Procedure To Install Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 Into The San Storage Unit; Presetting; Preparation Of Installation - Fujitsu PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Installation Manual

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CHAPTER 4 Installation of Operating System and bundled software

4.11 Procedure to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 into the SAN Storage Unit

Note
[PRIMEQUEST2400E/2800E only]
For RHEL6 KVM, Raid Controller Card/HDD/SSD on Non Home SB can't assign to KVM guest using PCI passthrough
function.
4.11 Procedure to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11
Service Pack 3 into the SAN Storage Unit
This section describes the procedures for installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 3 (referred to below as
SLES11 SP#) on the SAN storage unit. Confirm the MMB configuration and successful login to the MMB before starting
the installation.
For details on configuring the SAN storage unit and FC card ,
the PRIMEQUEST 1000 Series SAN Boot Environment Configuration Manual (C122-E206EN).

4.11.1 Presetting

Set the following if necessary.
1.
Set the LUN of the SAN storage device.
2.
[PCI ROM Priority] of BIOS is set.
- For the UEFI Install
- Set [Device Manager]-[PCI Subsystem Configuration]-[PCI ROM Priority] of BIOS menu to "EFI Compatible
ROM".
- For the UEFI Install:
- Set [Device Manager]-[PCI Subsystem Configuration]-[PCI ROM Priority] of BIOS menu to "Legacy ROM".
- Set [Device Manager]-[PCI Subsystem Configuration]-[OpROM Scan Configuration] of BIOS menu to "Enable"
only for booting Device.
3.
Set the BIOS to recognize LUN of the FC card,
For setting the FC card,
Boot Environment Configuration Manual (C122-E206EN).
4.
Check the setting of the partition by MMB after removing the internal HDD/SSD of PRIMEQUEST.
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SB/IOU configuration is set
See
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Console redirection is set
See
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Video redirection: Enable
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Virtual media: Enable
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Various modes are set
See
5.
Connect only the LUN which installs the SAN storage device to the partition of PRIMEQUEST.
For the setting of SAN storage device, see the manual attached with the SAN storage device.
6.
Allocate the I/O space in the FC card for boot path and in the SAS RAID controllerRAID card.
For details on allocation of the I/O space, see
Assignment] menu" of PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series Tool Reference (CA92344-0539).

4.11.2 Preparation of installation

Prepare the SLES11 SP3 installation DVD.
Preparation for boot
The FC cable is made single path (connect only one FC cable).
Converged Network Adapter and NIC for iSCSI
"3.4.1 Setting the partition
configuration"
"3.4.6 Settings of Console
Redirection"
"3.4.5 Various mode
settings"
Converged Network Adapter and NIC for iSCSI Boot
Converged Network Adapter and NIC for iSCSI
Boot, see PRIMEQUEST 2000 Series SAN
"3.4.5 Various mode
settings" and "5.5.1 [Configure I/O Space
81
, see
Boot.
CA92344-0536-01

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