Installation guide

Installing Sentriant AG

Sentriant AG Software Installation Guide, Version 5.2

NOTE

If the dedicated server is not configured to boot from the CD drive, edit the basic input/output system (BIOS)

options as described in your server’s documentation.

3 At the boot prompt, type one of the following:

■ install—This is the default option that works on most systems.

■ noacpi—If your system hangs shortly after install is entered, use this option which disables the

[Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI)] allowing the Sentriant AG system to use

the chroot command.

■ nodma—If your system (such as some Compaq/HP systems) has problems using [Direct Memory

Access (DMA)] to chip memory, this option disables DMA for the IDE subsystem.

■ noapic—If your system BIOS has an upgrade to fix the Advanced Programmable Interrupt

Controller (APIC)] and the system continues to hang shortly after install is entered, use this

option which disables the APIC. This tells the kernel to not make use of any IOAPICs that may

be present in the system.

■ withoptions—If your system has problems not listed above, use this option to specify that No

additional kernel parameters are passed to the kernel to allow greater flexibility.

Figure 1: Install Screen, Boot Prompt