Chapter 5. Installing the operating system
Before you install the operating system on the blade server, verify that the blade
server is installed in the BladeCenter unit, the management-module firmware is at
the latest available level, and the blade server is turned on.
If you are not using an unattended network-installation method to install your
operating system, you must first provide a Serial over LAN (SOL) connection to
the blade server to install your operating system. If you have not already done so,
configure the SOL feature on the blade server to establish an SOL connection,
enable the SOL feature, and start an SOL session. For instructions, see the
IBM
BladeCenter Serial over LAN Setup Guide
and the
BladeCenter Management Module
Command-Line Interface Reference Guide
. For information about SOL commands, see
the documentation for your operating system.
Important:
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If you plan to install the operating system through the Ethernet network, you
must install and configure a second Ethernet switch module into the applicable
I/O-module bay of the BladeCenter unit. For additional information, see:
– “Configuring the Gigabit Ethernet controllers” on page 51
– “Blade server Ethernet controller enumeration” on page 52
– The documentation that comes with the Ethernet switch module that you are
using
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After you install the operating system on the blade server, you must install any
service packs or update packages that come with the operating system. For
additional information, see the instructions that come with your
operating-system documentation and the service packs or update packages.
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The blade server has no external USB ports, but communicates with and uses
the removable-media drives and USB ports that are in the media tray of the
BladeCenter unit.
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The operating system in the blade server must provide USB support for the
blade server to recognize and use the removable-media drives in the
BladeCenter unit. The BladeCenter unit uses USB for internal communication
with these devices.
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For the BladeCenter JS23 blade server and JS43 blade server, if you plan to
install an Ethernet expansion card, first install the operating system to enable the
onboard ports to be recognized and configured before the ports on the
expansion card. If you install the Ethernet expansion card
before
you install the
operating system, the expansion card ports will be assigned before the onboard
ports.
See the ServerProven Web site for information about supported operating-system
versions and all JS23 blade server and JS43 blade server optional devices.
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