L3Con_Install.fm Page 1 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM 0.SGI Origin 3000 L3 Controller Installation Guide ..................................................................................................................................................................... This document describes how to install or reinstall the SGI L3 controller software and the Linux Red Hat 6.2 operating system on your Silicon Graphics 230 visual workstation.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 2 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM Installation Overview To install an SGI Origin 3000 series L3 controller, you must do the following: 1. Read the software installation requirements so that you have all the items and information that you need to complete the installation. 2. Configure and install the Red Hat Linux 6.2 operating system and auxiliary Linux software components (via a CD-ROM or download) on the Silicon Graphics 230 visual workstation. 3.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 3 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM Note: Your Silicon Graphics 230 visual workstation must have Internet and network access if you want to download software directly to the workstation. Table 1 Software Installations Required Required Installation Software Software Download Location Software Purchase Location (CD-ROM) Red Hat Linux 6.2 Not applicable Contact your SGI account representative to obtain Red Hat Linux 6.2 operating system (P/N SC5-REDHAT-6.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 4 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM • IP address, netmask, network and broadcast addresses • Formatted floppy disk (DOS format) Configuring Red Hat Linux 6.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 5 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM 3. Insert the Red Hat Linux 6.2 CD-ROM into the workstation drive bay. 4. Using the arrow keys, select CD-ROM from the Boot menu. 5. Press the Enter key to bring up the Red Hat menu. 6. At the boot prompt, press the Enter key to boot the workstation from CD-ROM. 7. Press the Enter key when the Welcome to Red Hat Linux 6.2 screen displays. 8. Configure the keyboard and the mouse as explained in the next section.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 6 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM 4. Click the Enable Dead Keys option button to enable non-English keyboard characters such as umlauts. Click Next to continue. 5. Use the arrow keys to select the mouse type for your system. Click Next to continue. Note: Standard Silicon Graphics 230 visual workstation users should select the (3 Button Mouse (PS/2)) mouse configuration. 6. Click Next in the Red Hat 6.2 Linux System Installer window to continue.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 7 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM Note: Do not select the Use fdisk option on the Install Options menu. Figure 1 2. Install Options Window Create partitions and configure the workstation, as explained in the next section.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 8 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM Creating Partitions and Configuring the Workstation To create partitions and configure the workstation, follow these steps: 1. Click the Manually partition option button in the Install window. Click Next to continue (see Figure 2).
L3Con_Install.fm Page 9 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM 2. To configure a workstation drive partition (three are required), begin by clicking Add in the Disk Druid Partitions window, which brings up a popup window (see Figure 3). Figure 3 Disk Druid Partitions Window and Popup Window 3. Select a partition type listed in Table 2 from the pull-down menu. 4. In the Mount Point field, type the mount point information from Table 2 for the partition selected.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 10 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM 5. In the Size (Megs) field in the popup window, type the partition size from Table 2 for the partition selected. Note: Be sure to select the Grow to fill disk? option button when you create the root (/) partition. 6. Click OK. Table 2 Disk Partition Configuration Settings Mount Point Size (MB)a Partition Type /boot 50 MB Linux native 512 MB Linux swap / 1 MB (Grow to fill) Linux native a.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 11 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM 9. Click the option button that precedes each partition that you configured in step 1 (see Figure 4). Note: is automatically prepared for use; therefore, you are not offered the option to select this partition.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 12 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM 10. Click Next to format the selected partitions. Note: Click the Check for bad blocks while formatting option button if you want to scan the workstation drive for bad memory blocks during the Red Hat Linux 6.2 installation. Checking for bad blocks while you format the partitions increases the amount of time required to install the operating system. 11. Configure the network settings, as explained in the next section.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 13 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM 2. Click the Configure using DHCP option. 3. Click the Activate on boot option. 4. If you have no additional Ethernet cards or ports of this type to configure, skip to Step 13.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 14 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM 5. To configure an optional Ethernet card or port that connects to the L2 controllers via DHCP protocol, begin by clicking the tab that corresponds to the Ethernet card or port in the Network Configuration window. 6. Click the Activate on boot option. 7. Click the Configure using DHCP option. 8. Repeat steps 5 through 7 if you want to configure additional Ethernet cards or ports of this type.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 15 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM Configuring the Account To configure the account, follow these steps: 1. Use the scroll bar to locate your time zone in the available list. Click Next to continue. Note: You may also use your mouse to double-click an area on the map that corresponds to your time zone. 2. Type the root password, configure your account, and then click Add. 3. Create and configure each additional user account. Click Add when you complete each account. 4.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 16 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM workstation and monitor configuration may require other settings. You may manually input these settings if the option you require is not displayed. 1. Select the monitor configuration; click Next to install the Red Hat Linux 6.2 operating system. Note: Most monitors use the DDC Probed Monitor-->(YOUR MONITOR TYPE) option. 2. Select the video card that is installed in your workstation, and then click Next.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 17 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM Installing Red Hat Linux 6.2 To install Red Hat Linux 6.2, follow these steps: 1. Click Next in the About to install window to begin the Red Hat Linux 6.2 installation. Note: Allow 15 to 60 minutes for the Red Hat Linux 6.2 installation to complete. 2. If you do not want to create an optional Red Hat Linux 6.2 boot disk, click the Skip boot disk creation option and proceed to step 6.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 18 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM Installing the Auxiliary Linux Software To enable the L3 controller solution to function, you must install the following auxiliary Linux software components on the Silicon Graphics 230 visual workstation: pdksh, uucp, inetd, and telnet-server. To install these packages, follow these steps: 1. Boot the workstation from the hard disk. 2. Log on to the workstation as root. 3. Insert the Red Hat Linux 6.2 CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 19 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM Installing the L3 Controller Software The L3 controller software consists of the following components: • Kernel software • L3 driver • L1/L2 firmware utilities • L3 installation tool This section describes the following: • Installing the software from the CD-ROM. • Installing the software from the network. Installing the Software from the CD-ROM To install the L3 controller software from the CD-ROM, follow these steps: 1.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 20 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM 4. Enter the following command to load the diagnostic software: # l3_install 5. Remove the SGI Origin 3000 series L3 controller CD-ROM. 6. Reboot the system. Installing the Software from the Network To install the L3 controller software from the network, follow these steps: 1. Go to the following website: http://www.sgi.com/products/evaluation/ 2. Scroll down the page and click on Origin 3000 Series L3 Controller 1.2.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 21 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM Connecting the Workstation Running L3 Controller Software to the SGI Origin 3000 Series System This section describes the following ways to connect a Silicon Graphics 230 visual workstation running L3 controller software and Red Hat 6.2 operating system software to an SGI Origin 3000 series server: • Connecting the workstation to an SGI Origin 3200 server without L2 controller hardware.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 22 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM This section covers the following topics: • Connecting the workstation to a C-brick console port. • Connecting the workstation to a C-brick L1 port. Connecting the Workstation to a C-brick Console Port To connect the Silicon Graphics 230 visual workstation to the console port on the SGI Origin 3200 server C-brick, follow these steps (see Figure 6): 1.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 23 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM 5. Type cu -l ttyS0 -s 38400 at the Linux prompt. The L1 responds with “Connected” as shown: $ cu -l ttyS0 -s 38400 Connected. 6. Press the Enter key to display the L1 prompt. 001c04> Connecting the Workstation to a C-brick L1 Port To connect a Silicon Graphics 230 visual workstation to the L1 port (USB port) on the SGI Origin 3200 server C-brick, follow these steps (see Figure 6): 1. Power off the workstation and the SGI Origin 3200 server.
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L3Con_Install.fm Page 25 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM Connecting the Workstation to an SGI Origin 3000 Server That Has L2 Controller Hardware This section describes how to connect a Silicon Graphics 230 visual workstation to the Ethernet port (ENET port) of the SGI Origin 3000 series server L2 controller. If you have a server system with multiple L2 controllers, you can connect the workstation to an Ethernet hub to which the multiple L2 controllers are connected.
L3Con_Install.fm Page 26 Tuesday, February 27, 2001 8:01 AM 3. Reboot or restart the L3 network by entering the following at the Linux prompt: /etc/rc.d/init.d/network stop /etc/rc.d/init.d/network start 4. Be sure that you are in the /stand/sysco/bin directory. 5. To establish a connection, type ./l2term at the Linux prompt: $ .
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