FCIA Training Material

04 Configuration and Deployment

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Content
Part 1: Deployment- Initial Configuration ------------ Page 3-6
Part 2: Basic iBMC Operations ------------------------- Page 10
Part 3: Common BIOS Settings ------------------------ Page 12-18
Part 4: RAID Configuration -----------------------------Page 20-23
Part 5: OS Installation ---------------------------------- Page 25-36
Part 6: LCD Operations --------------------------------- Page 38-43

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Part 1

Deployment- Initial Configuration

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 Check Compatibility before Deployment
Before deployment, check whether the OS to be installed is compatible by using xFusion Compatibility Checker.
If the OS is not in the compatibility list, submit an RM request for R&D tests in advance to ensure that the OS is
compatible and can be quickly installed.

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 Download Software before Deployment: Table 1

Software Description How to Obtain

Describes how to install an OS, RAID, upgrade firmware and
Smart Provisioning Smart Provisioning, import and export configurations, Download link: Smart Provisioning
diagnose hardware, collect logs, and erase hard drives.

1.Log in to the Technical Support Website.

Drivers and firmware 2.Click Software Download, select the
Describes how to upgrade the component firmware of
packages of server required version, and download the driver and
FusionServer V2/V3/V5/V6 rack servers.
components software package.
FusionServer Rack Server Upgrade Guide

ISO image file of the

Installation guide of the OS running on the server Prepared by the customer
OS to be installed

This is a remote control tool developed based on the server

management software iBMC. It plays the same functions as
Download link: FusionServer Tools
Independent remote Remote Virtual Console provided by the iBMC WebUI. This
Select the required version and download the
console tool allows you to remotely access and manage a server,
Independent Remote Console.
without worrying about the compatibility between the
client's browser and the JRE.

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 Download Documents before Deployment: Table 2
Document Name Description How to Obtain

Describes the server in terms of its appearance, functions, structure, 1.Visit the Technical Support Website.
Server user guide hardware installation, basic configuration, OS installation methods, and 2.On the Documentation tab page, choose Operation &
troubleshooting. Maintenance > User Guide to download the required user guide.

1.Visit the Technical Support Website.

Helps customers conduct acceptance testing of the server with basic
Server acceptance 2.On the Documentation tab page, choose Installation &
functional testing, management functional testing, and reliability
guide testing projects.
Upgrade > Acceptance Test Guide to download the required
acceptance guide.

Server Purley Platform BIOS Parameter Reference

BIOS parameter Describes the menus, parameters, and common operations of the basic
Server Cedar Island Platform BIOS Parameter Reference
reference input/output system (BIOS) for the servers on various platform
Server Whitley Platform BIOS Parameter Reference

Functions and features of the iBMC, iBMC web user interface (WebUI),
iBMC user guide FusionServer Rack Server iBMC User Guide
iBMC command line interface (CLI), Commands used on the iBMC

iBMC alarm Describes iBMC alarms in terms of the meaning, impact on the system,
FusionServer Rack Server iBMC Alarm Handling
handling possible causes, and handling suggestions.

Describes the appearances and features of RAID controller cards on

RAID controller V5 Server RAID Controller Card User Guide
FusionServer V5/V6 servers, and how to set RAID arrays and install
card user guide V6 Server RAID Controller Card User Guide
drivers for these cards.

OS installation Describes the process and methods of installing an operating system

Server OS Installation Guide
guide (OS) on x86-based servers.

1.Visit the Technical Support Website.

Release notes 2.Go to the corresponding page, for example, Rack Servers > 1288H V5.
3.On the Software Download tab page, click the required version, and download the release notes from the version documentation.

Site LLD Prepared by the customer. Page 5

 Rack Server Deployment Guide – Initial Configuration

Performing Initial Configuration-Default data

Type Content Default Value

iBMC management network IP address and subnet mask of the management •Default IP address: 192.168.2.100
port data network port •Default subnet mask: 255.255.255.0

•Default user name: Administrator

iBMC login data User name and password
•Default password: Admin@9000

BIOS data Default password Admin@9000

iBMC U-Boot data

NOTE: V6 do not support U- Default password Admin@9000
Boot.

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 Batch Deployment Process
Procedure Reference Path
Configure IP addresses in batches. Using FusionServer Tools > Configuring IP Address Information

Add devices in batches. Using FusionServer Tools > Health Check > Selecting Devices
Check system health. Using FusionServer Tools > Health Check
Using FusionServer Tools > Hardware Configuration > Configuring the
Configure the iBMC for servers in batches.
iBMC
Configure RAID for servers in batches. Using FusionServer Tools > Configuring RAID
Configure the BIOS for servers in batches. Using FusionServer Tools > Configuring the BIOS
Deploy an OS. Using FusionServer Tools > Performing the OS Deployment

For details, see the Readme file in the FusionServer iDriver package.
CAUTION:If the card driver is not released on iDriver, download the driver
Install drivers.
package and guide from the official website of the card vendor and
manually install and upgrade the driver according to the guide.

Check the server configuration. Using FusionServer Tools > Checking the Server Configuration

Update firmware. Using FusionServer Tools > Upgrading Server Firmware

Update the PCIe card or drive firmware. Using FusionServer Tools > Upgrading PCIe Card and Hard Disk Firmware

For details about batch deployment, see the FusionServer Tools User Guide (for Engineers). Page 7
Single-node Deployment Process

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Part 2

Basic iBMC Operations

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 Logging In to the iBMC WebUI
1. Connect the local PC to the iBMC management network port of the server by
using a crossover cable or twisted pair cable.
2. Open Internet Explorer on the local PC.
3. In the address box, enter the iBMC address in the format of https://IP address
of the server iBMC management network port (for example,
https://192.168.2.100) in the address box.
4. Press Enter.
5. On the login page, enter the user name and password for logging in to the
iBMC WebUI
6. Select This iBMC from the Domain drop-down list.
7. Click Log In.

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Part 3

Common BIOS Settings

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Configuring the BIOS (V6XX or Later on Purley)
Powering On or Restarting the Server
1.Log in to the Remote Virtual Console. For details, see Logging In to the Server
Using the Remote Virtual Console.
2.On the menu bar of the remote virtual console, click or and
choose Power On or Forced System Reset to power on or restart the server.
3.When the screen is shown as below, press Delete or F4.
4.Enter the BIOS password as prompted to switch to the Front Page screen
5.Use the arrow keys to select BIOS Configuration and press Enter.

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 Configuring the BIOS (V6XX or Later on Purley)

Setting the Boot Sequence of the Server

1. Select Boot.
2. Select Boot Type and press Enter.
3. In the displayed dialog box, select Legacy Boot
or UEFI Boot, and then press Enter.
4. Select Boot Sequence and press Enter. The
default boot sequence is Hard Disk
Drive > DVD-ROM Drive > PXE > Others.
5. Select the target boot device and press F5 or F6
to change the boot order.
• Press F5 to move down a boot option.
• Press F6 to move up a boot option.

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 Querying CPU Information
Choose Advanced > Socket Configuration > Processor Configuration and press Enter.

⚫ The Processor Configuration screen is displayed, showing CPU information.

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Querying Memory Information
Choose Advanced > Memory Topology and press Enter.

⚫ The Memory Topology screen is displayed, showing the memory information.

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 Querying Drive Information
Choose Advanced > PCH Configuration > PCH SATA Configuration/PCH SATA Configuration, and press Enter.

⚫ The PCH SATA Configuration screen is displayed, showing drive information.

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 Querying the iBMC IP Address
Choose Advanced > IPMI iBMC Configuration and press Enter.

⚫ The IPMI iBMC Configuration screen is displayed.

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Setting the iBMC IP Address
Select BMC Configuration and press Enter
• IPv4: Select IPv4 IP Address, IPv4 Subnet Mask, and IPv4 Gateway Address to set the IPv4 address,
subnet mask, and gateway address of the BMC management network port.
• IPv6: Select IPv6 Prefix Length, IPv6 Static IP Address, and IPv6 Gateway Address to set the IPv6
prefix length, static IP address, and gateway address of the BMC management network port.

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Part 4

RAID Configuration

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RAID Level Comparison

Read Write
RAID Level Reliability Drive Usage
Performance Performance

RAID 0 Low High High 100%

RAID 1 High High Low 50%

RAID 5 Medium High Medium (N – 1)/N

RAID 6 Medium High Medium (N – 2)/N

RAID 10 High High Medium 50%

RAID 1E High Medium Medium 50%

RAID 50 High High Relatively high (N – M)/N

RAID 60 High High Relatively high (N – M*2)/N

Note: N indicates the number of member drives, and M indicates the number of spans.

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RAID Levels and Application Scenarios

RAID Level Typical Application Scenario

A scenario requiring high read/write speed but low security, such as graphics
RAID 0
workstations

A scenario requiring random data writes and high security, such as servers and
RAID 1
database storage

A scenario requiring continuous data transfer and high security, such as video
RAID 3
editing and large-scale database storage

A scenario requiring random data transfer and high security, such as finance and
RAID 5/6
database storage

A scenario featuring massive data and requiring high security, such as banking
RAID 10
and finance

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Configuring the LSI SAS3108 (1)
Access the Create Virtual Drive screen.

⚫ On the main screen, select Main Menu and press Enter.

⚫ Choose Configuration Management and press Enter.

⚫ Select Create Virtual Drive and press Enter

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 Configuring the LSI SAS3108 (2)
3. Select a RAID level.
• Use the ↑ and ↓ arrow keys to select a RAID level and press Enter.
• Select a RAID level RAID 0 and press Enter.
4. Add member drives.
• Use the ↑ and ↓ arrow keys to select Select Drives From and press Enter.
• Select the source of member drives and press Enter.In this example, Unconfigured Capacity is selected.

Parameter Description

Select Media Type Selects a hard drive media type.

Select Interface Type Selects a hard drive interface type.

Logical Sector Size Logical sector size.

Check All Selects all hard drives.

Uncheck All Deselects all hard drives.

Apply Changes Saves the settings.

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Part 5

OS Installation

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OS Installation Process

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 OS Installation Method
Installation Method Description

Smart Provisioning is an OS installation wizard that simplifies the process for engineers to install OSs
and drivers.
This method requires iBMC 2.64 or later and BIOS 0.37 or later.
Using Smart
Smart Provisioning has the following features:
Provisioning
•Helps users install OSs and drivers required by the detected hardware.
•Provides a wizard to make installation processes more simple and consistent.
•Simplifies and speeds up OS deployment on servers.

It is a common method to install an OS using an OS installation DVD-ROM or image file.

Using a DVD or
If you choose this method, you can use a physical DVD-ROM drive to read content from a physical
image file
DVD or use a virtual DVD drive to load an image file.

If a server is configured with RAID controller cards, you can load the RAID controller card drivers to
install the OS and the drivers at the same time.
You can use a virtual DVD drive to load an ISO driver image, or use a virtual floppy drive to load an
Loading a RAID
IMG driver image.
controller card driver
•Loading an ISO driver image: You can use a virtual DVD-ROM drive to switch between the OS image
file and the RAID controller card driver image file.
•Loading an IMG driver image: You can directly load the driver.

This installation method applies only to VMware ESXi OSs. The drivers required by the OS installation
Creating an
are encapsulated into an ISO image file.
installation source
If you choose this method, you need to use a virtual DVD drive to load the image file.

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 Installing an OS Using Smart Provisioning

Before installing the operating system using Smart Provisioning, make the
following preparations:
 Obtain the OS installation DVD-ROM or image file.

 Prepare the OS installation DVD-ROM or image file in advance.

 Obtain the Smart Provisioning User Guide.

 Obtain the Smart Provisioning image file.

 To obtain the image file, perform the following steps:

◼ Visit Smart Provisioning.

◼ Click the path where the required version is stored and download the Smart Provisioning
image file. The file name is in the format of SmartProvisioning-x.x.x.x.zip (x.x.x.x indicates
the SmartProvisioning version).

⚫
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 Smart Provisioning Installation Procedure
⚫ Log in to Smart Provisioning and click Deploy OS on the Smart Provisioning home page.

⚫ Select Recommended Mode and select the OS version to be installed. The OS setting page is displayed

⚫ Confirm the information and click Next The system prompts you to insert the operating system media is
displayed. Start to install the operating system

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 CD-ROM Installation Procedure
⚫ You need to install drivers such as the RAID controller card and network
adapter during the installation of the operating system by using a CD-ROM.

Preparation Preparing the OS installation CD-ROM, patch

program, driver, and USB CD-ROM drive

Installing the OS
Select a supported operating system for installation

Installing Drivers Install the driver for the operating system

Finish Sort out the installation environment and end the installation

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 CD-ROM Installation — SuSE SLES as an Example
⚫ Enter the BIOS system and change the boot sequence to the CD-ROM drive.

⚫ When the startup page is displayed, press F6 and select Yes from the menu that is displayed to mount the virtual
drive image file.

⚫ Use the virtual media function on the iBMC remote control page to mount the RAID controller card driver image file.

⚫ On the driver loading page, select the virtual CD-ROM drive or floppy disk drive, select OK, and press Enter to read
the driver file.

⚫ After the driver is correctly installed, the current hard disk model is displayed. Select Back and press Enter to confirm
the return. Then, reload the OS CD-ROM to continue installing the OS.

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 Image Installation Mode
Image file

⚫ A single file is made of a specific series of files in a certain format. It can be used only after decompressing
the file using the virtual CD-ROM drive or virtual floppy drive tool.

⚫ The xFusion server remotely controls the server through the iBMC management module.

⚫ The virtual console interface is shown below, which contains the virtual CD-ROM drive or virtual floppy
drive required to install the image file.

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 Image Installation Mode — Preparations

⚫ Prepare a PC or laptop running Windows for accessing the server

⚫ Configure the server network to ensure that the server can be accessed by
terminals

⚫ Complete the RAID configuration for the server

⚫ Obtain the OS image installation file

⚫ Download the image file of the driver

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 Image Installation — SuSE SLES as an Example (1)

1、 On the remote operation interface, load the system image file using the virtual CD-ROM drive. Select
Image File, click Browse to load the ISO file, and click Connect Restart the system.

2、 Insert the system image installation file into the virtual CD-ROM drive, restart the server blade, press
F11 during the system power-on phase, and select xFusion DVD-ROM VM 1.1.0

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 Image Installation — SuSE SLES as an Example (2)
3、 When the startup screen appears: Press F6 and select Yes from the displayed menu to mount the
virtual drive image file and install the RAID controller card driver.

4、 The page for loading the disk controller driver is displayed. The system image file is displayed. Load
the image file of the 2308 controller. Select OK and press Enter

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 PXE Installation (1)
PXE (Preboot Execution Environment )

⚫ is a remote computer boot technology that enables the computer to be booted over the
network

⚫ The PXE client obtains an IP address from the DHCP server and downloads the remote
operating system to the local host through TFTP

⚫ To install the operating system through PXE, you need to install only one or more servers and
set the other servers to PXE boot mode

⚫ Installation procedure: Connect one end of the network cable to the NIC1 port and the other
end to the server to ensure that the two ends can communicate with each other

NIC1

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 PXE Installation (2)
⚫ On the BIOS setting screen, set PEX Boot Only to Enabled on the root tab page, press F10 to
save the settings, and restart the server

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Part 6

Introduction to
Server Network Card

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 LCD Functions
The LCD displays the installation status and operating status of server components, and allows
you to set the IP address of the iBMC management network port.

Working principle

*Server that equipped with LCD depends on the specific configuration LCD module

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 Opening LCD

1. Determine the position of the LCD.

2. Press the power button on the LCD.

3. Pull out the LCD from the server until the

rotating shaft appears.

4. Rotate the LCD into a position for better

viewing.

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Querying the Alarm Status of a Component
⚫ On the LCD screen, tap the Status tab.

 Post Code indicates the status of server port 80.

 SN indicates the serial number of the server.

⚫ Check component status as required.

⚫ Different colors indicate different status.

Color Status

Indicates that the component is working properly.

Indicates that a minor alarm is generated on the component.

Indicates that a major alarm is generated on the component.

Indicates that a critical alarm is generated on the component.

Indicates that the component is not installed.

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 Viewing the Component Temperature and Server Power
⚫ On the LCD screen, tap the Monitor tab.

⚫ Check component temperatures.

Indicates the operating Indicates the operating

CPU 1 CPU 2
temperature of CPU 1. temperature of CPU 2.
Indicates the operating Indicates the air inlet
Power Inlet Temp
power of the server. temperature.

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 Viewing Server Information
On the LCD home screen, tap Info. > Basic Info. On the LCD home screen, tap Info. > version

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Setting the IP Address of the iBMC Management Network Port

On the LCD home screen, tap Setting

⚫ The default IP address of the iBMC management network port is 192.168.2.100 and the default subnet
mask is 255.255.255.0.

⚫ Tap the text box to display the soft keyboard. Tap Cancel to return to the Mgmtport screen.

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