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  • Page 1 H3C Servers Operating System Installation Guide New H3C Technologies Co., Ltd. http://www.h3c.com Document version: 6W106-20210414...
  • Page 2 The information in this document is subject to change without notice. All contents in this document, including statements, information, and recommendations, are believed to be accurate, but they are presented without warranty of any kind, express or implied. H3C shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein.
  • Page 3 Preface This preface includes the following topics about the documentation: • Audience. • Conventions. • Documentation feedback. Audience This documentation is intended for: • Network planners. • Field technical support and servicing engineers. • Server administrators working with the Server. Conventions The following information describes the conventions used in the documentation.
  • Page 4 Symbols Convention Description An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed WARNING! can result in personal injury. An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed CAUTION: can result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software. An alert that calls attention to essential information.
  • Page 5 Documentation feedback You can e-mail your comments about product documentation to info@h3c.com. We appreciate your comments.

  • Page 6: Table Of Contents

    Installing the OS ················································································································································· 2 Restrictions and guidelines ························································································································ 2 Procedure ··················································································································································· 3 Installing drivers on H3C servers ··································································· 1 Installing a Windows driver ································································································································ 1 Installing a Linux driver ······································································································································ 4 Installing a storage controller driver by using a .deb file (for Ubuntu OSs) ················································ 4...
  • Page 7 Installing an FC HBA driver by using a .tar.gz file (for RedHat OSs) ························································· 6 Installing a GPU driver by using a .run file (for RedHat OSs) ···································································· 8 Installing an FC HBA driver (for VMware OSs) ································································································ 13 Updating firmware ············································································································································ 15 Updating storage controller firmware ·······································································································...

  • Page 8: Overview

    Installs OSs in bulk in a large-sized network. on multiple servers drivers through FIST Applicable products This document is applicable to the following products: • H3C UniServer R4900 G5 • H3C UniServer R4700 G5 • H3C UniServer R4950 G5 •...
  • Page 9 • H3C UniServer R6900 G3 • H3C UniServer R8900 G3...

  • Page 10: Installation Workflow

    Installation workflow Figure 1 Installation workflow Start Identify OS compatibility OS installation methods BIOS FIST iFIST Set up FIST Prepare OS image environment Access iFIST Prepare OS image Configure RAID and REPO file Prepare OS image and REPO file RAID detected? Create a server template (Optional) Configure...

  • Page 11: Verifying Os Compatibility

    Verifying OS compatibility Verify that the target OS is compatible with the server and its components, such as storage controllers and Ethernet adapters before OS installation. For more information, visit http://www.h3c.com/cn/Service/Document_Software/Document_Center/Server/.

  • Page 12: Installing An Os Through The Bios

    Logging in to the server You can log in to the server locally or through a remote console. Logging in to the server locally You can connect a keyboard, monitor, and mouse to the server and then power on the server to manage it locally.
  • Page 13 For a rack server, connect the network cable to the HDM shared network port or HDM  dedicated network port. For a blade server, connect the network cable to the management port of OM.  Make sure the PC can reach the server. Open a browser and access the HDM Web interface.

  • Page 14: Connecting The Os Image

    Figure 3 Connecting the PC to both the active and standby OM modules Enclosure Configure IP settings on the PC for the PC to reach the OM modules. Open the browser, enter the management IP address of OM in the format of https://OM_ip_address in the address bar, and then press Enter.
  • Page 15 Boot media Preparing for installation Set up the PXE environment, including a TFTP server and a DHCP server. Connect an Ethernet port on each server where the OS is to be installed to the PXE environment. For more information about how to set up the PXE environment, see the PXE environment setup guide.
  • Page 16 Figure 6 Enabling PXE on network ports Press F4 to save the configuration and reboot the server. Click the Save & Exit tab, and then select the boot option for PXE in the Boot Override area. For UEFI boot mode, select the port connecting to the PXE server. In this example, port 1 ...
  • Page 17 Figure 8 PXE boot options in Legacy boot mode Mounting an OS image through a remote console IMPORTANT: To avoid OS installation failure caused by connection errors in a WAN, mount an OS image in the same LAN as the server. This section mounts a virtual CD/DVD.

  • Page 18: Configuring Raid

    Installing the OS on a logical disk improves server's read/write performance and provides fault tolerance through data verification, which improves system stability. For more information about RAID configuration, see H3C Servers Storage Controllers User Guide. Setting the BIOS boot mode The server supports two BIOS boot modes: Legacy and UEFI.

  • Page 19: Selecting The Boot Media

    • In Legacy mode, DCPMMs cannot be used for operating system installation. • To use the Legacy mode, configure the first boot drive, and install the OS on the drive. For more information, see configuring boot options in H3C Servers Storage Controllers User Guide. To set the BIOS boot mode: In the BIOS Setup Utility, click the Boot tab, select Boot mode select, and then press Enter.

  • Page 20: Installing The Os

    Figure 14 Starting the server Select the boot media that contains the OS image. This section selects AMI Virtual CDROM0 as an example, because a virtual CD/DVD is mounted from the remote console. Figure 15 Selecting the boot media Installing the OS The OS installation wizard might vary by OS type and OS version.

  • Page 21: Installing A Windows Os

    Installing a Windows OS The installation procedure is the same for different Windows OS versions. This section installs Windows Server 2012 R2 and the storage controller driver. Make sure both the OS image and the storage controller driver file have been mounted to the server. You can mount a file to the server through a CD/DVD, USB disk, or virtual media.
  • Page 22 Figure 17 Starting installing Windows Select an OS version, and then click Next. As a best practice, select an OS with a GUI. This example selects Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter (Server with a GUI). Figure 18 Selecting an OS version Select I accept the license terms, and then click Next.
  • Page 23 Figure 19 License terms Select an installation type, Custom or Upgrade. To install a new OS, select Custom. To upgrade your OS, select Upgrade. This example selects the Custom type. Figure 20 Selecting an installation type Click Load Driver, and then click Browse. CAUTION: Load the storage controller driver when installing a Windows OS to avoid the following issues: •...
  • Page 24 Figure 21 Disk not detected Figure 22 Loading a driver Select the path where the driver is located, and then click OK.
  • Page 25 Figure 23 Selecting the driver path Select the driver to install, and then click Next. Figure 24 Driver detected 10. Select the destination drive to install the OS, and then click Next.
  • Page 26 Figure 25 Loading storage controller driver completed 11. Wait for the system to complete OS installation. Figure 26 Installing the OS 12. Set the password, and then click Finish after the system completes installation and enters the Settings page. The user name is Administrator, which cannot be modified.
  • Page 27 Figure 27 Setting the password 13. Press Ctrl+Alt+Delete on the keyboard of the remote console as prompted. Figure 28 OS installation completed 14. Enter the administrator password. For the OS to correctly identify hardware devices, install the Chipset driver after OS installation.

  • Page 28: Installing A Red Hat/Centos 6.X Os

    Figure 29 Entering the administrator password Figure 30 Entering the OS Installing a Red Hat/CentOS 6.x OS The installation procedures are similar for Red Hat and CentOS 6.x OSs. This section installs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8 and the storage controller driver. Make sure both the OS image and the storage controller driver file have been mounted to the server.
  • Page 29 To install a Red Hat/CentOS 6.x OS: Enter the BIOS and select boot options. For more information, see "Selecting the boot media." Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.8, and then press e as prompted, as shown in Figure Figure 31 Confirming OS installation Select the line that starts with kernel, and then press e.
  • Page 30 Figure 33 Entering the kernel page On the page that opens, select Yes. Figure 34 Selecting a driver disk Select the mirrored interface to mount the driver disk.
  • Page 31 Figure 35 Selecting the mirrored interface Click OK. Figure 36 Confirming the next step Click No to not load any other drivers and enter self-test.
  • Page 32 Figure 37 Canceling loading any other drivers Press Tab, select OK or Skip, and then press Enter. This example selects Skip. Figure 38 Confirming media test 10. Click Next.
  • Page 33 Figure 39 Preparing OS configuration 11. Select the language, and then click Next. Figure 40 Selecting the language 12. Select the keyboard, and then click Next.
  • Page 34 Figure 41 Selecting the keyboard 13. Select the device type, Basic Storage Devices or Specialized Storage Devices, and then click Next. This example selects Basic Storage Devices. Figure 42 Selecting the device type 14. Enter the host name in the Hostname field, and then click Next. To configure the network, click Configure Network on the lower left corner of the page.
  • Page 35 Figure 43 Setting the host name 15. Select your time zone, and then click Next. Figure 44 Selecting your time zone 16. Set the root password, and then click Next.
  • Page 36 Figure 45 Setting the root password 17. Select the type of installation, and then click Next. This example selects Use All Space. Figure 46 Selecting the type of installation 18. Back up all data on the disk, and then click Write changes to disk to format the disk. Figure 47 Confirming the formatting operation 19.
  • Page 37 The following server types are available: Basic Server—Base, without GUI.  Database Server—Base, plus MySQL database, without GUI.  Web Server—Base, plus PHP, Web server, and MySQL database client, without GUI.  Identity Management Server.  Virtualization Host—Base, virtualization platform. ...
  • Page 38 21. Click Close, and then click Next. For the OS to start correctly, make sure the boot package is not selected if the BIOS boot mode is UEFI. Figure 50 Base System Figure 51 Installing the OS 22. Click Reboot to reboot the server.

  • Page 39: Installing A Red Hat 7.X, Red Hat 8.X, Centos 7.X, Or Centos 8.X Os

    Figure 52 Rebooting the server Figure 53 Logging in to the OS Installing a Red Hat 7.x, Red Hat 8.x, CentOS 7.x, or CentOS 8.x OS The installation procedures are similar for Red Hat 7.x, Red Hat 8.x, CentOS 7.x, and CentOS 8.x OSs.
  • Page 40 Enter the BIOS and select boot options. For more information, see "Selecting the boot media." Select Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2, and then press e as prompted, as shown in Figure Figure 54 Confirming OS installation Input linux dd at the end of the line that starts with linuxefi, and then press F10 or Ctrl+X to start installation.
  • Page 41 Figure 56 Parameter configuration Select the system language, and then click Continue.
  • Page 42 Figure 57 Selecting the language Configure the options in Figure 58 as required. If an icon has a mark, it indicates that the configuration is incorrect, and you must reconfigure the option. The following describes only the steps for specifying a destination disk. The default settings are used for other options.
  • Page 43 Figure 58 Option configuration Click INSTALLATION DESTINATION. Select the disk where the OS is to be installed, and then click Done. This example uses automatic partitioning. To use manual partitioning, select I will configure partitioning. Then you must select Standard Partition from the New mount points will use the following partitioning scheme list for successful OS installation.
  • Page 44 Click Reclaim space to format the disk when the following dialog box appears. Figure 60 Confirming the formatting operation Click Delete all. When the status in the Action column changes to Delete, click Reclaim space to delete all partitions. Figure 61 Deleting the current partitions 10.
  • Page 45 Figure 62 Starting installing the OS 11. Click ROOT PASSWORD. Figure 63 User settings 12. Enter the root password, and then click Done. If the password is too simple, the system gives a prompt. To accept the simple password, click Done twice. Figure 64 Setting the root password 13.
  • Page 46 Figure 65 Creating a user account 14. Wait for the system to complete installation. Figure 66 Installing the OS 15. Click Reboot to reboot the server after the installation is complete.

  • Page 47: Installing An Suse Os

    Figure 67 Rebooting the server Figure 68 Logging in to the OS Installing an SUSE OS The installation procedures are similar for SUSE OSs. This example installs SLES 11 SP4. You do not need to install the storage controller driver for an SUSE OS.
  • Page 48 To install an SUSE OS: Enter the BIOS and select boot options. For more information, see "Selecting the boot media." As shown in Figure 69, click Installation, and then press E. Figure 69 Confirming OS installation Input dud=1 at the end of the line that starts with linuxefi, and then press F10 to start installation.
  • Page 49 Figure 71 Entering the CLI console Enter the modinfo aacraid command to identify whether the driver has been installed successfully. Press Ctrl+Alt+F7 to continue OS installation. Set the language and keyboard layout of the OS, select I Agree to the License Terms, and then click Next.
  • Page 50 Figure 72 Setting the language and keyboard layout Select Check ISO File as required, and then click Next. Figure 73 Media Check Click Next.
  • Page 51 Figure 74 System Probing Select an installation mode and then click Next. This example selects New Installation. Figure 75 Selecting an installation mode 10. Select your time zone, and then click Next.
  • Page 52 Figure 76 Selecting your time zone 11. Select the server base scenario, and then click Next. As a best practice, select Physical Machine for new installation. Figure 77 Selecting the server base scenario 12. To use the default settings, click Install. The system will start OS installation.
  • Page 53 Figure 78 Installing the OS 13. To manually partition the disk: a. Click Partitioning, on the Preparing Hard Disk page select a partitioning method, and then click Next. If you select 1.IDE Disk, the system will automatically partition the disk based on the size of the disk.
  • Page 54 Figure 80 Partitioning the disk c. Click Add. On the page that opens, set the partition size, and then click Next. Figure 81 Adding a partition d. Select a file system and mount point, and then click Finish.
  • Page 55 Figure 82 Setting the partition e. To install software, click Software. On the page that opens, select software and set system tasks, and then click OK. Figure 83 Selecting software 14. Click Install.
  • Page 56 Figure 84 Installing the OS 15. After the installation is complete, click Next. The system will automatically reboot. Figure 85 Performing installation...
  • Page 57 Figure 86 OS rebooting 16. Set the root password, and then click Next when the following page appears. Figure 87 Setting the root password 17. Click Next as prompted until the OS configuration is complete. The suse 12xxxx and UEFI OS and suse linux xxx boot options will appear on the BIOS Setup Utility for an SUSE 12 OS and SUSE 11 OS, respectively.

  • Page 58: Installing A Vmware Esxi Os

    For versions earlier than VMware ESXi 6.5 Download ESXi-Customizer and storage controller driver. You can download ESXi-Customizer from the Internet and a storage controller driver from the H3C website. Run ESXI-Customizer.cmd, and perform the following tasks in the dialog box that opens: Select the original VMware ESXi ISO.
  • Page 59 Figure 89 Integrating an OS image and a storage controller driver For VMware ESXi 6.5 and later versions (Optional.) Update PowerShell to version 3.0. a. Open CMD, and execute the command to view Get-Host | Select-Object Version the PowerShell version. −...
  • Page 60 Figure 91 VMware-PowerCLI-6.5.0 installation completed Integrate an OS image and a storage controller driver. a. Access the H3C website to obtain the storage controller driver package and decompress the package as shown in Figure Figure 92 Decompressing the storage controller driver package b.
  • Page 61 Figure 95 Loading the driver file e. Execute the command to obtain the driver name. In this Get-EsxSoftwarePackage example, the driver name is smartpqi. Figure 96 Viewing driver information f. Execute the Add-esxsoftwareDepot –depoturl OS_image_file_name.zip command to load the OS image. Figure 97 Loading the OS image g.
  • Page 62 i. Execute the Export-EsxImageProfile -NoSignatureCheck –ImageProfile configuration_file_name –ExportToIso –FilePath command to export the OS image integrated with the export_path_and_file_name driver. Figure 100 Exporting the OS image integrated with the driver j. Verify that the OS image has been exported to the specified path with the specified name. Figure 101 Obtaining the OS image integrated with the driver Installing the OS Enter the BIOS and select boot options.
  • Page 63 Figure 103 Loading the OS module Press Enter as prompted to continue installation. Figure 104 VMware ESXi installation Press F11.
  • Page 64 Figure 105 License Agreement Select the disk to install the OS and then press Enter. To see details, press F1. Figure 106 Selecting the disk to install the OS Confirm disk selection and then press Enter. To change to another disk, press Esc and then select another one.
  • Page 65 Figure 108 Selecting a keyboard layout Set the root password, and then press Enter. Figure 109 Setting the root password Press F11 to start installation. Figure 110 Confirming VMware ESXi OS installation 10. Press Enter to reboot the server. If the OS image is obtained from a CD/DVD or bootable USB disk, remove the CD/DVD or USB disk, and then press Enter to reboot the server.
  • Page 66 Figure 111 OS installation completed Figure 112 OS reboot completed 11. Press F2, enter the root password, and then press Enter. The OS installation is complete when the page as shown in Figure 114 appears.

  • Page 67: Installing A Citrix Os

    Figure 113 Entering the root password Figure 114 Configuring the password Installing a Citrix OS The installation procedures are similar for different VMware Citrix OS versions. This example installs Citrix XenServer 7.1 but does not install the storage controller driver. To install a Citrix OS: Enter the BIOS and select boot options.
  • Page 68 Figure 115 Grub Select the keymap to use and then click OK. This example selects [qwerty] us. Figure 116 Selecting the keymap Confirm installation and then click OK.
  • Page 69 Figure 117 Confirming installation Read the End User License Agreement, select Accept EULA, and then press Enter. Figure 118 End User License Agreement Select a disk to install the OS if you have multiple disks, and then click OK.
  • Page 70 Figure 119 Selecting a disk Select Local media as the installation source, and then click OK. Figure 120 Selecting an installation source Select Skip verification, and then click OK. If you encounter any issues during installation, verify the installation source as a best practice.
  • Page 71 Figure 121 Verifying the installation source Set and confirm the root password, and then click OK. XenCenter will use this password to connect to the XenServer host. Figure 122 Setting the root password 10. Select a network interface for connecting to the management server, and then click OK.
  • Page 72 Figure 123 Selecting a network interface 11. Select a method for specifying an IP address for the management interface, and then click OK. Automatic configuration (DHCP)—Obtains an IP address through DHCP.  Static configuration—Manually specify an IP address. If you select this option, you must ...
  • Page 73 Figure 125 Configuring DNS 13. Set the time zone by selecting the geographical area and then the city, and then click OK. Figure 126 Setting the time zone 14. Select a method for setting the system time, and then click OK. Using NTP—You must specify a minimum of one NTP server and specify the IP address of ...
  • Page 74 Figure 127 Selecting the method for setting the system time Figure 128 Configuring the NTP server 15. Select Install XenServer, and then press Enter to start installation.
  • Page 75 Figure 129 Starting installation 16. Wait for the system to complete installation. Figure 130 OS installation in progress 17. Click OK after installation is completed to restart the server.
  • Page 76 Figure 131 Installation completed 18. Select XenServer, and then press Enter. Figure 132 GNU GRUB You have entered the Citrix XenServer GUI when the following page appears.

  • Page 77: Installing A Ubuntu Os

    Figure 133 Citrix 7.1 GUI NOTE: If a storage controller has been installed on the server, install the driver for the storage controller as shown in "Installing a storage controller driver by using an .rpm file (for RedHat OSs)"as a best practice.
  • Page 78 Figure 134 Installing Ubuntu server Select a language, and then press Enter. Figure 135 Selecting a language Select your location, and then press Enter.
  • Page 79 Figure 136 Selecting a location Select whether to detect keyboard layout. This example skips keyboard layout detection. Figure 137 Selecting whether to detect keyboard layout Select the country of origin for the keyboard, and then press Enter.
  • Page 80 Figure 138 Selecting the country of origin for the keyboard Select the keyboard layout, and then press Enter. Figure 139 Selecting the keyboard layout Select a connected network interface as the primary network interface, and then press Enter.
  • Page 81 Figure 140 Configuring the network Press Enter when the following page appears. Figure 141 Network autoconfiguration failed 10. Select a network configuration method, and then press Enter. This example selects not to configure the network at this time. Figure 142 Selecting a network configuration method 11.
  • Page 82 Figure 144 Entering the real name of the user Figure 145 Entering the username for your account Figure 146 Setting the password 12. Configure whether to encrypt your home directory. This example selects to not encrypt the home directory. Figure 147 Setting home directory encryption 13.
  • Page 83 Figure 148 Selecting the time zone 14. Select a partitioning method. This example selects Guided - use entire disk. In UEFI boot mode, to avoid installation failure, you must create the /boot/efi partition, and make sure the files in the partition are in the efi or fat format if you select manual partitioning. In Legacy mode, if you select Guided - use entire disk, the system creates only the / and swap partitions.
  • Page 84 Figure 150 Checking the partitions 16. Wait for the system to complete installation. Figure 151 Installing the system 17. Select a method for applying updates. This example selects to not update the system. Figure 152 Selecting a method for applying updates 18.
  • Page 85 Figure 153 Choosing software to install 19. Press Enter when the following page appears to complete installation. Figure 154 Finishing the installation 20. Enter the username and password to log in to Ubuntu. Figure 155 Entering the username and password...

  • Page 86: Installing An Oracle Linux 8.2 Os

    Figure 156 Logging in to the Ubuntu OS Installing an Oracle Linux 8.2 OS Oracle Linux 8.2 OS was released based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 OS and provides some new features. It comes with drivers and does not require manual driver installation. To install an Oracle Linux 8.2 OS: Enter the BIOS and select boot options.
  • Page 87 Figure 158 Deployment screen Select the language, and then click Continue. Figure 159 Selecting the language On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page that opens, configure the system information, including the installation destination, network name, and host name.
  • Page 88 Figure 160 Configuring system information a. In the SYSTEM area of the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, click Installation Destination. On the page that opens, select the destination devices, select a storage configuration, select whether to encrypt the data, and then click Done. Figure 161 Configuring the installation destination b.
  • Page 89 Figure 162 Configuring the network name and host name On the INSTALLATION SUMMARY page, click Begin Installation. The OS installation process might take a long time. Figure 163 Installation progress After the installation finishes, click Root Password on the CONFIGURATION page to set the root password and click Done.
  • Page 90 On the CONFIGURATION page, click User Creation to configure a user, and then click Done. Figure 165 Creating a user On the CONFIGURATION page, click Finish Configuration, and then click Reboot to reboot the server. Figure 166 Rebooting the server On the login page that opens, enter the password to sign in to the OS.

  • Page 91: Installing A Cas Os

    After a successful login, you are placed on the welcome page as shown in Figure 168. Figure 168 OS welcome screen Installing a CAS OS For more information about how to install a CAS OS, see the installation guide for H3C CAS.

  • Page 92: Installing An Os And Drivers Through Fist

    Before installing an OS, obtain the OS image in .iso format from the official website of the OS, and save the OS image to the FIST client. To install a VMware ESXi OS through FIST, obtain the customized OS image from the H3C official website.

  • Page 93: Signing In To Fist

    Signing in to FIST Restrictions and guidelines You can only use user accounts in Activated state to log in to FIST. Login requests with an inactivated account will be rejected. Procedure Open the browser, enter the system IP address of the FIST server in the format of https://FIST_ip_address in the address bar, and then press Enter.

  • Page 94: Upload An Os Image

    Figure 171 Entering the server list page Click Add and select Add Manually in the Method dialog box that opens. IMPORTANT: To add multiple servers in bulk, select Auto Discovery or Bulk import as a best practice. For more information, see the FIST user guide. Select HDM as the device type, enter the HDM management IP address, HDM username and password, and then click OK.
  • Page 95 • To avoid uploading failure, do not refresh the FIST webpage during the uploading process. • To avoid OS installation errors, make sure the OS image is obtained from the official website and is not corrupt. • Make sure the name of the OS image does not contain left angle brackets (<), right angle brackets (>), or quotation marks (").

  • Page 96: Upload A Repo File

    Upload a REPO file Select Menu > Templates > Repository to enter the Repository page. Figure 175 Entering the Repository page Click Add Repository. In the dialog box that opens, select a repository path. This document uses the local path as an example. Figure 176 Adding a repository Click Upload.

  • Page 97: Add A Server Template

    Figure 178 Viewing the inventory result Add a server template Restrictions and guidelines • Make sure the storage controllers to be configured are the same model as specified in the RAID settings. If two storage controllers are configured, make sure the storage controllers are present on the server.
  • Page 98 Figure 180 Adding a server template In the Basic Info area, enter the server template name and template description (optional), and then select a compatible server model from the Server Model list. In the RAID Settings area, click Add Storage Controller, select the storage controller model, and then click Configure.
  • Page 99 Figure 182 Configuring a logical drive In the OS Settings area, click Configure. On the OS Settings page that opens, select an operating system and an image file. See Figure 183. Figure 183 Configuring system settings Select a method in the Parameter Settings area. a.
  • Page 100 Figure 184 Configuring an OS by using an answer file b. If you select Manually Configure, configure OS-related parameters. The available parameters vary by OS type. This document uses a Linux OS for example. Figure 185 Manually configuring an OS...
  • Page 101 Select a target drive in the System Drive Settings area and select a repository in the Driver Settings area. If you need to install a driver, select the driver file from the repository library. Figure 186 Selecting the target drive and repository 10.

  • Page 102: Apply A Server Template For Os Installation

    Figure 187 Confirming OS settings 11. Confirm OS settings and then click OK. Apply a server template for OS installation Restrictions and guidelines • To complete RAID, system, and driver settings in a server template, you must install iFIST of the most recent version on the managed servers, and make sure iFIST has a system IP address that can communicate with FIST.
  • Page 103 Prerequisites As a best practice, update iFIST of the target server to the latest version, because this feature will use the storage controller driver integrated in iFIST. Procedure In the navigation pane, select Menu > Deployment > Servers > Apply Server Templates. Figure 188 Applying server templates Select the target servers, and then click Apply Server Template.

  • Page 104: Installing An Os And Drivers Through Ifist

    During OS installation, the drivers can be installed simultaneously if you have mounted the REPO to the server. For more information about REPO, see H3C Servers REPO User Guide. For more information about OS types supported by iFIST, see H3C Servers iFIST User Guide.

  • Page 105: Installing The Os

    Figure 190 Mounting the OS image and REPO file Installing the OS Restrictions and guidelines • The firewall of the OS installed through iFIST is disabled by default. • When you install a new OS on the local server with an OS, the old OS will be overwritten. •...

  • Page 106: Procedure

    Procedure On the iFIST Web interface, click OS Installation Wizard. Figure 191 Selecting OS installation wizard On the Configure basic settings page that opens, select the type of media as the boot media, and then click Next. Figure 192 Configuring basic settings On the Configure RAID arrays page that opens, click the Create RAID array tab.
  • Page 107 c. In the dialog box that opens, enter a RAID array name, select a RAID level, and then click Figure 193 Creating a RAID array To view the logical drives on the server, click the Manage logical drives tab, and then click Next.
  • Page 108 On the Configure system settings page, select drivers and configure the OS parameters. Figure 195 Configuring system settings In the Target drive field, select the logical drive where you want to install the operating system, and then click Next. On the Verify configuration page, verify that the OS installation settings are correct.
  • Page 109 Figure 196 Verifying the configuration To revise the settings, click Previous. If no revision is required, click Next. 10. After you click Next on the Verify configuration page, iFIST starts to prepare the server for the OS installation and displays the real-time progress, as shown in Figure 197.
  • Page 110 The server is automatically restarted after the OS installation is complete without manual intervention.

  • Page 111: Installing Drivers On H3C Servers

    Use FIST to install drivers on a single server or multiple servers in bulk. For more information, see H3C Servers FIST User Guide. • Use REPO, which supports offline driver and firmware update. For more information, see H3C Servers REPO User Guide. •...
  • Page 112 Figure 199 Device Manager Figure 200 Displaying driver version Installing the network adapter Download the driver from the H3C website. Double-click the driver, and then click Install.
  • Page 113 If the file is an .inf file, select Update driver, select Local search in the dialog box that opens, and then select the .inf file. Figure 201 Running the driver Click OK. Figure 202 Driver installation completed Display the driver version to verify that the version has been updated.

  • Page 114: Installing A Linux Driver

    Figure 203 Displaying driver version Installing a Linux driver Installing a storage controller driver by using a .deb file (for Ubuntu OSs) This section updates the driver of the RAID-P5408-Mf-8i-4GB storage controller for Ubuntu 18.04. Checking the storage controller version You can use the command to display kernel module information.

  • Page 115: Installing A Storage Controller Driver By Using An .Rpm File (For Redhat Oss)

    Figure 204 Displaying storage controller details Installing the storage controller driver Obtain the driver from the H3C website and mount the driver to the server. Execute the command to mount the virtual media to the /mnt directory. mount The virtual media often resides in the /dev/sr0 directory.

  • Page 116: Installing An Fc Hba Driver By Using A .Tar.gz File (For Redhat Oss)

    Figure 206 Displaying storage controller details Installing the storage controller Obtain the driver from the H3C website and mount the driver to the server. Execute the command to mount the virtual media to the /mnt directory. mount The virtual media often resides in the /dev/sr0 directory.
  • Page 117 Figure 209 Displaying FC HBA details Installing the FC HBA Obtain the driver from the H3C website and mount the driver to the server. Execute the command to mount the virtual media to the /mnt directory. mount The virtual media often resides in the /dev/sr0 directory.

  • Page 118: Installing A Gpu Driver By Using A .Run File (For Redhat Oss)

    Figure 212 Installing the driver of a FC HBA card for a RedHat device Execute the command to verify that the driver has been installed modinfo qla2xxx successfully. Figure 213 Verifying the driver installation Installing a GPU driver by using a .run file (for RedHat OSs) This section updates the driver of the M4000 GPU for RedHat 7.3.
  • Page 119 Figure 216 Displaying GPU driver information Installing the GPU driver Obtain the driver from the H3C website and mount the driver to the server. Disable the nouveau driver: a. Execute the command to create the disable_nouveau.conf vim disable_nouveau.
  • Page 120 Figure 217 Creating the disable_nouveau.conf file b. Add the following command lines to the file, and then exit the vim editor. blacklist nouveau options nouveau modeset=0 Figure 218 Adding the command lines Reboot the server for the configuration to take effect. Execute the command to view information about the GPU driver lsmod | grep –i nouveau...
  • Page 121 Figure 219 Viewing information about the OS-integrated GPU driver Execute the to switch to the CLI. init 3 Figure 220 Switching to the CLI Execute the ./ NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-367.44.run --no-opengl-files command to install the driver. Figure 221 Installing a GPU driver for a RedHat device As shown in Figure 222 Figure...
  • Page 122 Figure 222 Selecting Accept Figure 223 Selecting Yes After the installation, execute the command to view information about lspci –vvs 05:00.0 the current GPU driver. If the Kernel driver in use field displays nvidia, the driver has been installed successfully. Figure 224 Viewing the current GPU driver information...

  • Page 123: Installing An Fc Hba Driver (For Vmware Oss)

    Install the tool for remote access on the local client. Configure the IP settings for the VMware OS. Make sure the OS can reach the local client. Figure 226 Configuring the IP settings Obtain the driver from the H3C website, and then upload the VMware OS.
  • Page 124 Figure 227 Uploading the driver Checking the FC HBA version Log in to VMware, and execute the command esxcli software vib list Figure 228 Displaying FC HBA version Installing the FC HBA driver Execute the command. esxcli software vib install –v filename.vib Figure 229 Installing the FC HBA driver Execute the command to verify that the driver has been...

  • Page 125: Updating Firmware

    Figure 231 Viewing firmware version Updating the firmware Obtain the firmware image from the H3C website and mount the firmware image to the server. Log in to the server, and enter the BIOS setup utility. Click the Advanced tab, select the target storage controller, and then press Enter.
  • Page 126 Figure 232 Entering storage controller management submenu Select Update Firmware and press Enter. Figure 233 Selecting Update Firmware As shown in Figure 234, select the file system, directory, and image, select Update, and then press Enter.
  • Page 127 Figure 234 Selecting the firmware image Verify that the current firmware version and target firmware version are correct, and select Confirm > Enabled > Yes. Then, press Enter. Figure 235 Verifying firmware versions For the new firmware to take effect, press Enter to reboot the server. To verify that the firmware has been updated successfully, see "Checking the firmware version."...
  • Page 128 Figure 236 Rebooting the server...

  • Page 129: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting The /dev/root directory not found during Linux OS installation Symptom If you use a USB disk or external connected driver to install a Linux OS, the system generates a dracut-initqueue timeout error and prompts a /dev/root does not exist message. Figure 237 Error message Solution This issue is caused by the inconsistency between the partition label in GRUB and the actual USB...

  • Page 130: No Boot Options Can Be Found

    /mnt #rpm -Uvh mkinitrd-2.4.2-105.1.x86_64.rpm Press Ctrl+Alt+F7 to continue installation. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. No boot options can be found Symptom No boot options can be found when the following conditions are met: • The BIOS boot mode is Legacy.

  • Page 131: Failure To Enter Suse Os In Legacy Mode

    To resolve the issue: Configure the drive where the OS is installed as the primary bootup option. For more information, see H3C Storage Controller User Guide. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Failure to enter SUSE OS in Legacy mode...

  • Page 132: Failure To Install A Vmware Os When Only Mlom Adapters Are Installed

    Burn the driver of the mLOM adapter into the image of the system, and then use this image for PXE installation. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Failure to install a VMware OS when only mLOM adapters are installed Symptom A VMware OS failed to be installed when only mLOM adapters are installed.

  • Page 133: Suse12Sp2 Os Installation Takes A Long Time And The Webpage Is Stuck After Installation

    Figure 241 Verifying the drive in use f. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. • To resolve the issue for an SUSE OS, update the smartpqi and aacraid drivers and then reboot the server. SUSE12SP2 OS installation takes a long time and...
  • Page 134 Install the smartpqi driver. Reboot the server and verify that the smartpqi driver has been installed successfully. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Bluescreen or kernel error occurred when BIOS NUMA is enabled and IMC0 and IMC1 for CPU 1...

  • Page 135: An Error Occurred On An Nvme Drive And The Drive Went Offline After A Managed Hot Plug

    Do not disable all internal model controls (IMCs) for CPU 1 or CPU 2 if NUMA is enabled, or disable NUMA if you want to disable all IMCs for CPU 1 or CPU 2. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. An error occurred on an NVMe drive and the drive...

  • Page 136: A Blue Screen Occurred When The Network Adapter-10Ge-2P-520F-B2-1 Driver Was Being Installed

    This method fixes the payload of a PCIe device at system start and ignores the payload initialized by the BIOS. This might influence bandwidth usage. Figure 245 Adding a parameter to the GRUB configuration file If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. A blue screen occurred when the network adapter-10GE-2P-520F-B2-1 driver was being...

  • Page 137: Some Nvme Drives Might Fail To Be Identified When Multiple Nvme Drives Are Installed After Os Installation

    Solution To resolve the issue: Install a next NVMe drive a minimum of 20 seconds after one NVMe drive is installed. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Failed to install CASE0306 on an NVMe SSD drive Do not install CAS E0306 on an NVMe SSD drive.

  • Page 138: Windows Server 2012 R2

    Windows system. Solution To resolve the issue: Install the display card drivers first, and then install chipset drivers. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Bluescreen occurred during the installation of the IB-MCX354A-FCBT-56/40Gb-2P network adapter driver on Windows Server 2012 R2...
  • Page 139 Figure 247 Installing Mellanox network adapter driver b. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. • Method 2: c. Access BIOS Setup > Advanced > Socket Configuration > Processor Configuration, set Hyper-Threading[All] to Disabled, install the network adapter driver provided by Mellanox, and then enable hyper threading.

  • Page 140: Cas E0306 Os Installation Failure

    Change the transmission rate of the peer interface to 100 Mbps because the shared network interface supports autonegotiation. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. CAS E0306 OS installation failure CAS E0306 OS installation is not supported because this version does not contain the Smartpqi driver required by PMC SmartIOC 2100/SmartROC 3154.

  • Page 141: Acronyms

    Acronyms Table 5 Acronyms Acronym Full name Hardware Device Management iFIST Integrated Fast Intelligent Scalable Toolkit Keyboard Video Mouse Preboot Execute Environment RAID Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks Storage Area Network UEFI Unified Extensible Firmware Interface...

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