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Supermicro ARS-111GL-NHR Installing & Operating Manual

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  • Page 1 Installing Operating Systems for NVidia Servers ARS-111GL-NHR ARS-111GL-SHR USER’S MANUAL Revision 1.0...
  • Page 2 State of California, USA. The State of California, County of Santa Clara shall be the exclusive venue for the resolution of any such disputes. Supermicro's total liability for all claims will not exceed the price paid for the hardware product.

  • Page 3: About This Manual

    Notes If you have any questions, please contact our support team at: support@supermicro.com This manual may be periodically updated without notice. Please check the Supermicro website for possible updates to the manual revision level. 3 3 3...

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Contents Contents 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 Prerequisites ..........................7 Obtaining the Ubuntu 22.04 ISO ..................7 Connecting to BMC Network ....................7 Connecting to Ethernet Using a Network Card ..............7 Step 1: Obtaining the BMC Address ...................8 Step 2. Accessing the BMC Remote Server ................9 Log in to BMC Remote Server ....................9 Step 3.
  • Page 5 Contents 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Prerequisites ..........................53 Obtaining the SLES ISO ....................53 Connecting to BMC network .....................53 Opening SSH to the BMC from PuTTY terminal ..............53 Step 1. Obtaining the BMC IP Address ..................54 Step 2. Accessing the BMC Remote Server ................55 Log in to BMC Remote Server ..................55 Step 3.

  • Page 6: Contacting Supermicro

    San Jose, CA 95131 U.S.A. Tel: +1 (408) 503-8000 Fax: +1 (408) 503-8008 Email: marketing@supermicro.com (General Information) Sales-USA@supermicro.com (Sales Inquiries) Government_Sales-USA@supermicro.com (Gov. Sales Inquiries) support@supermicro.com (Technical Support) RMA@supermicro.com (RMA Support) Webmaster@supermicro.com (Webmaster) Website: www.supermicro.com Europe Address: Super Micro Computer B.V.

  • Page 7: Installing Ubuntu

    1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 Prerequisites This section outlines the required (or recommended) prerequisites. Obtaining the Ubuntu 22.04 ISO Obtain the Ubuntu Server ISO for ARM image (aarch64) and save it to your local disk or a shared server.

  • Page 8: Step 1: Obtaining The Bmc Address

    Connect the system to a monitor or display using a Mini DisplayPort (Mini DP) or a Mini DisplayPort-to-DisplayPort (DP) adapter. Ensure that network is connected to BMC using a network cable and power on the system. The BMC IP address will appear on the right corner of the Supermicro Logo screen.

  • Page 9: Step 2. Accessing The Bmc Remote Server

    1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 Step 2. Accessing the BMC Remote Server Log in to BMC Remote Server 1. In the terminal, execute a ping command to the BMC IP address, such as 172.30.195.94, to verify its connectivity. 2. Launch a new web browser and input the BMC IP address into the URL field. The BMC Remote Console login screen is displayed.

  • Page 10: Step 3. Remote Controlling The Bmc

    1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 Step 3. Remote Controlling the BMC 1. Click the Remote Control menu in the BMC Remote Server to enable remote server operations. 2. Use the Launch Console section to configure the remote console interface settings. Choose between the HTML5 interface or a JAVA plug-in.

  • Page 11: Launch An Html5 Remote Browser

    1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 Launch an HTML5 Remote Browser To launch an HTML5 remote browser: 1. Set HTML5 as the current interface. 2. Choose the mouse mode according to your operating system, such as "Set Mode to Absolute" (Windows, Ubuntu, RH6.x, or later)”. 3.

  • Page 12: Step 4. Mounting The Iso Image

    1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 Step 4. Mounting the ISO image There are two methods to mount ISO images. If the ISO files are stored locally on your disk, you can mount them directly within the remote control browser. Alternatively, if the ISO files are located on a shared server, you can mount them via the Configuration >...
  • Page 13 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04...
  • Page 14 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 2. Click the Select File button to browse and select the Ubuntu ISO image on your local disk for use.
  • Page 15 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04...
  • Page 16 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 3. Click the Mount button to attach the chosen ISO image. 4. Upon successful mounting of the ISO image, a green indicator will appear in the Device tab. Close the dialog to continue.

  • Page 17: Mount The Iso Image Through A Shared Server

    1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 Mount the ISO Image through a Shared Server 1. In BMC dashboard, go to Configuration > Virtual Media. This allows you to attach an ISO image from the server. 2. Click the “Edit” icon to adjust the VM configuration. Enter the server host address and the path to the ISO image.
  • Page 18 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 3. Click the “Connect” icon to mount the virtual media. The device Status will display as green once the VM is successfully configured.

  • Page 19: Step 5. Setting Boot Override In Uefi Bios

    1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 Step 5. Setting Boot Override in UEFI BIOS To configure the boot option from the mounted image in virtual media, users must manually adjust the boot settings in the BIOS setup. 1. Power on the system and wait for the Log screen to display. To access the BIOS setup menu, repeatedly press <DEL>...
  • Page 20 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 2. Navigate to the Save & Exit menu using the arrow keys, then select “UEFI: ATEN Virtual CDROM YSOJ” as the boot option. This selection presents the ISO image mounted in Virtual Media. Press <Enter> to proceed.
  • Page 21 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 3. Follow the UBuntu installer steps to continue installation. Choose “IUbuntu Server with the HWE kernel” to proceed.

  • Page 22: Step 6. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 Os

    1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 Step 6. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 OS 1. In the Ubuntu installer, select the language. 2. Confgure the keyboard options.
  • Page 23 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 3. Select “Ubuntu Server” as the base for the installation. 4. Configure the network connection. If an Ethernet network connection is available, select at least one network configuration option displayed. If Ethernet is not available or disconnected during the installation process, select the “Continue without network”...
  • Page 24 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 5. In a network is availble, configure the Ubuntu archive mirror address and run the test. Proceed with the following message “This mirror location passed tests.” If Ethernet is not available, proceed with the following message: 'The mirror location cannot be checked because no network has been configured."...
  • Page 25 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 6. Configure the storage layout. 7. Set one of the drives as the boot device. You may choose either a hard disk or a USB drive as your boot device.
  • Page 26 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 8. Create GPT partitions from the free space in the disk. At least two partitions are required: one mount point at “/boot/efi” and the other mount point at “/”. 9. Select the size, format, and mount point when adding a GPT partition to the boot disk.
  • Page 27 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04...
  • Page 28 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 10. Create the profile name, server name, username, and password. 11. Wait until the installation is complete and reboot the system.
  • Page 29 1. Installing Ubuntu 22.04 12. Enter username and password to log in.

  • Page 30: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux

    Connect the system to a monitor or display using a Mini DisplayPort (Mini DP) or a Mini DisplayPort-to-DisplayPort (DP) adapter. Ensure that network is connected to BMC using a network cable and power on the system. The BMC IP address will appear on the right corner of the Supermicro Logo screen.

  • Page 31: Step 2. Accessing The Bmc Remote Server

    2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 Step 2. Accessing the BMC Remote Server Log in to BMC Remote Server 1. In the terminal, execute a ping command to the BMC IP address, such as 172.30.195.94, to verify its connectivity. 2.

  • Page 32: Step 3. Remote Controlling The Bmc

    2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 Step 3. Remote Controlling the BMC 1. Click the Remote Control menu in the BMC Remote Server to enable remote server operations. 2. Use the Launch Console section to configure the remote console interface settings. Choose between the HTML5 interface or a JAVA plug-in.

  • Page 33: Launch An Html5 Remote Browser

    2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 Launch an HTML5 Remote Browser To launch an HTML5 remote browser: 1. Set HTML5 as the current interface. 2. Choose the mouse mode according to your operating system, such as "Set Mode to Absolute"...

  • Page 34: Step 4. Mounting The Iso Image

    2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 Step 4. Mounting the ISO image There are two methods to mount ISO images. If the ISO files are stored locally on your disk, you can mount them directly within the remote control browser. Alternatively, if the ISO files are located on a shared server, you can mount them via the Configuration >...
  • Page 35 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3...
  • Page 36 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 2. Click the Select File button to browse and select the RHEL ISO image on your local disk for use.
  • Page 37 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 3. Click the Mount button to attach the chosen ISO image. 4. Upon successful mounting of the ISO image, a green indicator will appear in the Device tab. Close the dialog to continue.

  • Page 38: Mount The Iso Image Through Shared Server

    2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 Mount the ISO Image through Shared Server 1. In BMC dashboard, go to Configuration > Virtual Media. This allows you to attach an ISO image from the server. 2. Click the “Edit” icon to adjust the VM configuration. Enter the server host address and the path to the ISO image.
  • Page 39 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 3. Click the “Connect” icon to mount the virtual media. The device Status will display as green once the VM is successfully configured.

  • Page 40: Step 5. Setting Boot Override In Uefi Bios

    2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 Step 5. Setting Boot Override in UEFI BIOS To configure the boot option from the mounted image in virtual media, users must manually adjust the boot settings in the BIOS setup. 1. Power on the system and wait for the Log screen to display. To access the BIOS setup menu, repeatedly press <DEL>...
  • Page 41 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 2. Navigate to the Save & Exit menu using the arrow keys, then select “UEFI: ATEN Virtual CDROM YSOJ” as the boot option. This selection presents the ISO image mounted in Virtual Media. Press <Enter> to proceed.
  • Page 42 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 3. Follow the RHEL installer steps to continue installation. Choose “Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3” to proceed.

  • Page 43: Step 6. Installing Rhel 9.3 Os

    2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 Step 6. Installing RHEL 9.3 OS 1. In the RHEL installer, select the language, then Continue.
  • Page 44 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 2. The Installation Summary window the configuration needed before you begin the installation. Select the Installation Destination button to select the storage disk.
  • Page 45 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 3. Select the disk on which you want to install this RHEL OS. Then select Custom if you want to customize the volume of the disk. This shows the space on the disk.
  • Page 46 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 4. For RHEL, you must have at least three mount points (/boot/efi, / and swap). Click “+” button to create new mount point “/boot/efi” as the boot partition for EFI system.
  • Page 47 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 5. The ADD A NEW MOUNT POINT dialog appears. Select the mount point “/boot/efi” and the storage size. Then, click the Add mount point button. The new mount point “/boot/ efi” will be added to accordion of New Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 Installation.
  • Page 48 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 6. Click the “+” button to create another new mount point, “/” as the root directory. Configure the mount point “/” and the desired storage size. Then, click Add mount point button. The newly mount point “/” will be added to accordion of “New Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 Installation."...
  • Page 49 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 8. Click the Done button at the left top corner after all the required partitions are created. 9. In the Summary of Changes dialog, accept the changes for the customized partitions. In the Installation Summary screen, Installation Destination has been updated to “Custom partitioning selected.”...
  • Page 50 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 10. Click “Root Password.” 11. Enter the password for the root user and confirm. Then click the Done button.
  • Page 51 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 12. Click "User Creation." 13. Enter “Full Name”, “User Name”, “Password”, and “Confirm Password” details. Then click the Done button.
  • Page 52 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.3 14. After completing all the above steps, click Begin Installation to start the installation process. 15. After the installation is complete, click Reboot System to reboot. 16. After rebooting, the user login page appears. Click the user name, then enter the user password to log in.

  • Page 53: Installing Suse Linux Enterprise Server

    3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Prerequisites This section outlines the required (or recommended) prerequisites. Obtaining the SLES ISO Obtain the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 ISO for ARM image (aarch64) and save it to your local disk or a shared server.

  • Page 54: Step 1. Obtaining The Bmc Ip Address

    Connect the system to a monitor or display using a Mini DisplayPort (Mini DP) or a Mini DisplayPort-to-DisplayPort (DP) adapter. Ensure that network is connected to BMC using a network cable and power on the system. The BMC IP address will appear on the right corner of the Supermicro Logo screen.

  • Page 55: Step 2. Accessing The Bmc Remote Server

    3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Step 2. Accessing the BMC Remote Server Log in to BMC Remote Server 1. In the terminal, execute a ping command to the BMC IP address, such as 172.30.195.94, to verify its connectivity. 2.

  • Page 56: Step 3. Remote Controlling The Bmc

    3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Step 3. Remote Controlling the BMC 1. Click the Remote Control menu in the BMC Remote Server to enable remote server operations. 2. Use the Launch Console section to configure the remote console interface settings. Choose between the HTML5 interface or a JAVA plug-in.

  • Page 57: Launch An Html5 Remote Browser

    3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Launch an HTML5 Remote Browser To launch an HTML5 remote browser: 1. Set HTML5 as the current interface. 2. Choose the mouse mode according to your operating system, such as "Set Mode to Absolute"...

  • Page 58: Step 4. Mounting The Iso Image

    3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Step 4. Mounting the ISO image There are two methods to mount ISO images. If the ISO files are stored locally on your disk, you can mount them directly within the remote control browser. Alternatively, if the ISO files are located on a shared server, you can mount them via the Configuration >...
  • Page 59 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15...
  • Page 60 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 2. Click the Select File button to browse and select the SLES ISO image on your local disk for use.
  • Page 61 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 3. Click the Mount button to attach the chosen ISO image. 4. Upon successful mounting of the ISO image, a green indicator will appear in the Device tab. Close the dialog to continue.

  • Page 62: Mount The Iso Image Through Shared Server

    3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Mount the ISO Image through Shared Server 1. In BMC dashboard, go to Configuration > Virtual Media. This allows you to attach an ISO image from the server. 2. Click the “Edit” icon to adjust the VM configuration. Enter the server host address and the path to the ISO image.
  • Page 63 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 3. Click the “Connect” icon to mount the virtual media. The device Status will display as green once the VM is successfully configured.

  • Page 64: Step 5. Setting Boot Override In Uefi Bios

    3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Step 5. Setting Boot Override in UEFI BIOS To configure the boot option from the mounted image in virtual media, users must manually adjust the boot settings in the BIOS setup. • Power on the system and wait for the Log screen to display. To access the BIOS setup menu, repeatedly press <DEL>...

  • Page 65: Step 6. Opening A Ssh Sol Connection In Putty

    3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Step 6. Opening a SSH SOL Connection in PuTTY Open a connection to the BMC IP address (For detailed instructions, refer to Step 1. Obtaining BMC IP Address.) and log in using the provided username and the unique BMC password through PuTTY.
  • Page 66 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15...

  • Page 67: Step 7. Setting The Boot Option In The Putty Terminal

    3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Step 7. Setting the Boot Option in the PuTTY terminal 1. Navigate to the Save & Exit menu using the arrow keys in PuTTY terminal, then select “UEFI: ATEN Virtual CDROM YSOJ” as the boot option. This selection presents the ISO image mounted in Virtual Media.
  • Page 68 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 2. Select Installation and press <t> to show the boot menu in the PuTTY terminal.
  • Page 69 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 3. HIghligh Installation and press <e> to edit the commands. 4. Append “modprobe.blacklist=ast” to the end of the list of kernel boot parameters. Boot the entry by pressing Ctrl-x or pressing F10.

  • Page 70: Step 8. Installing Sles 15 Os

    3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 Step 8. Installing SLES 15 OS Follow the SLES installer steps in PuTTY to continue installation. 1. Initialize the network configuration. 2. Select the Language, Keyboard and Product to Install.
  • Page 71 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 3. Review the End User Agreement and proceed if you agree to the license terms. 4. Configure the Network Settings.
  • Page 72 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 5. Fill in the Registration details. 6. Select Add-on Productts if want to install them.
  • Page 73 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 7. Define the System Role based on your specific use case. This role will dictate the installation selections tailored to your requirements. 8. Choose the partitioning scheme that best suits your requirements.
  • Page 74 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 9. Select the Clock and Time Zone. 10. Set up a local username and password.
  • Page 75 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 11. Set up System administrator “root” and its password. 12. Review the Installation Settings and click Install to start the installation process. Once installation is complete, the system will reboot.
  • Page 76 3. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 13. Select “SLES 15-SP5” and press <Enter> to proceed in the remote control. 14. Enter the username and password to log in.

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