Configuring a Pre-execution Environment (PXE) using Red Hat Linux 6.2 or Later on Compaq ProLiant Servers

Configuring a Pre-execution Environment (PXE) using Red Hat Linux on Compaq ProLiant Servers 7
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For FTP Installation
For FTP installation, follow the steps outlined below:
13. Copy the RedHat CD-ROM to /home/ftp for anonymous FTP access.
Upon completion of these steps, the RedHat CD files are available over NFS or FTP, for the PXE
boot image to use for installation. The next section describes how to install RedHat Linux via
PXE to a target.
Launching the PXE Image for Red Hat Linux 6.2 or later
If you have completed all the steps above, you are now ready to launch the PXE image for Red
Hat 6.2 or later Linux.
1. Connect the target server and the PXE server on an isolated network. Once PXE support has
been enabled and setup to boot to the network, power on the target server.
2. Press F12 at POST for network boot. The target server connects to the PXE server and
attempts to obtain an IP address from the DHCP server.
Note: If the "Show Setup" prompt is disabled on a ProLiant DL360, this F12 will not appear.
The system will boot depending upon the order selected in the "Option ROM Setup".
3. Press F12 again to begin the network boot and download the PXE image. After the Linux
image takes over, the Linux installation process begins. Several prompts for language and
keyboard appear.
4. Select FTP, NFS, or HTTP access to the RedHat CD-ROM when prompted. Enter the PXE-
Server’s IP address and corresponding path to the RedHat CD-ROM.
After completing the steps above, the remainder of the installation works the same as a regular
CD-ROM installation.
ProLiant Health Driver for Linux
A ProLiant Health driver is now available for Linux (cpqhealth) users. This driver provides
hardware monitoring support for select ProLiant servers using Red Hat Linux 6.2 and above. The
driver is available through the Compaq Server Download Center website
http://www.compaq.com/support/files/servers/us/index.html.
Addition information on using this driver is available in the Linux Health Driver How-to
document located at ftp://ftp.compaq.com/pub/products/servers/linux/linuxhealth.pdf.