Setup guide

20 GBHard drive:
100/1000 MbpsEthernet:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3 with Workstation option, customized with the
Autodesk kickstart file
OS:
Installing Linux on Render Nodes
Autodesk Burn for Lustre runs under the custom 64-bit Autodesk distribution
of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Render nodes purchased from Autodesk ship with the correct Autodesk
distribution of Red Hat Enterprise Linux on DVD.
If you did not purchase your render node from Autodesk, you must get your
own 64-bit distribution of Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5.3 with
Workstation option, and customize it using the Autodesk kickstart file.
The kickstart is used to automatically install the packages required for Burn,
some of which are not installed as part of a general installation.
This file is availabe in the Lustre installation directory. You must copy it to
the DVD of your Linux distribution.
TIP The kickstart file can be used to automate the Linux installation process for
multiple render nodes.
To copy the Autodesk kickstart file to the DVD of your Linux distribution:
1 On a computer running Linux and with a DVD burner, log in as root.
2 Insert the DVD of your Linux distribution into the drive. You do not
need to mount it at this time.
3 In a terminal, extract an ISO image of the disc by typing:
dd if=/dev/<optical_disc_device>of=/<destination path for
the extracted ISO image>
For example:
dd if=/dev/cdrom of=/tmp/RHEL5.3.iso
Depending on the speed of your disc drive, this command may take
several minutes to complete.
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