HP Insight Control for Linux 6.1 Release Notes

2.9 Linux OS installation notes
This section contains notes about installing operating systems on managed systems.
2.9.1 Kernel parameters required for installing x86 SLES 10 SP3 and SLES 11 on
BL465c G7 and BL685c G7 servers
Corrective action: To install an x86 SLES 10 SP3 or SLES 11 operating system on a BL465c G7 or
a BL685c G7 server, you must supply the appropriate boot parameter in the Kernel append line
text field.
Use this kernel boot parameter:For this operating system:
pci=nomsi
SLES 10 (x86)
apic=bigsmp
SLES 11 (x86)
2.10 PSP installation notes
This section contains notes about installing ProLiant Support Packs (PSPs) on managed systems.
2.10.1 Install PSP operation might fail with lack of feedback
The Install PSP task chain does not capture the hpsum output if the operation fails on the
managed system. For example, you may see an error message similar to the following:
Remote command did not exit normally. Return code was 127
Invalid Return Code
Corrective action: Log into the managed system and examine the hpsum log files in the /var/
hp/log/localhost directory to determine why the PSP installation failed.
2.11 Linux image capture and deployment notes
This section contains notes about capturing and deploying Linux images and using the Partition
Wizard.
2.11.1 Capturing and deploying Linux images
This section contains notes about capturing and deploying Linux images.
2.11.1.1 SLES 11 image deployment fails with GRUB error
In some situations, a SLES 11 image deployment will complete, but the node does not boot. A
GRUB error similar to the following appears on the console:
GRUB Loading stage1.5.
GRUB loading, please wait..
Error 21
In most cases, the deployment failure is actually a capture failure and requires a new image to
be captured.
Corrective action: Before capturing the image, examine the /etc/fstab and /boot/grub/
menu.lst files on the node to be captured, and look for /dev/disk/by-id/* entries.
Replace these entries with the appropriate /dev/sdNP file where N is the disk ID (such as a, b,
c, and so on) and P is the partition.
To find the replacement device, run the ls -l command on the /dev/disk/by-id directory.
The ID files point to the physical disk partitions.
After you make the substitutions, recapture the image and start the deployment again.
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