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aspects related to use of Compaq Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition
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Revision 1.2 2001/04/30 22:33:35 gferg
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<article>
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<artheader>
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<title>HOWTO Use a Compaq Remote Insight Lights Out Edition for a
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Headless, Remote Linux Installation </title>
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<author>
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<firstname>Marc</firstname>
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<surname>Nozell</surname>
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<affiliation>
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<OrgName>
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Compaq Computer Corporation
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</OrgName>
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<address>
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<email>marc.nozell@compaq.com</email>
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</address>
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</affiliation>
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</author>
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<revhistory>
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<revision>
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<revnumber>v1.1</revnumber>
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<date>10 April 2002</date>
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<authorinitials>MN</authorinitials>
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<revremark>
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Update for new Red Hat release, new RIB/LOE firmware
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v2.41 release screenshots, add grub.conf suggestion,
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misc cleanup of filenames/hostnames.
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</revremark>
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</revision>
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<revision>
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<revnumber>v1.0</revnumber>
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<date>25 October 2000</date>
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<authorinitials>MN</authorinitials>
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<revremark>
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Initial public release.
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</revremark>
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</revision>
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</revhistory>
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<abstract>
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<para>
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This document describes how to install Linux on a headless Compaq
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ProLiant server with a Compaq Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition
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card without physical access to the system. The installation
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is done remotely through the use of a Java-enabled browser.
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</para>
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</abstract>
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</artheader>
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<!-- Section1: intro -->
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<sect1 id="intro">
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<title>Introduction</title>
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<para>
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This document is a quick guide which shows how to install Linux
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on a remote, headless Compaq ProLiant system equipped with a
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Compaq Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition (RIB/LOE) card without needing
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physical access to the system.
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</para>
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<para>
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This document further describes how to use a virtual floppy disk
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for the initial install of Linux, and to setup an Apache server
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to provide the distribution media for completing the
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installation.
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</para>
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<sect2 id="acks">
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<title>Trademarks</title>
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<para>
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Compaq, Compaq Insight Manager, ProLiant, are registered with
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the United States Patent and Trademark office.
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</para>
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<para>
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Microsoft, Windows, Windows NT are trademarks and/or registered
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trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
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</para>
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<para>
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Red Hat is a trademark of Red Hat, Inc., in the United States
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and other countries.
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</para>
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<para>
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SuSE is a trademark of SuSE GmbH.
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</para>
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<para>
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Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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</para>
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<para>
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Other product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or
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registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Feedback</title>
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<para>
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Feedback will make this HOWTO more useful. If you have
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any suggestions, corrections, or comments, send them to
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marc.nozell@compaq.com
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Distribution Policy</title>
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<para>
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Copyright (c) 2000-2002 Compaq Computer Corporation.
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</para>
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<para>
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The information in this publication is subject to change without notice
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and is provided "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE RISK
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ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS INFORMATION REMAINS WITH RECIPIENT. IN
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NO EVENT SHALL COMPAQ BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL,
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INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE OR OTHER DAMAGES WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING
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WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS
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INTERRUPTION OR LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION), EVEN IF COMPAQ HAS BEEN
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ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
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</para>
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<para>
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The limited warranties for Compaq products are exclusively set forth in
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the documentation accompanying such products. Nothing herein should be
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construed as constituting a further or additional warranty.
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</para>
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<para>
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This publication does not constitute an endorsement of the product or
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products that were tested. The configuration or configurations tested
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or described may or may not be the only available solution. This test
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is not a determination or product quality or correctness, nor does it
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ensure compliance with any federal, state, or local requirements.
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</para>
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<para>
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This document may be distributed under the terms set forth in
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the LDP license at <ulink url="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/COPYRIGHT.html"> sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/COPYRIGHT.html</ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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This HOWTO is free documentation; you can redistribute it
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and/or modify it under the terms of the Linux Document Project
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(LDP) license. This document is distributed in the hope that
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it will be useful, but <emphasis>without any
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warranty</emphasis>; without even the implied warranty of
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<emphasis>merchantability</emphasis> or <emphasis>fitness for
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a particular purpose</emphasis>. See the LDP license for more
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details.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<title>Compaq Remote Insight Lights-Out Background</title>
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<para>
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The Remote Insight Lights-Out is an optional management PCI card
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with a dedicated LAN connection. It provides full access and
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control of servers even when the server is in a failed state.
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</para>
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<sect2 id="features">
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<title>Key Features</title>
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<para>
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The key features of the Remote Insight Lights-Out card:
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Self-contained with on-board processor, memory, NIC, and ROM
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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External power adapter ensures continuous server access
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Enables 'headless' server deployments in data centers
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Virtual Floppy Drive allows host server to remotely boot
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from a standard 1.44 MB floppy diskette in a network
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client, enabling remote OS installation from a network
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drive, and remote server ROM updates
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Full control of your server with browser-based,
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virtual graphical remote console
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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No additional software required for Compaq ProLiant
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servers - the client just requires a browser that
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supports Java.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Virtual Power Button provides full control of remote
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server power state - turn your server on or off remotely
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Remote Reboot allows cold reboot when system is not
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responding.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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SSL encryption of HTTP data before transmitting over the
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network
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Dedicated, low-bandwidth network connection provides
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secure access over LAN
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Group administration for user accounts
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</para>
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<para>
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To get more information about the Remote Insight Lights-Out
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Edition see the Compaq web page
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at <ulink url="http://www.compaq.com/lights-out">
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http://www.compaq.com/lights-out</ulink>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1>
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<title>Linux Installation using a Remote Insight Lights-Out</title>
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<para>
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After you have installed the card into the server system you will
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need to set up a Linux distribution repository, build and download
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a special boot floppy, and drive the installation through a
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browser.
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</para>
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<sect2>
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<title>Hardware Installation</title>
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<para>
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The first step is to install the Remote Insight Lights-Out
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Edition card in a Compaq ProLiant Server and configure it for
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network access. Using DHCP is the easiest way to get the
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Remote Insight Lights-Out card on the network.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Setting up a Linux Distribution Point</title>
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<para>
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On another server, make the contents of the
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Red Hat installation CD available via HTTP or FTP. For this
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example, the server is named disto.OUR-LAB.com and HTTP is
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used.
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</para>
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<para>
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Copy the entire CD to the local hard disk and give appropriate
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file protections to allow the web server to read it. For Red
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Hat V6.2, use the following commands.
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<programlisting>
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# mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
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# mkdir /usr/src/distros/RH62
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# (cd /mnt/cdrom && tar cf - . ) | (cd /usr/src/RHCD && tar xvfp - )
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# umount /mnt/cdrom
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# chmod +x -R /usr/src/distros/RH62
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</programlisting>
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Red Hat V7.0 and later versions contain two binary
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distribution CDs, so both need to be copied into the same
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directory structure. This example shows the steps for Red Hat
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7.2. Put the first binary distribution CD into the drive and
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as above use the following commands:
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<programlisting>
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# mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
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# mkdir /usr/src/distros/RH72
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# (cd /mnt/cdrom && tar cf - . ) | (cd /usr/src/distros/RH72 && tar xvfp - )
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# umount /mnt/cdrom
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</programlisting>
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Then put the second binary distribution CD into the drive and
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issue the following commands.
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<programlisting>
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# mount -t iso9660 -o ro /dev/cdrom /mnt/cdrom
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# mkdir /usr/src/distros/RH72
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# (cd /mnt/cdrom && tar cf - . ) | (cd /usr/src/distros/RH72 && tar xvfp - )
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# umount /mnt/cdrom
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# chmod +x -R /usr/src/distros/RH72
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</programlisting>
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</para>
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<para>
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Edit httpd.conf to add the following lines near the section
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wehre other Aliases are defined. The location of the
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configuration file varies. On a default Red Hat system, it is
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in <filename>/etc/httpd/httpd.conf</filename>. If the Apache
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server was installed from sources using the default location,
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it is in
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<filename>/usr/local/apache/conf/httpd.conf</filename>. You
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can also try <command>locate httpd.conf</command> to find it.
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<programlisting>
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<Directory /usr/src/distros/>
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Options Indexes
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AllowOverride all
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</Directory>
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Alias /distros /usr/src/distros
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</programlisting>
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</para>
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<para>
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Restart the Apache server. If you are still running the
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default Apache shipped with Red Hat, do this:
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<programlisting>
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# /etc/rc.d/init.d/httpd restart
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</programlisting>
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</para>
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<para>
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Other Linux distributions may put the Apache Web Server
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startup script in a different place.
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</para>
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<para>
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The location of apachectl may vary; find it with
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<command>locate apachectl</command>. If you installed
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the Apache server yourself, you may want to use apachectl.
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If you used the Apache default file locations, it would be
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the following.
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<programlisting>
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# /usr/local/apache/bin/apachectl restart
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</programlisting>
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</para>
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<para>
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Verify that the Red Hat content is available:
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<programlisting>
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# lynx http://distro.OUR-LAB.com/distros
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</programlisting>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Creating a Virtual Floppy Disk</title>
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<para>
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Create a special Red Hat boot floppy that can perform a network
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installation. The file from the Red Hat CD is in
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<filename>images/bootnet.img</filename>;in this example,
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<filename>/usr/src/distros/RH72/images/bootnet.img</filename> or
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<filename>http://distro.OUR-LAB.com/distros/RH72/images/bootnet.img</filename>.
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Other distributions can also install across the network using
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similar steps.
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</para>
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<para>
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From a Linux or UNIX system follow these steps.
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Put a floppy in the drive.
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<programlisting>
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# dd if=/usr/src/distros/RH72/images/bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0 bs=1440k
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</programlisting>
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</para>
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<para>
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Take that special boot floppy to a Microsoft Windows system
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that has the <filename>CPQIMAGE</filename> program to build an
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IMG file from a floppy to be uploaded to the Compaq Remote
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Insight Lights-Out card. This is the only step that requires
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the use of a Microsoft platform. The
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<filename>CPQIMAGE</filename> program is not available on any
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other platform.
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</para>
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<para>
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The <filename>CPQIMAGE</filename> program for Microsoft
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Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000 is available for download from
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<ulink
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url="http://www.compaq.com/manage/lightsout-downloads.html">
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http://www.compaq.com/manage/lightsout-downloads.html</ulink>.
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Choose the "Diskette Image Utility" download.
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</para>
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<para>
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Build a file named <filename>redhat-bootnet.img</filename>
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using that Windows-based application. Note for multi-system
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installations, this file can be reused or simply provided to
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the customer.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Downloading a Virtual Floppy Disk to the Server</title>
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<para>
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Now that a special version of the
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<filename>bootnet.img</filename> has been created, it needs to
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be loaded into the Virtual Floppy Disk on the Remote Insight
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Lights-Out card.
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</para>
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<para>
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Connect to the Remote Insight Lights-Out card of the Linux
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system from a Java-enabled browser (Netscape, MSIE) using the
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URL https://XX.XX.XX.XX where the X's are the IP address
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assigned to the card. You can use a Linux system running
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Netscape or a Windows system running Netscape or Microsoft
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Internet Explorer. Just have the
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<filename>redhat-bootnet.img</filename> local to the system
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running the browser. Note that this special image file is
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larger than a regular 1.44MB floppy. Note: You may want to use
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FTP to move the file to the system that you will run the
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browser on.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Log in to the Remote Insight Lights-Out card by using a web
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browser to connect to the IP address assigned to the card.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select the "Insert Virtual Floppy" from the web interface,
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link (on left near the bottom) and load the
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<filename>redhat-bootnet.img</filename> file you just created
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into the virtual floppy.
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<figure>
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<title>Uploading bootnet floppy image</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/upload-bootnet.eps" scale="50"
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scalefit="1" format="eps">
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</imageobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/upload-bootnet.jpg" format="jpg">
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Image of uploading a floppy image to the Virtual Floppy</phrase>
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</textobject>
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<caption><para>Uploading a floppy image to the Virtual Floppy</para></caption>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Select the "Virtual Floppy Boot Option" of 'Boot Once'
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in the "Virtual Floppy Status" section.
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<figure>
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<title>Virtual Floppy Boot Once Dialog</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/virtual-floppy-bootonce-dialog.eps"
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scale="50" scalefit="1" format="eps">
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</imageobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/virtual-floppy-bootonce-dialog.jpg"
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format="jpg">
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Image of Virtual Floppy Options</phrase>
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</textobject>
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<caption><para>Image of Virtual Floppy Options</para></caption>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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</orderedlist>
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2>
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<title>Power on and Booting</title>
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<para>
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Now the system is ready to be powered. From the browser, click
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on the 'Virtual Power Button' and power on the server.
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<orderedlist>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Turn on the virtual console by selecting 'Remote Console (2-cursor) under
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the "Remote Console" section. This starts a Java applet
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that will show you exactly what is being displayed on the
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console, for example, the memory self check, BIOS startup,
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SCSI probe, etc. If you have a Compaq SmartArray card, you
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can click on the button to send an
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<keycode>F10</keycode> keypress.
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<figure>
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<title>BIOS bootup</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/bios-boot.eps"
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scale="50" format="eps">
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</imageobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/bios-boot.jpg" format="jpg">
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</imageobject>
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<textobject>
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<phrase>Image browser showing memory check during BIOS boot</phrase>
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</textobject>
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<caption><para>Browser window showing memory check during BIOS boot</para></caption>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Enter "text" for a non-GUI installation method at the boot: prompt.
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The graphical interface would work also, but it is
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slower over the network.
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</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Follow the Red Hat installation. When it gets to the place
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where it asks for where the distribution media location
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(CDROM, HardDrive, HTTP, NFS, FTP), select 'HTTP'.
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<figure>
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<title>Red Hat bootup</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/redhat-boot.eps" scale="50" scalefit="1"
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format="eps">
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</imageobject>
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<imageobject>
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<imagedata fileref="images/redhat-boot.jpg"
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format="jpg">
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</imageobject>
|
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<textobject>
|
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<phrase>Image of Red Hat install in text mode</phrase>
|
|
</textobject>
|
|
<caption><para>Red Hat text-based installation</para></caption>
|
|
</mediaobject>
|
|
</figure>
|
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</para>
|
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</listitem>
|
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<listitem>
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|
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<para>
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|
Put the name of the web server with the Red Hat distribution
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|
for the hostname, in this example, distro.OUR-LAB.com. The
|
|
directory for this example is <filename>/rh</filename>. If you didn't previously
|
|
specify a DNS server in the TCP/IP configuration step prior to
|
|
this, you can use the IP address of the system serving the
|
|
distribution.
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|
|
|
<figure>
|
|
<title>Red Hat bootup</title>
|
|
<mediaobject>
|
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<imageobject>
|
|
<imagedata fileref="images/redhat-http-setup.eps" scale="50"
|
|
format="eps">
|
|
</imageobject>
|
|
<imageobject>
|
|
<imagedata fileref="images/redhat-http-setup.jpg" format="jpg">
|
|
</imageobject>
|
|
<textobject>
|
|
<phrase>Image of selecting HTTP based installation</phrase>
|
|
</textobject>
|
|
<caption><para>Selecting HTTP based installation</para></caption>
|
|
</mediaobject>
|
|
</figure>
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Proceed with a normal Red Hat installation.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Skip the configuration of the X server when it gets to the X11
|
|
configuration step.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
If you want to run a graphical interface on your server
|
|
system, it can be configured later using
|
|
<filename>Xconfigurator</filename> or
|
|
<filename>xf86config</filename>. Compaq suggests that the
|
|
server resolution be set to 640x480 at 16-bit color depth
|
|
and mouse acceleration to be 1x.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
<listitem>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
Proceed with a normal Red Hat installation. Note that there
|
|
is a 15 minute timeout for the Remote Console, if your Red Hat
|
|
installation takes longer than that you may be disconnected
|
|
from the Remote Console. If this happens, simply reconnect to
|
|
the URL https://XX.XX.XX.XX, where the X's are the IP address
|
|
assigned to the card, and continue from where you left off.
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</listitem>
|
|
</orderedlist>
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
</sect2>
|
|
|
|
<sect2>
|
|
<title>Post-installation configuration</title>
|
|
|
|
<para>
|
|
|
|
The default configuration for the grub bootloader that Red Hat
|
|
7.2 installs goes into graphics mode for the boot selection.
|
|
While the Remote Console will work properly, it looks nicer if
|
|
there is no splash image. To do this, edit /etc/grub.conf and
|
|
remove or comment out the line that looks like:
|
|
|
|
<programlisting>
|
|
splashimage=(hd0,1)/grub/splash.xpm.gz
|
|
</programlisting>
|
|
|
|
and add the following line:
|
|
|
|
<programlisting>
|
|
terminal --dumb --timeout=3 console
|
|
</programlisting>
|
|
|
|
</para>
|
|
|
|
</sect2>
|
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|
|
|
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|
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