Installation Guide for Ubuntu - Hitachi Data Systems

1 MK-99 COM191-00 Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide Product Version Getting Help Contents FASTFIND LINKSii Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide 2016 Hitachi , Ltd. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or stored in a database or retrieval system for any purpose without the express written permission of Hitachi , Ltd. Hitachi , Ltd., reserves the right to make changes to this document at any time without notice and assumes no responsibility for its use. This document contains the most current information available at the time of publication. When new or revised information becomes available, this entire document will be updated and distributed to all registered users. Some of the features described in this document might not be currently available.

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3 All other trademarks, service marks, and company names in this document or website are properties of their respective owners. Microsoft product screen shots are reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation. Contents iii Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide Contents Preface .. vIntended audience .. vi Product version .. vi Release notes .. vi Document conventions .. vii Getting help .. viii Comments .. viii Scope .. 1-1 Supported combinations of OS and server blade model .. 1-2 System requirements .. 1-2 Installation and Setup .. 2-1 Related document .. 2-2 Setting up Ubuntu .. 2-3 LPAR manager settings .. 2-3 LPAR configuration .. 2-3 OS Installation .. 2-4 Having LPAR recognize Driver & Utility CD for Ubuntu .. 2-4 Changing boot order and setting UEFI driver .. 2-4 Saving LPAR manager configuration .. 2-4 Installing OS and driver for Ubuntu .. 2-4 OS Option settings.

4 2-5 Customizing /lib/ .. 2-5 Customizing / .. 2-5 Customizing /etc/default/grub .. 2-5 Customizing /sys/class/fc_remote_ports/rport-xxxx .. 2-6 Customizing /etc/ .. 2-6 Customizing UTC .. 2-7 iv Contents Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide Rebooting OS .. 2-7 Application of OS patches .. 2-7 Support .. 3-1 Inquiry .. 3-2 Preface v Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide Preface This document describes how to install and set up an Ubuntu OS on Compute Blade. This preface includes the following information: Intended audience Product version Release notes Document conventions Getting help Comments Notice: The use of Hitachi Compute Blade servers and all other Hitachi Data Systems products is governed by the terms of your agreement(s) with Hitachi Data Systems . vi Preface Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide Intended audience This document is intended for users who desire to install and set up an Ubuntu OS on Compute Blade.

5 Product version This document revision applies to Hitachi Compute Blade servers. Release notes Release notes contain requirements and more recent product information that may not be fully described in this manual. Be sure to review the release notes before Installation . Preface vii Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide Document conventions This document uses the following typographic conventions: Convention Description Bold Indicates text on a window, other than the window title, including menus, menu options, fields, and labels. Example: Click OK. Italic Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text provided by the user or system. Example: copy source-file target-file Note: Angled brackets (< >) are also used to indicate variables. screen/code Indicates text that is displayed on screen or entered by the user. Example: # pairdisplay -g oradb < > angled bracketsIndicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text provided by the user or system.

6 Example: # pairdisplay -g <group> Note: Italic font is also used to indicate variables. [ ] square brackets Indicates optional values. Example: [ a | b ] indicates that you can choose a, b, or nothing. { } braces Indicates required or expected values. Example: { a | b } indicates that you must choose either a or b. | vertical bar Indicates that you have a choice between two or more options or arguments. Examples: [ a | b ] indicates that you can choose a, b, or nothing. { a | b } indicates that you must choose either a or b. underline Indicates the default value. Example: [ a | b ] This document uses the following icons to draw attention to information: Icon Meaning Description WARNING This indicates the presence of a potential risk that might cause death or severe injury. CAUTION This indicates the presence of a potential risk that might cause relatively mild or moderate injury. NOTICE NOTICE This indicates the presence of a potential risk that might cause severe damage to the equipment and/or damage to surrounding properties.

7 Note This indicates notes not directly related to injury or severe damage to equipment. Tip This indicates advice on how to make the best use of the equipment. viii Preface Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide Getting help If you purchased this product from an authorized HDS reseller, contact that reseller for support. For the name of your nearest HDS authorized reseller, refer to the HDS support web site for locations and contact information. To contact the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center, please visit the HDS website for current telephone numbers and other contact information: Before calling the Hitachi Data Systems Support Center, please provide as much information about the problem as possible, including: The circumstances surrounding the error or failure. The exact content of any error message(s) displayed on the host system(s).Comments Please send us your comments on this document: Include the document title, number, and revision, and refer to specific sections and paragraphs whenever possible.

8 All comments become the property of Hitachi Data Systems Corporation. Thank you! 13 Scope 1- 1 Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide Scope This chapter describes the supported combinations of OS version and server blade model and the system requirements. Supported combinations of OS and server blade model System requirements THIS PUBLICATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE WARRANTY FOR MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. YOU SHALL BEAR THE ENTIRE LIABILITY AND COST FOR ANY PROBLEM OR TROUBLE RELATING TO THIS PUBLICATION. 1- 2 Scope Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide Supported combinations of OS and server blade model The following table lists the supported combinations of OS and server blade model. Table 1-1 Supported combinations of OS and server blade model OS server blade model Ubuntu server CB 500 CB 520H server blade B3 Yes System requirements The following table lists the system requirements.

9 Table 1-2 System requirements Item Requirement Chassis CB 500 server blade CB 520H B3 Inter blade SMP configuration N/A PCI device NIC Onboard LAN FC Hitachi 8Gb 4-port fibre channel mezzanine card Firmware Management module A0280 or higher BMC 08-41 or higher EFI 08-41 or higher LPAR manager 02-46 or higher NIC or higher FC 39-05-0E or higher Driver NIC (inbox driver) FC or higher LPAR manager setting items and features LPAR manager license Advanced Maximum No. of activatable LPARs 5 Scheduling mode CPU Shared NIC Shared HBA Shared N+M cold standby No Migration Shutdown No Concurrent Maintenance No ServerConductor/Deployment Manager No Preface 1- 3 Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide Deployment Manager of Hitachi Command Suite Compute Systems Manager(HCSM) No PCI redundancy NIC bonding Yes hbonding No HBA HDLM No Device Mapper Yes Legend: Yes: Supported No: Not supported 1- 4 Scope Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide 2 Installation and Setup 2- 1 Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide Installation and Setup This chapter describes how to install and set up an Ubuntu OS on Hitachi Compute Blade.

10 Related document Setting up Ubuntu 2- 2 Installation and Setup Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide Related document You are required to see the following documents to set up an LPAR manager, and install an Ubuntu OS, a fibre channel driver for Ubuntu , and so on. - Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Logical partitioning manager User'sGuide- Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Management Module Setup Guide - Hitachi Gigabit Fibre Channel Adapter Installation Guide (UbuntuServer driver Edition) Installation and Setup 2- 3 Installation Guide for Ubuntu Logical partitioning manager OS Installation Guide Setting up Ubuntu The steps for setting up an Ubuntu OS are as follows: - LPAR manager settings-LPAR configuration-OS Installation -OS option settings-Application of OS patchesLPAR manager settings See Initializing LPAR manager in LPAR manager cooperation function in the Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series Management Module Setup Guide .