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.

Procedure

1. On the CMC WebUI, choose Partition Management > KPAR, as shown in Figure 15-1.
   Figure 15-1 KPAR
   

2. Click Remote Virtual Console.
3. On the remote virtual console, click on the toolbar. The dialog box shown in Figure 15-2 is displayed.
   Figure 15-2 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 15-3.

   Figure 15-3 Successfully connected
   

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

   Select Power On from the shortcut menu, as shown in Figure 15-4.

   Figure 15-4 Power On
   

9. The screen shown in Figure 15-5 is displayed.

   Click Delete.

   Figure 15-5 Server startup
   

10. On the displayed screen shown in Figure 15-6, select Save & Exit by pressing ← or →.
    Figure 15-6 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 15-7, select Install Asianux Server 7.0 and press e to edit this option.
    Figure 15-7 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 after quiet. See Figure 15-8.

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

    Figure 15-8 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 15-9.
    Figure 15-9 Welcome
    

16. Choose English > English (United States).
17. Click Continue. The INSTALLATION SUMMARY window is displayed, as shown in Figure 15-10.
    Figure 15-10 INSTALLATION SUMMARY
    

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

18. In the window shown in Figure 15-11, click DATE & TIME and set the date and time based on the site requirements.
    Figure 15-11 DATE & TIME
    

19. After the configuration, click Done.
20. In the window shown in Figure 15-10, click SOFTWARE SELECTION.
    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 15-12 SOFTWARE SELECTION
    

21. In the window shown in Figure 15-10, 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 15-13.
    3. After the configuration, click Done.
    Figure 15-13 INSTALLATION DESTINATION
    

22. In the MANUAL PARTITIONING window, click Click here to create them automatically, as shown in Figure 15-14.
    Figure 15-14 MANUAL PARTITIONING
    

23. In the window shown in Figure 15-15, 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 15-15.

    Figure 15-15 /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 15-16.

    Figure 15-16 /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 15-17.

    Figure 15-17 /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 15-18.

    Figure 15-18 /
    
    • 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 15-19.

    Figure 15-19 swap
    

24. After the configuration, click Done.

    In the SUMMARY OF CHANGES window, click Accept Changes, as shown in Figure 15-20.

    Figure 15-20 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 15-21.

       Figure 15-21 NETWORK & HOST NAME
       

    3. In the displayed window, click IPv4 Settings and set Address, Netmask, and Gateway, as shown in Figure 15-22.
       Figure 15-22 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 15-23.

    Figure 15-23 INSTALLATION SUMMARY
    

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

    See Figure 15-24.

    Figure 15-24 CONFIGURATION
    

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

    See Figure 15-25.

    Figure 15-25 ROOT PASSWORD
    

30. After the configuration, click Done.
31. In the CONFIGURATION window, click USER CREATION. See Figure 15-26.
    Figure 15-26 CREATE USER
    

32. After the configuration, click Done.
33. After the OS installation is complete, click Reboot, as shown in Figure 15-27.
    Figure 15-27 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 15-28.

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

    Figure 15-28 GRUB boot editing screen
    

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

    See Figure 15-29.

    Figure 15-29 INITIAL SETUP
    

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

    See Figure 15-30.

    Figure 15-30 LICENSE INFORMATION
    

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

    See Figure 15-31.

    Figure 15-31 INITIAL SETUP
    

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

    See Figure 15-32.

    Figure 15-32 Selecting the OS language
    

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