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1. 129 5 1 Server Configuration Manager 0 e eee eee eee 129 5 2 Configuring mass storage devices 0 eee eee eee 130 5 2 1 Configuring RAID controllers 0 e eee eee eee 135 5 2 2 Configuring hard disks 22 20 20 ec ceeeecee cc ee eee eee 140 5 2 3 Configuring partitions 141 5 2 3 1 Configuring partitions Windows 2 2222 22222 22 141 5 2 3 2 Configuring partitions Linux VMware ESX ESXi 143 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation 147 6 1 User interface 2 2 2 A cece cece e cece cece ee a iaa E 147 6 2 Installing Windows typical 0 0 220 2 ce eee eee eee ee 149 6 2 1 Configuring disks and RAID controllers typical 150 6 2 2 Configuring Windows installation 153 6 2 3 Backing up the configuration starting the installation 158 6 3 Installing Windows customized 20 2 20 2 202222 ee ee ee 160 6 3 1 Server Configuration Manager 2 2 20 22 ee cece ee ee 162 6 3 2 Configuring Disks and RAID controllers 163 6 3 3 Configuring Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012 164 6 3 3 1 Select the Installation Image 164 6 3 3 2 Basic Settings 2 220 200 occ cece ccc eee ec ece ence ees 166 6 3 3 3 System Settings 2 0
2. ig fsc net 3 tml S ServerView Logout FujiTsu Home Deployment Configuration Maintenance Information Help RH Configuration Mass plico 1 Configuration Info Summary RAID Controller Controller Vendor LSI Mylex Raid Controller Controller Family LSI MegaRAID SAS Controller Type RAID Ctrl SAS 6G 1GB D3116C Controller Number 0 The Existing RAID Array will be deleted Configure RAID Automatically Save the Configuration to File con guration_mode con guration xmi Back Save Startconfguration Cancel R10 4 Figure 39 Backing up the configuration starting the sytem configuration Save configuration to file Defines a name for the configuration file default name serstartbatch xml in which the configured parameters are saved Click the folder icon to define a name for the configuration file A dialog box is displayed 122 ServerView Installation Manager 4 6 Starting remote deployment remote system configuration e You can specify the file name default name serstartbatch xml You can overwrite this default name with any name of your choice e You can select or create a folder in which Installation Manager will store the configuration file The folder is stored within the configfiles directory of the Installation Manager repository You should not use the default name for long term backup of the configuration data Save Backs up the configu
3. Command Line and Payload Specify the command line for your executable or script and any input for it in the payload section Command Line Agent Payload OK Close Done Local intranet Figure 91 Multi Deployment Platform Generic MDP configuration ServerView Installation Manager 263 9 Maintenance In the Generic MDP Configuration dialog box you provide the MDP infrastructure information parameters agents files etc that is required for configuring a new MDP set In addition you can assign a name to this MDP set In the context of an MDP configuration you only provide executables Installation Manager then uses these files to automatically generate the required MDP infrastructure information You can only manage MDP configurations within Installation Manager The MDP configuration is displayed in the Configurations and Sets table Configuration Defines the name of the MDP set and the final power status of the target system subsequent to a preceding PXE based execution of the MDP set Name Name of the MDP set Final Power Status Final power status of the target system subsequent to a preceding PXE based execution of the MDP set Power Off Default value The target system will be powered off Reboot The target system will be rebooted Files Provides the required MDP structure information parameters agents executables scripts and other
4. Figure 29 Starting Installation Manager ServerView Installation Manager 85 4 Remote deployment 8 Click on Next to start the installation The installation wizard indicates how the installation is progressing 1 Fujitsu Server iew Installation Manager Setup Be Updating System The features you selected are currently being installed FU ITSU Copying new files Time remaining 10 seconds Wise Installation Wizard Figure 30 Completing the installation and informs you when the installation has been successfully completed 1 Fujitsu ServerView Installation Manager Setup Mm E Fujitsu ServerView Installation FUJITSU Manager has been successfully installed Click the Finish button to exit this installation Ir Figure 31 Completing the installation 9 Click on Finish to complete the installation A message box opens advising you to unblock some settings of the Windows firewall if enabled This is required for the Deployment Service the PXE Services and the TFTP Services 86 ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 3 4 2 Preparing the deployment server Server iew Installation Manager xl If you have the Windows Firewall enabled on your deployment A server which is the default after a Windows 2008 installation some Firewall settings must be unblocked for the Deployment Service PXE Services and TFTP service services Do you want to unblock these Firewall settin
5. Bootdisk Linux Controller DriveName RAID LSI 1064SASIME 2860 0 PartitionSize 256 fujitsu mbb2073rc 5204 Capacity 70001 mb OperatingSystem Type Installation Media Timezone ComputerName DHCP RedHat Enterprise Linux V5x EM64T cdrom Europe London MyComputer true Back Save Start Installation Cancel Figure 64 Backing up configuration Starting installation Save Saves the configured parameters in the temporary file SerStartBatch xml The unattended installation is not started IF you have provided an external backup medium e g USB memory stick the configuration file is saved on that medium Start Installation Starts the unattended installation of the operating system 204 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installing Linux customized 7 3 Installing Linux customized In detail configuring a customized Linux installation includes the following steps e Specify the target system e Configure general system behavior and remote management controller using the Server Configuration Manager optional e Configure hard disks RAID controllers using the RAID Disk wizard e Configure installation of the Linux operating system e Configure the installation of applications Prerequisites 1 You must have started Installation Manager and made the following specifications e Inthe case of local installation You must have selected C
6. During the configuration of the remote installation for 4 client you have to specify a user account for the access to the Data packages The Data packages are shared automatically by the installer Wise Installation Wizard R lt Back Cancel Figure 14 Defining a user account for access by the PXE client 8 Select Browse to select a user account in your network or create a new account that can be used by the PXE client to access the data packages for the remote installation Domains should be entered in the form lt domain name gt lt user name gt D You have the option of entering the user account defined here when you define the target system at the start of the configuration session for the remote installation In this case Installation Manager automatically releases the installation data for access by the PXE client Otherwise you are prompted to enter a user name and password when installing the target system 9 Click on Next ServerView Installation Manager 73 4 Remote deployment Fujitsu ServerView Installation Manager Data packages 10 09 02 Si 5 x Ready to Install the Application FU U Click Next to begin installation Click the Back button to reenter the installation information or click Cancel to exit the wizard Wise Installation Wizard R Cancel lt Back Figure 15 Starting installation of the data packages 10 Click on Next to start installing the dat
7. 12 ServerView Installation Manager 1 6 1 7 1 6 Documentation for the ServerView Suite 3 Via the ServerView Suite DVD 2 e Inthe start window of the ServerView Suite DVD 2 select the option ServerView Software Products e On the menu bar select Links This opens the start page of the ServerView Suite link collection Documentation for the ServerView Suite The documentation can be downloaded free of charge from the Internet You will find the online documentation at http manuals ts fujitsu com under the link x86 Servers For an overview of the documentation to be found under ServerView Suite as well as the filing structure see the ServerView Suite sitemap ServerView Suite Site Overview Typographic conventions The following typographic conventions are used Convention Explanation Indicates various types of risk namely health risks risk of data loss and risk of damage to devices Indicates additional relevant information and tips bold Indicates references to names of interface elements monospace Indicates system output and system elements for example file names and paths monospace Indicates statements that are to be entered using the semibold keyboard blue continuous text Indicates a link to a related topic pink continuous text Indicates a link to a location you have already visited Indicates variables which must be replaced with real values ServerView Installation Manager 13
8. Continue Takes you to the next window ServerView Installation Manager 45 3 6 3 Local deployment Exit Closes the Installation Manager and terminates the session e Click on Continue The settings specified in this dialog box becomes effective and the user interface of the Installation Manager is displayed Graphical user interface GUI of the Installation Manager After you have started Installation Manager from the DVD or from the USB stick the start page of the Installation Manager GUI is displayed verVie stallation Manag amp ServerView Welcome to ServerView Installation Manager 11 13 05 Server Information Type PRIMERGY TX300S7 _Ident No YLAX000045 BIOS Vers V4 5 R1 190 for BIOS Date 12 06 2012 D2949 A1x BMC Model iRMCS3 BMC FW 653A RSB Model z RSB FW DiskSpace NaN GB RAM 8192 MB RAID 1 FTS RAID Ctrl SAS6G MAC 00 19 99 C0 9D V 5 6 512MB D2616 0 Wizard based Configuration of BIOS and Hardware Components Deployment as well as Installation of Operating Systems 3 Configuration of the Target System s BIOS and Hardware Configuration Components without Installation of Operating Systems z Maintenance Tools which can be used either before an Maintenance Installation or Separately Version and Usage Information about ServerView Installation Information Manager and Integrated Tools Figure 5 ServerView Installation Manager graphical user interface GUI 46 ServerView
9. Explanation 1 If the target system has a remote management interface BMC iRMC iRMCS2 S3 or management blade you can specify in the Select the target system step that the PXE mode is to be activated automatically on the target system as part of the deployment process either with or without a restart of the target system Depending on your settings it may therefore not be necessary to separately enable PXE boot mode place the PXE boot in the first position power on the target system 2 For details see section Progression of the installation process on page 64 Remote installation overview A remote installation allows you to install an operating system on a PRIMERGY server from a deployment server via the network For this purpose Installation Manager is booted on the target system using the Preboot eXecution Environment PXE mechanism and is executed there remotely ServerView Installation Manager 61 4 Remote deployment 4 1 1 Preparing the installation D In the LAN segment of the target system a DHCP server is required for PXE boot D For Blade Server systems such as PRIMERGY BX600 The server blade that is to be installed must be connected to the local network via the switch blade The following steps are required to prepare for a remote installation 1 Prepare the deployment server for the remote installation e Install the Installation Manager package D The package consists of the following compo
10. In preparation for the installation Installation Manager wizards guide you through a series of configuration menus where you compile all parameters required for system configuration and for the subsequent automatic operating system installation You can save these parameters to a configuration file and use them to install additional servers with the same hardware architecture This is the ServerView Installation Manager common manual that contains the explanation for a function supported in a specific region and language only D The installation of Suse Linux and VMware is not supported for Japan You will find the latest information on supported server systems and supported operating systems for Japan as part of the restrictions of the ServerView Suite on the Internet Overview of functional scope e For local operating system installations on the target system Automatic recognition of the hardware configuration and RAID arrays of your PRIMERGY server e Installation support for the following server operating systems Microsoft Windows Server Red Hat and SuSE Linux Enterprise versions VMware ESX VMware ESXi ServerView Installation Manager 9 1 2 1 Introduction D Configuration and installation are largely the same for both VMware ESX ESXi and the Linux distributions and so the procedures are described in the same chapter here e Creation of configuration files for the automatic installation of several PRIMERGY server
11. o Customized deployment mode enables a configuration of the target system and the operating system you want to install that is tailored to your specific requirements In both modes the Installation Manager wizards guide you through the individual configuration steps D To install Windows Server Core you must use Customized mode 16 ServerView Installation Manager 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 Installation Manager overview Configuration and unattended installation During the configuration phase Installation Manager enters all selected parameters in a configuration file xml file which you can save locally or on an external storage medium after the customized configuration session has ended You cannot start the operating system installation on the target system until all settings have been configured Configuring the installation process and or starting the installation Installation Manager offers the following options e Configure the installation process and install the operating system on the target system immediately afterwards e Configure the installation process and if you use Customized configuration mode save the configuration file for installing the operating system ata later stage e Importan existing configuration file modify it if required and install the operating system on the target system Configuration and configuration file Values must be configured for the following operating parameters using the
12. 1 Introduction Indicates options that can be specified syntax Indicates a key on your keyboard If you need to enter text in uppercase the Shift key is specified for example SHIFT A for A IF you need to press two keys at the same time this is indicated by a plus sign between the two key symbols Screenshots Some of the screenshots are system dependent so some of the details shown may differ from your system There may also be system specific differences in menu options and commands 14 ServerView Installation Manager 2 1 Installation Manager overview 2 Overview and quick step guides Installation Manager allows you to install Microsoft Windows Server Linux Enterprise and VMware ESX ESXi operating systems as well as additional software on PRIMERGY servers This chapter provides an overview of the functional scope of Installation Manager and a quick step guide for the following installation variants e an initial local Windows installation in Typical mode e a remote installation via deployment server D In this manual the term deployment server refers to servers on which a PXE server is installed 2 1 Installation Manager overview A PRIMERGY server installation using Installation Manager is distinguished by the following characteristics e Separation of installation and configuration processes The installation of an operating system on a PRIMERGY server comprises a configuration phase and an i
13. 246 ServerView Installation Manager 8 1 Graphical user interface of the Installation Monitor D The table is only displayed if at least one remote installation process has been started In each row the table displays the key figures for a started installation process which you defined when the process was configured and also the current state of the installation MAC Address MAC address of the LAN port network card on the target system via which the deployment server communicates with the target system during installation Hardware Id PRIMERGY type of the target system Operating System Operating system which is installed on the target system State Current state of the installation process Comment Information about the installation process Refresh now If you deselect Refresh list automatically you can refresh the display using the Refresh now button Refesh list automatically When you select this option the display of the started installation processes is refreshed automatically e Click the table row which represents the installation process about whose progress you want to be informed Selected MAC Address Displays the MAC address of the installation process which you selected in the remote installation table Stop installation Stops the selected installation process and removes the associated entry from the list ServerView Installation Manager 247 8 2 8 Installation Monitor Monitoring remote inst
14. 3 FUJITSU MBB2073RC 0 Name MININT MUEC3M2 E FUJITSU MBB2147RC 1 IP address 169 254 66 234 S dla ServerView RAID Manager 169 254 151 112 G 5 Scheduler 172 17 15 112 J 172 17 15 109 DI pt 172 17 15 113 a 172 17 15 114 Efile tog 172 17 15 103 System log 172 17 15 100 6 LSiStoreLibIR Plugin IP6 address f280 0 0 0 dd70 4994 480f 3f9c fe80 0 0 0 6887 2234 71al 42ea fe80 0 0 0 3498 2925 5df7 ed2d fe80 0 0 0 d073 59f8 b79 4bc5 fe80 0 0 0 f5a6 35c0 b8db df23 fe80 0 0 0 bd75 211b 8e71 4f72 fe80 0 0 0 f9d5 66fe c138 7681 fe80 0 0 0 ecc2 bea5 66fa 9770 Fully qualified domain name minint muec3m2 serware abg fsc net Operating system Vendor Microsoft Corporation Product Windows 7 Version 6 1 Edition Ultimate Build 7600 Features Terminal Services in Remote Admin Mode Processor architecture x86 32 Severity Date Source m Event Informati Aug 16 2010 3 20 MININT MUEC3M2 10171 User T amRUI logged in _ ____ _ gt Fujitsu Technology Solutions 2009 2010 Figure 86 ServerView RAID Manager How you operate the ServerView RAID Manager is described in the manual ServerView Suite ServerView RAID Manager Server Configuration Manager The Server Configuration Manager offers a sequence of steps in which you can configure the settings for your server s general system behavior and if they exist the BMC iRMC or iRMC S2 S3 S4 D In terms of their sequence and functionality the dialogs offered here are
15. IRSBModel UNKNOWN BIOS Version 08001 5 Rev 3057 2952 BIOSManutacturer FUJITSU i RIASNatesnaA TON Fertig IT internet Gesch tzter Modus Inaktiv Fa 100 z Figure 84 Installation Monitor Installation successfully completed Display System data 254 ServerView Installation Manager 9 1 9 1 Maintaining and configuring PRIMERGY servers Maintenance Depending on whether you start Installation Manager from ServerView Suite DVD 1 or as an application on a deployment server the following functions are available after you click on Maintenance on the start page of the user interface If Installation Manager was started from the ServerView Suite DVD 1 Wide range of options for maintenance and configuration of servers already installed see section Maintaining and configuring PRIMERGY servers on page 255 If Installation Manager was started on a deployment server o Configuring and managing Multi Deployment MDP sets o Booting any required boot images using the PXE infrastructure of Installation Manager o Creating a backup of the Installation Manager repository o Restoring the Installation Manager repository using a backup For further information refer to section Maintenance on the deployment server on page 259 Maintaining and configuring PRIMERGY servers In addition to deploying PRIMERGY servers Installation Manager offers comprehensive options for maintaining and configuring servers
16. 2 Press the F1 key Configuring mass storage devices The mass storage device configuration is used to configure the hard disks and RAID controllers To permit direct installation of operating systems on iSCSI targets you can also select partition and format target LUNs A CAUTION The Installation Manager will delete all existing partitions on all disks for which new partitions have been defined D The hardware configurations of two servers are differentiated solely with reference to the hard disk subsystem If you intend to use a configuration file for installing a number of target systems the hard disk subsystems of the target systems in question must satisfy the configured requirements Installing Windows Server and Linux operating systems on iSCSI targets The Installation Manager also enables you to install Windows Server and Linux operating systems directly on iSCSI targets which are connected to your PRIMERGY server via an iSCSI adapter using TCP IP D A prerequisite here is that the iSCSI adapter and iSCSI target are configured appropriately before the Installation Manager session starts The Installation Manager supports the iSCSI Host Bus Adapter iSCSI HBA adapter type for direct installation of Windows Server operating systems on iSCSI targets 130 ServerView Installation Manager 5 2 Configuring mass storage devices Configuring mass storage devices for installing Windows Server operating systems S ServerVi
17. 6 ServerView Installation Manager Contents 9 2 3 Creating importing a backup of the Installation Manager FEPOSILORY sek A E E ee tu eta kek youd Le vei EE 275 9 2 3 1 Creating a backup of the Installation Manager repository 275 9 2 3 2 Restoring the Installation Manager repository 276 10 Installation Manager Information 277 klUReference iadr ine ae ON eG SAU ae i 279 11 1 The PXE process nnt od eect re i iaia 279 11 2 Setting up a DHCP server 2 2 occ cece eee eee 281 11 3 VLAN Virtual Local Area Network 0 0 282 12 License Agreement for End User 285 Index istriano do ciare 9 ideali cio leo ea sila 293 ServerView Installation Manager 7 ServerView Installation Manager 1 1 1 1 1 Overview of functional scope Introduction ServerView Installation Manager referred to here as Installation Manager for short comes as part of ServerView Suite Within the ServerView Suite Installation Manager is the component for configuring and installing operating systems and other user management and server management software Installation Manager also enables subsequent adjustments to system settings on systems that have already been installed The operating system installation on the target system can be initiated locally using a DVD drive on that system or remotely with PXE boot using a deployment server
18. Save StartConfiguration Cancel R100 4 Figure 9 Backing up the configuration starting system configuration Save Configuration to File Defines a name for the configuration file default name serstartbatch xml in which the configured parameters are saved Click the folder icon to define a name for the configuration file A dialog box is displayed e You can specify the file name default name serstartbatch xml You can overwrite this default name with any name of your choice e You can select or create a folder in which Installation Manager will store the configuration file The folder is stored on the local backup medium a You should not use the default name for long term backup of the configuration data 56 ServerView Installation Manager 3 8 Starting local system configuration D The configuration file is created as a temporary file for the current Installation Manager process and is no longer available for future starts of the Installation Manager To save the configuration file permanently you can save it to an external medium e g memory stick Save Backs up the configured parameters in the file that you have specified in the Save the Configuration to File dialog System configuration is not started Start Configuration Starts system configuration and backs up the configured parameters in the file you have specified in the Save the Configuration to File dialog D If you are using an exter
19. identical to the configuration steps described in the section Server Configuration Manager on page 129 The only differences are in the layout ServerView Installation Manager 257 9 Maintenance ServerView Installation Manager x Server Configuration Manager Server Configuration For help select an input field and press F1 JPRIMERGY BX920 S1 v IT Rack Model Spedal Features LocalView Panel LVP installed V Management LAN option available lt lt First lt Beck Next gt Lest gt gt Bea Figure 87 Server Configuration Manager lt lt First Takes you to the first configuration step lt Back Takes you to the previous configuration step Next gt Takes you to the next configuration step Last gt gt Takes you to the last configuration step Save Writes the current session s configuration parameters to the non volatile memory area of the PRIMERGY system which is reserved for the Server Management functions 258 ServerView Installation Manager 9 2 Maintenance on the deployment server 9 2 Maintenance on the deployment server When you start Installation Manager on the deployment server and click on Maintenance in the user interface the following functions are available in the ServerView Installation Manager Maintenance window Generic PXE Boot Backup Repository Restore Repository L Done ServerView Installation Manager Maintenance Multi Deployment Pla
20. 53 Advanced Video Redirection e Storage Power Control Languages Preferences Help Ctrl At Win Ater Lock Ctri Ait Del Local Monitor always on ft Configuration EJ Mass Storage MS Windows Server 2008 R2 ENTE Configuration for Disks and RAID Controllers Image Selection Basic Settings 3 All existing partitions will be deleted on disks where new partitions are defined System Settings Network Settings Services amp RAID Controller Automatic Add Parameters Applications 1 El Physical Disks E Summary 1 a Disk 1 lsi Add Partition Available Capacity MB q 1082105 partition 1 boot os 33792 NTFS system Remove Partition Figure 51 Installing Windows customized Configuring disks and RAID controllers For instructions on configuring hard disks and RAID controllers refer to section Configuring mass storage devices on page 130 ServerView Installation Manager 163 6 3 3 6 3 3 1 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Configuring Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2012 Select the Installation Image In this dialog box you select the installation variant and additional details based on this variant ServerView Installation Manager R Configuratio E Mass Storage 1 _ Windows 2008 Serv MS Windows Server 2008 R2 Select the Installation Image Basic Setti
21. BIOS and that the DVD drive is the first drive accessed when the system starts refer to the manual on the BIOS setup or to the operating manual for your server for information about the boot sequence Both manuals are included on the ServerView Suite DVD For DVD drives on a SCSI SAS bus e Define the DVD drive in the system board BIOS as the first boot drive You can also control the start properties of the DVD drive in the BIOS of your controller refer to the operating manual for the controller PRIMERGY blade servers The following steps are required to allow a server blade to boot from the DVD 1 Connect the server blade to a DVD and floppy disk drive via a USB port 2 Connect a keyboard mouse and monitor on the rear of the blade server and route these to the relevant server blade using KVM switches 3 Define the DVD drive as a boot drive D The required DVD drives and floppy disk drives are available as optional accessories ServerView Installation Manager 31 3 Local deployment Connecting the DVD drives and USB storage medium to the server blade Follow the steps below e Connect the breakout cable provided to the USB VGA front connector of the relevant server blade e Connect the DVD drive and if necessary a USB storage medium floppy disk drive or USB stick to the USB ports on the breakout cable e Ifthe connected devices are not powered or are insufficiently powered by the USB port connect both devices to an
22. Info configuration Infodialog box click on Start installation Start configuration 2 Only e if the target system does not have a remote management interface BMC iRMC iRMC S2 S3 S4 or management blade or e if you have not specified the settings for the remote management interface of your target system see Select the target system Remote Installation and Remote System Configuration Only on page 105 Start the target system by local operation A CAUTION IF your target system is a blade server To avoid system boot failure due to not fully initialized MMB and switch blades After powering on the blade chassis wait a few minutes before you initiate a remote PXE boot via MMB A valuable check is the visibility of listed MAC adresses in MMB WebUI view of your assigned target blade For detailed information refer to the user guide for your server blade 124 ServerView Installation Manager 4 6 Starting remote deployment remote system configuration 3 The PXE based system boot and therefore the installation system configuration starts automatically Only in case of an installation At the same time the ServerView Installation Monitor is started automatically on the deployment server Its Remote Installation Monitor window informs you about the progress and state of remote installation processes which have been started A CAUTION Do not start any action on the target server before installation sys
23. Installation Manager 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 3 Target groups and objectives of this manual Target groups and objectives of this manual This manual is aimed at users who have a sound knowledge of hardware and software as well as system administrators and service professionals It provides an introduction to the functional scope and operating concept of Installation Manager and describes the various options available when installing operating systems on your PRIMERGY server using Installation Manager Changes to the previous edition The current edition is valid as of ServerView Installation Manager V11 15 03 and replaces the following online manual ServerView Installation Manager Edition November 2014 ServerView Installation Manager V11 15 03 includes the following update In the Configure Your Unattended Operating System Installation dialog box you can select whether PXE will start over IPv4 or IPv6 when PXE boot is executed in native UEFI Boot mode from the GUID Partition Table GPT partition ServerView Suite link collection Via the ServerView Suite link collection Fujitsu Technology Solutions provides you with numerous downloads and further information on the ServerView Suite and PRIMERGY servers For ServerView Suite links are offered on the following topics e Forum e Service Desk e Manuals e Product information e Security information e Software downloads e Training ServerView Installation Manager 11 1 Introd
24. Installation Manager Determines the directory in the target system s directory structure to which the partition is to be added mounted The partition s directory structure is added to this directory Standard Selects the mount point boot var tmp usr opt Custom Defines a directory of your choice as the mount point Specify the directory using the following notation lt directoryname gt e g mydirectory 143 5 Configuring the target system Size MB Integer e g 2048 indicating the maximum size of the partition in MB Use the recommended value for this partition IF you select a default mount point for the partition and then select this option the optimal size specifications for the selected mount point are automatically applied to the partition In this case Additional size options are disabled Additional Size Options Enables the size specification to be made more precise Fixed Size Creates a partition with the size specified in Size Fill all space up to MB The partition will be expanded to the value specified here Fill to maximum available size The partition is created with the largest possible size D This option can only be selected for one partition per hard disk Force to be a primary partition as primary Creates the partition as a primary partition of the hard disk 2 Up to four primary partitions are possible on each hard disk Create a lv group with the name Not SuSE SLES
25. Installation Manager wizards in preparation for an unattended installation e Target system for remote installations only e Operating system to be installed e Optional System settings that are relevant for server management using Server Configuration Manager e Hard disks RAID array configuration e Disks Selection partitioning and formatting ServerView Installation Manager 17 2 1 1 3 2 Overview and quick step guides e Configuration data for the operating system e Applications that you want to be installed together with the operating system The applications available for selection depend on the operating system you are installing Based on the selected installation method local or remote Installation Manager sets some configuration parameters independently and offers default values for many configuration parameters D During the system configuration process the Installation Manager can create a maximum of one RAID array Unattended installation As soon as you start the installation process Installation Manager configures the system hardware and then starts installing the operating system in accordance with the parameters in the configuration file The entire installation including any restarts that are required runs in fully automatic unattended mode which means that you are only required to intervene in the installation process in order to change storage media operating system service packs applications
26. Inthe MAC field of the Installation Manager GUI see Graphical user interface GUI of the Installation Manager on page 46 the MAC address of the network card is displayed 2 Click on the Configuration button in the main screen area or on the Configuration option in the menu bar 3 Click on Next The initial window for configuring the server system is displayed SServerView Home Deployment _ Configuration Maintenance _ Information Help Bit Current Boot Mode Legacy MBR Enter Parameters for the Server s BIOS and Hardware Configuration Configuration File Contents of Configuration File Create a new configuration file Start an installation based upon an existing configuration file a Action after Configuration Reboot Shutdown Server Management Configuration 7 Edit Server Management Settings Figure 8 Initial window Configure ServerView Installation Manager 53 3 Local deployment Configuration file Here you specify whether you want to create a new configuration file or use the values from an existing one Create a new configuration file Creates a new configuration file Start an installation based upon an existing configuration file Here you can select a configuration file The interpreted contents of this file are then displayed on the right of the window under Contents of Configuration File Click the folder icon to select an existing c
27. LDAP authentication method Red Hat only Activates LDAP authentication in etc nsswitch conf The target system can determine information about users user account home directory shell etc from an LDAP directory The nss_1ldap package must be installed before you can use this option LDAP server Name of the LDAP server to be used This option is set in the etc ldap conf file LDAP Base Name Distinguished name in the LDAP directory tree under which the information is stored This option is set in the etc ldap conf file Kerberos 5 Enable Kerberos5 Authentication Red Hat only Activates Kerberos support Kerberos itself is unable to call any home directories user accounts or shells If you enable Kerberos you must also enable LDAP NIS or Hesiod The pam_krb5 package must be installed before you can use this option Kerberos Realm The realm to which the target system belongs ServerView Installation Manager 231 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Kerberos domain controller KDC that processes the requests within this realm Multiple KDCs must be separated by commas Kerberos Master Server Master KDC on which kadmind is running This master server processes password changes and other administrative tasks 232 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installing Linux customized Hesiod Enable Hesiod Support Red Hat only Activates Hesiod support for searching for home directories u
28. Log Out and Exit your web browser when you are done accessing services that require authentication Figure 32 Installation Manager logon 2 Enter your user name and password and click on OK to confirm The Installation Manager welcome screen is displayed ServerView Installation Manager 97 4 Remote deployment 4 5 2 Starting Installation Manager remotely via web browser Follow the steps below 1 Starta supported web browser Internet Explorer or Firefox 2 Enterthe following address http lt IP address of the deployment server gt 3169 ServerStart ImStartBase html You are then prompted to enter a user name and password The default user account to access the user interface is User Administrator Password admin For details on how to modify the user account settings refer to the ServerView Suite User Management in ServerView manual Central Authentication Service Windows Internet Explorer O E epson OB ell Central Authentication Service X S ServerView Fujitsu ServerView Suite Central Authentication Service Sign On User Password Help about usernames and passwords of ServerView s default accounts can be found here Leading or trailing blank characters in passwords are not supported For security reasons please Log Out and Exit your web browser when you are done accessing services that require authentication Figure 33 Installation Manager logon 3 Enter your us
29. Partition Mount Point standard home custom Figure 45 RAID Disk wizard LV groups and logical volumes When configuring a logical volume virtual partition you can assign a name of your choice to the logical volume Name of the Logical Volume Name of the logical volume Apply Saves the new or changed configuration Reset Restores the last saved values of the options for the partition currently being edited ServerView Installation Manager 145 146 ServerView Installation Manager 6 1 6 1 User interface Configuring Windows and starting the installation When you configure the unattended installation of a Windows operating system the Installation Manager s wizard guides you through each configuration step Or you can activate the individual configuration steps directly and thus determine the sequence of the steps yourself D The configuration steps are described here in the order they are presented inthe wizard User interface The structure of the wizard s user interface is uniform e Inthe left area click on the appropriate link in the tree structure to select a configuration step directly e The parameters of the current configuration step will be displayed in the right area ServerView Installation Manager 147 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation 9 ServerView Installation Manager S ServerView Deploymen E Configuratio Mass Sto
30. Server Core in typical mode IF you use a USB stick as status backup media for Windows Server 2008 2012 installation remove it in the Boot menu of the BIOS setting IF you use a floppy disk or a USB stick as status backup media for Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows Server 2012 installation change the boot order in BIOS set the hard disk above the floppy disk and USB stick Prerequisites You must have started Installation Manager on the target system see Starting Installation Manager on the target system on page 37 You must have started the local deployment see Starting local deployment on page 48 You must have selected Typical installation mode in the Installation Manager Deployment Process window You must have selected the operating system operating system variant and the service pack in the initial window of the unattended installation configuration see Starting local deployment on page 48 You must have made additional settings before clicking on Next ServerView Installation Manager 149 6 2 1 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Configuring disks and RAID controllers typical In this dialog box you configure the disks and corresponding controllers on the target system during a local installation via DVD In this case Installation Manager checks the configuration of the computer and only offers options that are compatible with the existing controller and disk ServerView Instal
31. ServerView Central Management Station s and the target server IP Address for Trap Destination This list shows the IP addresses of the computers to which SNMP messages are to be sent SNMP Community Name of the community group that is permitted to send SNMP queries to the target system This name is a component of every SNMP message that the agent sends to the Management Platform This setting is case sensitive SNMP uses community groups to control authorizations for read and write access by SNMP Manager to the monitored objects MIB objects A community name is included in every SNMP message and identifies the sender of the message as a member of a given community SNMP Manager and agents can only communicate if they belong to the same community ServerView Installation Manager 157 6 2 3 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Privileges Defines the privileges assigned to the community name None notify read only read and write read and create Read Only is the default setting To use settings like SVR in ServerView Operations Manager set this option to read write Backing up the configuration starting the installation This step shows the parameters that have been configured You can back up these parameters to a file and or start the unattended installation on the basis of the configuration shown ServerView Installation Manager a xl S ServerView Co
32. Sets Manage MDP Configurations and MDP Custom Sets Select a Configuration or Set for boot Table feno Type CmdBox Configuration Edit Delete Boot CmdPrompt Set Custom Set Edit Delete Boot Special Configuration Edit Delete Boot New Configuration New Custom Set _ Done C Local intranet A100 Figure 89 MDP Configurations dialog The MDP Configurations dialog box displays in table form all MDP sets that are currently available in Installation Manager Preconfigured MDP sets are displayed as type Custom Set MDP configurations are displayed as type Configuration New Configuration Opens the Generic MDP Configuration dialog box which allows you to provide the MDP infrastructure information parameters agents files etc that is required for configuring a new MDP set In addition you can assign a name to this MDP set ServerView Installation Manager 261 9 Maintenance New Custom Set Opens the Preconfigured MDP Set dialog box for adding a Custom MDP set to the Configurations and Sets table Edit Opens the dialog box for editing the selected MDP set D This button is only active if you select an MDP set in the Configurations and Sets table Which dialog box is opened depends on whether you have selected a custom MDP set or an MDP configuration If a custom MDP set has been selected The Preconfigured MDP Set dialog box allows you to rename the selected custom MDP set a ServerView Installation Man
33. System Type PRIMERGY TX120 z Description pooa edi 4 DF EB PRIMERGY TX120 H51093 TX1 2081H Access to the Installation Manager data packages avallable Dn the deployment server Enter the user credentials that have proper access rights UserAccount Bermwareltest Password Re enter the password Remote Management Interface of the target system The interface can be used to initiate a system restart and to activale the PXE boot mode The interface has to be specified ifthe remote system s hardware configuration data should be retrieved for usaga in the configuration wizards Selected No Remote Control interface Type Managemeni Blade C Remote Management Controller combined Wake on LAN No Remote Control interface I Broadrast to Bootstrap Server IP Address _ 7 Broadcast Address pe SNMP Community TT muser TT IPMI Password Re enter the password Sd Command Restart system and boot ta PXE Figure 36 Ti Saved Con arget system definition figurations Back Net Cancel Here you can select the data for a target system that is already defined ServerView Installation Manager 105 4 Remote deployment Target system The data of the target system selected under Saved Configurations is displayed here If you have not selected a target system under Saved Configurations or if you want to install a system that is not yet listed this is where you define the system for w
34. Upload the boot image to the client 5 Provide a link to the boot image 8 Save the boot image into memory gt start the boot image 9 Boot code takes over the control of the client Figure 96 The PXE process 2 3 The boot process on the client side starts with a PXE broadcast to the DHCP server to receive a temporary IP address mandatory 4 5 Asimilar broadcast discovers the PXE boot server on port 67 or 4011 depending on the information issued by the DHCP server requesting a boot image name 6 8 Ifthe required information has been provided a TFTP session is started to receive the boot image from the PXE server The image size must not exceed 1 44 MB floppy disk emulation mode This boot image is copied to memory address 07C0h and started by the BIOS 9 As long as the operating system kernel is not started and neither are the kernel drivers any LAN access is performed using the PXE BIOS 280 ServerView Installation Manager 11 2 11 2 Setting up a DHCP server The PXE protocol is used by the PXE service of the Installation Manager to boot the Installation Manager platform remotely on the reference system For this purpose the deployment server where the Installation Manager is installed contains a bootstrap file and the actual OS image in the form of a RamDisk image This image approx 160 MB in size exists in duplicate in a 32 bit and a 64 bit version Which version of the image is selected depends on the
35. adding or removing Windows components select the check box next to the Network Services component 2 3 Click on the Details button 3 68 ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 2 4 2 Preparing the deployment server 4 Inthe list of available networking services select the check box next to the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP component 5 Use the DHCP Manager to define a range of IP addresses No special reservations lease durations or server options are required 6 Activate the new IP range Installing Installation Manager The Installation Manager must be installed on a system with the Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2012 operating system A user account with administrator rights is required 1 Insert ServerView Suite DVD 1 into the DVD drive The initial window opens D If the application does not start automatically run the Setup exe file 2 Select the Install Installation Manager option in the initial window 3 Click Start A settings dialog box opens 4 Inthe Installation Manager Functionality group select the following options e Classic Remote Installation allows you to create and edit configuration files for the installation of operating systems on PRIMERGY servers It also installs Remote Installation functionality which allows you to configure and install a PRIMERGY system from the deployment server via PXE boot The PXE Server component is also required for a remote installati
36. computer you must install the Internet Information Server IIS from Microsoft or similar software from another vendor ServerView Installation Manager 87 4 Remote deployment For more information refer to the documentation for the software in question The deployment server on which Installation Manager is running is also suitable for use as an FTP server D To set up an NFS FTP or HTTP server on a Linux system refer to the system documentation Setting up a RedHat Linux installation source The following RedHat Linux versions are supported e RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 i386 the last two updates e RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 x86_64 the last two updates e RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 i386 the two last updates e RedHat Enterprise Linux 6 x86_64 the two last updates e RedHat Enterprise Linux 7 x86_64 the two last updates In order to make the installation data available on the NFS FTP or HTTP server you must copy the required files from the installation media into the relevant NFS FTP or HTTP file tree Follow the steps below 1 First create a subdirectory with a short unique name e g RedHat asa basis for the installation sources of the relevant RedHat system 2 Then copy the RedHat directories including all of their subdirectories from all installation media of the relevant RedHat distribution into this new subdirectory When the copy process is complete you should have a RedHat directory containing th
37. configuration by selecting Retrieve system data from the target system Retrieve system data from the target system The remote system will be restarted The PXE infrastructure is used to get the hardware configuration data online from the Installation Manager Agent running on the target system D This option is only enabled for selection if a remote management interface on the target system has been configured in the Select the Target System dialog box Start now Restarts the target system for detection of the target system s hardware configuration details The complete hardware detection process may take some minutes After you have clicked Start now the procedure continues as follows 1 Installation Manager opens a confirmation dialog box allowing you to confirm 0K or cancel Cancel starting the hardware detection on the target system 2 After you have confirmed with OK Installation Manager blocks the Installation Manager GUI and opens the Retrieve system data from the target system dialog box 3 This dialog box permanently informs you on the step currently being performed by the Installation Manager Agent During the entire hardware detection process you have the option to cancel its execution 120 ServerView Installation Manager 4 6 Starting remote deployment remote system configuration 4 Once hardware detection on the target system has successfully completed the Installation Manager Agent transfers the sys
38. customized Configuring the X Windows System ServerView Installation Manager 215 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Configure the X Windows System Enables the configuration of the X Windows System If you do not select this option all subsequent options are disabled The X Windows System installation package must be selected for Red Hat EL 4 General Display options Color Depth Color depth for the X Windows System The color depth must be compatible with the graphics card and the monitor Resolution Resolution for the X Windows System on the target system The resolution must be compatible with the graphics card and the monitor Default Desktop Defines the default desktop The required parameters must be selected e GNOME e KDE e None Start the X Windows System on boot Specifies that the target system is to use a graphical logon screen 216 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 3 4 7 3 Installing Linux customized Video Card Determines the video card type Probe for video driver Determines the video card type automatically The installation program searches the PCI bus for the card in this case The search sequence is defined by the PCI scan sequence of the motherboard IF you select this option the following two options are disabled Select a Video Driver Uses the specified card The card name must be contained in the card list in usr share hwdata Cards in the hwdata
39. law and intemational treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Cancel Figure 17 Install JBoss Applicaion Server dialog box 1 dick on Next The License Agreement dialog box opens ServerView Installation Manager 75 4 Remote deployment fe Fujitsu Server iew JBoss Application Server Setup License Agreement You must agree with the license agreement below to proceed FUJITSU Fujitsu Technology Solutions Software License Agreement for End Users 1 1 Subject of this Agreement 1 1 For the purposes of this agreement Software shall mean the software with the object code the version and the specification indicated in the software product data sheet of Fujitsu Technology Solutions The Software consists of machine readable instructions and or printed documentation and related licensed materials m jeement Reset lt Back Cancel Wise Installation Wizard A Figure 18 License agreement dialog box Accept the license agreement Click on Next The Readme Information dialog box opens Click on Next The Destination Folder dialog box opens Select the directory in which the JBoss Application Server is to be installed Click Next The JBoss Service Logon Information dialog box opens ri e aa L fe Fujits
40. on the ServerView Suite DVD Installation Manager settings You can configure the following settings in the initial window Regional and language settings The keyboard layout is set by default to the country variant you selected for your computer If necessary you can select another country variant for the keyboard layout Connect status media and or installation media via network You must select this option if you are using a medium with a prepared configuration file and or an installation medium accessed via the network You can either obtain a temporary IP address via DHCP or configure an IPv4 or IPv6 address manually for the current Installation Manager session depending on your infrastructure ServerView Installation Manager 43 3 Local deployment IPv4 settings These settings are used to configure an IPv4 address for the current Installation Manager session Get IP address automatically DHCP This option retrieves the IPv4 address dynamically via a DHCP server in the network D Do not select the Get IP address automatically DHCP option if a DHCP server is not available in your network If you enable the DHCP option and a DHCP server is not available the server will not boot because it will be unable to getan IP address Take the following IP address Define a static IPv4 address here if the IP address is not to be retrieved from a DHCP server IP address IPv4 address for the current session Subnet mask Subnet ma
41. on the deployment server Is a Floppy Image Defines that the boot image is a disk image OK Boots the boot image via PXE on the target system The Installation Monitor starts automatically once the remote installation is started The Installation Monitor window provides information on the progress and status of the remote installation 274 ServerView Installation Manager 9 2 3 9 2 3 1 9 2 Maintenance on the deployment server Cancel Closes the Generic PXE Boot dialog Creating importing a backup of the Installation Manager repository The Installation Manager repository contains operating data for Installation Manager configuration files with user configurations for an unattended installation as well as remote installation details MAC address of the target system remote management interface of the target system via which the PXE bootis to be initiated etc Installation Manager offers the following functions to ensure the availability of an intact repository at all times e Using the Backup Repository function you can create a backup of the Installation Manager repository and save it to a ZIP file e Using the Restore Repository function you can restore the Installation Manager repository from a backup Creating a backup of the Installation Manager repository Using the Backup Repository function you can create a backup of the Installation Manager repository and save it to a ZIP file e Inthe ServerView Installati
42. package Figure 67 Installing Linux customized Selecting a package Installation Number Red Hat EL 5 only Defines the functional scope of the distribution via the installation number ServerView Installation Manager 213 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Kernel not Red Hat EL5 Installs the standard native kernel Native Kernel Installs the package for the native kernel Native Kernel with PAE in case of x86 Installs the package for the native kernel with PAE Kernel with XEN package virtualization Installs the package for the kernel with XEN for virtualization This package is required to reboot the XEN kernel see Boot Loader Initialize package selection You can use the relevant buttons to pre select packages for installation The corresponding number of active packages is displayed during package selection Minimal system Selects all installation packages required for the minimal operating system Install everything Selects all installation packages Default package groups Package groups recommended by Fujitsu Technology Solutions Select packages Provides a logically grouped display of all installation packages The packages you pre selected using the buttons provided are displayed as active You can modify this pre selection to suit your requirements i e add or remove packages as required For Red Hat ELS Only changeable if you entered a valid Instal
43. package Video Card RAM Defines the memory on the video card Monitor Determines the monitor type Probe for Monitor Determines the monitor type automatically If you select this option all subsequent options are disabled Select a Monitor Uses the specified monitor The monitor name must be contained in the monitor listin usr share hwdata MonitorsDB inthe hwdata package This option is ignored if you select the Specify hsync and vsync instead of a monitor option Specify hsync and vsync instead of monitor Enables the options for horizontal and vertical refresh rates Horizontal Sync kHz Specifies the horizontal refresh rate for the monitor Vertical Sync Hz Specifies the vertical refresh rate for the monitor VMware License Options VMware ESX ESXi only In this dialog box you specify the type of licensing that applies in this case ServerView Installation Manager 217 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation S ServerView E Configuratio E Mass Storage 1 VMware ESX i VMware ESX Basic Configuration _ Bootloader VMware Licence Options Network Virtual Disc End User License Agreement License Post installation Applications 1 Summary 1 VMWARE MASTER END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT NOTICE BY DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING COPYING OR OTHERWISE USING THE SOFTWARE YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS EULA IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS EULA
44. pre script below Pal j waming An error in this script might cause your installation to fail Do not include the pre command at the beginning irewall Authentication f H Post installation E Applications 1 Summary 1 4 i Figure 74 Installing Linux customized Entering a pre installation script In this dialog box you can do the following e Enter direct scripting commands e Specify a script that is available on the network The pre constant is not permitted The script is executed before the Linux installation after the configuration file is read Since the name server is still unknown at this point you can only specify IP addresses to access a computer in the network 234 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 3 10 7 3 Installing Linux customized Post Installation Script 9 ServerView Installation Manager S ServerView Fujitsu E Configuratio l Mass Storage 1 i E RedHat EL 5 Basic Configuration Package Selection Red Hat Enterprise Linux Post Installation Script X Windows i Bootloader IM Run outside of the chroot environment Network i I Use a specific interpreter Firewall warming An fail DI d Sposi d sa Authentication 3 g error in this script might cause your installation to fail Do not include the post command at the beginning Pre installation j Post H Type your post script below installation E Ap
45. remote ServerView Installation Manager 117 4 Remote deployment installation or from a local backup medium local installation customized mode Installation Manager provides the configuration file s content in the current session as default values for the configuration You can use these values as required and save them in the same configuration file or a new configuration file at the end of the session You can only use configuration files designed for sytem configuration Configuration files created for operating system installation cannot be used in this context Contents of Configuration File IF you selected an existing configuration file an extract of its content is displayed here Action after Configuration Here you specify whether the server shall be rebooted or shut down after configuration is completed Reboot Reboots the server after configuration is completed Shutdown Shuts down the server after configuration is completed Server Management Configuration Here you specify whether the server management system settings need to be changed or whether this step can be skipped 118 ServerView Installation Manager 4 6 Starting remote deployment remote system configuration Server Boot Settings Here you specify the partition the target system shall boot from GPT Partition gt UEFI Native Boot Mode Target system boots in native UEFI Boot mode from the GUID Partition Table GPT partition MBR
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47. specified more precisely value not equal to Automatic but the value Automatic is selected for Controller Family and Controller Type the Controller Number refers to this vendor s controllers If Controller Family is also specified more precisely Controller Number refers to the controllers of this vendor s specified controller family etc Use existing Logical Disks Disables the subsequent options and uses the existing RAID array on the target system If you do not select this option the existing RAID array will be deleted and you can configure a new RAID array with the following options Configure RAID Specifies how the RAID array is to be configured Automatically Configures the RAID array across all existing disks In this case the RAID level is determined by the number of hard disks and the functionality of the controller e One disk RAID7 JBOD e Two disks RAID1 e Three disks RAIDS if the controller is capable of managing level 5 e More than three disks RAIDS with hot spare if the controller is equipped for this Type of RAID controller e Type A The controller is capable of managing RAID 5 e Type B The controller is capable of managing RAID 1E e Type C The controller is capable of managing only RAID 1 Detailed information on the number of supported hard disks and RAID levels depending on the RAID controller type Type A 136 ServerView Installation Manager 5 2 Configuring mass storage devices RAID 1 one d
48. status backup media insert it into a server before switch on Then select Rescan in StartUp window D IF you use a USB stick as status backup media for Windows Server 2008 2012 installation remove it in the Boot menu of the BIOS setting If you use a floppy disk or a USB stick as status backup media for Windows Server 2008 64 bit Windows Server 2012 installation change the boot order in BIOS set the hard disk above the floppy disk and USB stick Prerequisites e You must have started Installation Manager locally on the target system or on a deployment server and made the following specifications o Inthe case of local installation you must have selected Customized installation mode in the Installation Manager Deployment Process window see Starting Installation Manager on the target system on page 37 o Inthe case of remote installation in the Select the Target System configuration step you must have specified the required information for the target system MAC address of the LAN adapter that is to be used for communicating with the deployment server PRIMERGY system type etc see Select the target system Remote Installation and Remote System Configuration Only on page 105 e You must have selected the operating system operating system variant and the service pack in the initial window of the unattended installation 160 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 Installing Windows customized configuration e You must h
49. system manages physical devices e g hard disks or disk drives Applications The target system uses programs to send data via TCP IP DataLink Subnet The target system manages a TCP IP subnet or a data link e g a bridge Internet The target system is used as an IP gateway router End to End The target system is used as an IP host 182 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 3 6 6 3 Installing Windows customized Routing and Remote Access Service Defines which routing strategies are supported by the target system RRAS server Router Type Routing strategies that the target system RRAS Server supports RAS is supported The target system supports RAS Routing LAN is supported The target system supports LAN routing exclusively RAS and LAN are supported The target system supports both RAS and LAN Routing WAN is supported The target system supports WAN Routing RAS and WAN are supported The target system supports both RAS and WAN Routing LAN and WAN are supported The target system supports both LAN and WAN Routing RAS LAN and WAN are supported The target system supports RAS LAN and WAN Routing Additional Parameters In this dialog box you configure the target system for remote support remote assistance Remote support is based on Windows Remote Desktop Technology and for example enables an expert to assist the administrator of the installed target system via a Remote Terminal Services Session ServerView In
50. tailored to meet your requirements Remote installation For a PXE based remote installation of the operating system install and start Installation Manager as an independent application on a deployment server under a Windows Server operating system The Central Management Station CMS on which ServerView Operations Manager is also installed is ideally suited for use as a deployment server Installation of the PXE service and of program packages for remote installation is required in this case as is the availability of a DHCP server in the LAN segment of the deployment server If Installation Manager is installed on a deployment server you can start it remotely by calling itvia a browser on your local workstation desktop Windows or Linux A remote installation is configured in Customized mode The target system must be prepared for the PXE boot For this purpose either configure the settings for the Remote Management Controller when defining the target system or prepare the target system manually enable the PXE boot in the BIOS and place it in the first position in the boot sequence Installation Manager then starts a PXE client on the target system that contacts the deployment server for the installation ServerView Installation Manager 19 2 1 3 2 1 3 1 2 1 3 2 2 Overview and quick step guides Typical or Customized deployment Installation Manager offers two modes Typical and Customized for deployment i e for the
51. the TCP IP settings for a new LAN adapter The configured TCP IP settings are shown here for a selected adapter that has already been configured in Adapters Internet Protocol Version 4 Parameters Here you configure the Internet Protocol version 4 parameters IPv4 of the selected LAN adapter DHCP IF you enable DHCP the LAN adapter receives its IPv4 settings from a DHCP server on the network Yes DHCP will be enabled No DHCP will not be enabled Do not activate DHCP if there is no DHCP available on your network Otherwise the server will not boot because it cannot obtain an IP address The IPv4 parameters described below for configuring the selected LAN adapter will only be shown if No has been selected for DHCP 174 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 Installing Windows customized IP Address IPv4 address for the LAN adapter Subnet mask Subnet mask for the LAN adapter The subnet mask uses the IP address to assign a subnet to the LAN adapter Gateway IP address of the default gateway default router for the LAN Configure Additional IP Addresses Here you can configure additional IP addresses including subnet masks and default gateways default routers IP addresses To configure an IPv4 address click on Add enter the IPv4 address and the subnet mask in the dialog that appears and then click on OK to confirm To remove an IPv4 address that has already been configured from the list highligh
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53. the installation of the PXE server For multi segment deployment see also section Configuring router for multi segment deployment on page 92 o If dynamic IP adress management by DHCP is used only one DHCP server per LAN segment is allowed If multiple DHCP servers are in use only reserved IP address assignemnet is allowed o If multiple PXE servers are in use in one LAN segment all PXE servers must be configured in passive defensive mode The Server reacts on MAC addresses only listed in its current activated MAC address Image assignment list 10 Click on Install to start installing the PXE server 11 Click on Next A window opens to inform you that the PXE server has been installed successfully 12 Click on Finish to complete the installation Installing data packages for the remote installation If you enabled the Data packages for Remote Installation option in the initial window when selecting components the data required for the remote installation is copied to the hard disk ServerView Installation Manager 71 4 Remote deployment The first dialog box of the installation wizard is displayed 1 Click on Next i Fujitsu ServerYiew Installation Manager Data packages W10 09 03 Setup 10 x License Agreement You must agree with the license agreement below to proceed FUJITSU Fujitsu Technology Solutions Software License Agreement for End Users 1 1 Subject of this Agreement 1 1 Forth
54. the target system on which the boot image is to be booted MAC Address MAC address of the LAN port network card on the target system that is used to enable communication between the deployment server and the target system during the installation Remote Management Interface of the target system Here you can configure that the PXE mode is activated automatically on the target system as part of the generic boot operation either with or without a restart of the target system in the following cases e The target system has a remote management interface BMC iRMC iRMC 2 S3 S4 or management blade e The target system has a Wake on LAN WoL capable LAN adapter network card Ifthe target system does not have any of these remote management interfaces you must start the target system for the PXE boot explicitly via local operation Type Type of remote management interface on the target system You can choose from the following options Remote Management Controller IPMI for PRIMERGY servers with BMC iRMC or iRMC S2 S3 S4 Management Blade SNMP for PRIMERGY blade servers 270 ServerView Installation Manager 9 2 Maintenance on the deployment server e Wake On LAN for target systems with a Wake on LAN WoL capable network card NIC which is powered by the standby branch of the target system even when the target system is switched off e No remote control if the target system does not have a remote manage
55. top of the screen The system data of the PRIMERGY server is displayed under Server Information The Deployment Configuration Maintenance and Information links allow you to start the same functions that can be started from the corresponding function buttons in the menu bar see Menu bar above Starting local deployment Follow the steps below to start the local deployment on the target system 1 In the MAC field of the Installation Manager GUI see Graphical user interface GUI of the Installation Manager on page 46 the MAC address of the network card is displayed Click on the Deployment button in the main screen area or on the Deployment option in the menu bar The Installation Manager Deployment Process Selection window is displayed 48 ServerView Installation Manager 3 7 Starting local deployment ServerView Installation Manager E x S ServerView Fuffrsu Deployment Maintenance __inf a lp Installation Manager Deployment Process Selection G Typical Easy flawless PRIMERGY Installation with standard settings Prepared for ServerView C Customised Easy flawless PRIMERGY Installation with individual settings for System Management RAID disk and partitioning OS parameters and AddOn software Feature Typical Customised Setting of BIOS BMC SCU Not configurable Optional RAID Boot Disk Settings Basic Extended Disk Partitioning One Partition Individual OS Parameters for Unattended Installation Ba
56. 2 0 ce cece eee 170 6 3 3 4 Network Settings 0 0 20 22 2e eee eee eee eee eee 172 0 33 9 AAT O EEEE E EEEE 179 6 3 3 6 Additional Parameters cece eee ee 183 6 3 4 Selecting configuring applications 185 6 3 5 Backing up the configuration starting the installation 191 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation ee i aa nia 195 7 1 User interface 0 0000000 aaao oaae aaaaaan 195 7 2 Installing Linux VMware ESX ESXi typical 197 ServerView Installation Manager 5 Contents 7 2 1 Configuring Disks and RAID Controllers typical 198 7 2 2 Configuring Linux VMware ESX ESXi settings 201 7 2 3 Backing up the configuration starting the installation 204 7 3 Installing Linux customized 0 0 e cece eee ee 205 7 3 1 Server Configuration Manager 0 eee eee ee 205 7 3 2 Configuring disks and RAID controllers 206 7 3 3 Configuring Linux VMware ESX ESXi 0 207 7 3 3 1 Basic Configuration 208 7 3 3 2 Package selection 20 20 2002 0 20 cc eee eee eee eee 213 7 3 3 3 Configuring the X Windows System for Red Hat and SuSE only 215 7 3 3 4 VMware License Options VMware ESX ESXi only 217 7 3 3 5 Grub bootloader options m
57. 4 IP configuration 172 network settings 172 services 179 system settings 170 Windows 2008 configuring remote control 183 installation image 164 installation variant 164 WINS Server 172 ServerView Installation Manager
58. 44 9E B5 7C MS Windows Server 2008 z MS Windows Server 2008 cs Bae ead SeStAgent Waiting for PXE boot i Selected MAC Address C8 0A A9 03 C5 CE Stop installation C Progress Log file System data Fri Sep 17 14 49 25 2010 Installation Manager agent running command CmaGetCiientinfo I Fri Sep 17 14 49 35 2010 Waiting for next command Fri Sep 17 14 49 35 2010 Installation Manager agent running command CmdStartReplication Fri Sep 17 14 49 35 2010 Checking access to Installation Manager contents Fri Sep 17 14 49 35 2010 Drive letter Z mapped to 11H50047 BX924S2 SeSt_ISO_V10 10 10 03 user servware test Fri Sep 17 14 49 35 2010 Copy File V tfloppy SerStartBatch xml to V sestefg SerStartBatch xml Fri Sep 17 14 49 35 2010 Running component Raid Fri Sep 17 14 49 35 2010 Running component Disk Fri Sep 17 14 49 36 2010 DriveConfig Begin configuration logical drives 0240000C Fri Sep 17 14 49 37 2010 Creating partition Fri Sep 17 14 49 54 2010 Process diskpart fs V ttempiclean txt executed exit code 00000000 Fri Sep 17 14 49 54 2010 DriveContig Create partition physical drive 0 partition number 0 size 1600 active true Fri Sep 17 14 49 54 2010 DriveConfig Assign drive letter physical drive 0 partition number 0 letter D Fri Sep 17 14 49 54 2010 Formatting partition Fri Sep 17 14 49 54 2010 DriveConfia Format physical drive 0 drive letter D quick format true file system
59. Beside Scope option 060 PXE client no further settings related to bootstrap images or bootstrap server definition should be assigned These are required for BootP protocol but not for a PXE protocol Add or Remove Programs 5 210 x amp Currently inctallad nronr ame m ba lame g ADI Windows Components Wizard TRO Windows Components GENE You can add or remove components of Windows Used rarely Remove Add New To add or remove a component click the checkbox A shaded box means that only Size 5 08MB Programs part of the component will be installed To see what s included in a component click Details Size 1 53MB Components Size 0 57MB Add Remove al Management and Monitoring Tools 4 Dane Windows C Q Microsoft NET Framework 2 0 ize s compone x Networking Services O 35 Other Network File and Print Services 6 4 MB 1 amp Remote Starana s ma Z Size 167 00MB Size 42 34MB 6 SE f Si OMI Description Contains a variety of specialized network related services and protocols ize 16 BOM Size 120 00MB Total disk space required 17 7 MB Details 3 Space available on disk 4495 4 MB o Size 0 14MB Size 75 74MB Cancel Help Size 2 67MB Size 37 32MB f ServerView RAID Size 17 38MB Figure 12 Wizard for Windows components 1 Startthe wizard for Windows components from the Windows control panel Add Remove Windows Components 1 2 Inthe wizard for
60. Configuration for Disks and RAID Controllers RedHat EL 6 j Basic Configuration j Package Selection i Dall existing partitions will be deleted on disks where new partitions are defined X Windows f Bootloader l Network RAID Controller SAS Disk Fibre Channel Disk Firewall i Authentication SATA Disk iSCSI HBA Disk Pre installation f Post installation 5 n E Applications Physical Disks Selection 1 Summar 1 seagate st3160815as 0 151634 Mb a RAID Controller Automatic Add Disk _ Remove Controller Controller Vendor automatic Controller Family Automatic Controller Type automatic Controller Number o Use existing Logical Disks v The Existing RAID Array will not be modified Configure RAID Automatically or Manually RAID Level RADA Number of Disks F Apply Reset Disk 1 Add Partition Remove Disk a partition 1 boot 256 ati Remove Partition partition 2 swap auto swap Remove Partition partition 3 20480 ext4 Remove Partition Back Ned Cancel Figure 65 Configuring disks and RAID controllers For instructions on configuring hard disks and RAID controllers refer to section Configuring mass storage devices on page 130 206 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 3 7 3 Installing Linux customized Configuring Linux VMware ESX ESXi Various configuration steps are offered for c
61. DVD 1 into the drive Installation Manager boots on the target system Once the boot process is completed the Installation Manager initial window is displayed 4 Select the required interface language and country variant for the connected keyboard in this initial window 5 Ifyou want to save the configuration on a local drive e Under Status backup media select the on local drive floppy USB stick option and then select the relevant drive USB removable storage medium or floppy in the list displayed Make sure that the storage medium you select is not read only 22 ServerView Installation Manager 2 2 Quick step guides 6 If you want to access the installation media via a shared network drive network share or save the configuration to a network share e Select Connect status media and or installation media via network You can either obtain a temporary IP address via DHCP or configure an IPv4 or IPv6 address manually for the current Installation Manager session depending on your infrastructure e Configure a temporary IP address for the current Installation Manager session Depending on your infrastructure you can either obtain a temporary IP address via DHCP or configure an IPv4 or IPv6 address manually 7 Leave the other default settings unchanged and click on Next 8 Click on Deployment The Installation Manager Deployment Process Selection window is displayed 9 Select the default option Typical and click
62. Deployment and Maintenance Requires an USB stick of 8 GB capacity e Feature set Deployment Prepares the USB stick to be a bootable substitute of the SVS DVD supporting OS deployment on PRIMERGY systems local remote amp BX400 Easy Installation Includes feature set Maintenance Requires an USB stick of 8 GB capacity e Feature set Maintenance 36 ServerView Installation Manager 3 3 3 3 Starting Installation Manager on the target system Prepares the USB stick to be a bootable substitute of the SVS DVD supporting SVIM s maintenance functionalities o ServerView PrimeCollect o Multi Deployment Platform MDP Requires an USB stick of 3 GB capacity 9 Click Create SVIM on removable device Starting Installation Manager on the target system Booting from ServerView Suite DVD 1 To boot the target system from the ServerView Suite DVD 1 proceed as follows 1 Ensure that the DVD drive is accessed when you start the target system 2 Insert the ServerView Suite DVD 1 into the drive previously defined as the boot drive 3 Power on the server The Installation Manager is started automatically on the target system on boot Booting from a prepared USB stick D You can also use the USB stick prepared for booting to save status information The status information is added to the USB stick To boot the target system from a USB stick proceed as follows 1 Connect the USB stick to the USB port previously defined as the boot driv
63. EM drivers under Windows Server 2008 LSI Logic MegaRAID SAS RAID Installation Manager detected the following network interface card s which need s special OEM drivers under Windows Server 2008 Intel R 10 Gigabit Ethernet LAN Adapter PCI Express Drv N Installation Manager provides your system with the following data additionally FTS ServerView RAID RAID Management Software Intel R ProSet LAN Management Software SW kit for iRMC Matrox Graphics Controller Kronos2 VO AT Driver for QuickData Technology Device Installation Manager provides your system with the following applications additionally Matrox SVY kit for IRMC ServerView SNMP Agents ServerView Update Agent online flash AIS Connect lava Runtime Environment Gore Manager agent running command CmdStartReplication Done Done X Fertig I internet Gesch tzter Modus Inaktiv fav R10 4 Figure 82 Installation Monitor Installation successfully completed Display Progress of process 252 ServerView Installation Manager 8 2 Monitoring remote installation In the following figure the Log file option is selected S ServerView Remote Installation Monitor I Refresh list automatically Ferre MAC Address Hardware Id Operating System State Comment C8 0A A9 03 C5 pyg24s2 MSWindows Server 2008 Installation Manager installation control MS Windows Server 2008 CE R2 completed status OK R2 00
64. Figure 83 Installation Monitor Installation successfully completed Display Logging information ServerView Installation Manager 253 8 Installation Monitor Monitoring remote installation The System data option is selected in the following figure S ServerView Remote Installation Monitor I Refresh list automatically MAC Address Hardware Id Operating System State Comment C8 0A A9 03 C5 pyg2452 MS Windows Server 2008 Installation Manager installation control MS Windows Server 2008 CE R2 completed status OK R2 00 44 9E B5 7C MS Windows Server 2008 E MS Windows Server 2008 DE Bx92252 oa Ed SeStAgent Waiting for PXE boot paneer Selected MAC Address C8 0A A9 03 C5 CE Stop installation Progress Logfile System data Version SeStversion V10 10 10 03 Date Fri Sep 17 14 49 25 2010 core INumberOtProcessors 2 Processoridentifier x86 Family 6 Model 44 Stepping 1 ProcessorNameString Intel R Xeon R CPU E5620 2 40GHz RAMSize 8192 System CabinetModel PRIMERGY BX924 52 ChassisModel 5X92452 SystemBoard amp A3C40111270 CabinetSerialNumber System_177 CabinetProductNumber 43C40111270 CabinetProductVersion CO 06 CabinetManutacturer FUJITSU ISystemBoardSerialNumber S 1 008MR00178 iSystemBoardGS C3D SystemBoardManutacturer FUJITSU SystemBoardModel D2952 ControllerFirmware 5 03G ControllerModel iRMC S2 UP SModel UNKNOVYRI UPSYendor UNKMOWWN IRSBFirmware UNKNOWN
65. I Legacy Boot Mode Depends on System Settings Identify the Hardware Configuration of the Remote System Do notuse system data Use system data saved in the repository Retrieve system data from the target system The remote system will be restarted Startnow ET Help Contents of Configuration File Bootdisk Controller raid controller Partition Size 60000 MB OperatingSystem Type Windows Server 2008 Standard R2ISP1 R2 Components not installed ProductKey not set Timezone W Europe Standard Time GMT 01 00 Amsterdam Berlin Bern Rome Stockholm Vienna UserName PDG SVE SW5 Organisation FTS ComputerName H50077 BX924S2 Admin Passwd set DHCP true SNMP M 100 4 Figure 38 Enter Parameters for the Server s BIOS and Hardware Configuration Configuration file Here you specify whether you want to create a new configuration file or use the values from an existing one Create a new configuration file Creates a new configuration file Start an installation based upon an existing configuration file Here you can select a configuration file The interpreted contents of this file are then displayed on the right of the window under Contents of Configuration File Click the folder icon to select an existing configuration file A dialog box opens that allows you to select an appropriate configuration file from the configfiles directory of the Installation Manager repository
66. IP broadcast or Ethernet broadcast to send a magic packet as a UDP datagram to the subnet in which the target system is located The following applies e If the target system is in the same LAN segment as the deployment server you do not need to specify an address under Broadcast Address In this case Installation Manager automatically uses the limited broadcast address 255 255 255 255 and sends the magic packet to UDP port 9 as an Ethernet broadcast using the MAC Address of the target system If the target system is in a different LAN segment that is bridged by one or more gateways enter either of the following under Broadcast Address o Subnet broadcast address of the LAN segment in which the target system is located The address must contain the value 255 in the device area host area e g 123 123 2 255 272 ServerView Installation Manager 9 2 Maintenance on the deployment server In this case the magic packet is sent to the gateway via one or several hops and the gateway ultimately transmits the Ethernet broadcast to the subnet of the target system o IP address of a BOOTP DHCP server In this case you must select the Broadcast to Bootstrap Server option and specify a valid IP address under IP Address in the LAN segment of the target system Broadcast Address Subnet broadcast address of the LAN segment in which the target system is located or Unicast address of a BOOTP DHCP server IF you specify the Unicast address
67. Installation Manager 3 6 Graphical user interface GUI of the Installation Manager The Installation Manager GUI comprises the following areas e Menu bar e Display area Menu bar You can execute the following functions from the menu bar Home Displays the welcome screen of the Installation Manager GUI Deployment Starts system configuration and installation of an operating system Configuration Starts configuration of BIOS and hardware of the target system without installing an operating system Maintenance Offers a selection of maintenance programs which you can use to perform configuration and maintenance tasks on the server independently of the operating system installation Information Provides information about PRIMERGY servers and installation Exit Offers Options to reboot or shut down the server Please remove all removable media from the corresponding drives before you shut down or reboot the server Reboot Reboots the server Shutdown Shuts down the server Information Provides information about PRIMERGY servers and installation Help Starts the online help ServerView Installation Manager 47 3 7 3 Local deployment Display area The display area displays the dialog step associated with the currently selected function In the case of the initial page of the Installation Manager GUI the display area comprises the following elements The Installation Manager version is displayed at the
68. Installation Manager for the entire configuration and installation of PRIMERGY servers you can also use it to boot any required boot images on a target system via PXE e Click Generic PXE Boot in the ServerView Installation Manager Maintenance window to open the Generic PXE Boot dialog E ServerView Installation Manager Fujitsu Technology Solutions UO S ServerView Fujitsu ome Deploymen ce Information Help Generic PXE Boot Target system Enter the MAC address of the LAN port which is able to communicate with the deployment server MAC Address Remote Management Interface of the target system The interface can be used to initiate a system restart and to activate the PXE boot mode Type Remote Management Controller IPMI IP Address IPMI User IPMI Password Re enter the password Command Restart system and boot via PXE le Path and Bootstrap Image for PXE Boot Enter the Path of the Boot Image and the Path and Name of the Bootstrap Loader Boot Image Path Browse Bootstrap Loader Browse is a Floppy Image 2 Local intranet 100 gt Figure 94 Generic PXE boot Saved MAC Addresses Here you can select a previously saved MAC address from a list This MAC address is automatically displayed in the MAC Address field of the Target System group see below ServerView Installation Manager 269 9 Maintenance Target system Determines
69. Installing Linux customized Network configuration In this dialog box you configure the target system s network connection S ServerView Fujirsu Et Configuratio Mass Storage 1 RedHat EL 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Basic Configuration 7 Package Selection Network configuration X Windows Bootloader M Get computer name via DNS Network Computer name UN Firewall Authentication M Configure all network interfaces via DHCP Pre installation I Specify Interfaces by MAC Address Post installation N P E E Applications 1 Network interface t g r r Summary 1 Network type Of a Grayed out controls reflect fixed default settings el Figure 71 Installing Linux VMware customized Network configuration Configure standard network for VMs VMware only Configures a standard network for VMware using a VM port group Default setting Use VLAN ID VMware only Integer between 0 and 4095 as net ID of the VLAN Get computer name via DNS Retrieves the computer name from the DNS server during the installation If you do not select this option enter the name of the target system directly Computer name Name of the target system if you have not selected the Request host name from DNS option ServerView Installation Manager 223 7 3 3 7 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Configure all network interfaces via DHCP Retrieve
70. Linux Deactivated z Firewall configuration Firewall On F Customize Authentication Pre installation Post installation E Applications 1 Summary 1 Trusted Devices eth0 New trusted device Add Device Remove Device Allow Incoming I FTP IM Mail SMTP 7 Telnet V SSH IM WWW HTTP Other Ports Figure 72 Installing Linux customized Configuring the firewall ServerView Installation Manager 225 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Security Enhanced Linux SELinux Red Hat only Defines Security Enhanced Linux mode SEL serves as a supplement to the kernel that allows you to define stricter access controls for accessing certain resources Active Enables SELinux and therefore enforces compliance with all security guidelines such as the denial of access to certain files and programs by unauthorized users Warn Provides notification when access is denied The warning status assigns names to data and programs and logs these in the var log auditd file but does not enforce compliance with security guidelines Deactivated SELinux is disabled Firewall Configuration Firewall Switches the firewall on or off If you enable the firewall your target system only accepts connections that you have explicitly defined with the exception of the default settings Customize Defines the rules governing the operation of the firewall Stand
71. NTFS label system Fri Sep 17 14 49 59 2010 Process cmd fc format D force FS NTFS q executed exit code 00000000 Fri Sep 17 14 49 59 2010 Creating partition Fri Sep 17 14 49 59 2010 DriveConfig Create partition physical drive 0 partition number 2 size 5120 active false Fri Sep 17 14 50 00 2010 DriveContig Assign drive letter physical drive 0 partition number 2 letter E Fri Sep 17 14 50 00 2010 Formatting partition Fri Sep 17 14 50 00 2010 DriveConfig Format physical drive 0 drive letter E quick format true file system NTFS label Data Fri Sep 17 14 50 15 2010 Process cmd c format E force FS NTFS a executed exit code 00000000 Fri Sep 17 14 50 15 2010 DriveConfig End configuration logical drives 02400018 Fri Sep 17 14 50 15 2010 Preparing OS installation Fri Sep 17 14 50 31 2010 Copy File Z Drivers PreinstallRestrict Ist to V isestofarContents Restrict Ist Fri Sep 17 14 50 31 2010 Copy File Z Drivers Preinstall TxtSetup NET to V sestctg Contents TxtSetup NET Fri Sep 17 14 50 31 2010 Copy File Z Drivers Preinstall TxtSetup NET64 to V tsestctg Contents TxtSetup NET64 Fri Sep 17 14 50 31 2010 Creating data image and drivers repository Fri Sep 17 14 50 32 2010 SeSt convina copy aroun Contents Z Confiauration file Z Drivers PreinstalliMassDriv SAG section SAS _MeaaRAIDWW2K8x64 Fertig II internet Gesch tzter Modus Inaktiv Fa R10 7
72. Partition gt Legacy UEFI Boot Target system boots in legacy UEFI Boot mode from the Master Boot Record MBR partition Depends on the system settings The partition the target system boots from depends on both the PRIMERGY type of the target system and the operating system installed on it D Which options are enabled for selection depends on both the PRIMERGY type of the target system and the operating system installed on it Identify the Hardware Configuration of the Remote System Here you can specify how Installation Manager shall receive the hardware configuration data of the target system Do not use system data You have to configure target system data offline on the deployment server by using the Installation Manager wizards Use system data saved in the repository lt date time gt The target system s hardware data is taken from the system data stored in the repository lt date time gt on the deployment server ServerView Installation Manager 119 4 Remote deployment Please note e This option is only enabled for selection if system data is available on the deployment server e Check whether the current hardware configuration of the target system is identical as it was at lt date time gt e Ifthe current hardware configuration of the target system is different from as it was at lt date time gt use the Installation Manager wizards to perform the required adaptations or retrieve the current hardware
73. S2 MS Windows Server 2008 x64 Ed SeStAgent Waiting for PXE boot State Comment SeStAgent Waiting for PXE boot MS Windows Server 2008 R2 MS Windows Server 2008 x64 Ed Selected MAC Address Stop installation Progress OLogfile System data C8 0A A9 03 C5 CE V Refresh automatically Done Local intranet R100 Figure 80 Installation Monitor Installation started but PXE boot of the target system not yet performed As no PXE boot has yet been performed for the target system with the MAC address CA 08 A9 03 C5 CE the associated installation process is in the state SeStAgent Waiting for PXE boot ServerView Installation Manager 249 8 Installation Monitor Monitoring remote installation Installation started PXE boot of the target system performed The PXE boot for the target system with the MAC addressCA 08 A9 03 C5 CE has in the meantime been performed which means that the installation process could begin installing the operating system here Windows Server 2008 R2 on the target system ServerView Installation Monitor Fujitsu Technology Solutions UO S ServerView FU frsu Remote Installation Monitor V Refresh list automatically MAC Address Hardware Id Operating System State Comment BX924S2 MS Windows Server 2008 R2 Formatting partition MS Windows Server 2008 R2 00 44 9E B5 7C DC Bx92252 MS Windows Server 2008 x64 Ed SeStA
74. Start Administrative Tools DHCP on the deployment server The DHCP administration utility starts 2 Inthe tree view of the DHCP administration utility click on Server Options The Server Options dialog box opens 3 Make sure that the 060 ClassID option is selected in the Server Properties dialog box Configuring TFTP TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol offers a very basic subset of the File Transfer Protocol FTP functionality In particular TFTP provides no authentication PXE based remote installation uses the TFTP service to transfer the boot image to the target system For this purpose the Guest account must be granted the appropriate access permissions for the tftp folder e Traverse Folder Execute File permission e List Folder Read Data permission e Comprehensive read permissions To achieve this proceed as follows 1 Start Windows Explorer and navigate to the tftp folder default C Program files Fujitsu ServerView Suite DeploymentService tftp 2 Right click the tftp folder icon and select Properties 3 Inthe Properties dialog box select the Security tab 4 Inthe Security tab select the Guest account 5 Inthe Permissions for Guest list select the Read amp Execute option 6 Click on OK ServerView Installation Manager 91 4 2 6 4 Remote deployment Configuring router for multi segment deployment If deployment server and target server have to be in different segments the following settings a
75. SuSE or Red Hat x32 x64 amp Windows x32 platforms e for multi segment remote installation of Win2K8 x64 amp R2 server since SVIM V10 10 09 Hotfix available for ServerView Installation Manager V10 10 05 V10 10 08 ServerView Installation Manager 93 4 3 4 Remote deployment Prepa ring the remote resource server Optionally you may use a remote server for storing and sharing the resources that are required for the installation process In order to enable the target system to access the installation resources on the remote resource server proceed as follows 1 Prepare the required installation resources operating system installation disks optional disks e g Service Pack CD ROMs etc 2 Log into the remote resource server using a user account with administrator rights 3 Create a folder e g CISHARE Install Data where you will provide the required installation resources D You can either provide all resources in the same folder or distribute the individual resources to separate folders 4 Share the folder s on the network 5 Grant the Read permission on the shared folder s to a user account on the target server Copy the prepared installation resources to the shared folder s Verify that the user account on the target server can read the installation resources from the folders via network access 94 ServerView Installation Manager h h 4 4 Preparing the target system for the remote installa
76. TC Pre installation Post installation Fi Applications 1 Summary 1 Old Logitech serial mouse series 9 ttySO COM1 F M Emulate 3 key mouse Password Root Password Verify Password Installation settings I Encrypt root password Medium OS installation source CD ROM Reboot system after installation WI textmode graphical is default 7 interactive mode T Grayed out controls reflect fixed default settings Tree structure for direct selection Configuration parameters Name of the configuration step of a configuration step Figure 61 User interface for configuring the unattended installation Next Click on Next to go to the next configuration step Back Click on Back to return to the previous configuration step Cancel Click on Cancel to stop configuring in the current wizard 196 ServerView Installation Manager 7 2 Installing Linux VMware ESX ESXi typical 7 2 Installing Linux VMware ESX ESXi typical In detail configuring a typical Linux installation includes the following steps e Configure hard disks RAID controllers using the RAID Disk wizard e Configure installation of the Linux operating system e Configure the installation of applications Prerequisites 1 You must have started Installation Manager on the target system and started the local deployment 2 You must have selected Typical installati
77. User Guide English FU ITSU FUJITSU Software ServerView Suite ServerView Installation Manager Edition March 2015 Comments Suggestions Corrections The User Documentation Department would like to know your opinion of this manual Your feedback helps us optimize our documentation to suit your individual needs Feel free to send us your comments by e mail to manuals ts fujitsu com Certified documentation according to DIN EN ISO 9001 2008 To ensure a consistently high quality standard and user friendliness this documentation was created to meet the regulations of a quality management system which complies with the requirements of the standard DIN EN ISO 9001 2008 cognitas Gesellschaft f r Technik Dokumentation mbH www cognitas de Copyright and trademarks Copyright 1998 2014 Fujitsu Technology Solutions All rights reserved Delivery subject to availability right of technical modifications reserved All hardware and software names used are trademarks of their respective manufacturers Contents 1Introduction s 3 il elia 9 1 1 Overview of functional scope 0 00 e cece eee e cece eee eee 9 1 2 Additional documentation 20 22 220 2 e cece eee cece eee eee 10 1 3 Target groups and objectives of this manual 11 1 4 Changes to the previous edition 22 22 11 1 5 ServerView Suite link collection 0 0 eee eee 11 1 6 Documenta
78. X600 A All existing partitions will be deleted on disks where new partitions are defined SAS Disk SATA Disk Fibre Channel Disk E RAID Controller Automatic Remove Controller Controller Vendor automatic Controller Family Automatic Controller Type Automatic EJ Controller Number 9 E Use existing Logical Disks v The Existing RAID Array will not be modified Configure RAID Automatically or Manually RAID Level Number of Disks Apply Reset 5 Disk 1 Add Partition Remove Disk_ Back Next Cancel pone 3 Local intranet Figure 41 RAID Disk wizard in Customized mode D The configuration for an offline remote installation is shown In the case of local installation on the target system or remote installation using PXE based online detection of the target system s hardware configuration the buttons for adding a controller logical disk are omitted Instead only the controllers logical disks that are actually present in the system are shown Use these buttons to make the following configurations RAID Controller Enables a new RAID controller to be configured for the RAID array SAS Disk Enables SAS hard disks which exist in the target system to be partitioned and formatted ServerView Installation Manager 133 5 Configuring the target system SATA Disk Enables SATA hard disks
79. YOU MAY NOT DOWNLOAD INSTALL COPY OR USE THE SOFTWARE AND YOU MAY RETURN THE UNUSED SOFTWARE TO THE VENDOR FROM WHICH YOU ACAUIDER IT MITUINI THIDTV 20 DAVE AND BEALIEST A DECLINM NE I Accept End User License License Mode Manual input of license z Licence key TTT i maJ ree cen Figure 69 VMware ESX ESXi installation customized Configuring VMware license options 218 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installing Linux customized End User License Agreement The license agreement is displayed here Accept End User License Confirms the license agreement License Mode Defines the license type Use license server The licenses for multiple users are managed using a license server Manual input of license The individual license for the target system which you enter in the input field Manual after installation The individual license for the target system which you enter after the installation ServerView Installation Manager 219 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation 7 3 3 5 Grub bootloader options mount options In this dialog box you can configure the installation of GRUB for the multiboot capability of your target system In the case of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server SLES 11 you can additionally specify Mount Options E Configuratio Mass Storage 1 SLES 11 Basic Configuration Package Selection Bootl
80. a packages This process may take several minutes because approximately 5 GB of data is copied during the installation A progress bar indicates how the installation is progressing te Fujitsu ServerYiew Installation Manager Data packages Y10 10 10 Setup iil Updating System FUJITSU The features you selected are currently being installed Copy content tree fromthe DYD1 4 4 GB gt in progress Wise Installation Wizard R Figure 16 Installation of data packages in progress the progress bar A window opens to inform you that installation has been successfully completed 11 Click on Finish 74 ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 2 3 4 2 Preparing the deployment server This starts the next installation step automatically Installing JBoss Application server If you enabled the Classic Remote Installation option in the initial window while selecting components installation of the JBoss Application Server starts now The first dialog box of the installation wizard opens ie Fujitsu ServerYiew JBoss Application Server Setup FUJITSU Welcome to the Fujitsu ServerView JBoss Application Server Installation Wizard It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this setup program Click Cancel to quit the setup program then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue the installation WARNING This program is protected by copyright
81. age 147 o Linux and VMware ESX ESXi systems see chapter Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation on page 195 Installation Info Summary This configuration step provides a summary and overview of all installation settings you have configured You can now save your configuration to a file and or start an unattended installation 4 6 3 Enter Parameters for the Server s BIOS and Hardware Configuration In this dialog box you enter the parameters for configuring the BIOS and RAID controllers of the target system 116 ServerView Installation Manager 4 6 Starting remote deployment remote system configuration Serverview Installation Manager Windows Internet Explorer _ 0 x hitps h5 rvware abg fsc net 3170 svim ServerStartBase html S ServerView Logout FU iTsu Home Deployment Configuration Maintenance i Information Enter Parameters for the Server s BIOS and Hardware Configuration Configuration File C Create a new configuration file Startan installation based upon an existing configuration file W2K8R2 H50077 BX924S2 W2K8R2 SP1 EN xm Warning This configfile is dedicated to Operation System installation only Itcannot be used in this context Action after Configuration C Reboot Shutdown Server Management Configuration WM Edit Server Management Settings Server Boot Settings GPT Partition gt UEFI Native Boot Mode MBR Partition gt UEF
82. ager Fujitsu Technology Solutions JOE S ServerView Fujitsu Home Deplo Information Hel Preconfigured MDP Set Configuration Name Give your configuration a name for later use Name CmdPrompt Set OK Close S Local intranet 100 Figure 90 Multi Deployment Platform Renaming a preconfigured MDP set Name New name for the selected MDP set Ok Applies the new name to the selected MDP set Close Closes the dialog 262 ServerView Installation Manager 9 2 1 1 9 2 Maintenance on the deployment server If an MDP configuration has been selected The Generic MDP Configuration dialog box allows you to view and modify the current settings of the selected MDP configuration Delete Deletes the selected MDP set following a confirmation dialog This button is only active if you select an MDP set in the Configurations and sets table Boot Opens the Generic PXE Boot dialog where you can prepare and start the PXE boot based on the selected MDP set Close Closes the MDP Configurations dialog Configuring new MDP sets S ServerView Fujitsu Startseite Deployment Vartuns Information Hilfe Generic MDP Configuration Configuration Enter or editthe parameters agents and files and give ita name for later use Name Final Power Status Power off les Add the executables scripts and data files needed to the configuration Files Zz New Delete
83. allation Progress Displays the progress of the selected installation process Log file Displays logging information for the selected installation process System data Displays the system data of the target system for the selected installation process Refesh list automatically When you select this option the information in the display area is refreshed automatically Refresh now If you deselect Refresh list automatically you can refresh the information in the display area using the Refresh now button Monitoring remote installation The Installation Monitor lists all remote installation processes which have currently been started on the deployment server in a table In addition to the configured characteristics target system operating system etc the Installation Monitor also displays the current state of each process 248 ServerView Installation Manager 8 2 Monitoring remote installation Installation started PXE boot of the target system not yet performed In the following figure the installation process for the target system with the MAC address CA 08 A9 03 C5 CE is selected for monitoring via the Installation Monitor ServerView Installation Monitor Fujitsu Technology Solutions S ServerView Bax Remote Installation Monitor V Refresh list automatically MAC Address Hardware Id Operating System C8 0A A9 03 C5 CE BX924S2 MS Windows Server 2008 R2 00 44 9E B5 7C DC BX922
84. allation Only the operating system configured for express installation can be selected see Windows Boot Manager Selecting standard express installation on page 38 Server Management Configuration Edit Server Management Settings IF you select this option Server Configuration Manager is called as part of the customized configuration of the installation process Server Configuration Manager allows you to configure server specific system settings for the target system o rhis option is not available in the following cases e in Typical installation mode e inthe context of Windows Server 2008 R2 express installation 5 Click on Next The wizard for configuring and starting the unattended installation process starts 6 To install a Windows operating system see Configuring Windows and starting the installation on page 147 e Typical Windows installation e Customized Windows installation o D r you want to install Windows Server Core you must select Customized mode 7 To install a Linux operating system or VMware ESX ESXi see Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation on page 195 e Typical Linux VMware ESX ESXi installation e Customized Linux VMware ESX ESXi installation 52 ServerView Installation Manager 3 8 Starting local system configuration 3 8 Starting local system configuration Follow the steps below to start the local system configuration on the target system 1
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87. an extract of its content is displayed here Select the operating system Here you specify which operating system you want to install in which variant and which version on the target system D Only operating systems that are released for the selected PRIMERGY type of the target system are displayed for selection Installation Manager supports the installation of the following operating systems You will find the latest information on supported server systems and supported operating systems for Japan as part of the restrictions of the ServerView Suite on the Internet ServerView Installation Manager 111 4 Remote deployment Microsoft Windows e Windows Server 2012 Standard Edition Datacenter Edition Windows Server Foundation Windows Storage Server Standard e Windows Server 2008 32 bit versions Standard Edition Enterprise Edition Web Server Edition Small Business Premium Add on Server e Windows Server 2008 64 bit versions Standard Edition Enterprise Edition Datacenter Edition Web Server Edition Windows Server Foundation Small Business Server Standard Small Busines x64 Premium Edition Add on Server EBS Management Server EBS Messaging Server EBS Security Server EBS Database Server e Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition Enterprise Edition Datacenter Edition Web Server Edition Windows Server Foundation D You can also select whether to install the Core variant or the Standard variant noCore of th
88. and VMware Creates an LV group LV Logical Volume with the specified name LV groups are based on the LVM LVM Logical Volume Manager which implements an abstraction level between hard disks and file systems D You can not create more than one LV group on the target system s LV groups are based on the LVM which implements an abstraction level between hard disks and file systems You can assign an LV group to several virtual partitions logical volumes File systems that are created on a logical volume of this type can later 144 ServerView Installation Manager 5 2 Configuring mass storage devices occupy several physical partitions in the installed system The RAID Disk wizard displays an LV group as follows RAID Controller automatic Remove Controller Disk 1 Add Partition Remove Disk partition 1 boot 512 ext3 prim Remove Partition Ej partition 2 swap auto swap prim Remove Partition E partition 3 4000 e3 Remove Partition SAS Controller Filesystem Type ext3 size mB 8000 Additional Size Options g Fixed Size O Fill all space up to MB O Fill to maximum allowable size Name ofthe Logical Volume in_home Apply Reset Add Disk Remove Controller Disk 1 Add Partition Remove Disk LV Group LVG1 80000 ext3 Remove Partition E partition 2 War 8000 ext Remove Partition LV Group LVG1 Add Partition E partition 1 home 8000 ext Remove
89. ard firewall rules This setting only permits connections that respond to outgoing requests such as DNS responses and DHCP requests 226 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installing Linux customized Customize Configures the adapters of the LAN card so that they can receive accesses via defined communication ports Additional options are displayed for this purpose Trusted devices List of the adapters that are to be monitored by the firewall New trusted device An adapter which you can create by choosing Add Device Select Remove Device to delete an adapter from the list Allow incoming Determines the protocol and therefore the communication port that will be admitted by the firewall FTP FTP protocol if the target system is to be a public FTP server The vsftpd package must be installed Mail SMTP SMTP protocol if the target system is to be a public mail server Telnet Telnet protocol for unencrypted remote logon to the target system The telnet server package must be installed ServerView Installation Manager 227 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation SSH SSH for encrypted logon to the target system The openssh server package must be installed with SSH tools WWW HTTP HTTP and HTTPS protocols if the target system is to be a public web server The httpd package must be installed Other ports List of additional communication ports New port A communication port which
90. are executed in order to perform a PXE boot on the MDP platform All the MDP structural information configuration files etc required for a PXE boot is collected in the MDP set Two different types of MDP set are distinguished e Preconfigured MDB set A preconfigured MDP set is an existing MDP set that has been created by the user and which you make available to Installation Manager The set must contain all the MDP infrastructure information configuration data metadata etc required by the MDP process e MDP configuration In the context of an MDP configuration you only provide executables Installation Manager then uses these files to automatically generate the 260 ServerView Installation Manager 9 2 Maintenance on the deployment server required MDP infrastructure information You can only manage MDP configurations within Installation Manager The MDP Configurations dialog box allows you to configure new MDP sets MDP set configurations e manage MDP sets preconfigured MDP sets and MDP configurations ina table e prepare and start the PXE boot based on the selected MDP set Proceed as follows In the ServerView Installation Manager Maintenance window click on the MDP link to open the MDP Configurations dialog ServerView Installation Manager Fujitsu Technology Solutions Joe S ServerView Deployment Maintenance information MDP Configurations Configurations and
91. assic Remote Installation option in the initial window while selecting components installation of the Installation Manager starts now The first dialog box of the installation wizard opens ServerView Installation Manager 83 4 Remote deployment fe Fujitsu Server iew Installation Manager Setup Welcome to the Fujitsu ServerView Installation Manager Installation Wizard It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this setup program Click Cancel to quit the setup program then close any programs you have running Click Next to continue the installation WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Cancel Figure 27 Install Installation Manager dialog box 1 Clickon Next The License Agreement dialog box opens i Fujitsu ServerYiew Installation Manager Setup m 5 x License Agreement You must agree with the license agreement below to proceed FU ITSU Fujitsu Technology Solutions E Software License Agreement for End Users 1 1 Subject of this Agreement 1 1 Forthe purposes of this agreement Software shall mean the software with the object code the version and the specification indicated in the software product data sheet of Fujit
92. ated for the current remote installation process is copied to the deployment server and is saved there You can display the logged data using the Installation Monitor see chapter Installation Monitor Monitoring remote installation on page 245 The following figure illustrates the steps involved in a remote installation 64 ServerView Installation Manager Deployment Server Main Memory 10 4 1 Remote installation overview Configure the installation process Save the configuration file Start the PXE service so that the deployment server can accept requests from the target system Initiate a PXE re boot of the target system manually or automatically via IRMU Management Blade The PXE service boots a client instance of Installation Manager The deployment server directory structure is loaded The client instance creates the RAID array and OS partitions The client instance connects to the data medium for the operating system application software and service packs The client instance starts the automatic installation The deployment server starts the reboot of the installed server in order to start the operating system and starts customer specific scripts for installing additional applications forexample ServerView agents Figure 11 Progression of a remote installation For more information about the PXE boot see section The PXE process on page 279 ServerV
93. ave made additional settings before clicking Next ServerView Installation Manager 161 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation 6 3 1 Server Configuration Manager The configuration steps for the Server Configuration Manager are only offered if you have selected the Edit Server Management Settings option in the initial window for configuring the installation process The Server Configuration Manager offers a number of configuration steps with the installation process which you configure additional settings for the target system besides configuring ServerView Installation Manager S ServerView E Configuratio Server Management E Mass Storage 1 Windows Server 20 E Applications 1 Summary 1 Server Management Server Configuration For help select an input field and press F1 System Type Selection PRIMERGY BX920 S1 x I Rack Model Special Features 7 LocalView Panel LVP installed 7 Management LAN option available Figure 50 Installing Windows customized Server Configuration Manager For a description of the Configuration Manager refer to section Server Configuration Manager on page 129 162 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 2 6 3 Installing Windows customized Configuring Disks and RAID controllers You can use the RAID Disk wizard to assist you in configuring hard disks and 72 17 50 150 Full Control iRMC 52
94. ber of programs available in the group right number Clicking on a symbol displays the list of programs that are available in the corresponding group Add on packages Additional software e g Java Runtime Environment custom scripts and packages ServerView Suite n n Components of the ServerView Suite Software Packages for JAPAN n n not for SLES 11 Software offered for the Japanese market This package is only available for Japanese language operating systems 238 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installing Linux customized Software Packages for PRIMEQUEST n n not for SLES 11 Software available for PRIMEQUEST servers D Some components of the package are only available for Japanese language operating systems The dialog box is divided into two parts When you select an option or click on a program name the dialog box is divided into two parts e The programs available for selection continue to be displayed on the left e On the right you will see the information about the selected application as well as the parameters required for the installation D Depending on the Linux Distribution not all the applications displayed may be selectable If an application requires the installation of another application Some applications can only be installed if certain other applications are installed as well E g the installation of ServerView Suite ServerView RAIDManager requires Add on
95. bre Channel disks are structured identically z Disk 1 lsi Add Partition Available Capacity MB 105678 partition 1 boot os 33792 NTFS system Remove Partition Label system Filesystem NTFS v Partition Size Maximum Size in MB 33792 Quick Format Yes O No Partition Usage Bitlocker V Boot v OS Data Apply Reset Figure 43 Configuring hard disk partitions Windows Partition lt n gt Displays the options available for configuring the partition Label Name of the partition File system Defines the system type for the selected partition The following types are permitted NTFS and FAT ServerView Installation Manager 141 5 Configuring the target system Partition Size Specifies the size of the partition in MB Maximum The partition is created with the largest possible size D The Maximum option allows you to select only one partition per hard disk Due to technical reasons after installation the last 5 GB of logical disk space remain unallocated and unconfigured However his memory can be allocated without problems Size in MB Integer e g 2048 indicating the size of the partition in MB QuickFormat Specifies whether the hard disk is to be formatted in quick format mode D In quick format mode the hard disk is not checked for corrupt sectors during formatting You should therefore only use quick format mode if the hard disk has already b
96. c system settings on the target system via the Server Configuration Manager and configuring RAID controllers is not possible in the context of a Windows Server 2008 R2 express installation Server Configuration Manager The Server Configuration Manager enables you to configure the following settings for the target system e General system behavior e BMC iRMC or iRMC S2 S3 S4 if they are present on the target system In order to configure general system behavior the Server Configuration Manager runs through a sequence of steps with the following functionality e Select server type of the target system e Configure boot watchdog e Configure software watchdog e Configure scheduled times for powering the server on and off e Configure behavior after power failure and when restarting e Configure automatic fan test e Configure uninterruptible power supply UPS devices D Depending on the PRIMERGY server type of the target system not all steps may be performed The sequence of the individual steps and the configuration options for the individual steps may also vary from system to system ServerView Installation Manager 129 5 2 5 Configuring the target system D For details on the individual server configuration dialog steps please refer to the online help of the Server Configuration Manager To access the online help related to a dialog step proceed as follows 1 dick in the window area currently displaying this dialog step
97. ckages of the Installation Manager on the ServerView Suite DVD 1 Local removable media Removable media on the target system Network share Approved network drive Remote path Path of the network drive in UNC notation in the form lt Server gt lt Path gt g myserver directory Remote user name User account with the necessary privileges for the network drive The account must be present on the computer that the URL references and which provides the resources The user must have read privileges on the computer for the directory in the path specified above Remote Password Password for the user account ServerView Installation Manager 189 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Remote installation ServerView Installation Manager data packages Data packages of the Installation Manager on the deployment server for remote installation Network share Approved network drive Remote path Path of the network drive in UNC notation in the form lt Server gt lt Path gt g myserver directory Remote user User account with the necessary privileges for the network drive The account must be present on the computer that the URL references and which provides the resources The user must have read privileges on the computer for the directory in the path specified above Remote Password Password for the user account Information Provides information about possible dependencies that are requ
98. ckup medium USB stick note e Do not remove the medium Otherwise the automatic installation process may be stopped e g while installing Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition e Ifyou use Installation Manager version lt 10 09 10 for installation of Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition a dialog box Select save location for the configuration file will be displayed after the reboot of the target system In this case proceed as follows 1 Selectthe local drive option and choose the external backup medium 2 Click on Next to continue with the installation After the installation is started the system reboots Then before the operating system installation starts the hardware of the system is configured After the installation is started the hardware of the system is configured and the system reboots During the unattended installation the target system may reboot several times ServerView Installation Manager 159 6 3 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Installing Windows customized In detail configuring a customized Windows installation includes the following steps e Configure general system behavior and remote management controller using the Server Configuration Manager optional e Configure hard disks RAID controllers using the RAID Disk wizard e Configure installation of the Windows operating system e Configure the installation of applications If you use a floppy disk or a USB stick as
99. configuration and execution of operating system installations on PRIMERGY servers D To install Windows Server Core you must use Customized mode Typical deployment mode The Typical deployment mode is only supported for local installations on the target system It is the default setting In this mode Installation Manager proposes values for the configuration parameters and eliminates operating errors through plausibility checks It also automatically installs all software components required to monitor the target system with ServerView Operations Manager The Typical deployment mode comprises the following steps 1 Select the operating system you want to install 2 Configure an unattended operating system installation 3 Start the installation Customized deployment mode In Customized deployment mode you configure the target system hardware on the target system directly or on a deployment server under a Windows Server operating system If you execute the configuration on the target system local installation Installation Manager automatically detects the hardware configuration of the target system and adjusts the configuration dialog boxes accordingly In case of remote installation you can use the option to explicitly specify the hardware configuration of the target system Alternatively you can configure Installation Manager to retrieve target system data either from its own repository or directly from the remote target syst
100. create Parameters for user defined local and remote installation Regional and Language Options for the Operating System Defines the language of the operating system the keyboard layout and country specific settings for the target system ServerView Installation Manager 169 6 3 3 3 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation System Settings Configure target system parameters and installation source In this step you provide network identification information about the target system R Configuratio E Mass Storage 1 E Windows 2008 Serv Image Selection Basic Settings Network Settings MS Windows Server 2008 R2 System Settings Services Add Parameters Zi Applications 1 Domain Use Summary 1 Will participate in Workgroup Domain rr Name WORKGROUP Display Resolution 1024 768 2 px VRefresh 75 YJ Hz p BitsPerPel 16 7 Bit Operating system installation source Local DVD drive Network drive Back Next Cancel Figure 54 Installing Windows customized Configuring system parameters Will participate in Defines the group to which the target system belongs Workgroup Your system is included in a workgroup which you must also specify 170 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 Installing Windows customized Domain Your system is included in a domain which you must also specify Name Name of the work
101. ctive disk and the data from the defective disk is reconstructed on this standby disk rebuild RAID 10 Comprises a combination of striping and mirroring Faster than RAID1 but redundant unlike RAID 0 ServerView Installation Manager 5 2 Configuring mass storage devices RAID 50 A combination of RAID 0 with a striped version of RAID 5 In this case a RAID 0 array is created from at least two striped RAID 5 arrays To implement this you therefore require at least six disks Number of Disks Specifies the number of disks included in the RAID array If all available hard disks are to be used enter 0 Hot spare Here you specify whether you want to use an additional standby disk for recovery in the event of disk failure if you are using RAID levels 1 or 5 Then if a hard disk fails the standby disk takes over the function of the defective hard disk The data is still redundant Hot spare disks cannot be used with blade servers Blade servers contain a maximum of two disks while at least three disks are required for the hot spare option The Hotspare option is therefore disabled when you are configuring blade servers IF you want to configure the system with a hot spare hard disk select Yes Hard Disk Writecache Specifies whether the hard disk write cache if available shall be used Apply Saves the values that are currently set Reset Restores the values that were saved most recently ServerView Installat
102. d your system will start Setup exe automatically Note for Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008 R2 To execute Setup exe you need to be logged in as Administrator 34 ServerView Installation Manager 3 2 Booting Installation Manager from a USB stick ServerView Welcome to ServerView Suite r Please Select Install Installation Manager Tools Create bootable SVS USB Stick Start Driver Extraction Tool Collections Select ServerView Software Products Select Linux Drivers and Applications Documentation Manuals on ServerBooks access to internet required Quick Start Guide for the ServerView Suite DVD Exit Information 6 Select Create bootable SVS USB Stick and click Start ServerView Installation Manager 35 3 Local deployment ServerYiew Installation Manager Bootable Device Creation Tool Select the removable device m Feature set SVIM complete Creates a full copy of the SVS DYD 1 C Deployment All deployment scenarios supported by Installation Manager Maintenance PrimeCollect and Multi Deployment Platform MDP Progress Total files Total size Elapsed time Files Size Remaining time sat w Select the USB stick you want to load up Select the feature set you want your stick to support when it is loaded e Feature set SVIM complete Creates a full copy of the SVS DVD on USB stick Includes feature sets
103. d about the progress and status of a remote installation using the Installation Monitor see chapter Installation Monitor Monitoring remote installation on page 245 ServerView Installation Manager 193 194 ServerView Installation Manager 7 1 7 1 User interface Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation When you configure the unattended installation of a Linux or VMWare ESX ESXi operating system the Installation Manager s wizard guides you through each configuration step Or you can activate the individual configuation steps directly and thus determine the sequence of the steps yourself D The configuration steps are described here in the order they are presented in the wizard User interface The structure of the wizard s user interface is uniform e Inthe left area click on the appropriate link in the tree structure to select a configuration step directly e The parameters of the current configuration step will be displayed in the right area ServerView Installation Manager 195 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation ServerView Installation Manager S ServerView E Configuratio E Mass Storage 1 SLES 11 i SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Package selection Basic Configuration Bootloader q Network Localization X Windows Language English US a Keyboard English US Time zone Europe London M Sfstem clock uses U
104. d on this standby disk rebuild RAID 6 Similar to RAID 5 but considerably faster RAID 10 Comprises a combination of striping and mirroring Faster than RAID 1 but includes redundancy unlike RAID 0 Boot Partition Size Specifies the size of the boot partition Minimum Specifies 25 000 MB as minimum size of the boot partition All Disk Specifies the whole disk for the boot partition D Due to technical reasons after installation the last 5 GB of logical disk space remain unallocated and unconfigured However his memory can be allocated without problems ServerView Installation Manager 6 2 2 6 2 Installing Windows typical Manually Uses the specified size for the boot partition Configuring Windows installation In this step you configure the settings of the Windows operating system that is to be installed S ServerView Current Boot Mode Legacy MBR E Configuration i Mass Storage 1 MS Windows Server 2008 R2 is n Configure your unattended Windows Installation Summary 1 User Name Organization Computer Name Product ID Note Please don t enter a product id if you will use an OEM installation media Admin Password please repeat Be aware of keyboard layout dependencies Time Zone GMT Standard Time GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London Regional and Language Options for the Operating System Formats language and keyboard Engli
105. d then click on Remove NetBIOS Option Activates disables NetBIOS over TCP IP NetBIOS over TCP IP is only required for the target system if the target system communicates with older operating systems or if it uses NetBIOS functions You can choose from the following options e Use NetBIOS settings from the DHCP server Default if DHCP has been enabled If the LAN card on the target system uses DHCP the DHCP options from the DHCPOffer message received are adopted to disable NetBIOS over TCP IP or to activate and configure NetBIOS over TCP IP depending on the configuration of the DHCP server e Enable NetBIOS over TCP IP Default if DHCP has not been enabled NetBIOS over TCP IP is activated regardless of the DHCP options received e Disable NetBIOS over TCP IP NetBIOS over TCP IP is activated regardless of the DHCP options received Internet Protocol Version 6 Parameters Here you configure the Internet Protocol version 6 parameters IPv6 of the 176 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 Installing Windows customized selected LAN adapter Mode Sets the mode to configure the LAN adapter DHCP The LAN adapter receives its IPv6 settings from a DHCP server on the network Do not activate the DHCP mode if there is no DHCP available on your network Autoconfiguration The target system opens an internet connection via the IPv6 autoconfiguration process The target system communicates with the relevant routers in order to investigat
106. e 2 Ensure that the BIOS of the target system is configured so that it boots automatically from a USB stick 3 Power on the server If the USB stick is not recognized make sure that support for USB devices is enabled in the BIOS setup If the USB stick is not recognized restart the computer By now the USB stick should be listed as a bootable device in the BIOS ServerView Installation Manager 37 3 4 3 Local deployment If the USB stick is still not recognized it may be connected to a non bootable USB port or the BIOS system of the PC is not designed for USB devices In the latter case you will have to start the Installation Manager from the DVD The Installation Manager is started automatically on the target system on boot Windows Boot Manager Selecting standard express installation D The Windows Boot Manager window is not displayed in UEFI boot mode Starting the boot process opens the Windows Boot Manager window where you can determine whether you want to start a standard server installation or to use an accelerated procedure for installing a Windows Server 2008 x86 MS Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 MS Windows Server 2012 operating system Windows 2008 x86 Windows 2008 R2 x64 Windows 2012 express installation can only be accomplished as a mere operating system installation The following restrictions apply e Only MS Windows Server 2008 x86 MS Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 MS Windows Se
107. e 350MB Windows OperatingSystem MS Windows Server 2012 R2 Type Windows Server 2012 Datacenter Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter E R2 R2 Components not installed arstretease ProductKey not set C not supported Timezone W Europe Standard Time 5 planned but not yet released nani Gea Sie cals Server Management Configuration Organisation FTS NE Si save Masagerioni Salata ComputerName H49050 RX2540M1 Selected OS shall boot from Admin Passwd set GPT Partition gt UEFI Native Boot Mode mec PXE Boot P me IPV4 IP v6 Depends on System Settings MBR Partition gt UEFI Legacy Boot Mode ion Depends on System Settings Privileges Read write Identify the Hardware Configuration of the Remote System Community public Do notuse system data Trap Destination 172 17 48 221 Use system data saved in the repository Tue Feb 24 20 47 56 2015 5 Retrieve system data from the target system a The remote system will be restarted tant now Back Next Cancel Figure 7 Initial window Configure your Unattended Operating System Installation 50 ServerView Installation Manager 3 7 Starting local deployment Configuration file Here you specify whether you want to create a new configuration file or use the values from an existing one Create a new configuration file Creates a new configuration file Start an installation based upon an existing configuration file In Customized mode you can select a configuratio
108. e PXE server is to be installed 4 Click on Next 5 Select the IP mode for the PXE service D IPv6 requires a DHCPv6 server in the network Local DHCPv6 cannont be used on Windows Server 2008 R2 or earlier versions Click on Next Select the LAN card that the PXE server is to use to access the network Click on Next Lor 00 a Follow the steps below e Select Yes only if a DHCP server is installed local to the PXE server on the same deployment server In this case Installation Manager automatically adds a server option 060 PXE client to the DHCP server which means that the local DHCP server can be used as a proxy DHCP PXE redirection service This step is also required if a DHCP service was installed afterwards local to the PXE service later 70 ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 2 2 4 2 Preparing the deployment server e Select No if an external DHCP server is used Note the following o If incorrect details of the proxy DHCP configuration are entered the PXE server will not be accessible to the PXE client on the target system o Ensure that the LAN cable is connected before you install the PXE service o ALAN segment may contain only one DHCP server and one PXE server Otherwise problems may arise in the communication between the deployment server and the target system o Note thata DHCP server must be installed in the LAN segment for the remote installation If a DHCP server is not available terminate
109. e a custom MDP set which has a corresponding entry in the table 266 ServerView Installation Manager 9 2 Maintenance on the deployment server A preconfigured MDP set is an existing MDP set that has been created by the user and which you make available to Installation Manager The set must contain all the MDP infrastructure infomation configuration data metadata etc required by the MDP process Configuration Name Defines changes the name of the MDP set for use later on Name Name of the MDP set for use later on Custom Set D The Custom Set group is not displayed if you opened the dialog box by clicking Edit in the MDP Configurations dialog box Selects the path of an existing MDP set Root Folder MDP set that you want to add to your configuration When you click on the folder icon you can select the MDP set path via the file browser OK Copies the selected MDP set to the Configurations and Sets table IF you opened the dialog box by clicking New Custom Set in the MDP Configurations dialog box Copies the selected MDP set to the Configurations and Sets table IF you opened the dialog box by clicking Edit in the MDP Configurations dialog box Gives a new name to the MDP set Close Closes the dialog ServerView Installation Manager 267 9 2 1 3 9 Maintenance Preparing and starting the PXE boot In the Generic PXE Boot dialog box you can prepare and start the PXE boot based on the selected MDP set S
110. e configuration file default name serstartbatch xml in which the configured parameters are saved Click the folder icon to define a name for the configuration file A dialog box is displayed ServerView Installation Manager 191 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation e You can specify the file name default name serstartbatch xml You can overwrite this default name with any name of your choice e You can select or create a folder in which Installation Manager will store the configuration file The folder is stored as follows o Local installation customized mode only The folder is stored on the local backup medium o Remote installation The folder is stored within the configfiles directory of the Installation Manager repository You should not use the default name for long term backup of the configuration data For local installation on the target system nto The configuration can only be stored in customized mode The configuration file is created as a temporary file for the current Installation Manager process and is no longer available for future starts of the Installation Manager To save the configuration file permanently you can save it to an external medium e g memory stick Save Backs up the configured parameters in the file that you have specified in the Save the Configuration to File dialog The unattended installation is not started Start Installation Starts unattended in
111. e contents of all RedHat directories on the media 3 Enter the basic subdirectory you have just created in the installation wizard for the relevant RedHat Linux system together with the address of the NFS or FTP server 88 ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 Preparing the deployment server SuSE Linux Enterprise 11 installation source In order to make the installation data available on the NFS FTP or HTTP server you must copy the required files from the installation DVD to the relevant NFS FTP or HTTP file tree The following versions are supported e SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Edition i386 and x86_64 including Service Pack 1 To setup the installation source 1 Create a subdirectory called SLES11 2 Copy the contents of the DVD including all subdirectories unchanged into this new directory a 1 1 copy Setting up a VMware ESXi installation source In order to make the installation data available on a network drive within your network you must copy the required files from the installation DVD to the relevant directory of this drive The following versions are supported e VMware ESXi 5 x To setup the installation source 1 Create a subdirectory called VMWARE 2 Copy the contents of the DVD including all subdirectories unchanged into this new directory a 1 1 copy ServerView Installation Manager 89 4 Remote deployment 4 2 4 Verifying the services PXE TFTP DHCP Remote installation via deploymen
112. e license terms and conditions are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany 10 2 In the event that provisions of clause 10 1 are unenforceable these license terms and conditions shall be governed by the laws of the country in which you acquire the Software with the following exceptions 1 In Australia the terms and conditions of this license are governed by the laws of the state or sovereign territory in which the business contract is being concluded 2 in Albania Armenia Belarus Bosnia Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia the Czech Republic Georgia Hungary Kazakhstan Kirgizia the former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia FYROM Moldavia Poland Romania Russia Slovakia Slovenia the Ukraine and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia the terms and conditions of this license are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany 3 in the United Kingdom Great Britain all disputes with respect to these license terms and conditions are governed by English law and English courts have exclusive jurisdiction 4 in Canada the terms and conditions of this license are governed by the laws of the Province of Ontario 5 in the United States of America and in Puerto Rico as well as in the People s Republic of China the terms and conditions of this license are governed by the laws of the U S State of New York ServerView Installation Manager 291 292 ServerView Installation Manager Index A Adapter Windows 172 A
113. e operating system The Core variants are displayed in the list of selectable Windows editions Linux SuSE and Red Hat Enterprise Linux e SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Edition i386 and x86_64 including Service Pack 2 and Service Pack 3 e Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 e Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 e Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Hypervisor e VMware ESXi 5 x e Microsoft Hyper V Server and Hyper V Server 2008 R2 D IF you select Hypervisor Microsoft Hyper V Microsoft Hyper V Server or Microsoft Hyper V Server 2008 R2 Installation Manager will install Hyper V as the core variant 112 ServerView Installation Manager 4 6 Starting remote deployment remote system configuration Server Management Configuration Here you specify whether the server management system settings need to be changed or whether this step can be skipped Selected OS shall boot from Here you specify the partition on the target system the selected operating system shall boot from e GPT Partition gt UEFI Native Boot Mode PXE boot is executed in native UEFI Boot mode from the GUID Partition Table GPT partition IPv6 Starts PXE over IPv6 IPv4 Starts PXE over IPv4 System dependent Starts PXE over IPv4 or IPv6 depending on the UEFI BIOS settings on the target system e MBR Partition gt UEFI Legacy Boot Mode PXE boot is executed in legacy UEFI Boot mode from the Master Boot Record MBR partition D Which options are enabled for selec
114. e purposes of this agreement Software shall mean the software with the object code the version and the specification indicated in the software product data sheet of Fujitsu Technology Solutions The Software consists of machine readable instructions and or printed documentation and related licensed materials zl accept the license agreement do not accept the license agreement Wise Installation Wizard Reset lt Back Figure 13 License agreement Accept the license agreement Click on Next The User Information dialog box is displayed 4 Enter your name and the name of your company 5 Click on Next The Destination Folder dialog box is displayed 6 Select the destination folder to which you want to copy the data packages for the remote installation and assign a share name under which the installation data can be accessed in the network 7 dick on Next 72 ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 Preparing the deployment server i Fujitsu Server iew Installation Manager Data packages 10 09 0 Setup 5 x Useraccount for access to the Data packages please enter username and password for the account which is necessary for FU I I SU access to the Data packages during remote installation Use the Browse button to choose users from your network For domains user names must be in the format of DOMAINAUserName User Name Administrator s SS Browse Password fe Create New User hint
115. e system data D Use system data saved in the repository Mon Dec 01 16 13 19 2014 5 Retrieve system data from the target system The remote system will be restarted Startnow Back Newt canca Figure 37 Initial window Configure your Unattended Operating System Installation Configuration file Here you specify whether you want to create a new configuration file or use the values from an existing one Create a new configuration file Creates a new configuration file 110 ServerView Installation Manager 4 6 Starting remote deployment remote system configuration Start an installation based upon an existing configuration file Here you can select a configuration file The interpreted contents of this file are then displayed on the right of the window under Contents of Configuration File Click the folder icon to select an existing configuration file A dialog box opens that allows you to select an appropriate configuration file from the configfiles directory of the Installation Manager repository remote installation or from a local backup medium local installation customized mode Installation Manager provides the configuration file s content in the current session as default values for the configuration You can use these values as required and save them in the same configuration file or a new configuration file at the end of the session Contents of Configuration File IF you selected an existing configuration file
116. e the communication parameters Manual Installation Manager explicitly requests the IPv6 parameters required for configuring the LAN adapter D The IPv6 parameters described in the following for configuring the selected LAN adapter will only be displayed if the Manual mode has been chosen IP Address IPv6 address for the LAN adapter ServerView Installation Manager 177 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Length of Subnet Prefix Length of the Subnet Prefix The Subnet Prefix is composed of the Global Routing Prefix and the Subnet ID Configure Additional IP Addresses Here you can configure additional IP addresses including subnet masks and default gateways default routers IP addresses To configure an IPv6 address click on Add enter the IPv6 address and the subnet mask in the dialog that appears and then click on OK to confirm To remove an IPv6 address that has already been configured from the list highlight the IPv6 address and then click on Remove Configure DNS Server Configure the DNS server DNS Domain Name Name of the default domain for queries to the DNS server or servers DNS Server To configure a DNS server click on Add enter the IP address of the corresponding DNS server in the dialog that appears and then click on OK to confirm To remove a DNS server that has already been configured from the list highlight the server and then click on Remove TCP IP Parameters General The secur
117. ed for subnet broadcasting Broadcast Address IP address of the target system i e the broadcast address or unicast address of the target system to which the deployment server is to send the magic packet IP address IP address of the BMC iRMC iRMC 2 S3 S4 or management blade IPMI User for Remote Management Controller only Local user account on the BMC iRMC or iRMC S2 S3 S4 IPMI Password for Remote Management Controller only Password for the local user account on the BMC iRMC or iRMC 82 S3 S4 SMASH User for MMB Remote Manager only Local user account on the MMB Remote Manager SMASH Password for MMB Remote Manager only Password for the local user account on the MMB Remote Manager 108 ServerView Installation Manager 4 6 Starting remote deployment remote system configuration SNMP Community for Management Blade only SNMP user group with the corresponding rights on the management blade Command Select the required action Disabled No change to the PXE settings on the target system and no system restart Set boot mode to PXE no restart Automatically enables PXE boot mode without a restart of the target system Restart system and boot via PXE Automatically enables PXE boot mode with a restart of the target system The restart of the target system will be executed as soon as you start the deployment process at the end of the Installation Manager session e Click on Next Depending on whether Depl
118. een formatted properly and ithas been found to be undamaged IF you do not select the quick mode formatting takes several hours Partition Usage Defines the purpose for which the partition is to be used Bitlocker Needed to use the BitLocker Drive Encryption feature Boot Boot partition with OS loader os Partition for the Windows system files Data Partition for data that is not system specific Apply Saves the new or changed configuration 142 ServerView Installation Manager Reset Restores the last saved values of the options for the partition currently being edited 5 2 Configuring mass storage devices 5 2 3 2 Configuring partitions Linux VMware ESX ESXi The steps for configuring partitions for RAID disks SCSI disks IDE disks and Fibre Channel disks are structured identically Disk 1 Add Partition Remove Disk E partition 1 boot 512 ext3 prim Remove Partition Mount Point standard oot fal O custom Filesystem Type ext3 Msze MB 512 Use the recommended value for this partition Additional Size Options Fixed Size OFill all space up to MB Fillto maximum allowable size Apply Reset Force to be a primary partition asprimary Remove Partition E partition 2 swap 512 swap Figure 44 Configuring hard disk partitions Linux Partition lt n gt Displays the options available for configuring the partition Mount Point ServerView
119. em You can either follow the sequence of configuration steps proposed by Installation Manager by clicking on the Next button or use the tree structure 20 ServerView Installation Manager 2 1 Installation Manager overview tree view to select the sequence yourself Installation Manager offers default settings for most configuration parameters ServerView Installation Manager 21 2 2 2 2 1 2 Overview and quick step guides Quick step guides Quick step guides are provided below for an initial local installation of Windows in Typical mode and for a remote installation Initial local Windows installation D You will find the corresponding Quick Installation Guide in the booklet entitled Server Installation with ServerView Installation Manager which comes with your server For more information see Local deployment on page 29 and Installing Windows typical on page 149 and refer to the online help The only difference between a local installation in Customized mode and the procedure described below is that when you select Customized you are presented with a more extensive range of configuration options see Installing Windows customized on page 160 Follow the steps below on the target system 1 Ensure thatthe DVD drive is the first drive accessed when the system starts For more information see Booting Installation Manager from DVD on page 31 2 Power on the server 3 Insert the ServerView Suite
120. ene in the installation process to change data media for the operating system and if necessary for service packs and other applications D Do not remove the DVDs or CDs until prompted Once the installation is complete your server is ready for use 24 ServerView Installation Manager 2 2 Quick step guides 2 2 2 Remote installation via deployment server Some preparations are required on the deployment server and on the target system before a remote installation Preparing the deployment server for the remote installation Follow the steps below 1 Install Installation Manager as an independent application on the deployment server Install the PXE service and data packages for the remote installation also see Installing Installation Manager on page 69 Start Installation Manager on the deployment server see Starting Installation Manager on the deployment server on page 96 2 Start deployment see Starting remote deployment remote system configuration on page 104 3 Selectthe target system settings see Select the target system Remote Installation and Remote System Configuration Only on page 105 4 Select the relevant operating system see Configure Your Unattended Operating System Installation on page 110 ServerView Installation Manager 25 2 Overview and quick step guides 5 Follow the configuration steps below in the order given for the selected operating system e Configure Server Management se
121. equired for GRUB Boot Manager If you do not select this option all subsequent options are disabled Password Verify Password Password for Boot Manager which you must enter twice for security reasons ServerView Installation Manager 221 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Encrypt password Encrypts the password as soon as it is entered In other words it is not buffered in a readable format Mount Options Specifies whether the hard disk is to be mounted by id or by device For SLES 11 only CAUTION If a USB device is connected to the target system As the device order may be changed during installation the mount by id udev id option is required in order to ensure successful installation of the operating system IF you want to use ServerView Deployment Manager for deploying the operation system you must select the mount by device option In this case a USB device must not be connected to the target system mount by id udev id The hard disk is mounted by device id Mounting devices by device ID has the advantage that device names are persistent The udev program is used by the Linux kernel for administrating the device files which manage the file input output As of Linux kernel version 2 6 udev replaces the formerly used devfs system mount by device e g dev sda 222 The hard disk is mounted by device name ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 3 6 7 3
122. er GUI initial screen ServerView Installation Manager 101 4 Remote deployment The Installation Manager GUI comprises the following areas e Menu bar e Display area Menu bar You can execute the following functions from the menu bar Home Takes you back to the initial window of the Installation Manager GUI Deployment Starts the remote deployment Configuration Configures BIOS hardware and RAID configuration of the target system without installing an operating system Maintenance Option of booting any required boot images using the PXE infrastructure of Installation Manager Information Provides information about PRIMERGY servers and installation Help Starts the online help 102 ServerView Installation Manager 4 5 Starting Installation Manager on the deployment server Display area The display area displays the dialog step associated with the currently selected function In the case of the initial page of the Installation Manager GUI the display area comprises the following elements e The Installation Manager version is displayed at the top of the screen e The system data of the PRIMERGY server is displayed under Server Information e The Deployment Configuration Maintenance and Information links allow you to start the same functions that can be started from the corresponding function buttons in the menu bar see Menu bar above ServerView Installation Manager 103 4 6 4 Remote deployment S
123. er name and password and click on OK to confirm The Installation Manager welcome screen is displayed 98 ServerView Installation Manager 4 5 3 4 5 Starting Installation Manager on the deployment server Installation Manager Welcome Screen The Installation Manager welcome screen is structured as follows S ServerView Logout FU ITSU Welcome to the ServerView Installation Manager Installation Prepare and start operating system installation processes Installation Manager Monitoring View the status of installation processes Installation Monitor Logging Set the Logging Level Logging Level I SSL for secure communication Done iO internet Protected Mode off R10 7 Figure 34 Installation Manager welcome screen You can select which Installation Management function you want to use in this welcome screen Installation The Installation Manager link starts the Installation Manager This function allows you to install a computer Monitoring The Installation Monitor link starts the Remote Installation Monitor This function allows you to monitor current installations ServerView Installation Manager 99 4 5 4 4 Remote deployment Logging The Logging link opens the Logging Level dialog This function allows you to set the logging level used for the main log file S ServerView Logout Fujitsu Help Logging Level Logging Level Settings Set the Logging Level used for t
124. erverView Installation Manager Fujitsu Technology Solutions UE S ServerView Generic PXE Boot Target system Enter the MAC address of the LAN port which is able to communicate with the deployment server MAC Address Remote Management Interface of the target system The interface can be used to initiate a system restart and to activate the PXE boot mode Type Remote Management Controller IPMI a IP Address IPMI User IPMI Password Re enter the password Command Restart system and bootvia PXE Ital Path and Bootstrap Image for PXE Boot Enter the Path of the Boot Image and the Path and Name of the Bootstrap Loader Boot Image Path Browse Bootstrap Loader Browse is a Floppy Image ss Local intranet 100 Figure 93 Generic PXE boot based on an MDP set For an explanation of the Generic PXE Boot dialog box see section Booting any required boot images via PXE on page 269 OK Starts the MDP set based generic PXE boot The Installation Monitor starts automatically once the remote installation is started The Installation Monitor window provides information on the progress and status of the remote installation Cancel Closes the Generic PXE Boot dialog 268 ServerView Installation Manager 9 2 2 9 2 Maintenance on the deployment server Booting any required boot images via PXE Besides using the PXE boot infrastructure of
125. ew Fujitsu Home Deployment Maintenance Information Help E Configuration gt Server Management 5 Mass Storage MS Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows 2008 Serve Configuration for Disks and RAID Controllers E Applications 1 Summary 1 Insert service partition for GlobalFlash on boot disk do not check for PRIMERGY BX300 or BX600 A al existing partitions will be deleted on disks where new partitions are defined SAS Disk Fibre Channel Disk SATA Disk RAID Controller Automatic Remove Controller Disk 1 Add Partition Remove Disk m partition 1 boot os 25000 NTFS system Remove Partition cre E Back Next Cancel Done 3 Local intranet Figure 40 RAID Disk wizard Windows Server 2008 in Customized mode D The configuration for a remote installation is shown In the case of local installation on the target system or remote installation using PXE based online detection of the target system s hardware configuration the buttons for adding a controller logical disk are omitted Instead only the controllers logical disks that are actually present in the system are shown In the case of local installation on an iSCSI target or remote installation using PXE based online detection of the iSCSI target system s hardware configuration buttons for iSCSI LUNs logical drives on iSCSI targets are only displayed if the iSCSI LUNs actually exist and a
126. existing RAID configuration of this controller will be cleared RAID Level Determines the level of data security The RAID level depends on the underlying controller s capabilities and the number of connected hard disk drives You only see the RAID levels that can be configured automatic Configures the RAID array across all existing disks The number of disks determines the RAID level if the controller supports this level e One disk JBOD e Two disks RAID 1 e Three disks RAID 5 e More than three disks RAID 5 with recovery in the event of disk failure ServerView Installation Manager 151 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation 152 RAID 0 Striping no redundancy Data reconstruction is not possible If a hard disk fails the data on that hard disk is lost RAID 1 Mirroring If a hard disk fails and is replaced its data is reconstructed automatically rebuild If an additional hard disk is available as a standby disk see the Hotspare option itis automatically activated as a replacement for the defective disk and the data from the defective disk is reconstructed on this standby disk rebuild RAID 5 Distributed parity information If a hard disk fails and is replaced its data is reconstructed automatically rebuild If an additional hard disk is available as a standby disk it is automatically activated as a replacement for the defective disk The data from the defective disk is reconstructe
127. external power supply e Switch on the blade server and the relevant server blade Connecting the monitor keyboard and mouse to the PRIMERGY blade server Follow the steps below e Insert the purple keyboard connector and green mouse connector in the PS 2 ports on the rear of the blade server e Connect the monitor s data cable to the VGA connector 3 blue on the rear of the blade server and plug the monitor power cable into a grounded mains outlet e Press the KVM switch 1 on the front panel of the server blade to route the keyboard mouse and monitor to it D For more information about the location of the KVM switch refer to the operating manual for your blade server Defining the DVD drive as a boot drive Follow the steps below e When prompted press F2 to access the BIOS setup of the server blade e Inthe Phoenix BIOS Setup Utility select the Boot menu and activate the Boot from CD ROM Drive option Press ESC on your keyboard and select the Exit Saving Changes option in the Exit submenu 3 2 Booting Installation Manager from a USB stick As an alternative to booting ServerView Suite from the DVD you can also boot from a USB stick To enable booting from a USB stick you first have to configure 32 ServerView Installation Manager 3 2 Booting Installation Manager from a USB stick a boot block on the stick Then copy the entire contents of the ServerView Suite DVD 1 to the USB stick You can then start the Installat
128. f the computers to which SNMP messages are to be sent You can choose Add to specify new addresses or Remove to delete addresses Security Configures SNMP security for a community Accept Community Name This list contains the community names from which the target system will accept messages You must indicate the authorization for each community name none read read write Send Authentication Trap If the agent on the target system rejects an SNMP request it informs the requesting Management Platform via a trap SNMP requests from an unauthenticated community or computer are always rejected by SNMP agents Accept SNMP packets from the default source SNMP packets are either accepted from localhost only default or from the host specified in the Accept Host Name field only read is the default setting Change the right of the community to read and write because you cannnot change it using the ServerView Operations Manager e g with ASR Accept Host Name The IP address or host name of the computer whose SNMP packets are to be accepted by the target system ServerView Installation Manager 181 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Agent Information about the SNMP agent Contact Name Optional The person who is in a position to help in the event of a problem e g administrator Location Optional Physical location of the target system Services SNMP services offered by the target system Physical The target
129. files New Opens a dialog box which allows you to add a file to the current configuration All added files are displayed in the Files field Delete Deletes the selected entry in the Files field as well as the corresponding file from the configuration 264 ServerView Installation Manager 9 2 Maintenance on the deployment server Command Line and Payload Allows you to enter the command line for your executable or script and the actual parameters ServerView Installation Manager 265 9 2 1 2 9 Maintenance Command Line Command line for your executable or script Agent Payload Data the MDP process is provided with via the lt drive gt MDP Config ini file Ok Copies the new MDP configuration set to the Configurations and Sets table In the case of an already existing MDP configuration Applies the modified settings Close Closes the dialog Adding a new set editing a custom set ServerView Installation Manager Fujitsu Technology Solutions S ServerView Preconfigured MDP Set Configuration Name Give your configuration a name for later use Name Custom Set Selectthe path of an existing MDP set Root Folder OK Close R100 Local intranet Figure 92 Multi Deployment Platform Adding a preconfigured MDP set In the Preconfigured MDP Set dialog box you can add a custom MDP set to the Configurations and Sets table or renam
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131. g Linux customized Determines the location where Installation Manager can find the installation files CD ROM Local CD ROM drive NFS Network drive which you define using the following parameters e Server DNS name or IP address of the server that is to serve as an installation source for example a deployment server e Directory Full path name of the directory containing the installation files FTP HTTP URL of the FTP or HTTP server Hard drive Local disk which you define using the following parameters e Partition The partition containing the directory with the installation files e Directory Full path name of the directory containing the installation files UNC VMware ESXi only Network path in UNC Uniform Naming Convention notation allowing you to address resources that are located on another computer in the network e Path Path of the network drive in UNC notation in the form lt Server gt lt Path gt e g myserver directory Remote User name User account with the necessary privileges for the network drive The account must be present on the computer that the UNC path references and which provides the resources The user must have read privileges on the computer for the directory in the path specified above e Remote Password Password for the user account ServerView Installation Manager 211 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Reboot system after installat
132. g from a USB stick you first have to configure the stick see Configuring the USB stick on page 34 Follow the steps below on the target system for local deployment 1 Define the boot drive e Ifyou want to boot from DVD Define the DVD drive as a boot drive e Ifyou want to boot from USB stick Define the USB device as a boot drive 2 Boot the target system from the ServerView Suite DVD 1 or from a properly configured USB stick The boot operation automatically starts Installation Manager on the target system 3 Start the deployment function The following figure illustrates the steps involved in a local installation ServerView Installation Manager 29 3 Local deployment Preparing and starting local deployment Typical mode mandatory optional Figure 1 Local installation overview 30 ServerView Installation Manager 3 1 3 1 2 3 1 Booting Installation Manager from DVD Booting Installation Manager from DVD You must define the DVD drive on the target system as a boot drive so that the target system can boot from PRIMERGY ServerView Suite DVD 1 Standard PRIMERGY server The DVD drive is configured as a boot drive in the BIOS setup in the standard PRIMERGY server delivery If this configuration is subsequently changed the following adjustments are required before the installation For DVD drives on an IDE SATA bus e Ensure that the relevant IDE channel is activated in the system board
133. gent Waiting for PXE boot MS Windows Server 2008 x64 Ed Selected MAC Address Stop installation Progress Logfile System data Refresh automatically Installation Manager agent running command CmdGetClientinfo Done Installation Manager agent running command CmdStartReplication Start of Unattended Installation Start of Component 1 Raid configuration file V sestcfg SerStartBatch inj Done Start of Component 2 Disk configuration file V sestcfg SerStartBatch inj Disk Wizard created the following partitions D size 1600 MB file system NTFS label system drive identifier 0 LSI MegaRAID SAS RMB1 40 C8 0A A9 03 C5 CE Done Le Local intranet 100 Figure 81 Installation Monitor Operating system is installed on the target system At the moment the installation process is in the state SeSt Create Partition i e the installation process creates a partition on the target system in accordance with the configured default values 250 ServerView Installation Manager 8 2 Monitoring remote installation As the Progress option has been selected the progress of the process is shown in the display area In addition to the process step currently being executed the process steps which have already been performed are documented ServerView Installation Manager 251 8 Installation Monitor Monitoring remote installation Installation of the operating system on the ta
134. group or domain Domain User User account with authorization to add a computer to the domain This entry is required if you want to add the system to a domain You must also specify the user account if an entry for a computer with this name already exists in the domain Domain Password Password for the user account Display Here you specify the settings used to display the Windows user interface the first time it is started Resolution The number of pixels per horizontal line multiplied by the number of pixel lines on the screen If the connected plug and play screen cannot display the configured resolution the Windows display can be reset to standard VGA when it is started for the first time VRefresh Vertical screen refresh rate BitsPerPixel Number of bits per pixel ServerView Installation Manager 171 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Operating system installation source Defines the location of the installation packages for the operating system Local DVD drive local installations only Installs the operating system from the local DVD drive Network drive Installs the operating system from the specified network drive Remote Path Path of the network drive in UNC notation in the form lt server gt lt path gt e g myserver share Remote User User account with the rights required to access the network drive The account must exist on the computer that is referenced by the URL and which
135. gs now n Cancel 10 Click on OK to unblock the respective firewall settings Installation Manager is now installed on the deployment server The options for starting Installation Manager are described in section Starting Installation Manager on the deployment server on page 96 At the end of the installation the JBoss application server is started The installation waits for the completion of the start about three to five minutes depending on the system performance Extensions for the remote installation of Linux and VMware ESX ESXi systems Before you can perform a remote installation of Linux or VMware ESX on the target system the installation sources must be copied as follows e Inthe case of Linux VMware ESX from the corresponding Linux VMware ESX installation media to an FTP NFS or HTTP server You can use any FTP NFS or HTTP server that is accessible to the target system and has sufficient bandwidth The Installation Manager s bootstrap loader downloads the required installation packages from the FTP NFS or HTTP server e Inthe case of VMware ESXi from the VMware ESXi installation medium to a network drive of your network that is accessible to the target system The Installation Manager s bootstrap loader downloads the required installation packages from this network drive Setting up an NFS HTTP or FTP server D In the case of NFS the server used must be a Linux system To set up an FIP server on a Windows
136. gures a new RAID array on the selected RAID controller Every existing RAID configuration of this controller will be cleared RAID Level Determines the level of data security D The RAID level depends on the underlying controller s capabilities and the number of connected hard disk drives You only see the RAID levels that can be configured automatic Configures the RAID array across all existing disks The abilities of the RAID controller and the number of disks attached determine the RAID level if the controller supports this level e One disk JBOD e Two disks RAID 1 e Three disks RAID 5 if the controller supports level 5 e More than three disks RAID 5 with recovery in the event of disk failure RAID 0 Striping no redundancy Data reconstruction is not possible If a hard disk fails the data on that hard disk is lost RAID 1 Mirroring If a hard disk fails and is replaced its data is reconstructed automatically rebuild If an additional hard disk is available as a standby disk see the Hotspare option it is automatically activated as a replacement for the defective disk and the data from the defective disk is reconstructed on this standby disk rebuild ServerView Installation Manager 199 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation RAID 5 Distributed parity information If a hard disk fails and is replaced its data is reconstructed automatically rebuild If an additional hard disk i
137. hare backup IPV6 settings Account MyDomain MyUser Stateful address configuration DHCPv6 Password scene Stateless address auto configuration e Exit Save diagnostic data to backup media Figure 4 ServerView Installation Manager initial window Create bootable SVS USB stick Creates a bootable USB stick which allows you to boot the Installation Manager from a USB stick on any USB bootable server e For the requirements to make a USB stick bootable see Requirements on page 33 e For details on configuring a USB stick see Configuring the USB stick on page 34 Clicking on Create bootable SVS USB stick has the same effect as starting the Setup exe program in the root directory of the DVD After booting the Standard mode option is enabled by default for Installation Manager under Installation Manager mode 42 ServerView Installation Manager 3 5 Installation Manager initial window You can also start the following programs from the initial window PrimeCollect This program collects diagnostic data for service personnel More information about PrimeCollect is provided on the ServerView Suite DVD MDP Multi Deployment Platform In this mode the Installation Manager platform is used as a multi deployment platform on which customer specific MDP agents can be started For more information refer to the White Paper on the ServerView Suite DVD More information about these products is provided
138. he main log flle Changes to the level become active immediately Logging Level ERROR 3 Ok Cancel Logging Level Here you can select the logging level for the main log file OK Activates the selected logging level and closes the dialog SSL for secure communication Enables the SSL protocol for communication between Installation Manager and the deployment server Address https lt IP gt SSL must be configured on the deployment server for this purpose You can select this option when starting Installation Manager either locally or remotely Graphical user interface GUI of the Installation Manager The following initial screen of the Installation Manager GUI is displayed after you click on the Installation Manager link in the Installation Manager welcome 100 ServerView Installation Manager 4 5 Starting Installation Manager on the deployment server screen S ServerView Logout Fujitsu ServerView Installation Manager 11 13 05 Wizard based Configuration of BIOS and Hardware Deployment Components as well as Installation of Operating Systems Configuration of the Target System s BIOS and Hardware Configuration Components without Installation of Operating Systems i Maintenance Tools which can be used either before an Maintenance Installation or Separately i Version and Usage Information about ServerView Installation Information Manager and Integrated Tools Figure 35 Installation Manag
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140. hich the following configuration session is to apply MAC address MAC address of the LAN port network card on the target system that is to be used for the installation D The required MAC address format is nn nn nn nn nn nn However Installation Manager also accepts the formats nnnnnnnnnnnn and nn nn nn nn nn nn which will be converted automatically PRIMERGY System Type PRIMERGY type of the target system Description This input field is automatically filled with the values from the MAC address and PRIMERGY System Type fields You can change this default value if required Access to the Installation Manager data packages available on the deployment server Authorizes access to the deployment server for the Installation Manager client instance on the target system User Account User account with access rights to the deployment server This user account was set up during installation of Installation Manager on the deployment server Password Re enter the password Password for this user account 106 ServerView Installation Manager 4 6 Starting remote deployment remote system configuration Remote Management Interface of the target system If the target system has a remote management interface BMC iRMC iRMC 52 53 54 or management blade you can specify here that PXE mode is to be activated automatically on the target system as part of the deployment process either with or without a subsequent restart of the target
141. iew Installation Manager 65 4 2 4 Remote deployment Preparing the deployment server D The LAN segment of the Installation Manager requires a DHCP server For multi segment deployment see section Configuring router for multi segment deployment on page 92 D For Blade Server systems such as PRIMERGY BX600 The server blade that is to be installed must be connected to the local network via the switch blade Before you can perform a remote installation the following software packages must be installed on the deployment server e Windows Server 2008 Server or Windows Server 2012 platform e Internet Explorer V7 or higher or Mozilla Firefox V3 0 or higher recommended e Installation Manager package The package consists of the following components which are installed automatically by the Installation Manager installation wizards These wizards detects whether some of these components are already installed o Fujitsu PXE Service o Installation Manager software o Installation Manager Data Packages e For Linux and VMware ESX installations NFS HTTP or FTP server D e If dynamic IP adress management by DHCP is used only one DHCP server per LAN segment is allowed If multiple DHCP servers are in use only reserved IP address assignemnet is allowed If multiple PXE servers are in use in one LAN segment all PXE servers must be configured in passive defensive mode The Server reacts on MAC addresses only listed in its cu
142. ion Reboots the system after the installation Kickstart normally displays a message and waits for a key to be pressed before restarting the target system Text mode graphical is default Installs the target system in text mode rather than the default graphics mode Interactive mode Installs the operating system in interactive mode which means that you can change settings in the Kickstart file during the installation 212 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installing Linux customized 7 3 3 2 Package selection In this dialog box you specify which packages you want to install on the target system B Configuratio E Mass Storage 1 p Ei RedHat EL 5 Basic Configuration f Red Hat Enterprise Linux pes Package Selection X Windows Bootloader Installation Number Network Firewall Installation number Authentication Pre installation Post installation Kernel Z native Kemel E Kemel with XEN Virtualization package Applications 1 Summary 1 Initialise package selection Minimal system Install everything Default package groups Select packages M Base System 1 8 FM Development 0 8 M Desktop Environments 1 2 FM Servers 0 14 Language support 0 55 M Applications 0 10 Single packages selection The preselected packages are relevant for ServerView installation compat libstde 33 a gcc glibc devel kemel devel a New
143. ion Manager 139 5 Configuring the target system 5 2 2 Configuring hard disks The following step for configuring hard disks is structured identically for RAID controllers SAS disks SATA disks iSCSI HBA Disks and Fibre Channel disks All existing partitions on a target hard disk are deleted Add disk Creates a new hard disk entry An additional group is displayed for configuring a new hard disk Disk lt n gt Displays the options available for configuring the new hard disk Add partition Creates a new partition in the configuration An additional group is displayed for creating a new partition Remove disk Deletes the associated hard disk entry in the configuration Remove partition Deletes the entry in the configuration for the partition shown beside it Partition lt n gt Partition already configured You can edit the configuration parameters of the partition Delete controller Deletes the controller from the configuration 140 ServerView Installation Manager 5 2 Configuring mass storage devices 5 2 3 Configuring partitions A CAUTION When you configure new partitions for a hard disk Installation Manager deletes all existing partitions on the disk D The steps for configuring partitions for Linux VMware ESX ESXi systems are different from the steps for Windows systems 5 2 3 1 Configuring partitions Windows D The steps for configuring partitions for RAID disks SCSI disks IDE disks and Fi
144. ion Manager from a USB stick on any USB bootable server 3 2 1 Requirements To make a USB stick bootable you need e APConwhich the Vista or Windows 2008 operating system is installed e Administrator rights on the selected PC e The USB stick used should meet the following requirements o Storage capacity of 8 GB or higher o USBV2 0 o The USB stick must be bootable ServerView Installation Manager 33 3 2 2 3 Local deployment Configuring the USB stick D Note that you must be logged on as administrator or have administrator rights to configure the USB stick 1 Insert the ServerView Suite DVD 1 into the DVD drive of a computer running MS Windows Vista MS Windows 7 MS Windows Server 2008 MS Windows Server 2008 R2 or MS Windows Server 2012 2 Optional Copy the complete contents of the current ServerView Suite DVD 1 onto the selected PC This may significantly reduce the time required for loading 3 Connectthe USB stick to the PC 4 Ifthe USB stick is not recognized make sure that support for USB devices is enabled in the BIOS setup If the USB stick is not recognized restart the computer If the USB stick is still not recognized the stick is either defective or the BIOS system of the PC is not designed for USB devices In the latter case you need a different PC that meets the above mentioned requirements 5 Startthe Setup exe program in the root directory of the DVD or the DVD copy If Auto Play is activate
145. ired for the installation of the selected program e g certain services or applications must be installed at the same time 190 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 5 6 3 Installing Windows customized Backing up the configuration starting the installation A summary of the parameters set is displayed You can back up these parameters to a file and or start the unattended installation on the basis of the configuration shown S ServerView Fujitsu R Configuratio Mass Storage 1 _ Windows 2008 Serv MS Windows Server 2008 R2 ie purea Installation Info E Summary Bootdisk Controller RAID PartitionSize 25000 MB DriveName Capacity OperatingSystem Type Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2 Components not installed x64 R2 ProductKey not set Timezone GMT Standard Time GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London UserName MyUser Organisation MyCompany ComputerName MyComputer Admin Passwd set DHCP true SNMP Privileges 4 Community public Trap Destination 127001 Save the Configuration to File Jrerstertbatchami Note that this file on the server is used as a workfile and will be overwritten It should not be used for permanent storage i I Back Save Start Installation Cancel Figure 60 Installing Windows customized Backing up the configuration starting the installation Save configuration to file Defines a name for th
146. is dialog box you can select programs which Installation Manager is to install in addition to the operating system Installation Manager copies drivers and software packages directly to the installed system This way even users using another installation tool will be able to perform a reference installation Ifyou have not selected Japanese in the region and the language dialog box Japanese Software Packages are not provided ServerView Installation Manager 185 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation ServerView Installation Manager _ gt x S ServerView FU E Configuratio E Mass Storage 1 Windows 2008 Seny MS Windows Server 2008 R2 E Applications Application Wizard Summary 1 Select Applications E ServerView Suite 2 3 M ServerView SNMP Agents M ServerView Update Agent online flash TO ServerView Operations Manager E Add on packages 1 3 M Java Runtime Environment r I Custom Scripts and Packages Installation E Software Packages for JAPAN 0 7 Software Packages for PRIMEQUEST 0 7 ES es Figure 58 Installing Windows customized Selecting configuring applications Select Applications Displays the groups of programs that can be selected D Some packages may be preselected depending on the following criteria e operating system e operating system language e hardware type of the PRIMERGY server e recommendation of FUJITSU LTD and Fujitsu Technol
147. isk is not used ADIE 5 or more odd RAID 1E If the RAID controller does not support odd numbers of disks the number of disks per array is decreased by one automatically ServerView Installation Manager 137 5 Configuring the target system 138 Manually Using the Manually option you can configure the settings yourself RAID Level D In the case of local installation on the target system or remote installation using PXE based online detection of target system data The RAID level depends on the underlying controller s capabilities and the number of connected hard disk drives You only see the RAID levels that can be configured Determines the level of data security RAID 0 Striping no redundancy Data reconstruction is not possible If a hard disk fails the data on that hard disk is lost RAID 1 Mirroring If a hard disk fails and is replaced its data is reconstructed automatically rebuild If an additional hard disk is available as a standby disk see the Hot Spare option it is automatically activated as a replacement for the defective disk and the data from the defective disk is reconstructed on this standby disk rebuild RAID 5 Distributed parity information If a hard disk fails and is replaced its data is reconstructed automatically rebuild If an additional hard disk is available as a standby disk see the Hot Spare option it is automatically activated as a replacement for the defe
148. itoring remote installation The Installation Monitor informs you about the progress and state of remote installation processes which have been started To start the Installation Monitor click the Installation Monitor link under Monitoring in the Installation Manager welcome screen D The Installation Monitor is started automatically after a remote installation has been started 8 1 Graphical user interface of the Installation Monitor The following figure shows the Installation Monitor window with two remote installations started ServerView Installation Manager 245 8 Installation Monitor Monitoring remote installation S ServerView Remote Installation Monitor V Refresh list automatically efrest MAC Address Hardware ld Operating System State Comment 00 19 99 3E 9A 7F RX300S6 MS Windows Server 2008 R2 SeStAgent Waiting for PXE boot MS Windows Server 2008 R2 Selected MAC Address 00 19 99 3E 9A 7F Stop installation Progress QLogfile System data Refresh automatically Retest 8 a Local intranet Figure 79 Installation Monitor window Two remote installation processes have currently been started Remote installations which have already been completed are also displayed provided they are not explicitly removed from the list using Stop Installation Remote Installation Monitor Tabular view of the remote installations which have currently been started
149. ity parameters for the TCP IP configuration are shown here In these groups you can set the security options for the TCP IP configuration of the target system adapter enabled 178 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 3 5 6 3 Installing Windows customized Domain name Name of the default domain for queries to the DNS server or servers DNS Suffixes This list shows the defined suffixes in the sequence in which the DNS servers are searched Remove Deletes the selected suffix from the list Add Opens the DNS Suffix dialog box where you can add a new suffix to the list Suffixes indicate a domain and are added to computer names for example cswatcp reskit com Enable Domain name devolution The Microsoft DNS Caching Resolver uses Domain Name Devolution to resolve unqualified queries Enable ICMP Redirect Overwriting of OSPF Open Shortest Path First generated routes with ICMP Internet Control Message Protocol redirects is allowed D Only enable this option if server routing or remote access services are to be installed on the target system Services In this dialog box you specify the services that you want Installation Manager to pre install with the operating system Services indicated by the button can be configured ServerView Installation Manager 179 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation DU ServerView Installation Manage
150. l store the configuration file The folder is stored as follows ServerView Installation Manager 243 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation o Local installation customized mode only The folder is stored on the local backup medium o Remote installation The folder is stored within the configfiles directory of the Installation Manager repository You should not use the default name for long term backup of the configuration data D For local installation on the target system The configuration can only be stored in customized mode The configuration file is created as a temporary file for the current Installation Manager process and is no longer available for future starts of the Installation Manager To save the configuration file permanently you can save it to an external medium e g memory stick Save Backs up the configured parameters in the file that you have specified in the Save the Configuration to File dialog The unattended installation is not started Start Installation Starts unattended installation of the operating system and backs up the configured parameters in the file you have specified in the Save the Configuration to File dialog You can keep informed about the progress and status of the remote installation using the Installation Monitor 244 ServerView Installation Manager 8 1 Graphical user interface of the Installation Monitor 8 Installation Monitor Mon
151. lade ServerView Installation Manager 63 4 1 2 4 Remote deployment Progression of the installation process After the installation process is started from the deployment server installation of the operating system continues automatically In other words the user is not prompted to enter any other data for the remainder of the installation process 3 lfa useraccountfor accessing Installation Manager data packages on the deployment server was created during configuration of the installation process you are prompted to enter this user account and the corresponding password The installation process e establishes a platform structure for the selected system hardware e creates a status folder e activates the PXE server access list which contains the current MAC address of the target system For security reasons the PXE service only accepts PXE requests from MAC addresses specified in the access list Following the PXE boot process the Installation Manager service that was started on the target system copies the configuration file from the deployment server and connects to the relevant data media in the network for the Installation Manager specific content operating system service packs and applications The unattended installation is then executed in the same way as if Installation Manager had been started from a local DVD drive on the target system Once the installation is complete an installation log which was cre
152. lation Manager Home Dey it Mai Information RE Configuratio El Mass Storage i MS Windows Server 2008 R2 Configuration of Disks and RAID Controllers RAID Controller 0 LSI 1064SASIME 2860 BX920 S1 Logical Disk 0 fujitsu mbb2073rc 5204 Boot Partition Size manual a7104 MB Rest 22897 mB C Logical Disk 1 fujitsu mbb2147rc 5204 C create new RAID Array with one Bootpartition lt IRC Back New Cancel Figure 47 Installing Windows typical Configuring disks and RAID controllers RAID Controller Displays the RAID controller s that have been detected in the system Logical Disk 0 Uses the existing RAID array and does not change the configuration of the RAID controller selected In this case you only determine the size of the boot partition 150 ServerView Installation Manager 6 2 Installing Windows typical Boot Partition Size Specifies the size of the boot partition Minimum Specifies 25000 MB as minimum size of the boot partition All Disk Specifies the whole disk for the boot partition Due to technical reasons after installation the last 5 GB of logical disk space remain unallocated and unconfigured However his memory can be allocated without problems Manually Uses the specified size for the boot partition Create new RAID Array with one boot partition Configures a new RAID array on the RAID controller selected Every
153. lation Number 214 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 3 3 7 3 Installing Linux customized Single packages selection List of additional installation packages New package Enter the name of the installation package that you want to add to the list by clicking on Add Remove Deletes the selected installation package from the list Remove all Deletes all installation packages from the list Configuring the X Windows System for Red Hat and SuSE only In this dialog box you configure the X Windows System ServerView Installation Manager S ServerView E Configuratio Mass Storage 1 El RedHat EL 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Basic Configuration _ Package Selection X Configuration N Bootloader Configure the X Windows System pesa Z Configure the X Windows System Firewall Authentication Pre installation Canoni Post installation Color Depth 16 bit Applications 1 Summary 1 Resolution 1024x768 Wearing Color depth and resolution has to be supported by the graphic card otherwise installation may fail Default Desktop GNOME Start the X Windows System on boot 7 Video Card M Probe for video driver Select a Video Driver Video Card RAM 256 KE Monitor VV Probe for monitor Select a Monitor Please select an option M Specify hsyne and vsync instead of monitor 4 sl L Horizontal Sync kHz Back Next Cancel Figure 68 Installing Linux
154. lication dialog box opens Ready to Install the Application Pe Click Next to begin installation FUJITSU Click the Back button to reenter the installation information or click Cancel to exit the wizard Wise Installation Wizard R lt Back Cancel Figure 24 Starting installation of the JBoss Application Service 80 ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 Preparing the deployment server ServerView Installation Manager 81 4 Remote deployment 18 Click on Next to start the installation The installation wizard indicates how the installation is progressing ie Fujitsu Server iew JBoss Application Server Setup Updating System The features you selected are currently being installed FUJITSU Copying new files Time remaining 10 seconds Wise Installation Wizard Figure 25 Completing the installation and informs you when the installation has been successfully completed 82 ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 Preparing the deployment server ie Fujitsu Server iew JBoss Application Server Setup e Fujitsu ServerView JBoss FUJITSU Application Server has been successfully installed Click the Finish button to exit this installation Cancel Figure 26 Completing the installation 19 Click on Finish to complete the installation This starts the next installation step automatically 4 2 2 4 Installing Installation Manager If you enabled the Cl
155. llation of Linux and VMware ESX ESXISYS EMS 220 sel Soc okt eee ovina dii 87 4 2 4 Verifying the services PXE TFTP DHCP 90 4 2 5 Configuring TFTP 2 2 0 91 4 2 6 Configuring router for multi segment deployment 92 4 3 Preparing the remote resource server 0 0 0 94 4 4 Preparing the target system for the remote installation 95 4 5 Starting Installation Manager on the deployment server 96 4 5 1 Starting Installation Manager locally under Windows 97 4 5 2 Starting Installation Manager remotely via web browser 98 4 5 3 Installation Manager Welcome Screen 99 4 5 4 Graphical user interface GUI of the Installation Manager 100 4 6 Starting remote deployment remote system configuration 104 4 6 1 Select the target system Remote Installation and Remote System Configuration On u s lei i o i eli 105 4 6 2 Configure Your Unattended Operating System Installation 110 4 6 3 Enter Parameters for the Server s BIOS and Hardware Configuration eee eee eee eee eee 116 4 ServerView Installation Manager Contents 4 6 4 Launching the PXE based remote installation system Configuration s 21 trasse i ian alt no se 124 4 7 Multiple installation multi deployment of PRIMERGY servers 126 5 Configuring the target system
156. m see Select the target system Remote Installation and Remote System Configuration Only on page 105 you can specify that PXE boot is to be initiated automatically after the installation starts if the target system has a remote management component BMCIRMCIRMC S2 S3 S4 Management Blade 2 Start the remote installation on the deployment server see Backing up the configuration starting the installation on page 191 and Backing up the configuration starting the installation on page 243 Installation Manager is booted on the target system The unattended installation is then started directly on the target hardware Operating system CDs DVDs service packs and application packages may be automatically connected via the network drive that you configured when configuring the Windows settings in the System Settings dialog box see System Settings on page 170 and the Linux VMware ESX ESXi setttings in the Basic Settings dialog box see Basic Configuration on page 208 Essential installation data is copied to the installation directory on the target system ServerView Installation Manager 27 28 ServerView Installation Manager Local deployment With local deployment you configure and start the installation of the operating system locally on the target system To do this you need to boot Installation Manager on the target system from ServerView Suite DVD 1 or from a properly configured USB stick D To enable bootin
157. ment interface In this case you must start the target system for the PXE boot explicitly via local operation Remote Management Controller IPMI parameters IP Address IP address of the BMC iRMC or iRMC S2 S3 S4 IPMI User Local user account on the BMC iRMC or iRMC S2 S3 S4 of the target system IPMI Password Password for the local user account on the BMC iRMC or iRMC S2 S3 S4 Command Determines when and how the installation is started on the target system Restart system and boot via PXE boot Automatically enables PXE boot mode with a subsequent restart of the target system Set boot mode to PXE no restart Automatically enables PXE boot mode without a subsequent restart of the target system In this case you must initiate a restart yourself ServerView Installation Manager 271 9 Maintenance Management Blade parameters IP Address IP address of the management blade SNMP Community SNMP user group with the corresponding rights on the management blade Command Determines when and how the installation is started on the target system Restart system and boot via PXE boot Automatically enables PXE boot mode with a subsequent restart of the target system Set boot mode to PXE no restart Automatically enables PXE boot mode without a subsequent restart of the target system In this case you must initiate a restart yourself Wake On LAN parameters In the case of Wake on LAN Installation Manager uses
158. meters DHCP yes no Internet Protocol Version 6 Parameters Mode DHCP autoconfiguration manual E TCP IP Parameters General Figure 55 Installing Windows customized Configuring Ethernet settings Adapter In Adapter the LAN adapters network cards present on the target system are displayed or LAN adapters must be configured for the target system depending on whether the Installation Manager recognizes the target system e Inthe case of local installation on the target system the Installation Manager displays the target system LAN adapters in this list From this list you must then select the LAN adapter that is to be activated on the target system e Ina remote installation the Installation Manager does not recognize the target system In this case you must make the LAN adapters of the target system known to the Installation Manager using the Add button From this list you must then select the LAN adapter that is to be activated on the target system ServerView Installation Manager 173 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation D IF you configure more than one adapter it is not possible to assign a logical adapter number directly to a physical slot number This is only defined in the BIOS Remove Deletes the selected adapter from the configuration Add Includes a LAN adapter in the list Adapter Details Here you configure
159. meters for the static IP configuration IP Address IP address of the selected LAN adapter 202 ServerView Installation Manager 7 2 Installing Linux VMware ESX ESXi typical Net mask Subnet mask for the selected adapter The subnet mask uses the IP address to assign a subnet to the LAN adapter Gateway IP address of the default gateway default router for the target system s LAN Name server IP or name of the DNS server in the target system s LAN Installation Options Selects packages for the installation Minimal Default for VMware ESX ESXi Only the packages that are absolutely essential for the system to run are installed Additional packages can be installed manually afterwards when the system is running Everything Default for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 All packages will be installed Default Installation with focus on server Workstation Installation with focus on workstation ServerView Installation Manager 203 1 2 3 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Backing up the configuration starting the installation This step shows the parameters that have been configured You can back up these parameters to a file and or start the unattended installation on the basis of the configuration shown ServerView Installation Manager S ServerView R Configuratio Mass Storage 1 RedHat EL 5 1 E Summary Installation Info Red Hat Enterprise Linux
160. n Manager 229 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation NIS Enable NIS Activates NIS support Linux uses every domain in the network as standard You should therefore specify the relevant domain here NIS domain Domain name used for the NIS service Use Broadcast to find NIS Determines the NIS server using a general broadcast Default setting SMB Enable SMB Authentication Red Hat only 230 Enables the authentication of users to an SMB server typically a SAMBA or Windows server SMB authentication support has no knowledge of home directories user accounts or shells The pam_smb package must be installed before you can use this option SMB server Name of the server or servers for SMB authentication Multiple servers must be separated by commas SMB Workgroup Name of the workgroup for the SMB server ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installing Linux customized LDAP Enable LDAP Red Hat only Activates LDAP support in etc nsswitch conf The target system can determine information about users user account home directory shell etc from an LDAP directory The nss_1dap package must be installed before you can use this option LDAP server Name of the LDAP server to be used This option is set in the etc ldap conf file LDAP Base Name Distinguished name in the LDAP directory tree under which the information is stored This option is set in the etc ldap conf file Use
161. n file The interpreted contents of this file are then displayed on the right of the window under Contents of Configuration File Click the folder icon to select an existing configuration file A dialog box opens that allows you to select an appropriate configuration file from a local backup medium Installation Manager provides the configuration file s content in the current session as default values for the configuration You can use these values as required and save them in the same configuration file or a new configuration file at the end of the session Contents of Configuration File The contents of the configuration file if one exists are displayed here Select the operating system Select the version edition and service pack of the operating system you want to install D In case of a Windows Server installation You can also select whether to install the Core variant or the Standard variant noCore of the operating system The Core variants are displayed in the list of selectable Windows editions In the case of a Windows Server 2008 R2 express installation Only the operating system configured for express installation can be selected see Windows Boot Manager Selecting standard express installation on page 38 Select the version edition and service pack of the operating system you want to install D In the case of a Windows Server 2008 R2 express ServerView Installation Manager 51 3 Local deployment inst
162. nal backup medium USB stick note Do not remove the medium Otherwise the system configuration process may be stopped ServerView Installation Manager 57 58 ServerView Installation Manager Remote deployment For a remote installation of the operating system install and start Installation Manager on a deployment server In this manual the term deployment server refers to servers on which a PXE server is installed This chapter provides information about the following topics e Remote installation overview e Preparing the deployment server for the remote installation o Installing a DHCP server if one does not already exist in the LAN segment o Installing a PXE server if one is not already available o Installing data packages for the remote installation o Installing Installation Manager e Preparing the target system for a PXE boot e Starting remote deployment e Multi deployment of PRIMERGY servers The following figure illustrates the steps involved in a remote installation ServerView Installation Manager 59 4 Remote deployment Preparing and starting remote deployment Actions on the deployment server i Actions on the target system Prepare the deployment server Frepare the target system wee ewe ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee Start remote deployment Figure 10 Remote installation overview 60 ServerView Installation Manager 4 1 4 1 Remote installation overview
163. nd hints are advisable i e deployment server and target server resides in different LAN segments or VLANs Bypass deployment communication inside router configuration on the following protocols ports e In direction from deployment server to target server destination Destination Ports 4973 UDP Deployment Service s proprietary protocol 4974 4989 UDP Restore e In direction from target server to deployment server destination Destination Ports 67 UDP PXE broadcast 4011 UDP PXE broadcast 69 UDP PXE TFTP 4972 UDP Deployment Service s proprietary protocol 4974 4989 UDP Backup 4974 4989 TCP Backup e In both directions 9213 UDP TCP Installation Manager installation protocol 4971 If ServerView Deployment Manager and ServerView Deployment Service are located in different segments e DHCP proxy router function must be enabled 92 ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 Preparing the deployment server A Caution Especially if you are using the ARP proxy router function the assigned IP address provided at PXE boot for a target server installation has to be constant over the whole deployment session This could be achieved by a long lease time gt 2 hours or reserved IP configuration in the DHCP server provided the router settings above remote installation are supported in general for multi segment deployment by ServerView Installation Manager ServerView Deployment Manager e forall Linux
164. nents which are installed automatically by the Installation Manager installation wizards These wizards detects whether some of these components are already installed o Fujitsu PXE Service o Installation Manager software o Installation Manager Data Packages 2 Prepare the remote resource server optional You may use a remote server for storing and sharing the resources required for the installation process In this case the target server has to be granted the access rights to access the remote resource server 62 ServerView Installation Manager 4 1 Remote installation overview 3 Prepare the target system for the remote installation e Activate the PXE boot mode in the BIOS e Configure the boot sequence for the PXE boot the Boot from a network device option D Alternatively you can configure the boot sequence via the web interface of the iRMC iRMC S2 S3 S4 Management Blade of the target system 4 On the deployment server e Start Installation Manager and use the wizards provided to configure the installation Save the configuration if required e Initiate the installation process 5 Re start the target system This initiates the PXE boot of the target system D When making your settings for the target system you can specify that PXE boot mode is to be activated either with or without a restart of the target system if the target system has a remote management component BMC iRMC iRMC S2 S3 S4 Management B
165. nfiguratio Mass Storage 1 a Windows 2008 Serv MS Windows Server 2008 R2 H Applications 1 Installation Info Summary Bootdisk Controller RAID PartitionSize 25000 MB DriveName Capacity OperatingSystem Type Windows Server 2008 Enterprise R2 Components not installed x64 R2 ProductKey not set Timezone GMT Standard Time GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London UserName MyUser Organisation MyCompany ComputerName MyComputer Admin Passwd set DHCP true SNMP Privileges 4 Community public Trap Destination 127001 Save the Configuration to File RETO a Note that this file on the server is used as a workfile and will be overwritten It should not be used for permanent storage br Back Save Start Installation Cancel Figure 49 Backing up configuration Starting installation Save Saves the configured parameters in the temporary file SerStartBatch xml The unattended installation is not started 158 ServerView Installation Manager 6 2 Installing Windows typical IF you have provided an external backup medium e g USB memory stick the configuration file is saved on that medium Start Installation Starts the unattended installation of the operating system IF you have selected a local drive as the source device Installation Manager will ask you to insert the required medium CD DVD In this case insert the medium and click on OK D If you are using an external ba
166. ng parameters you will need to go through all the subsequent dialog boxes in the wizard again Core Installs Server Core Server Core allows you to execute the specific server roles of Windows Server 2008 2012 on a system where the graphical user interface has been reduced to a minimum Full Installs the full Windows Server 2008 2012 operating system Setup Language Language for the Windows installation You cannot select a language for the Microsoft or customized installation media If the selected language is Default or not available on the installation media then the default language of the installation media will be used If you install a Japanese OS using the Operating System Recovery DVD for Windows Server 2008 R2 select Japanese Architecture Architecture of the target system CPU Intel x86 or AMD64 that you selected under Select the operating system in the Configure Your Unattended Operating System Installation dialog box The architecture type displayed here cannot be changed Itis an essential prerequisite for the installation on the target system The installation medium must support this architecture type ServerView Installation Manager 165 6 3 3 2 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Index of the Image Index of the image on the installation medium The default setting of 0 can only be changed for the customized installation medium Basic Settings Configure default user of the target
167. ngly e If the target system has a remote management component BMC iRMC iRMC S2 S3 S4 management blade Use the automatic option provided by Installation Manager after it has been configured accordingly see above Starting Installation Manager on the deployment server You can start Installation Manager locally or remotely on the deployment server In both cases you require a web browser which in the case of a local start is called automatically with the correct web address 96 ServerView Installation Manager 4 5 Starting Installation Manager on the deployment server 4 5 1 Starting Installation Manager locally under Windows Follow the steps below 1 Select Start Programs Fujitsu ServerView Suite Installation Manager start Installation Manager You are then prompted to enter a user name and password The default user account to access the user interface is User Administrator Password admin For details on how to modify the user account settings refer to the ServerView Suite User Management in ServerView manual Central Authentication Service Windows Internet Explorer B 47 X central Authentication Service X Fujitsu ServerView Suite Central Authentication Service Sign On User J Password Help about usernames and passwords of ServerView s default accounts can be found here a Leading or trailing blank characters in passwords are not supporte For security reasons please
168. ngs System Settings Network Settings Sn Type of the Installation Source Medium Ae Raramator Fujitsu OEM Applications 1 j Summary 1 C Microsoft C Customised Image Type of Installation C Core Fu Setup Language Default E Architecture AND 64 E Index of the Image 0 If you change this setting you must then step through all the pages of the Installation Wizard If the selected language is not available on the installation medium then the default language will be used zl Back Nea Cancel Figure 52 Installing Windows customized Specifying the installation medium Type of the Installation Source Medium Defines the provider of the installation medium Fujitsu OEM CD DVD with Fujitsu OEM version of Windows Server 2008 2012 Microsoft Original Microsoft Windows Server 2008 2012 installation CD DVD 164 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 Installing Windows customized Customized Image A customized installation DVD or ISO image with Microsoft Windows Server 2008 2012 If you select this option you may only install the full version of Windows Server 2008 2012 Type of Installation No longer selectable this way The core or full variant can now be selected int Configure Your Unattended Operating System Installation dialog box see section Configure Your Unattended Operating System Installation on page 110 D Note If you change one of the followi
169. nstallation DHCP The target system retrieves its IP address and additional configuration parameters from a DHCP server If you select no the parameters for the static IP configuration are displayed IP address IP address of the selected adapter subnet mask IPv4 only Subnet mask for the selected adapter The subnet mask assigns a specific subnet to the IP address Gateway IP address of a gateway computer or router SNMP Settings for the ServerView Management Station Here you specify the management stations to which you want the SNMP agent to send traps IP Address for Trap Destination This list shows the IP addresses of the computers to which SNMP messages are to be sent 168 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 Installing Windows customized Community Name of the community group that is permitted to send SNMP queries to the target system This name is a component of every SNMP message that the agent sends to the Management Platform This setting is case sensitive SNMP uses community groups to control authorizations for read and write access by SNMP Manager to the monitored objects MIB objects A community name is included in every SNMP message and it identifies the sender of the message as a member of a given community SNMP Manager and agents can only communicate if they belong to the same community Privileges Defines the privileges assigned to the community name None notify read only read and write read and
170. nstallation phase 1 Inthe configuration phase you configure general system settings for the target system the RAID system and hard disks as well as settings for the operating system that is to be installed In Customized configuration mode you can save these settings to a configuration file which you can then use to install other identical servers 2 Installation Manager uses a previously created configuration file to configure the server and to install the operating system on the target system automatically in unattended mode ServerView Installation Manager 15 2 Overview and quick step guides e Local installation on the target system or remote installation You have the option of configuring and installing the operating system locally on the target system To do this boot the target system from PRIMERGY ServerView Suite DVD 1 and initiate the local installation on the target system Alternatively you can configure the installation process under a Windows Server operating system on a deployment server and from there start the automatic installation process on the target system via the network remote installation e Configuration in Typical or Customized mode o Typical deployment mode provides support in the form of preset values for configuration parameters and it eliminates operating errors through plausibility checks In addition all software components required in order to use ServerView are included in the installation
171. nts the license number must be entered the first time the operating system is started following the installation Admin Password please repeat Password for the administrator account on the server which must be entered twice for security reasons The following requirements must be met e Avalid password must consist of at least 6 characters e Avalid password must meet 3 of the following criteria o atleast 1 uppercase letter A Z English o atleast 1 lowercase letter a z English o atleast 1 base 10 digit 0 9 o atleast 1 non alphabetic character e g 154 ServerView Installation Manager 6 2 Installing Windows typical Time Zone The time zone in which you work The time zone is entered as a key in the configuration file If you install a Japanese OS using the Operating System Recovery DVD for Windows Server 2008 R2 select Japanese Regional and Language Options for the Operating System Formats language and keyboard Sets the language for the windows installation Internet Protocol Version 6 Parameters Here you configure the Internet Protocol version 6 parameters IPv6 Mode Sets the mode DHCP The IPv6 settings will be received from a DHCP server on the network Do not activate the DHCP mode if there is no DHCP available on your network ServerView Installation Manager 155 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Autoconfiguration The target system opens an internet c
172. oader Network X Windows Pre installation Post installation E Applications 1 Summary 1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Grub Bootloader Options Mount Options Bootloader Options F Install Bootloader Install Bootloader on MBR z Kernel parameters I Set GRUB password Mount Options mount by id udev id mount by device eg dev sda Figure 70 Installing Linux VMware customized Configuring bootloader options 220 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installing Linux customized Bootloader Options Configures the installation of GRUB for the multiboot capability of your target system Install bootloader Specifies that Boot Manager is to be installed If you deselect this option all associated options are disabled Install bootloader on Specifies where Boot Manager is to be installed MBR Installs Boot Manager in the MBR This is the default setting First sector of boot partition Installs Boot Manager in the first sector of the partition which contains the kernel Kernel parameters Additional parameters for the kernel command line Boot XEN kernel as default Not Red Hat EL 4 and VMware Restarts the XEN kernel In this case the XEN hypervisor is installed so that the target system provides a XEN based virtualization environment To use this option you have to select the XEN kernel from the installation packages Set GRUB password Specifies that a password is r
173. of a BOOTP DHCP server you must select the Broadcast to Bootstrap Server option Broadcast to Bootstrap Server IF you select this option the magic packet is sent to UDP port 67 Bootstrap Protocol BOOTP Server otherwise it is sent to UDP port 9 This option is required if you specify the Unicast address of a BOOTP DHCP server under Broadcast Address Furthermore you should select this option if it is not guaranteed that all gateways included in a subnet broadcast are configured for subnet broadcasting ServerView Installation Manager 273 9 Maintenance IP Address Any Unicast address in the subnet of the target system Using this IP address the BOOTP DHCP server determines the LAN interface LAN port via which it is to send the magic packet in this case a DHCP BOOTP reply packet Path and bootstrap image for PXE boot D The Path and Bootstrap image for PXE boot group is only displayed if the Generic PXE boot was started directly via the ServerView Installation Manager Maintenance window When using an MDP set preconfigured MDP set or MDP configuration the corresponding information is provided by the MDP set Specifies the path for the boot image as well as the path and name of the bootstrap loader D Boot image and bootstrap loader must be on the deployment oF server Boot Image Path Directory on the deployment server in which the boot image is located Bootstrap Loader Directory and name of the bootstrap loader
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175. ogy Solutions D The n n pair of numbers following each group name indicates how many programs left number are selected from the total number of programs available in the group right number Clicking on a symbol displays the list of programs that are available in the corresponding group 186 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 Installing Windows customized Add on Packages n n Additional software e g Java Runtime Environment customspecific scripts and packages ServerView Suite n n Components of the ServerView Suite Software Packages for JAPAN n n Software offered for the Japanese market D This package is only available for Japanese language operating systems Software Packages for PRIMEQUEST n n Software available for PRIMEQUEST servers D Some components of the package are only available for Japanese language operating systems The dialog box is divided into two parts When you select an option or click on a program name the dialog box is divided into two parts e The programs available for selection continue to be displayed on the left e On the right you will see the information about the selected application as well as the parameters required for the installation D Depending on the Windows Server operating system and depending on the settings you configure using the configuration wizards not all of the applications displayed may be selectable If an application requires the installati
176. ols reflect fixed default settings Back Next Cancel Figure 66 Installing Linux VMware customized Basic configuration Localization Adapts the target system to suit regional requirements Language Operating system language on the target system Keyboard Keyboard language 208 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installing Linux customized Time Zone Time zone of the operating system on the target system System clock uses UTC Specifies that the system clock is to use Coordinated Universal Time UTC Mouse SuSE only Configures the mouse type Emulate 3 key Mouse SuSE only Emulates a mouse with three buttons Select this option if a two button mouse is to be used on the target system If you click with both the left and right mouse button on a two button mouse at the same time the system will then interpret this as a click on the third button of a three button mouse Password Defines the password for the root ID Root Password Verify Password Password for root ID which you must enter twice for security reasons Encrypt Root Password Encrypts the root password as soon as it is entered In other words it is not buffered in a readable format ServerView Installation Manager 209 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Installation settings Sets additional parameters for the installation Medium 210 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installin
177. on You should also select the Data packages for Remote Installation option to enable an unassisted deployment process e PXE Server must be installed on the deployment server if you want to perform a remote installation Installation of the PXE server is then automatically initiated before the installation of Installation Manager This option is set by default if a PXE server is not yet installed on the deployment server 5 Inthe Installation Manager add on componentsgroup select the Data packages for Remote Installation option if it is not selected by default ServerView Installation Manager 69 4 2 2 1 4 Remote deployment These data packages which are required to optimize a remote installation are installed automatically before installation of Installation Manager 6 Click OK to start the installation You may be prompted to restart your server to complete the installation Arestart may be necessary due to a number of important changes that have been made to the Windows registry that affect for example the startup of the PXE service e Before you restart the server remove the ServerView Suite DVD 1 from the DVD drive Installing the PXE server If you selected the PXE Server option in the component selection window the PXE server is installed before Installation Manager 1 Click on OK to confirm The first window of the installation wizard is displayed 2 Click on Next 3 Select the directory in which th
178. on Manager Maintenance window click on the Backup Repository link to open the Backup Repository dialog Directory Directory in which you want to save the repository backup IF you click on the folder icon you can select the directory via the file browser Name Name of the backup copy of the repository OK Creates a backup copy of the repository Close Closes the dialog ServerView Installation Manager 275 9 Maintenance 9 2 3 2 Restoring the Installation Manager repository Using the Restore Repository function you can restore the Installation Manager repository from a backup copy ZIP file e Inthe ServerView Installation Manager Maintenance window click on the Restore Repository link to open the Restore Repository dialog Backup File Path name of the repository backup If you click on the folder icon you can select the backup copy via the file browser OK Starts restoring the repository Close Closes the dialog 276 ServerView Installation Manager 10 Installation Manager Information Clicking the Information entry in the menu bar or display area in the start page of the Installation Manager GUI takes you to the Information window S ServerView Information List of changes in the current release and in What s New previous releases of ServerView Installation Manager Restrictions Restrictions in ServerView Installation Manager Driver packages and software packages which are integrated with the
179. on Next The Configure Your Unattended Operating System Installation window opens ServerView Installation Manager 23 2 Overview and quick step guides 10 Selectthe relevant Windows operating system and click on Next The Configuration for Disks and RAID Controller configuration step in which you configure hard disk drives and RAID controllers is displayed 11 Define the boot medium You can either select a hard disk or an existing RAID array or define a new RAID array You can also select individual hard disks Note the following IF you define a new RAID array an existing array is deleted on the selected RAID controller 12 Click on Next The dialog box for configuring an unattended Windows installation appears 13 Specify the details of the Windows installation including user and computer name administrator password time zone IP address and SNMP settings for the ServerView management station 14 Click on Next An overview of the installation parameters you configured is displayed 15 Check your entries fnecessary use the Back button to make corrections to individual configuration steps Configuration is then completed 16 Leave all inserted media unchanged and click on Start Installation The installation is then executed in unassisted mode in accordance with your settings D Note that all data on the boot hard disk or selected RAID array is lost during the installation You only need to interv
180. on mode in the Installation Manager Deployment Process window 3 You must have selected the operating system operating system variant and the service pack in the initial window of the unattended installation configuration 4 You must have made additional settings before clicking on Next ServerView Installation Manager 197 7 2 1 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Configuring Disks and RAID Controllers typical In this dialog box you configure disks and RAID controllers S ServerView Fujitsu E Configuratio Mass Storage Red Hat Enterprise Linux Re Configuration of Disks and RAID Controllers Summary 1 RAID Controller 0 LSI 1064SASIME 2860 BX920 S1 Logical Disk O fujitsu mbb2073rc 5204 0 boot 256 ext3 1 swap swap 2 20480 ex Logical Disk 1 fujitsu mbb2147rc 5204 C create new RAID Array with one Bootpartition Ba ss Figure 62 Installing Linux VMware typical Configuring disks and RAID controllers RAID Controller Displays the RAID controller s that have been detected in the system Logical Disk 0 Uses the existing RAID array and does not change the configuration of the RAID controller selected In this case you only determine the size of the boot partition 198 ServerView Installation Manager 7 2 Installing Linux VMware ESX ESXi typical Create new RAID Array with one boot partition Confi
181. on of another application Some applications can only be installed if certain other applications are installed as well E g the installation of ServerView Suite ServerView RAIDManager requires Add on packages Java Runtime Environment to be installed D The Information area informs you about possible software dependencies If you select an application requiring the installation of another application which is not already selected the following dialog box opens ServerView Installation Manager 187 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Message from webpage xi Should the Wizard set all the required parameters automatically Cancel Figure 59 The Application wizard tries to set the required parameters automatically OK The Application wizard attempts to select the required application If the Application wizard succeeds your selection remains Otherwise your selection will be reset Cancel Resets your selection 188 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 Installing Windows customized Details about the selected application are displayed on the right side Description A brief description of the selected option is displayed Settings for the selected application not available for every application Configures settings for the selected application Installation source Defines where Installation Manager can find the installation files Local installation ServerView Suite DVD Data pa
182. on starts Installation Manager wizards The following wizards guide you through the system configuration e Server Configuration Manager D The Server Configuration Manager is only available if you select the System Management Configuration option This wizard helps you to configure the general system behavior of the target system and of the target system BMCiRMC RMC S2 S3 S4 where applicable The Server Configuration wizard is described in section Server Configuration Manager on page 129 e Wizard for configuring RAID controllers You use this wizard to configure RAID controllers in the target system The wizard is described in section Configuring RAID controllers on page 135 ServerView Installation Manager 55 3 Local deployment Configuration Info Summary This configuration step provides a summary and overview of all system settings you have configured You can now save your configuration to a file and or enable your settings BEE i o 5 a Home Deployment Configuration Maintenance Information Help g Configuration R Mass Storage 1 Configuration Info E Summary RAID Controller Controller Vendor LSW Mylex Raid Controller Controller Family LSI MegaRAID SAS Controller Type RAID Ctrl SAS 6G 1GB D3116C Controller Number 0 The Existing RAID Array will be deleted Configure RAID Automatically Save the Configuration to File iconfiguration_mode configuration mi Back
183. onfiguration file A dialog box opens that allows you to select an appropriate configuration file from the configfiles directory of the Installation Manager repository remote installation or from a local backup medium local installation customized mode Installation Manager provides the configuration file s content in the current session as default values for the configuration You can use these values as required and save them in the same configuration file or a new configuration file at the end of the session You can only use configuration files designed for system configuration Configuration files created for operating system installation cannot be used in this context Contents of Configuration File The contents of the configuration file if one exists are displayed here Action after Configuration Here you specify whether the server shall be rebooted or shut down after configuration is completed Reboot Reboots the server after configuration is completed Shutdown Shuts down the server after configuration is completed 54 ServerView Installation Manager 3 8 Starting local system configuration Server Management Configuration Edit Server Management Settings IF you select this option Server Configuration Manager is called as part of the system configuration process Server Configuration Manager allows you to configure server specific system settings for the target system 5 Click on Next The system configurati
184. onfiguring the operating system The sequence of the configuration steps offered varies according to the operating system selected The following description follows the sequence of configuration steps for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Basic Configuration Package Selection X Windows VMware ESX only Virtual disk configuration VMware ESX ESXi only License options Grub Bootloader Options Network Configuration Security and Firewall Authentication Pre Installation Script Post Installation Script ServerView Installation Manager 207 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation 7 3 3 1 Basic Configuration In this dialog box you define the basic parameters for installation on the target system ServerView Installation Manager S ServerView Fujitsu Home Deployment Maintenance nformation E Configuratio Mass Storage 1 E RedHat EL 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Package Selection Basic Configuration X Windows Bootloader Localization Network Firewall Language English x Authentication Keyboard US English M Pre installation Post installation Time zone Europe London E M System clock uses UTC E Applications 1 Summary 1 Password Root Password Verify Password I Encrypt root password Installation settings Medium ep ROM Reboot system after installation 7 textmode graphical is default 7 interactive mode T Grayed out contr
185. onnection via the IPv6 autoconfiguration process The target system communicates with the relevant routers in order to investigate the communication parameters Manual Installation Manager explicitly requests the IPv6 parameters D The IPv6 parameters described in the following will only be displayed if the Manual mode has been chosen IP Address IPv6 address Subnet Prefix Length Length of the Subnet Prefix The Subnet Prefix is composed of the Global Routing Prefix and the Subnet ID Internet Protocol Version 4 Parameters Here you configure the Internet Protocol version 4 parameters IPv4 DHCP IF you enable DHCP the IPv4 settings will be received from a DHCP server on the network yes DHCP will be enabled no DHCP will not be enabled Do not activate DHCP if there is no DHCP available on your network Otherwise the server will not boot because it cannot obtain an IP address D The IPv4 parameters described below will only be shown if no has been selected for DHCP 156 ServerView Installation Manager 6 2 Installing Windows typical IP Address IPv4 address Subnet mask Subnet mask The subnet mask uses the IP address to assign a specific subnet to the IP address Gateway IP address of the default gateway computer or default router SNMP Settings for the ServerView Management Station Here you configure the SNMP service of the target system in order to setup the SNMP communication between the
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187. operating system installation process on PRIMEGY servers Driver Index Technical Information about installation of VERA ILE Linux on PRIMERGY servers End User License Agreement for software EULA products from Fujitsu Technology Solutions and for MS Windows Pre installation Environment WinPE Manuals Server Books Requires Internet Connection Products PRIMERGY Pages Requires Internet Connection The PRIMERGY ServerView Suite link collection provides links to further information on PRIMERGY ServerView Suite and PRIMERGY Servers ServerView Links Done 3 Local intranet Figure 95 Information window Operating instructions and technical manuals are provided on ServerView Suite DVD 2 What s New Provides information on changes in the current release of the Installation Manager and the change history of the previous releases Restrictions Provides information on restrictions and product dependencies and offers proposed solutions ServerView Installation Manager 277 10 Installation Manager Information Driver Index Provides an overview of the driver and software packages which the Installation Manager installs for PRIMERGY servers and their hardware components Technical Information Provides technical information for installing Linux on PRIMERGY servers Documents Here you will find How tos and white papers EULA Here you will find the End User License Agreement If you have started the In
188. or in the case of incorrect or incomplete hardware detection During installation of the operating system Installation Manager automatically integrates drivers for system components that are not contained in the operating system In the case of local installations you can track the progress of the installation on the target system monitor With remote installation Installation Manager provides information about the installation process using a progress bar logging information and system messages D The target system mouse keyboard and monitor are not required for a remote installation headless installation 18 ServerView Installation Manager 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 Installation Manager overview Local and remote installation Installation Manager offers the following alternatives for the installation e Local installation on the target system e PXE based remote installation Local installation on the target system For a local installation boot from ServerView Suite DVD 1 on the target system Installation Manager then automatically detects the hardware configuration of the target system and in particular RAID and hard disk systems and it adjusts the scope of the configuration dialog box accordingly In the case of a local installation you can choose between Typical deployment mode for an installation based on default values and Customized deployment mode for an installation based on parameters specifically
189. ork drive in UNC notation in the form l lt Server gt lt Path gt e g myserver directory Remote user name User account with the necessary privileges for the network drive The account must be present on the computer that the URL references and which provides the resources The user must have read privileges on the computer for the directory in the path specified above Remote Password Password for the user account ServerView Installation Manager 241 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Remote installation ServerView Installation Manager data packages Data packages of the Installation Manager on the deployment server for remote installation Network share Approved network drive Remote path Path of the network drive in UNC notation in the form i lt Server gt lt Path gt e g lmyserverldirectory Remote user User account with the necessary privileges for the network drive The account must be present on the computer that the URL references and which provides the resources The user must have read privileges on the computer for the directory in the path specified above Remote Password Password for the user account Information Provides information about possible dependencies that are required for the installation of the selected program e g certain services or applications must be installed at the same time 242 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installing Linu
190. ount options 220 7 3 3 6 Network configuration 0 223 7 3 3 7 Security and Firewall for Red Hat and SuSE only 224 7 3 3 8 Authentication 00 00 229 7 3 3 9 Pre Installation Script for Red Hat and SuSE only 234 7 3 3 10 Post Installation Script 00222 e cece eee cece cece ee ee 235 7 3 4 Selecting configuring applications 237 7 3 5 Backing up the configuration starting the installation 243 8 Installation Monitor Monitoring remote installation 245 8 1 Graphical user interface of the Installation Monitor 245 8 2 Monitoring remote installation 0 e eee eee 248 9 Maintenance 00 eee cence ec eneeeeenees 255 9 1 Maintaining and configuring PRIMERGY servers 255 9 1 lsS rverView RAID lA 256 9 1 2 Server Configuration Manager e eee ee 257 9 2 Maintenance on the deployment server 22 22 202 259 9 2 1 Configuring and managing Multi Deployment MDP sets 260 9 2 1 1 Configuring new MDP sets 0 263 9 2 1 2 Adding a new set editing a custom set 266 9 2 1 3 Preparing and starting the PXE boot 268 9 2 2 Booting any required boot images via PXE 269
191. oyment or Configuration has been started via the Installation Manager initial screen the following window is displayed e Deployment linitial window for configuring an automatic installation processor see Configure Your Unattended Operating System Installation on page 110 e Configure Initial window for configuring the server s BIOS and hardware is displayed see Enter Parameters for the Server s BIOS and Hardware Configuration on page 116 ServerView Installation Manager 109 4 6 2 4 Remote deployment Configure Your Unattended Operating System Installation In this dialog box you specify which operating system is to be installed on your target system Logout Configure your Unattended Operating System Installation Configuration File Contents of Configuration File Create a new configuration file Start an installation based upon an existing configuration file Select the operating system Windows mSwindows Sewver2012R2 H Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter X first release X not supported planned but not yet released Server Management Configuration Edit Server Management Settings Selected OS shall boot from GPT Partition gt UEFI Native Boot Mode PXE Boot IP V4 IP V6 System Dependent MBR Partition gt UEFI Legacy Boot Mode Depends on System Settings Identify the Hardware Configuration of the Remote System Donotus
192. packages Java Runtime Environment to be installed D The Information field informs you about possible software dependencies If you select an application which requires the installation of another application which is not already selected the following dialog box opens ServerView Installation Manager 239 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Message from webpage x 2 Should the Wizard set all the required parameters automatically Figure 77 Application wizard tries to set the required parameters automatically OK The Application wizard attempts to select the required application IF the Application wizard succeeds your selection remains Otherwise your selection will be reset Cancel Resets your selection Details about the selected application are displayed on the right side Description A brief description of the selected option is displayed Settings for the selected application not available for every application Configures settings for the selected application 240 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installing Linux customized Installation source Defines where Installation Manager can find the installation files Local installation Local removable media Removable media on the target system ServerView Suite DVD Data packages of the Installation Manager on the ServerView Suite DVD 1 Network share Approved network drive Remote path Path of the netw
193. plications 1 i a Summary 1 i a wj Figure 75 Installing Linux customized Entering a post installation script In this dialog box you can do the following e Enter direct scripting commands e Specify a script that is available on the network The Spost constant is not permitted The script is executed after the Linux installation If the network operates with a static IP configuration you can enter IP addresses for a network resource directly In the case of a dynamic IP configuration DHCP the etc resolv conf file is not yet complete when the script is executed IP addresses cannot yet be resolved and you must therefore define these IP addresses here ServerView Installation Manager 235 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Run outside of the chroot environment Disables the chroot environment in which the scripts would otherwise be executed after the installation It is then possible to copy scripts or RPMs from the installation medium Use a specific interpreter Defines an interpreter for another script language for example Perl This option is set by default Type your post script below Enter the script here 236 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installing Linux customized 7 3 4 Selecting configuring applications In this step you can select programs which Installation Manager is to install in addition to the operating system S ServerVie
194. ppleTalk 172 Authentication 229 B Backing up the configuration 158 Basic Configuration Linux 208 Basic settings Windows 166 C Client for Microsoft network 179 Client for Netware network 179 Configure SNMP notification 179 Configuring RRAS 179 Create additional domain controller 179 child domain 179 new domain tree 179 new forest 179 Creating a new domain tree 179 Creating a new forest 179 Creating child domains 179 D Defining a target system for remote installation 105 DNS server Windows 172 Domain controller 179 ServerView Installation Manager download current software versions 11 information files 11 Installation image for Windows 2008 164 IP configuration Windows 172 IPX 172 L Linux Basic Configuration 208 M MAC address 105 N NetBIOS 172 NetMon 172 Network settings Windows 172 Novell Network Client 179 P Password administrator 166 293 Index Post Installation Script 235 PPTP 172 R Regional settings Windows 166 Remote control for Windows 2008 183 Remote installation defining a server type 110 defining a target system 105 RIP 172 S Server type for remote installation 110 Services for Windows 179 SNMP agent 179 SNMP service 179 SNMP Trap see SNMP notification 179 Starting the installation 158 T Typographic conventions 13 U User license for Windows Server 170 W Windows basic settings 166 configuring RRAS 179 DNS server 172 29
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196. provides the resources The newly created user must have read privileges on the computer for the directory in the path specified above Remote Password Password for the user account 6 3 3 4 Network Settings In this dialog box you specify the protocols that are used to allow the ports of the network cards to communicate e Inthe case of local installation on the target system the Installation Manager displays the target system LAN adapters in this list From this list you must then select the LAN adapter that is to be activated on the target system e Ina remote installation the Installation Manager does not recognize the target system In this case you must make the LAN adapters of the target system known to the Installation Manager using the Add button From this list you must then select the LAN adapter that is to be activated on the target system 172 ServerView Installation Manager S Servervi 6 3 Installing Windows customized E Mass Storage 1 Image Selection Basic Settings System Settings Services Add Parameters Applications 1 Summary 1 E Configuratio Windows 2008 Serv f MS Windows Server 2008 R2 TCP IP System Parameters Adapter 0 Intel R 82575EB Gigabit Backplane Connection EN Adapter 1 Intel R 82575EB Gigabit Backplane Connection 2 Adapter On Board yes MAC Address 00 1E 68 DA 38 C7 Connected yes Adapter Details Internet Protocol Version 4 Para
197. r ServerView Fujirsu Home Deployment Maintenance Information Help Exit Current Boot Mode Legacy MBR R Configuration St MS Windows Server 2008 R2 nea Roles and Features Image Selection Basic Settings System Settings esce 7 SNMP Service C MS DHCP Server pre Routing and Remote Access Serice TARIE Connection Manager Admin Kit E Summary 1 MS DNS Server WINS Server C Simple TCP IP Service Internet Authentication Services IAS Print Services for Unix Back Nest Cancel Figure 56 Installing Windows customized Selecting Configuring services SNMP Service Installs the configurable SNMP service Trap Configuration Items Here you specify the management stations to which you want the SNMP agent to send traps Community Name Name of the community that is permitted to send SNMP queries to the target system This name is a component of every SNMP message that the agent sends to the Management Platform This setting is case sensitive SNMP uses communities to control authorizations for read and write access by SNMP Manager to the monitored objects MIB objects A community name is included in every SNMP message and identifies the sender of the message as a member of a given community SNMP Manager and agents can only communicate if they belong to the same community 180 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 Installing Windows customized Trap Destinations This list shows the IP addresses o
198. r for multi segment deployment on page 92 VLAN configuration The PXE client running on the blade server does not support VLANs and does send untagged frames However the LAN is supported by PRIMERGY server systems VLAN requirements 282 ServerView Installation Manager 11 3 VLAN Virtual Local Area Network e The external switch in the LAN must support VLANs The driver for the server blade network connectors NIC must allow to be integrated in several VLANs e The image from the PXE server must already contain a driver pre configured for VLANs Example of a VLAN configuration e VLAN IDs must be assigned for all segments on the segment switch except for the deploy segment o l e data traffic towards the deploy segment is transmitted untagged o Ifthe PXE client sends an untagged frame it is allocated to all three source ports by the switch blade The untagged frame is only transferred to the untagged port connected to the deploy segment by the segment switch o After the operating system has been booted on the server blade the operating system identifies several separate segments due to the VLAN configuration e All ports in the switch blade must recognize all VLAN IDs and have to be configured for untagged frames at the same time Even though the switch blade does not perform a segmentation without VLAN configuration it would abandon all frames that carry a VLAN tag Summary e PXE service data is only forwarded
199. r selection if a remote management interface on the target system has been configured in the Select the Target System dialog box Start now Restarts the target system for detection of the target system s hardware configuration details The complete hardware detection process may take some minutes After you have clicked Start now the procedure continues as follows 1 Installation Manager opens a confirmation dialog box allowing you to confirm OK or cancel Cancel starting the hardware detection on the target system 2 After you have confirmed with OK Installation Manager blocks the Installation Manager GUI and opens the Retrieve system data from the target system dialog box 3 This dialog box permanently informs you on the step currently being performed by the Installation Manager Agent During the entire hardware detection process you have the option to cancel its execution 114 ServerView Installation Manager 4 6 Starting remote deployment remote system configuration 4 Once hardware detection on the target system has successfully completed the Installation Manager Agent transfers the system data file to the deployment server and the Retrieve system data from the target system dialog box informs you on successful completion 5 By clicking Ok you can close the Retrieve system data from the target system dialog box and unlock the Installation Manager GUI 6 The Installation Manager wizards now use the target sy
200. rage 1 p Windows 2008 Serv MS Windows Server 2008 R2 Image Selection Basic Settings System Settings Network Settings Seria User Name Orgdhization NEL Pareto Computer Name Applications 1 l I l Summary 1 Product ID optional Admin Password pleest repeat Be aware of keyboard layout dependencies Autologin Count 0 Time Zone GMT Standard Time GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon Landon x Regional and Language Options for the Operating System Formats language and keyboard English X zl Back Next Cancel Tree structure for direct selection Configuration parameters Name ofthe configuration step of a configuration step Figure 46 User interface for configuring the unattended installation Next Click on Next to go to the next configuration step Back Click on Back to return to the previous configuration step Cancel Click on Cancel to stop configuring in the current wizard All changes will be discarded 148 ServerView Installation Manager 6 2 6 2 Installing Windows typical Installing Windows typical In detail configuring a typical Windows installation includes the following steps Configure hard disks RAID controllers using the RAID Disk wizard Configure installation of the Windows operating system Save installation parameters and or start installation D You cannot install Windows Server 2008
201. re visible through suitable configuration of the iSCSI adapter and iSCSI target Use these buttons to make the following configurations RAID Controller Enables a RAID controller to be configured for the RAID array ServerView Installation Manager 131 5 Configuring the target system SAS Disk Enables SAS hard disks which exist in the target system to be partitioned and formatted SATA Disk Enables SATA hard disks which exist in the target system to be partitioned and formatted iSCSI HBA Disk Enables partitioning specifications to be entered for an iSCSI HBA hard disk which exists in the target system An iSCSI HBA Disk is an external iSCSI hard disk which is connected to your PRIMERGY server via an iSCSI HBA Host Bus Adapter using TCP IP The iSCSI HBA is a hardware interface which implements the initiator iSCSI client on the PRIMERGY server Fibre Channel Disk Enables external FC Fibre Channel hard disks to be partitioned and formatted 132 ServerView Installation Manager 5 2 Configuring mass storage devices Configuring mass storage devices for installing Linux and VMware operating systems S ServerView Fujitsu Home Deployment Maintenance Information Hel E Configuration 5 Mass Storage SUSE Linux Enterprise Server EPBLESTI Configuration for Disks and RAID Controllers Applications 1 Summary 1 Insert service partition for GlobalFlash on boot disk do not check for PRIMERGY BX300 or B
202. red parameters in the file that you have specified in the Save the Configuration to File dialog The remote system configuration is not started Start Configuration Starts remote system configuration and backs up the configured parameters in the file you have specified in the Save the Configuration to File dialog For details of how to launch a PXE based remote installation refer to section Launching the PXE based remote installation system configuration on page 124 After the PXE based installation is launched the target system is rebooted Then the hardware of the target system is configured During the remote system configuration the target system may reboot several times ServerView Installation Manager 123 4 6 4 4 Remote deployment Launching the PXE based remote installation system configuration After you have verified your installation system configuration settings in the Installation Info Configuration Info dialog box see Backing up the configuration starting the installation on page 191 Windows Backing up the configuration starting the installation on page 243 Linux or Enter Parameters for the Server s BIOS and Hardware Configuration on page 116in the case of a remote system configuration you can save your configuration and launch the PXE based remote installation From the user s point of view PXE based remote installation comprises the following steps 1 Inthe Installation
203. responding options in the Installation Manager initial window see section Installation Manager initial window on page 41 40 ServerView Installation Manager 3 5 3 5 Installation Manager initial window Installation Manager initial window After booting the Installation Manager opens the following window where you can select the GUI language xi S ServerView FU irsu Starten Sie den Installation Manager mit der Deutschen Benutzeroberflache D marrez l Installation Manager avec le surface utilisateur frangais BA5802 t1L8 71 A fFAUT Installation Manager 2 hLE HE Figure 3 ServerView Installation Manager select the GUI language e Select your preferred GUI language by clicking on the corresponding button The Installation Manager initial window is then displayed ServerView Installation Manager 4 3 Local deployment Installation Manager StartUp UEFI ServerView Fujitsu Create bootable SVS USB stick Regional and language settings Installation Manager mode C Keyboard layout US International SCE PrimeCollect MW Connect status media and or installation media via network MDP Multi Deployment Platform Intel R 1350 Gigabit Network Connection a Preferred backup media IPv4 settings Update list of local drives Rescan Get IP address automatically DHCP Cc Take the following IP address rl pensi 6 D SVIM_11 14 v via network x Folder MyS
204. rget system has been successfully completed Installation of the operating system here Windows Server 2008 R2 on the target system has been successfully completed As the Progress option is selected in the following figure the progress of the process is shown in the display area All the process steps which have been performed are documented S ServerView Remote Installation Monitor Refresh list automatically MAC Address Hardware Id Operating System State Comment C8 0A A9 03 C5 BX924S2 MS Windows Server 2008 Installation Manager installation control MS Windows Server 2008 CE R2 completed status OK R2 Retre 00 44 9E B5 7C g MS Windows Server 2008 ern MS Windows Server 2008 De 8X92252 y64 Ed SeStAgent Waiting for PXE boot x64 Ed Selected MAC Address C8 0A A9 03 C5 CE Stop installation Progress Logfile System data I Refresh automatically Re OW Start of Component 2 Disk configuration file V sestctg SerStartBatch ini o al Disk Wizard created the following partitions D size 1600 MB file system NTFS label system drive identifier 0 LSI MegaRAID SAS RMB1 40 E size 5122 MB file system NTFS label Data drive identifier 0 LSI MegaRAID SAS RMB1 40 Done Installation of operating system Windows Server 2008 x64 configuration file V sestcfg autounattend xml Contents 10 10 10 Installation Manager detected the following SCSI or RAID controller s which need s special O
205. rrent activated MAC adress Image assignment list 66 ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 Preparing the deployment server D For standard Installation Manager Deployment Manager usage the original Fujitsu PXE service is required ms It may not be possible to start the Installation Manager on the deployment server in the following cases e APXE service is already installed on the deployment server system e g SystemcastWizard SystemcastWizard Professional Microsoft RIS Symantec Altiris e Installing or uninstalling ServerView Suite components e g ServerView Operations Manager prior to version 4 80 on a deployment server system In this case start the repair tool RepairAfterOMUpdate exe Once Installation Manager has been installed you will find the repair tool on the deployment server system under lt drive gt Program Files Fujitsu ServerView Suite Installation Manager z Do not use ServerView Installation Manager V10 nn nn together with ServerView Integration Pack for Altiris Deployment Server V3 0 or older For compatibility reasons use ServerView Integration Pack for Altiris Deployment Server V3 1 or later ServerView Installation Manager 67 4 Remote deployment 4 2 1 Installing and configuring a DHCP server on the deployment server The installation of a DHCP server on the deployment server is only required if a DHCP server is not already available in the LAN segment of the deployment server
206. rver 2012 operating systems can be installed e Configuring any hardware settings by using the Server Configuration Manager is not possible However hardware settings can be configured after operating system installation has been completed e Configuring RAID controllers is not possible RAID controller configuration should therefore be completed before an express installation is started 38 ServerView Installation Manager 3 4 Windows Boot Manager Selecting standard express installation Standard installation and express installation Windows Server 2008 2008 R2 2012 only To install a MS Windows Server 2008 x86 MS Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 MS Windows Server 2012 operating system via standard installation the automatic boot process initially starts the WinPE 5 platform and subsequently has to reboot the server to change to the appropriate WinPE32 Windows Server 2008 x86 Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 WinPE 4 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server platform In contrast Windows 2008 x86 Windows 2008 R2 x64 Windows 2012 express installation shortens this procedure as follows e The deployment process in the whole is accelerated e The appropriate WinPE 3 1 Windows 2008 Server 2008 R2 x64 WinPE 4 MS Windows Server 2012 platform is used right from the start A server reboot is not necessary Windows Boot Menu Windows Boot Manager Choose an operating system to start Use the arrow keys to highlight yo
207. s available as a standby disk it is automatically activated as a replacement for the defective disk The data from the defective disk is reconstructed on this standby disk rebuild RAID 6 Similar to RAID 5 but considerably faster RAID 10 Comprises a combination of striping and mirroring Faster than RAID 1 but includes redundancy unlike RAID 0 Size Boot Partition Specifies the size of the boot partition Minimum Specifies 25 000 MB as minimum size of the boot partition Whole Disk Specifies the whole disk for the boot partition Manually Uses the specified size for the boot partition 200 ServerView Installation Manager 7 2 Installing Linux VMware ESX ESXi typical 7 2 2 Configuring Linux VMware ESX ESXi settings ServerView Installation Manager EE Configuratio Mass Storage 1 RedHat EL 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Summary 1 Configure your unattended Linux Installation Installation number Language English Keyboard US English 7 Time zone Europe London M System clock uses UTC Root Password Verify i I Encrypt root password I Get computer name via DNS Computer name F Configure network interface via DHCP IP address Net mask Gateway Name server Installation options C Minimal Everything Default C Workstation Back New Cancel Figure 63 Installing Linux Mware typical Configuring operating sy
208. s the IP configuration for all network connections from the DHCP server This is the default setting for Red Hat and SuSE SLES If you select this option all subsequent parameters must also be set Specify Interfaces by MAC Address Specifies the PXE boot device by using the MAC Address Network interface Port on the LAN card of the target system for which the Network type is valid Network type Defines the IP configuration for the network connection DHCP Retrieves the configuration parameters from the DHCP server Fixed IP Configures a static IP address with the following parameters IP Address IP address of the target system Net mask Subnet mask Gateway Default gateway Name server DNS server for name resolution Off No network is configured for the port selected at Network interface Security and Firewall for Red Hat and SuSE only In this dialog box you configure firewall protection as an additional security measure for your system The firewall exists between the target system and the network and determines which target system resources are accessible to network users 224 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 Installing Linux customized erView Installation Manager amp ServerView E Configuratio Mass Storage 1 RedHat EL 5 Basic Configuration Package Selection X Windows Bootloader Network Red Hat Enterprise Linux Security and Firewall Security Enhanced Linux SE
209. s with identical hardware configurations and for use as templates for additional similar installation processes e Installation of drivers service packs and application software The choice of software that you can install is automatically determined by your server s hardware configuration e Remote access to configuration files and installation packages that are available on file servers or on DVD drives that are shared on the network e PXE based remote network installation of PRIMERGY servers e Multi Deployment Platform Integrating custom programs or scripts into the Installation Manager platform MS Windows PE and launching the package on target systems via PXE boot e Using the Generic PXE Boot function you can boot any required boot images on the target system via PXE boot based on the PXE infrastructure of Installation Manager e Creating a backup of the Installation Manager repository e Restoring the Installation Manager repository using a backup Additional documentation ServerView Suite booklet This booklet which accompanies your PRIMERGY server provides an overview of the components of the ServerView Suite and contains a quick start guide to the process of wizard assisted operating system installation Online help The context sensitive online help function provides detailed information on all the configuration steps you will complete with the assistance of the various configuration wizards 10 ServerView
210. ser accounts and shells For more information about installing and using Hesiod refer to the usr share doc glibc 2 x x README hesiod file in the glibc package Hesiod is an extension of the DNS that provides information on users groups and other data Hesiod LHS Left hand side option which is set in the etc hesiod conf file The Hesiod library uses this option to determine the name that is to be searched in the DHS when information is queried The base DN is used the same way in the case of LDAP Hesiod RHS Right hand side option which is set in the etc hesiod conf file The Hesiod library uses this option to determine the name that is to be searched in the DHS when information is queried The base DN is used the same way in the case of LDAP Name switch cache Enable nscd Red Hat only Activates the nscd service The nscd service caches information about users groups and other data This is useful if you want to distribute this information via NIS LDAP or Hesiod Default setting ServerView Installation Manager 233 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation 7 3 3 9 Pre Installation Script for Red Hat and SuSE only ServerView Installation Manager 7 x S ServerView Fujirsu Configuratio Mass Storage 1 E RedHat EL 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Basic Configuration Package Selection Pre Installation Script X Windows i Bootloader Type your
211. sh v Internet Protocol Version 6 Internet Protocol Version 4 DHCP autoconfiguration Mode DHCP yes O no O manual cc m SNMP Settings for ServerView Management Station IP Address Trap Destination 127 0 0 1 Community public Privileges Read Ony V Figure 48 Installing Windows typical Configuring Windows settings User Name Name of the default target system user This name should be identical to the name of the owner of the Windows license This entry does not specify an user account Organization Name of the default user s company or organization ServerView Installation Manager 153 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Computer Name Name of the computer in the workgroup or domain D In the course of the installation process lower case letters in Computer Name will automatically be changed to upper case letters Product ID optional License number of the Windows version In the case of a typical local installation Do not enter a product key if you use Fujitsu OEM operating system installation media In the case of a user defined Windows installation IF you selected Fujitsu OEM media in the preceding Select the Installation Image dialog box this input field is disabled fe IF you use a DSP version of Windows the license number is stored on the CD and is added to the configuration file during installation In other Windows varia
212. sic Individual Installation of ServerView Automatic Optional eg SNMP Agents Update Agent Installation of Add on Software No Optional Figure 6 Installation Manager Deployment Process Selection window 3 Select Typical or Customized depending on whether you want to execute the configuration and or installation with default values Typical or with values that meet your specific requirements Customized The following table shows the various configuration options available in the Typical and Customized installation modes BIOS BMC settings with optional Server Configuration Manager RAID hard disk settings Hard disk partitioning 1 partition individual settings Operating system parameters individual settings Installation of ServerView products automatic optional e g SNMP agents update agent ServerView Installation Manager 49 3 Local deployment installation ofadd onsoftware option 4 Click on Next The initial window for configuring the automatic installation process is displayed Logout Fuj Configure your Unattended Operating System Installation Configuration File Contents of Configuration File gt Create a new configuration file a Start an installation based upon an existing configuration file Bootdisk Win2012R2 H49050 RX2540M1sf__PCIeSSD___Win2012R2 C Gii pedona Select the operating system PartitionSiz
213. sk Default gateway Default gateway IPv6 settings Configures an IPv6 address for the current Installation Manager session Stateful address configuration DHCPv6 This option retrieves a stateful IPv6 address dynamically via a DHCPv6 server in the network Stateless address auto configuration Retrieves a stateless IPv6 address using autoconfiguration Mh Serme iew Installation Manager 3 5 Installation Manager initial window Status backup media Select the relevant data backup medium on local drive floppy USB stick Insert the medium floppy disk or USB stick and select the relevant drive letter D The backup medium must not be write protected A USB stick must already be inserted in the USB port before the system starts IF you forgot to do this and want to save the configuration file Insert the USB stick now and start a reboot from the ServerView Suite DVD 1 via network Define the required share settings and enter the folder account and password No status backup Select this option if you will not need the configuration data after the end of the session Note that the configuration data is lost at the end of the session and cannot be restored if you select this option General buttons The following buttons are provided in the initial window Rescan Updates the list of local drives Use this function if you have connected a USB device to your PC after Installation Manager has been started
214. sor type graphics and LAN controller if using dynamic IP address allocation via DHCP server do not affect the success of the installation These components are dynamically detected during the installation process and therefore do not need to be identical A Remote Management Controller BMU IRMC iRMC 2 S3 S4 specified in the configuration file does not necessarily have to be present in the target system provided that this Remote Management Controller is not used to trigger the automatic PXE boot of the target system The new remote installation is displayed in the Installation Monitor You can click on the entries for the active installations to switch between installations and check on how each is progressing The relevant information continues to be 126 ServerView Installation Manager 4 7 Multiple installation multi deployment of PRIMERGY servers available after installation is completed see chapter Installation Monitor Monitoring remote installation on page 245 ServerView Installation Manager 127 128 ServerView Installation Manager 5 1 5 1 Server Configuration Manager Configuring the target system Besides the configuration options for specific operating systems the Installation Manager in customized installation mode offers many options for configuring e Server specific system settings on the target system the Server Configuration Manager e Hard disks and RAID controllers Configuring Server specifi
215. stallation Manager 183 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation ServerView Installation Manager J x S ServerView Fujitsu E Configuratio G Mass Storage 1 Windows 2008 Ser MS Windows Server 2008 R2 Image Selecion Additional Parameters Basic Settings System Settings Network Settings Services Remote Desktop I enable Remote Desktop E Applications 1 E Summary 1 E Remote Assistance I Enable remote assistance IF Enable full remote control Ticket expires after 6 hours Back Next Cancel Figure 57 Installing Windows customized Configuring remote support Remote Desktop enable Remote Desktop Allows access to the target system via the remote desktop program Remote Assistance The following options allow you to define the qualitative scope and the duration of the remote assistance D This function is not available in the core variants of the operating system Enable remote assistance Enables remote assistance for the target system 184 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 4 6 3 Installing Windows customized Enable full remote control Remote support is given complete control of the local monitor on the target system Otherwise the local screen displays can only be passively observed via remote assistance Ticket expires after days Validity period of the settings for remote assistance Selecting configuring applications In th
216. stallation Manager as an autonomous application the information page also contains the following entries links to the web pages of Fujitsu Technology Solutions Manuals Link to the Online Manuals page on the website of Fujitsu Technology Solutions An Internet connection is required here Products Link to the PRIMERGY Servers page on the website of Fujitsu Technology Solutions An Internet connection is required here ServerView Links The ServerView Suite link collection contains links to further information on ServerView Suite and PRIMERGY servers 278 ServerView Installation Manager 11 1 The PXE process 11 Reference In this section you will find information on the following topics e PXE PrebooteXecution Environment process e Setting up a DHCP server e Virtual Local Area Network VLAN 11 1 The PXE process The PXE process is based on the PXE protocol which is supported by a special boot mode of the LAN adapter It does not become active until the system BIOS activates the LAN adapter as a boot device during system boot and jumps to it For this to happen the LAN device must be set to the highest priority in the system BIOS boot order ServerView Installation Manager 279 11 Reference 1 Start the BIOS option for the PXE boot mode 2 Send a broadcast to find a 3 Provide the IP adress and DHCP server LAN parameters 4 Send a broadcast to find a PXE server 6 Initiate a TFTP session Ask for boot image 7
217. stallation of the operating system and backs up the configured parameters in the file you have specified in the Save the Configuration to File dialog D For details of how to launch a PXE based remote installation refer to section Launching the PXE based remote installation system configuration on page 124 Ifyou have selected a local drive as the source device Installation Manager will ask you to insert the required medium CD DVD In this case insert the medium and click on OK 192 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 Installing Windows customized If you are using an external backup medium USB stick note e Do not remove the medium Otherwise the automatic installation process may be stopped e g while installing Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition e Ifyou use Installation Manager version lt 10 09 10 for installation of Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition a dialog box Select save location for the configuration file will be displayed after the reboot of the target system In this case proceed as follows 1 Selectthe local drive option and choose the external backup medium 2 Clickon Nextto continue with the installation After the PXE based installation is launched the target system is rebooted Then before the operating system installation starts the hardware of the target system is configured During the unattended installation the target system may reboot several times You can keep informe
218. stem data E g the options offered for selection in the Server Configuration Manager and in the wizard for configuring mass storage devices depend on the detected data Installation Manager wizards The following wizards guide you through the configuration Wizards for target system configuration o Server Configuration Manager D The Server Configuration Manager is only available if you select the System Management Configuration option This wizard helps you to configure the general system behavior of the target system and of the target system BMC iRMCiRMC S2 S3 S4 where applicable The Server Configuration wizard is described in section Server Configuration Manager on page 129 o Wizard for configuring mass storage devices RAID system hard disks You use this wizard to configure hard disks and RAID controllers in the target system The Raid Disk wizard is described in section Configuring mass storage devices on page 130 Wizards for configuring installation specific settings o lt operating system gt e g Windows Server 2008 for configuring the specific settings of the operating system you are installing o Application wizard for configuring applications that you want to subsequently install on the operating system ServerView Installation Manager 115 4 Remote deployment These wizards are described in the following chapters o Windows systems see chapter Configuring Windows and starting the installation on p
219. stem settings Installation number only for Red Hat Linux 5 Enter the installation number The scope of function for the distribution will be defined precisely on the basis of the installation number Language Language for the target system Keyboard Keyboard type of the target system Time Zone Time zone of the operating system on the target system ServerView Installation Manager 201 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation The system clock uses UTC Specifies that the system clock on the target system is to use Universal Time Coordinated UTC This option is set by default Additional languages only for Red Hat Linux 4 Installs additional languages from the language group Root Password Verify Password Enter and reenter the root password Encrypt root password When it is entered the root password is encrypted and sent to the target system in encrypted form Get computer name via DNS The target system retrieves the computer name from a DNS server D Do not choose this option unless a DNS server is available on the target system s network Computer name Name of the target system Configure the network interface via DHCP The target system retrieves its IP address and additional configuration parameters from a DHCP server D Do not choose this option unless a DHCP server is available on the target system s network If you deselect this option you have to configure the para
220. stick 32 3 2 1 Requirements 33 3 2 2 Configuring the USB stick _ 0 0 00 34 3 3 Starting Installation Manager on the target system 37 ServerView Installation Manager 3 Contents 3 4 Windows Boot Manager Selecting standard express installation 38 3 5 Installation Manager initial window 2 22 22 20 22222202 4 3 6 Graphical user interface GUI of the Installation Manager 46 3 7 Starting local deployment 0 e eee eee eee eee 48 3 8 Starting local system configuration 0 0 0 53 4 Remote deployment 0 0 200 2 cece eee cece eee eee 59 4 1 Remote installation overview 22 2200ceeeeceeeecceeeeees 61 4 1 1 Preparing the installation 00 eee cc ence nc enceneenes 62 4 1 2 Progression of the installation process 64 4 2 Preparing the deployment server 00 22 eee cece 66 4 2 1 Installing and configuring a DHCP server on the deployment server 68 4 2 2 Installing Installation Manager 0 00 ones 69 4 2 2 1 Installing the PXE server 70 4 2 2 2 Installing data packages for the remote installation 71 4 2 2 3 Installing JBoss Application server 15 4 2 2 4 Installing Installation Manager 83 4 2 3 Extensions for the remote insta
221. su Technology Solutions The Software consists of machine readable instructions and or printed documentation and related licensed materials xl accept the license agreement do not accept the license agreement Wise Installation Wizard Reset lt Back Next gt Cancel Figure 28 License agreement dialog box Accept the license agreement Click on Next The User Information dialog box opens Enter your name and the name of your company Clickon Next The Destination Folder dialog box opens oy So IS Select the directory in which Installation Manager is to be installed 84 ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 Preparing the deployment server 7 Click on Next The Ready to Install the Application dialog box opens ie Fujitsu ServerYiew Installation Manager Setup Ready to Install the Application Click Next to begin installation FUJITSU Click the Back button to reenter the installation information or click Cancel to exit the wizard started This can take some time and the installation waits for the completion of the start for about 3 to 5 minutes N At the end of the installation JBoss application server is A depending on the system performance M DHCP server The remote installation requires a DHCP server in the network M PXE server If there is more than one PXE server in the network the remote installation may fail Wise Installation Wizarda lt Back Cancel
222. system Select Remote Management Controller D The remote management interface must be specified if the target system s hardware configuration data shall be retrieved automatically for usage in the configuration wizards Type Indicates the type of remote management interface Management Blade for PRIMERGY blade servers Remote Management Controller for PRIMERGY servers with BMC iRMC or iRMC S2 S3 S4 MMB Remote Manager for blade servers BX600 withMMBS3 and BX900 The management blade of the blade server is accessed via telnet Read write access via SNMP is not necessary combined for Management Blades and Remote Management Controllers Wake on LAN for target systems with a WoL enabled network card NIC which is powered by the standby power supply of the target system even if the target system is switched off No Remote Control interface for target systems that do not have a management interface In this case the input fields described below are not displayed Broadcast to Bootstrap Server IF you select this option the magic packet is sent to UDP port 67 Boot strap Protocol BOOTP Server otherwise it is sent to UDP port 9 This option is ServerView Installation Manager 107 4 Remote deployment required if you specify the Unicast address of a BOOTP DHCP server under Broadcast Address Furthermore you should select this option if it is not guaranteed that all gateways included in a subnet broad cast are configur
223. system In this dialog box you specify the default user on the target system S ServerView Fujitsu R Configuratio Mass Storage 1 E Windows 2008 Serv MS Windows Server 2008 R2 Basic Settings Image Selection i i System Settings i Network Settings Services Add Parameters Applications 1 Summary 1 User Name Organization Computer Name Product ID optional Admin Password please repeat Be aware of keyboard layout dependencies Autologin Count O Time Zone GMT Standard Time GMT Greenwich Mean Time Dublin Edinburgh Lisbon London x Regional and Language Options for the Operating System Formats language and keyboard English E Ee ee Figure 53 Installing Windows customized Configuring basic parameters User name Name of the default target system user This name should be identical to the name of the owner of the Windows license The user name does not specify an user account Organization Name of the default user s company or organization 166 ServerView Installation Manager 6 3 Installing Windows customized Computer Name Name of the computer in the workgroup or domain D In the course of the installation process lower case letters in Computer Name will automatically be changed to upper case letters Product ID optional License number of the Windows version In the case of a t
224. t server requires the following e PXE Preboot eXecution Environment server and TFTP server are installed and have been started on the deployment server e lfno DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol service is available in the LAN segment of the deployment server A DHCP server needs to be running on the deployment server e For PXE boot a DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol service is required in the LAN segment of the target server If the target server and deployment server are in the same segment it could also be installed on the deployment server itself or elsewhere in the current IP broadcast domain For multi segment deployment see also section Configuring router for multi segment deployment on page 92 Verifying the PXE server and the TFTP server To verify that the PXE server and the TFTP server are installed and have been started on the deployment server proceed as follows 1 Click Start Administrative Tools Services on the Deployment Server 2 Ensure that the PXE service and the TFTP service are installed and started Verifying the DHCP Service service To find out if a centralized DHCP service is available in the LAN segment of the target server contact your LAN administrator If no centralized DHCP service is available verify that a DHCP service is running on the deployment server Proceed as follows 90 ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 5 4 2 Preparing the deployment server 1 Select
225. t the IPv4 address and then click on Remove Gateways To configure a Gateway click on Add enter the IPv4 address of the Gateway in the dialog that appears and then click on OK to confirm To remove a Gateway that has already been configured from the list highlight the Gateway and then click on Remove Configure DNS Server Configure the DNS server DNS Domain Name Name of the default domain for queries to the DNS server or servers DNS Server To configure a DNS server click on Add enter the IP address of the corresponding DNS server in the dialog that appears and then click on OK to confirm To remove a DNS server that has already been configured from the list highlight the server and then click on Remove ServerView Installation Manager 175 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Disable Dynamic Update No dynamic updates Dynamic updates are used to register and dynamically update the resource entries on DNS client computers after any change on a DNS server Enable Adapter Domain Name Registration Domain registration for the adapter Configure WINS Server Configure a WINS server It is generally quite sufficient to configure one or at most two WINS servers WINS Server To configure a WINS server click on Add enter the IP address of the WINS server in the dialog that appears and then click on OK to confirm To remove a WINS server that has already been configured from the list highlight the server an
226. tarting remote deployment remote system configuration Proceed as follows e Tostartthe remote deployment click on the Deployment button or click on Deployment in the menu bar on the start page of the Installation Manager GUI The window for defining the target system is displayed e To start the remote system configuration click on the Configuration button or click on Configuration in the menu bar on the start page of the Installation Manager GUI The window for defining the target system is displayed D The only mode available for remote deployment is Customized The screen for selecting a deployment mode is therefore skipped in this case The dialog boxes shown in this chapter are identical to those that appear when you select Customized as your deployment mode For more information about Customized mode see section Typical or Customized deployment on page 20 104 ServerView Installation Manager 4 6 1 4 6 Starting remote deployment remote system configuration Select the target system Remote Installation and Remote System Configuration Only In this dialog box you configure the settings required for a remote installation of the target system S ServerView Select the Tar get System Saved Configurations 00 0A E4 14 DF EB PRIMERGY TX120 H51093 TX12081H x Target system Enter the MAC address ofthe LAN port which Is able to communicate with the deployment server MAC Address f 0 0A E4 1 4 DF EB
227. tem data file to the deployment server and the Retrieve system data from the target system dialog box informs you on successful completion 5 By clicking Ok you can close the Retrieve system data from the target system dialog box and unlock the Installation Manager GUI 6 The Installation Manager wizards now use the target system data E g the options offered for selection in the Server Configuration Manager and in the wizard for configuring mass storage devices depend on the detected data Installation Manager wizards The following wizards guide you through the hardware configuration e Server Configuration Manager D The Server Configuration Manager is only available if you select the System Management Configuration option This wizard helps you to configure the general system behavior of the target system and of the target system BMC iRMC iRMC S2 S3 S4 where applicable The Server Configuration wizard is described in section Server Configuration Manager on page 129 e Wizard for configuring RAID controllers You use this wizard to configure RAID controllers in the target system The Raid Disk wizard is described in section Configuring RAID controllers on page 135 ServerView Installation Manager 121 4 Remote deployment Configuration Info Summary This configuration step provides a summary and overview of all system settings you have configured You can now save your configuration to a file and or enable your settings
228. tem configuration is completed The target system is then configured In case of an operating system installation after one or more possibly necessary restarts the target system continues with installing the operating system The system may reboot several times until installation system configuration is completed ServerView Installation Manager 125 4 1 4 Remote deployment Multiple installation multi deployment of PRIMERGY servers The Installation Manager allows you to remotely install server systems simultaneously To do this follow the steps below 1 Start deployment for a target system As soon as contact is established with the target system that is to be installed after the installation process has started the Installation Monitor starts automatically This provides information about how the installation is progressing see chapter Installation Monitor Monitoring remote installation on page 245 2 Start deployment and installation for another target system You can use the same configuration file you used for the target system you have already started to install for the deployment of this second target system or you can use a different configuration file D The hardware configuration of the two systems must be identical if you want to use the same configuration file Installation Manager uses the mass memory subsystem to check whether this is the case Other hardware parameters such as RAM proces
229. tform Integrate custom programs or scripts into the Installation Manager platform MS Windows PE and launch the package on target systems via PXE boot PXE Boot Support for Custom Boot Images Create a backup copy of the Installation Manager Repository in a ZIP file Restore the Installation Manager Repository from a ZIP file 3 Local intranet Figure 88 ServerView Installation Manager Maintenance window ServerView Installation Manager 259 9 2 1 9 Maintenance MDP Integrating custom programs or scripts into the Installation Manager platform MS Windows PE and launching the package on target systems via PXE boot Generic PXE Boot Booting any required boot images using the PXE infrastructure of Installation Manager Backup Repository Creating a backup of the Installation Manager repository Restore Repository Restoring the Installation Manager repository using a backup Configuring and managing Multi Deployment MDP sets The Multi Deployment Platform MDP is the bootable platform that Installation Manager provides for user specific purposes You can start MDP either locally using the ServerView Suite DVD 1 or remotely via PXE D The MDP infrastructure is described in the White Paper MDP Multi Deployment Platform which you will find on the ServerView Suite DVD MDP enables you to start a PXE boot that is based on an MDP set An MDP set is a user specific collection of scripts and or programs that
230. tion Preparing the target system for the remote installation For a remote installation of the target system the Installation Manager client instance that was booted on the target system via PXE contacts the deployment server The target system must boot from a LAN card to enable the PXE boot Setting the boot sequence for booting from the network card D Only onboard LAN devices or specially prepared flashed Intel LAN mezzanine cards support the network boot PXE boot Use one of the following two procedures to define the boot sequence on the target system e Access the target system BIOS and set the boot sequence to the Boot from a network device setting D For more information refer to the BIOS Setup manual on your ServerView Suite DVD e When you are configuring the installation process in the Select the Target System configuration step see section Select the target system Remote Installation and Remote System Configuration Only on page 105 you can specify that PXE boot mode is to be activated automatically as part of the installation process if the target system has a remote management component BMC iRMC iRMC 2 S3 S4 management blade ServerView Installation Manager 95 4 5 4 Remote deployment Starting the PXE boot of the target system Use one of the following two procedures to start the PXE boot of the target system e Start the target system manually after you have defined the boot sequence accordi
231. tion depends on both the PRIMERGY type of the target system and the operating system to be installed on it Identify the Hardware Configuration of the Remote System Here you can specify how Installation Manager shall receive the hardware configuration data of the target system Do not use system data You have to configure target system data offline on the deployment server by using the Installation Manager wizards Use system data saved in the repository lt date time gt The target system s hardware data is taken from the system data stored in the repository lt date time gt on the deployment server ServerView Installation Manager 113 4 Remote deployment Please note e This option is only enabled for selection if system data is available on the deployment server e Check whether the current hardware configuration of the target system is identical as it was at lt date time gt e Ifthe current hardware configuration of the target system is different from as it was at lt date time gt use the Installation Manager wizards to perform the required adaptations or retrieve the current hardware configuration by selecting Retrieve system data from the target system Retrieve system data from the target system The remote system will be restarted The PXE infrastructure is used to get the hardware configuration data online from the Installation Manager Agent running on the target system D This option is only enabled fo
232. tion for the ServerView Suite 13 1 7 Typographic conventions 0 eee eee eee 13 2 Overview and quick step guides 15 2 1 Installation Manager overview 0 00000 00 15 2 1 1 Configuration and unattended installation 17 2 1 1 1 Configuring the installation process and or starting the installation 17 2 1 1 2 Configuration and configuration file 17 2 1 1 3 Unattended installation 0 00 00 18 2 1 2 Local and remote installation 0000 0 19 2 1 2 1 Local installation on the target system 19 2 1 2 2 Remote installation 00 0 19 2 1 3 Typical or Customized deployment 20 2 1 3 1 Typical deployment mode 0 e cece eee ee 20 2 1 3 2 Customized deployment mode 20 2 2 Quick step guides 2 SA783 BON Se 5 sit bee ed SG Ake aa at hl Be 22 2 2 1 Initial local Windows installation 2 0 220 202 2 eee eee 22 2 2 2 Remote installation via deployment server 25 3 Local deployment 0 0 29 3 1 Booting Installation Manager from DVD 31 3 1 1 Standard PRIMERGY server 0 31 3 1 2 PRIMERGY blade servers 00 0 31 3 2 Booting Installation Manager from a USB
233. to the deploy segment e The VLAN configuration provides the splitting of segments after the boot process e Data exchange among the segments is only possible via a router e Full redundancy can be configured for both network controllers ServerView Installation Manager 283 11 Reference 284 ServerView Installation Manager 12 License Agreement for End User Fujitsu Technology Solutions Software License Agreement for End User 1 Subject of this Agreement 1 1 For the purposes of this agreement Software shall mean the software with the object code the version and the specification indicated in the software product data sheet of Fujitsu Technology Solutions The Software consists of machine readable instructions and or printed documentation and related licensed materials 1 2 Please read this agreement carefully before you use the Software If you do not agree with the license terms in this agreement you are not permitted to use the Software and must immediately return all copies of the Software and all accompanying items to the Licensor Sublicensor either Fujitsu Technology Solutions or the reseller who supplied you with the Software with proof of purchase for a full refund 1 3 Any use of the Software requires the proper payment of the applicable license fees By using the Software you agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement 1 4 Fujitsu Technology Solutions reserves the right to implement at any time in
234. tonomously For more information refer to the Deployment Manager manual The default directory C Program Files Fujitsu ServerView Suite DeploymentService Bin contains a file called localipaddress txt From this source the PXE service obtains its IP address If the file is empty or not present the PXE service automatically occupies LAN port 0 if DHCP is located on the same level it occupies LAN port 0 as well Depending on the list under Control Panel Network and Dial up Connections Settings Advanced you can also use a different LAN port VLAN Virtual Local Area Network A Virtual LAN is a local network which behaves as if all participants were visible in the same network although they are actually connected to different physical networks VLANs are configured through software rather than hardware which makes them extremely flexible One of the biggest advan tages of VLANs is that when a computer is physically moved to another location it can stay on the same VLAN without any hardware reconfiguration D The PXE agent code part of the target server BIOS boot phase protocol scans the LAN segment for PXE and DHCP servers by transmitting a broadcast on port 67 If these servers are placed behind a router hub or switch with activated Virtual LAN software these devices have to be programmed port by port to bypass these broadcasts For multi segment deployment and required router configuration see also section Configuring route
235. ttings optional see Server Configuration Manager on page 129 e Configure hard disks and RAID controllers see Configuring mass storage devices on page 130 e Configure the operating system parameters e Select an application for the installation D For more information about the relevant configuration steps refer to Configuring Windows and starting the installation on page 147 and Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation on page 195 6 Save the configuration file giving ita name of your choice If you do not specify a name Installation Manager uses the default name serstartbatch xml Preparing the target system for the remote installation Follow the steps below In the BIOS setup of the target system 1 Enable PXE boot mode Boot Sequence Boot from a network device 2 Place the PXE boot in the first position in the boot sequence D When making your settings for the target system see Select the target system Remote Installation and Remote System Configuration Only on page 105 you can specify that PXE boot mode is to be activated either with or without a restart of the target system if the target system has a remote management component BMC iRMC iRMC 2 S3 S4 management blade 26 ServerView Installation Manager 2 2 Quick step guides Starting the remote installation Follow the steps below 1 Power on the target system D When making your settings for the target syste
236. type of Windows installation operating system After the RamDisk image has been transferred the Installation Manager platform client instance of the Installation Manager executes autonomously on the target system A network connection is only still required to load further installation resources drivers software packages OS images dynamically and for status tracking via the Installation Monitor D The Installation Manager platform directory is approximately 2 x 160 MB 7 in size However the memory space required on the target system on which the PXE client runs is considerably greater Remote booting and unattended installation require a minimum of 1024 MB of main memory on the target server In addition operating system installation can itself require additional memory Setting up a DHCP server DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices in a network With dynamic addressing a device can have a different IP address every time it connects to the network In some systems the device s IP address can even change while it is still connected DHCP also supports a mix of static reserved and dynamic IP addresses ServerView Installation Manager 281 11 3 11 Reference D When DHCP and PXE simultaneously run on a deployment server both services occupy the same network port and PXE acts as a DHCP proxy If in this configuration DHCP is uninstalled PXE has to be reinstalled au
237. u ServerYiew JBoss Application Server Setup JBoss Service Logon Information Provide JBoss Service Logon Information FUJI I SU The ServerView JBoss service has to run under a normal user account Please specify this account here It should not have administrator privileges You can use the built in acount LocalService if you want If a remote database for ServerView is used this user has to be a domain user Use LocalService Yes No User Name I Browse Password Wise Installation Wizard Cmc Figure 19 Specifying JBoss Service Logon Information 76 ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 Preparing the deployment server 7 Specify a user account for running the JBoss service or whether you want to use the built in account LocalService 8 Click on Next The Select Directory Server dialog box opens 1 Fujitsu ServerYiew JBoss Application Server Setup of x Select Directory Server Please select your Directory Server FUJITSU ServerView needs a directory server to authenticate the user You can use a directory server like Active Directory from your environment or OpenDJ installed with Serverview DpenDJ installed with ServerView C Other directory server you have to specify the properties later Wise Installation Wizard Cancel Figure 20 Select Directory Server dialog box ServerView Installation Manager 17 4 Remote deployment 9 Selectthe type of directory ser
238. uction The downloads include the following o Current software statuses for the ServerView Suite as well as additional Readme files o Information files and update sets for system software components BIOS firmware drivers ServerView agents and ServerView update agents for updating the PRIMERGY servers via ServerView Update Manager or for locally updating individual servers via ServerView Update Manager Express o The current versions of all documentation on the ServerView Suite You can retrieve the downloads free of charge from the Fujitsu Technology Solutions Web server For PRIMERGY servers links are offered on the following topics e Service Desk e Manuals e Product information e Spare parts catalogue Access to the ServerView Suite link collection You can reach the link collection of the ServerView Suite in various ways 1 Via ServerView Operations Manager e Select Help Links on the start page or on the menu bar This opens the start page of the ServerView Suite link collection 2 Via the start page of the online documentation for the ServerView Suite on the Fujitsu Technology Solutions manual server D You access the start page of the online documentation via the following link http manuals ts fujitsu com e Inthe selection list on the left select x86 Servers e On the right click PRIMERGY ServerView Links under Selected documents This opens the start page of the ServerView Suite link collection
239. unt ServerView Installation Manager 4 2 Preparing the deployment server 13 Click Next The Administrative User Password dialog box opens fe Fujitsu ServerYiew JBoss Application Server Setup Administrative User Password To work with OpenDJ directory server a password for the administrative user svuser has to be set Please enter a new password here m Please repeat the password Wise Installation Wizard lt Back Cancel Figure 22 Administrative User Password dialog box 14 Enterthe password for the administrative user svuser and confirm the password by entering it again 15 Click on Next The Computer Details dialog box opens ServerView Installation Manager 79 4 Remote deployment ie Fujitsu Server iew JBoss Application Server Setup Computer Details roe Computer name and IP address FUJITSU The following network parameters have been detected for your system Please check if they are correct ls your system reachable by calling tracert lt computer gt lt dns_suffix gt in a command prompt Is the right IP address shown if you have several networks Computer H50027 RX1 DOSEL DNS Suffix Jservware abg fsc net IP Address fi 72 17 50 27 Wise Installation Wizard Figure 23 Computer Details dialog box 16 Checkthe network parameters that were automatically detected for your system 17 Click on Next The Ready to Install the App
240. ur choice then press ENTER win2008 x86 express installation without HW RAID preparation win2008 x64 expr nstallation without HW RAID preparation Win2012 express installation without HW RAID preparation To specify an advanced option for this choice press F8 ENTER Choose ESC Exit Figure 2 Windows Boot Manager ServerView Installation Manager 39 3 Local deployment ServerView Installation Manager WinPE64 HW conf and OS inst Standard installation of the operating system All supported operating systems can be installed No restrictions are made Ifyou do not select any options in the Windows Boot Menu After a delay of some seconds Installation Manager will automatically continue booting with this option Win2008 x86 express installation w o HW RAID preparation Installation Manager performs an express installation of a 32 bit Windows Server 2008 operating system Win2008 x64 express installation w o HW RAID preparation Installation Manager performs an express installation of a 64 bit Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2008 R2 operating system Win2012 express installation w o HW RAID preparation Installation Manager performs an express installation of a Windows Server 2012 operating system Maintenance functions PrimeCollect and MDP The maintenance functions PrimeCollect and MDP are available from all the boot modes mentioned above To enable PrimeCollect or MDP you can select the cor
241. ustomized installation mode in the Installation Manager Deployment Process e Inthe case of remote installation In the configuration step Select the Target System you must have configured the required information for the target system MAC address of the LAN adapter that is to be used for communicating with the deployment server PRIMERGY system type etc 2 You must have selected the operating system operating system variant and the service pack in the initial window of the unattended installation configuration 3 You must have made additional settings before clicking on Next 7 3 1 Server Configuration Manager The configuration steps for the Server Configuration Manager are only offered if you have enabled the Edit Server Management Settings option in the initial window for configuring the installation process ServerView Installation Manager 205 7 3 2 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation The Server Configuration Manager offers a number of configuration steps with which you configure additional settings for the target system besides configuring the installation process see also section Server Configuration Manager on page 129 Configuring disks and RAID controllers In this step you can configure hard disks and RAID controllers S ServerView Logout Fujirsu Homes Deployment Maintenance information Hel E Configuration Mass Mono Red Hat Enterprise Linux
242. ver you want to use for Installation Manager e a new installation of OpenDS provided with Installation Manager e a directory server already used in your network e g MS Active Directory 10 Click Next The Directory Service Settings dialog box opens i Fujitsu ServerYiew JBoss Application Server Setup Oxi Directory Service Settings FUJITSU Host FON Po Backup Host FON a Patt 636 Standard With SSL 636 without 389 SSL No Yes Recommended Needs DS configuration SVS Base DN Pe User Search Base SEE User Search Filter sAMAccountName u User read only account Po Password Confirm ia Wise Installation Wizard lt Back Test n Cancel 11 12 78 Figure 21 Directory Service Settings dialog box Enter the name of the directory server as fully qualified domain name If no directory server is installed the default options for the OpenDS directory service are displayed If the directory service is already installed the following options have to be filled in to ensure that Installation Manager can use the directory service for single sign on and role based access control Port communication port default 1474 SSL secure communication default Yes Base DN distinguished name in LDAP notation User Search Base LDAP user search base location where all LDAP users exist in LDAP notation User user account in LDAP notation Password password for the user acco
243. w Home Deployment Logout Fujitsu laintenance Informatioi Help f H Configuration Ta E Mass Storage 1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux El RedHat EL 6 9 E Applications Application Wizard Summary 1 Select Applications Description E ServerView Suite 3 4 ServerView Update Agents to update e g BIOS Firmware and drivers E M Serverview SNMP Agents on PRIMERGY systems controlled by ServerView Update Manager iew Operations Manager MW Serverview RAID Manager E Add on packages 1 2 I als Connect RA M Java Runtime Environment Software Packages for JAPAN 0 4 5 Installation source Software Packages for ServerView Installation Manager data area PRIMEQUEST 0 7 Information Sr a Back Next Cancel dl Done LI Internet Protected Mode Off Rio 7 Figure 76 Installing Linux customized Selecting configuring applications ServerView Installation Manager 237 7 Configuring Linux and VMware ESX ESXi and starting the installation Select Applications Displays the groups of programs that can be selected D Some packages may be preselected depending on the following criteria e operating system e operating system language e hardware type of the PRIMERGY Server e recommendation of FUJITSU LTD and Fujitsu Technology Solutions q The n n pair of numbers following each group name indicates how many programs left number are selected from the total num
244. which exist in the target system to be partitioned and formatted Fibre Channel Disk Enables external FC Fibre Channel hard disks to be partitioned and formatted 134 ServerView Installation Manager 5 2 Configuring mass storage devices 5 2 1 Configuring RAID controllers RAID Controller Displays the options available for the RAID configuration ci RAID Controller Automatic Controller Vendor v Controller Family v Controller Type v Controller Number v Use the first RAID Controller O The specified RAID Controller will be used for the installation Hint A RAID array will only be created when at least one partition is configured for this controller Configure RAID Automatically or Manually RAID Level v Number of Disks Hotspare O Yes No Hard Disk Writecache On Off Apply Reset E Physical Disks wdc wd2502abys 50b7a1 6 237952 Mb wdc wd2502abys 50b7a1 4 237952 Mb 7 OMb Figure 42 Configure RAID system Controller Vendor List showing the vendors of the supported RAID controllers Controller Family List showing the RAID controllers of the selected vendor Controller Type List showing the controller variants of the selected family ServerView Installation Manager 135 5 Configuring the target system Controller Number Sets the controller number The number refers to the entries specified in the three preceding fields If for example a vendor is
245. which have already been installed To take advantage of these start Installation Manager on your server from ServerView Suite DVD 1 and in the Installation Manager s welcome window click the Maintenance entry in the menu bar or in the display area The ServerView Installation Manager Maintenance window is then displayed ServerView Installation Manager 255 9 1 1 9 Maintenance ServerView Installation Manager zl x S ServerVi Fujitsu ServerView Installation Manager Maintenance ServerView RAID RAID configuration software Server Configuration Manager Tool to modify Server Management settings Figure 85 ServerView Installation Manager Maintenance window ServerView RAID Starts the ServerView RAID Manager for configuring and maintaining your servers RAID controllers Server Configuration Manager Starts the Server Configuration Manager for configuring your server s general system behavior and if they exist for configuring the BMC iRMC or iRMC 2 S3 S4 ServerView RAID The ServerView RAID Manager enables you to monitor and configure RAID controllers which are incorporated in your server 256 ServerView Installation Manager 9 1 2 9 1 Maintaining and configuring PRIMERGY servers Asr E l l x ruffrsu RN N RAID Manager File Actions Language Help amp amp Read onlyaccess General Settings E LSI 1064SASIME 2860 0 S SAS Backplane SALLE
246. x customized 7 3 5 Backing up the configuration starting the installation A summary of the parameters set is displayed ServerView Installation Manager E x amp ServerView aM ass Storage 1 x E RedHet EL 5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Basic Configuration Installation Info Package Selection X Windows e Bootloader Bootdisk Linux ne Controller PartitionSize 256 irewall pe The RAID Array will be created Pre installation NAD Lavet Post installation Applications 1 E Summary OperatingSystem Type RedHat Enterprise Linux V5x EM64T Installation Media cdrom Timezone Europe London ComputerName MyComputer DHCP true Save the Configuration to File feerstartbatch ami Note that this file on the server is used as a workfile and will be overwritten It should not be used for permanent storage Back Save Start Installation Cancel Figure 78 Installing Linux customized Backing up the configuration starting the installation Save configuration to file Defines a name for the configuration file default name serstartbatch xml in which the configured parameters are saved Click the folder icon to define a name for the configuration file A dialog box is displayed e You can specify the file name default name serstartbatch xml You can overwrite this default name with any name of your choice e You can select or create a folder in which Installation Manager wil
247. you can create by choosing Add Port Select Remove Port to delete a communication port from the list Enter the port in the following format lt port gt tcp udp lt port gt Name of the communication port or a port number 228 ServerView Installation Manager 7 3 3 8 7 3 Installing Linux customized Authentication In this dialog box you define the parameters for authentication ServerView Installation Manager Mozilla Firefox _J0 x S ServerView Logout Fujirsu Home Deployment Maintenance J information Hel Configuration Mass Storage 1 E RedHat EL 6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Authentication Basie Configuration Package Selection sia Windows Authentication Bootloader N Use Shadow Passwords W Use MDS Network k NIS Firewall 8 Authentication I Enable NIS Pre installation i SMB Post installation I Enable SMB Authentication Applications LDAP Selection i W Enable LDAP R Use LDAP authentication method LDAP Server LDAP Base Name Kerberos 5 7 Enable Kerbeross Authentication Hesiod I Enable Hesiod Support Name Switch Cache F Enable nscd Summary 1 Figure 73 Installing Linux VMware customized Configuring authentication Use Shadow Passwords Saves the passwords for the user accounts in a separate file Default setting Use MD5 Encrypts the passwords with the MD5 algorithm Default setting ServerView Installatio
248. ypical local installation do not enter a product key if you use Fujitsu OEM operating system installation media In the case of a user defined installation IF you selected Fujitsu OEM media in the preceding Select the Installation Image dialog box this input field is disabled D Ifyou are using a DSP version of Windows the license number is stored on the CD and is added to the configuration file during installation In other Windows variants the license number must be entered the first time the operating system is started following the installation Admin Password Password for the administrator account on the server which must be entered twice for security reasons The following requirements must be met e Avalid password must consist of at least 6 characters e Avalid password must meet at least 3 of the following criteria o atleast 1 uppercase letter A Z English o atleast 1 lowercase letter a z English o atleast 1 base 10 digit 0 9 o atleast 1 non alphabetic character e g Autologin Count Defines the number of times Installation Manager is to log on automatically after the installation ServerView Installation Manager 167 6 Configuring Windows and starting the installation Time Zone The time zone in which you work The time zone is entered as a key in the configuration file If you install Japanese OS select GMT 09 00 Osaka Sapporo Tokyo Parameters for a typical local i

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