OS Installation

Prerequisites

• You have obtained the OS installation DVD-ROM or image file.
• For details about how to configure the LSISAS3008 and LSISAS3108 RAID controller cards, see Configuring the LSISAS3008 Controller Card and Configuring the LSISAS3108 Controller Card.
• In the BIOS setup menu, EDB (Execute Disable Bit) is set to Enable by default. Do not change the value to Disable; otherwise, the system startup may fail. For details, see the KunLun Mission Critical Server V100R001 BIOS Parameter Reference. Choose IntelRCSetup > Processor Configuration > Execute Disable Bit.

Proceduree

1. On the CMC WebUI, choose Partition Management > KPAR, as shown in Figure 3-1.
   Figure 3-1 KPAR
   

2. Click Remote Virtual Console.
3. On the remote virtual console, click on the toolbar. The dialog box shown in Figure 3-2 is displayed.
   Figure 3-2 Installing a virtual DVD drive
   

4. Select Image File.
5. Click Browse next to Image File.

   The Open dialog box is displayed.

6. Select the OS ISO file and click Open.
7. In the virtual DVD drive dialog box, click Connect.

   When Connect changes into Disconnect, the virtual DVD drive is connected to the server, as shown in Figure 3-3.

   Figure 3-3 Successfully connected
   

8. On the remote virtual console, click on the toolbar.

   Select Power On from the shortcut menu, as shown in Figure 3-4.

   Figure 3-4 Power On
   

9. The screen shown in Figure 3-5 is displayed.

   Click Delete.

   Figure 3-5 Server startup
   

10. On the displayed screen shown in Figure 3-6, select Save & Exit by pressing ← or →.
    Figure 3-6 Save & Exit
    

11. Select UEFI: HUAWEI DVD-ROM VH 1.1.0 225 by pressing ↑ or ↓, and press Enter.
12. On the screen shown in Figure 3-7, select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.1 and press e to edit this option.
    Figure 3-7 Installation option screen
    

13. On the editing screen, move the cursor to the end of the line starting with linuxefi, and add efi=old_map nowatchdog nosoftlockup rcupdate.rcu_cpu_stall_timeout=600 rcupdate.rcu_cpu_stall_suppress=1 hpet=disable pmtmr=0 before quiet. See Figure 3-8.

    Press Ctrl + x. The system starts from the DVD drive.

    Figure 3-8 Editing screen
    

14. After the system starts, it enters the configuration process.

    A graphic or text login window is displayed depending on the graphics card configuration. The following uses the graphical user interface (GUI) as an example.

15. In the welcome window, select a language, as shown in Figure 3-9.
    Figure 3-9 Welcome
    

16. Choose English > English (United States).
17. Click Continue. The INSTALLATION SUMMARY window is displayed, as shown in Figure 3-10.
    Figure 3-10 INSTALLATION SUMMARY
    

    The item with an exclamation mark (!) must be configured; otherwise, the OS installation cannot proceed.

18. In the window shown in Figure 3-11, click DATE & TIME and set the date and time based on the site requirements.
    Figure 3-11 DATE & TIME
    

19. After the configuration, click Done.
20. In the software selection window, select an installation package as required.

    The following provides two scenarios for you to select based on the actual situation:

    • Standard installation scenario:
      1. In the Base Environment area, select Server With GUI.
      2. In the Add-Ons For Selected Environment area, select Development Tools.
      3. After the configuration, click Done.
    Figure 3-12 Standard installation scenario
    
    • Database scenario: In the Base Environment column, select Minimal Install; in the Add-Ons for Select Environment column, select Development Tools; click Done, as shown in Figure 3-13.
    Figure 3-13 Database scenario
    

    After the installation is complete, install the software in as required.

21. In the window shown in Figure 3-10, click INSTALLATION DESTINATION.
    1. In the Local Standard Disks area, select the storage device which needs to be configured with the OS.
    2. In the Other Storage Options area, select I will configure partitioning, as shown in Figure 3-14.
    3. After the configuration, click Done.
    Figure 3-14 INSTALLATION DESTINATION
    

22. In the MANUAL PARTITIONING window, click Click here to create them automatically, as shown in Figure 3-15.
    Figure 3-15 MANUAL PARTITIONING
    

23. In the window shown in Figure 3-16, reconfigure the partition size and file system type, which can be configured as follows:
    • The /home partition parameters (optional) can be set as follows:

      Desired Capacity is set to 45% of the hard disk capacity, Device Type is set to Standard Partition, and File System is set to ext4, as shown in Figure 3-16.

    Figure 3-16 /home
    
    • The /boot partition parameters (optional) can be set as follows:

      Desired Capacity is set to 500 MiB, Device Type is set to Standard Partition, and File System is set to ext4, as shown in Figure 3-17.

    Figure 3-17 /boot
    
    • The /boot/efi partition parameters (mandatory) can be set as follows:

      Desired Capacity is set to 200 MiB, Device Type is set to Standard Partition, and File System is set to EFI System Partition, as shown in Figure 3-18.

    Figure 3-18 /boot/efi
    
    • The / partition parameters (mandatory) can be set as follows:

      Desired Capacity is set to 50% of the hard disk capacity, Device Type is set to Standard Partition, and File System is set to ext4, as shown in Figure 3-19.

    Figure 3-19 /
    
    • The swap partition parameters (mandatory) can be set as follows:

      Desired Capacity is set to 16 GiB, Device Type is set to Standard Partition, and File System is set to swap, as shown in Figure 3-20.

    Figure 3-20 swap
    

24. After the configuration, click Done.

    In the SUMMARY OF CHANGES window, click Accept Changes, as shown in Figure 3-21.

    Figure 3-21 SUMMARY OF CHANGES
    

25. In the INSTALLATION SUMMARY window, click NETWORK & HOST NAME.
    1. Select the network interface card (NIC) to be configured, and click OFF on the right of the window to set the NIC to ON.
    2. Click Configure.

       See Figure 3-22.

       Figure 3-22 NETWORK & HOST NAME
       

    3. In the displayed window, click IPv4 Settings and set Address, Netmask, and Gateway, as shown in Figure 3-23.
       Figure 3-23 IPv4 Settings
       

       Click Save.

    4. In the NETWORK & HOST NAME window, change Host name in the format of hostname.domainname based on the site requirements, and click Done in the upper left corner of the window.

26. In the INSTALLATION SUMMARY window, click Begin Installation.

    See Figure 3-24.

    Figure 3-24 INSTALLATION SUMMARY
    

27. During the automatic OS installation, configure the password of the root user and create a common user.

    See Figure 3-25.

    Figure 3-25 CONFIGURATION
    

28. Click ROOT PASSWORD.
29. In the displayed window, enter the same password twice.

    See Figure 3-26.

    Figure 3-26 ROOT PASSWORD
    

30. After the configuration, click Done.
31. In the CONFIGURATION window, click USER CREATION. See Figure 3-27.
    Figure 3-27 CREATE USER
    

32. After the configuration, click Done.
33. After the OS installation is complete, click Reboot, as shown in Figure 3-28.
    Figure 3-28 System reboot
    

34. On the GRUB boot screen, select the device to be booted from and press e.
35. On the editing screen, move the cursor to the position shown in Figure 3-29.

    Add efi=old_map nowatchdog nosoftlockup rcupdate.rcu_cpu_stall_timeout=600 rcupdate.rcu_cpu_stall_suppress=1 hpet=disable pmtmr=0 in front of quiet and press Ctrl + x to boot the system.

    Figure 3-29 GRUB boot editing screen
    

36. In the INITIAL SETUP window, click LICENSE INFORMATION.

    See Figure 3-30.

    Figure 3-30 INITIAL SETUP
    

37. Select I accept the license agreement, and click Done in the upper left corner of the window.

    See Figure 3-31.

    Figure 3-31 LICENSE INFORMATION
    

38. In the INITIAL SETUP window, click FINISH CONFIGURATION.

    See Figure 3-32.

    Figure 3-32 INITIAL SETUP
    

39. In the Subscription Management Registration window, select No, I prefer to register at a later time and click Forward.

    See Figure 3-33.

    Figure 3-33 Subscription Management Registration
    

40. In the system installation window, enter the user name and password.
41. Select the OS language upon the first login.

    See Figure 3-34.

    Figure 3-34 Selecting the OS language
    

42. Click Next.
43. Click Next as prompted to complete the configuration.