Notes:
1.
Some optional devices have device drivers that you must install. See the
documentation that comes with the devices for information about installing any
required device drivers.
If your operating system does not have the required device drivers, contact
your IBM marketing representative or authorized reseller, or see your
operating-system documentation for additional information.
2.
The IBM Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) program does not support the
BladeCenter JS23 blade server and JS43 blade server. However, you can use the
following programs for remote deployment:
v
For AIX, Red Hat Linux, or SUSE Linux operating-system deployments, you
can use Cluster Systems Management (CSM) from IBM. Go to
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/clusters/software/.
v
For AIX operating-system deployments, you can use Network Installation
Manager (NIM) from IBM. See your AIX operating-system documentation for
additional information.
v
For SUSE Linux operating-system deployments, you can use the AutoYast
utility program from Novell, Inc. Go to http://www.suse.de/~nashif/
autoinstall/.
After you install the operating system, install operating system updates; then,
install any utilities that apply to your operating system.
Installing service and productivity tools for Linux on POWER
Linux on POWER service and productivity tools include hardware diagnostic aids
and productivity tools, and installation aids. The installation aids are provided in
the IBM Installation Toolkit for Linux on POWER, a set of tools that aids the
installation of Linux on IBM servers with POWER architecture. You can also use
the tools to update the JS23 blade server and JS43 blade server firmware.
The hardware diagnostic aids and productivity tools are available as downloadable
Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) files for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES). The IBM Installation Toolkit for Linux on
POWER is available as an ISO compact disc (CD) image, which you can use to
create your own CD. The Service and productivity tools for Linux on POWER
systems site describes how to create a CD.
The hardware diagnostic aids and productivity tools are required for such
hardware reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS) functions as first-failure
data-capture and error-log analysis. With the tools installed, problem determination
and correction are greatly enhanced and the likelihood of an extended system
outage is reduced.
For example, the
update_flash
command for installing system firmware updates
can be performed only if the hardware diagnostic aids and productivity tools are
installed.
Other tools modify various serviceability policies, manipulate system LEDs, update
the bootlist, and capture extended error data to aid analysis of intermittent errors.
Other commands and a boot-time scanning script constitute a hardware inventory
system. The
lsvpd
command provides vital product data (VPD) about hardware
components.
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