| Status | Task |
| | Make sure NIC1 is configured as the primary network interface. |
| Setup DNS | DNS records should be created for both the server and it's ilo connection |
| | Create <server-name> and <server-name>-ilo |
| Firmware CDROM | You may want to boot the system with a current firmware cdrom boot disk and perform all firmware updates. 1) |
| | Apply firmware cdrom |
| Setup ILO | Press F8 during the BIOS post when prompted |
| | Reset to manufacture settings: File → Set Defaults → Reboot and press F8 again |
| | Set DNS name to <server-name>-ilo: Network → DNS/DHCP |
| | Disable DHCP: Network → DNS/DHCP 2) |
| | Set the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address: Network → NIC and TCP/IP |
| | Add standard account/passwd: User → Add → netadm/<see secret password list> |
| | Exit ILO: File → Exit |
| Setup Bios | Press F9 during the BIOS post when prompted |
| | Reset to default: Advanced Options → Erase Non-volatile Memory |
| | Configure IPL device order (Boot order): CDROM, Harddisk, USB, Floppy, Network |
| | ASR Timeout → Enabled for 5 minutes |
| | Bios Serial Console & EMS → Bios Serial Console Baud Rate = 115200 |
| | Set the BIOS date |
| Setup Disk Array | Boot the server with a SmartSmart cdrom. Make sure you have a mouse plugged in. |
| | Clear/Erase all existing configurations |
| | Configure the disk array per build details |
| Suse installation | Boot the server with SLES9 sp3 disk1. 3) |
| | At the boot script select installation before it times out. Do not press enter. Type the following boot command line.
See the build documentation for option details. autoyast=http://ocdcfil006/cd/build/<build-version>/autoinst-<hardware>.xml
install=http://ocdcfil006/cd/sles/<version>/<ARCH> textmode=1 console=ttyS0 netdevice=eth0
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| Post Install Setup | Login as root, see standard password list |
| | Download the post setup files, then run the post-setup script: wget -qc http://ocdcfil006/cd/build/<build-number>/<build-number>.tar.gz -O - | tar -xz -C /sa
/sa/<build-number>/post_setup.sh HOST=<host-name> 2>&1 | tee -a /var/log/install.log
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| | Update the system's root and netadm passwords:passwd root
passwd netadm
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| | Reboot the server |
| | Setup system backups 4) |
| | Add the server to Nagios 5) |
| | Add the server to Cacti 6) |
| | Create a new wiki server page 7) |
| | Add the server's SHM page to the wiki's SMH index page 8) |
| | Label the server front and back. Label the cables. Label the disk drives. |
