Install Guide

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To convert from DTK to RACADM deployment and to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server using the suseinst.sh script:

1 On the source system, navigate to the location of the required SUSE Linux Enterprise Linux operating system image.

2 Perform the steps 2 to 11 from the section Installing SUSE Linux server Operating System using DTK.

3 From /opt/dell/toolkit/converter, run the command python dtktoracadm.py or python dtktoracadm.py

linux_scripts.lst, where linux_scripts.lst is the input le which contains the list of script les to be converted to

equivalent RACADM scripts.

The RACADM converted scripts are available in /opt/dell/toolkit/converter/racscripts.

4 From /opt/dell/toolkit/converter/racscripts/, run the partcfg.sh script to create the Dell utility partition and OS partition in BIOS or

UEFI mode.

NOTE: Ensure that the correct device is set to DT_HD, DT_OS_DISK, and DT_OS_PART.

5 Run /suseinst.sh script, from /opt/dell/toolkit/converter/racscripts.

The server reboots to the grub prompt. The SUSE Linux Enterprise Linux operating system unattended installation is initiated.

Installing CentOS Linux Server Operating System

CAUTION: Do not change the bootmode before executing installation scripts using syscfg. If you do, reboot the system and start

executing installation scripts.

NOTE: See your operating system documentation for instructions on modifying the options in the ks.cfg/ks-centos

.cfg/

ks_centos

_ue.cfg le to customize the scripted installation of your operating system, where

indicates the version of the

operating system.

To install CentOS Linux using the centinst6.sh/ centinst7.sh script:

1 On the source system, navigate to the location of the required CentOS Linux operating system image.

2 Create a NFS share using the following command: vi /etc/exports.

3 Share /home/centosshare.

NOTE

: If the folder you want to share is /home, then the /etc/exports le must contain the “/home *(rw)” line.

4 Restart the NFS service.

5 Copy the operating system image to the NFS share.

6 Copy initrd.img for CentOS Linux to NFS share.

7 Copy vmlinuz from CentOS Linux operating system image to NFS share.

8 Boot DTK on the target machine.

9 Create the virtual disk using the raidcfg command.

10 Create a directory under /tmp. For example, os_src.

11 Mount the NFS Share to /tmp/os_src.

12 Copy ks.cfg/ks-centosx.cfg (in BIOS mode) or ks_ue.cfg/ks_centosx_ue.cfg (in UEFI mode) from /opt/dell/toolkit/template/

congs to NFS share on the source machine.

Here, x indicates the version of the operating system. In BIOS mode, rename the ks_centosx.cfg to ks.cfg. In UEFI mode, rename the

ks_centosx_ue.cfg to ks.cfg.

13 Edit ks.cfg (in BIOS mode) or ks_centosx_ue.cfg (in UEFI mode) on the source system, where x indicates the version of the

operating system. Set the NFS IP address (where CentOS Linux images are available) and the NFS share path.

14 Export the environment variables as follows:

a Run export DT_OS_DISK=/dev/sda on the disk device on which the Dell utility partition was created.

b Run export DT_OS_SRC=/tmp/os_src where vmlinuz, initrd.img, and kickstart le are available.

c Run export DT_HD=/dev/sda.

d For CentOS 7.x , run export DT_OS_NFS_LOC=<IP address of NFS>:/<path to os source>.

15 Run the partcfg.sh (at /opt/dell/toolkit/template/scripts/) script to create the Dell utility partition and OS partition in BIOS or UEFI

mode.

Ensure that the correct device is set to DT_HD and DT_OS_DISK..

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