How To Deploy Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 To HP BladeSystem c-Class Server Blades With A QLogic HBA In A Boot From San (BFS) Configuration
Article: 182
Applies to: Release 3.50
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 will not load the appropriate QLogic driver during a
scripted install to a c-Class server blade containing a QLogic HBA in a Boot from SAN (BFS)
configuration in order to properly install the operating system to the SAN LUN. To work
around this issue, manually install the operating system via CD-ROM media onto a reference
blade server and then replicate its image to other blade servers using image installs.
To manually install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 4 to a SAN LUN on a target c-Class
blade server:
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On the target server, disable all storage devices other than the SAN LUN. This
includes the embedded hard disk storage.
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Boot the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1 using USB CD or iLO virtual media.
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When the boot: prompt appears, at the command line type
linux askmethod nostorage
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When the Devices List appears, select Add and select Qlogic 2400 (qla2400).
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When the Devices List appears again, select Qlogic 2400 (qla2400).
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Continue installing the operating system normally.
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After the operating system is installed, install the Deployment Agent for Linux (adlagent) so
the target server will connect to the Deployment Server.
For instructions on a method to install adlagent, refer to Knowledge Base article
How To Install The Deployment Agent For Linux (Adlagent) (Article 179).
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Use the Read Linux Image {LinuxPE} job to capture the image of the blade server and the
Write Linux Image {LinuxPE} job to deploy the image to other c-Class blade servers with
a QLogic HBA and configured for BFS.
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