allocate storage to the workloads that need it. To learn more about the Dell PowerEdge C6220 and the entire Dell PowerEdge C Series, visit http://www.dell.com/us/enterprise/p/poweredge-cloud-servers.

  • Page 6: Installing Centos On The Dell Poweredge C6220

    Driver prerequisites In our lab installation, we used a Dell PowerEdge C6220 with the LSI MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i RAID controller. Using this storage controller, CentOS installs and runs without extra hardware drivers or software modules on the Dell PowerEdge C6220.
  • Page 7 2. At the Dell PowerEdge C6220 Start Up screen, press F11 to select the boot device. 3. On the Boot Manager screen, select the device with the CentOS boot media; e.g., the CD/DVD virtual device. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc.
  • Page 8 4. At the CentOS 6.2 welcome screen, select Install or upgrade an existing system, and press Enter. 5. At the Media test screen, select Skip, and press Enter. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 8 Architecture...
  • Page 9 7. At the Choose an Installation Language screen, select English, and click Next. 8. At the Keyboard Type screen, select U.S. English, and click Next. 9. At the Storage Devices screen, select Basic Storage Devices, and click Next. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 9 Architecture...
  • Page 10 13. At the Editing network interface screen, check Connect Automatically. 14. On the same screen, Select the IPv4 Settings tab, change the Method to Manual, and click Add. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 10 Architecture...
  • Page 11 17. At the Time zone selection screen, select the appropriate time zone, and click Next. 18. Enter the root password in the Root Password and Confirm fields, and click Next. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 11 Architecture...
  • Page 12 21. At the default installation screen, Select Minimal and click Next to begin the installation. 22. At the Congratulations screen, click Reboot. 23. After the system reboots, open a console window and login in as root. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 12 Architecture...

  • Page 13: Installing The Lamp Stack On Centos And The Dell Poweredge C6220

    Below, we briefly describe each component and then review the specific methods for setting up a single-server LAMP stack on the Dell PowerEdge C6220. Apache Apache HTTP Server is an open-source Web server application that includes such features as Secure Sockets Layer and Transport Layer Security support, filtering support, and custom log files.

  • Page 14: Installation Procedure

    “RootPassword” (It is initially unset). mysql_secure_installation 4. Using the mysql client, create a test database, a test application user, and set privileges: mysql --user root --password=RootPassword mysql> USE mysql; Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 14 Architecture...

  • Page 15: Summing It All Up

    By increasing rack density, eliminating downtime with hot-swappable server nodes, and removing the cost of OS licenses and upgrade fees, running CentOS on the Dell PowerEdge C6220 can have a great effect on your organization’s bottom line, all while delivering top-of-the-line workload performance for your cloud and SaaS users.

  • Page 16: Appendix A - References

    APPENDIX A – REFERENCES 1. LSI MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i product description: http://www.lsi.com/products/storagecomponents/Pages/MegaRAIDSAS9265-8i.aspx 2. CentOS documentation: http://www.centos.org/ 3. Dell Support page: http://support.dell.com Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 16 Architecture...

  • Page 17: Appendix B - Dell Poweredge C6220 System Details

    Memory module(s) Total RAM in system (GB) Vendor and model number Hynix HMT351R7BFR8A-H9 Type PC3-10600R Speed (MHz) 1,333 Speed running in the system (MHz) 1,333 Timing/Latency(tCL-tRCD-tRP-tRASmin) 9-9-9-36 Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 17 Architecture...
  • Page 18 I350 Gigabit Network Connection Type Integrated USB ports Number 2 external, 1 internal Type Figure 2: Detailed configuration information for the Dell PowerEdge C6220 we used for this guide. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 18 Architecture...

  • Page 19: Appendix C - Lsi Megaraid Sas 9265-8I Storage Configuration

    3. On the Adapter Selection screen, select the LSI MegaRAID SAS 9265-8i adaptor and click Start. 4. On the MegaRAID BIOS Home screen, click on Configuration Wizard. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 19...
  • Page 20 5. On the first Configuration Wizard screen, select New Configuration, and click Next. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 20 Architecture...
  • Page 21 7. On the Select Configuration Method screen, select Automatic Configuration and Redundancy when possible. Click Next. 8. On the Configuration Preview screen, click Accept. 9. On the Save configuration screen, click Yes. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 21 Architecture...
  • Page 22 Select Set Boot Drive (current = NONE), and click Go. 12. After the screen refreshes and the virtual drive is set as the boot drive, click Home. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 22...
  • Page 23 14. Click Next twice to go to the third screen, Controller Properties. Set the Controller BIOS to enabled if necessary. 15. Click Home to return to the Home screen, and then Exit. 16. On the Exit Confirmation Screen, click Yes. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 23 Architecture...
  • Page 24 17. On the Reboot System Page, select Restart System (warm boot) from the Power menu. 18. As the system reboots, the storage-controller screen now displays the virtual disk. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 24...

  • Page 25: Appendix D - Sample Script File For Lamp On Centos 6.2

    $link); $result = mysql_query("SELECT testcol FROM tbl_hello_world", $link); $row = mysql_fetch_assoc($result); print_r($row); mysql_close($link); ?> Figure 3: Sample PHP file to query the test database: /var/www/html/helloworld.php. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 25 Architecture...

  • Page 26: About Principled Technologies

    LIABILITY, INCLUDING FOR DIRECT DAMAGES, EXCEED THE AMOUNTS PAID IN CONNECTION WITH PRINCIPLED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.’S TESTING. CUSTOMER’S SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES ARE AS SET FORTH HEREIN. Dell PowerEdge C6220 and CentOS 6.2: A LAMP Reference Principled Technologies, Inc. 26 Architecture...

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