Altos R720 Installation Configuration Guide Abstract This document provides you a quick OS installation guide on Altos R720, including Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition, Windows 2000, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 (32-bit & 64-bit), SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (32-bit & 64-bit), SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (32-bit & 64-bit) and NetWare 6.5. Version: 1.
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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION.................................................................................... 1 Where Can I Download the Latest Altos R720 Installation Configuration Guide 1 HARDWARE SPECIFICATION ............................................................... 1 BOARD LAYOUT .................................................................................. 4 System Block Diagram 4 DIMM POPULATION GUIDELINE .........................................................
Configuring integrated SAS RAID 15 Installation Tips 15 Chipset Driver Installation 16 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 16 IOAT Driver Installation 17 Hot-swap Backplane Driver Installation 17 ATI ES1000 Installation 17 Intel RAID Web Console Installation 18 Intel PROSet Utility Installation 18 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.
Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 29 Intel RAID Web Console Installation 30 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 Service Pack 3 Installation (with integrated SAS RAID) 30 Drivers Required 30 Software Required 31 Configuring integrated SAS RAID 31 Installation Tips 31 Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 31 Intel RAID Web Console Installation 32 NetWare 6.5 SP5 Installation (with integrated SAS RAID) 32 Drivers Required 32 Installation Tips 33 APPENDIX A: INTEGRATED SAS RAID CREATION ...........................
INTRODUCTION This article describes the Altos R720 Installation Configuration guide: • Hardware parts give you a briefly and quick hardware information about Altos R720 • The operating system installation tips. Where Can I Download the Latest Altos R720 Installation Configuration Guide The Altos R910 Installation Configuration Guide would be updated on a monthly basis. Please download the latest release from the Support Website http://support.acer-euro.
HARDWARE SPECIFICATION Model Altos R720 Processor Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors 5000 sequence (Dempsey or Woodcrest) at 2.
LAN Controller • • BMC Onboard Intel 82563EB dual-channel gigabit network interface controller Supporting Intel I/O Acceleration Technology BMC (Baseboard Management Controller) • IPMI 2.0 compliant Option • Can be upgraded to Intel Remote Management Module with Virtual Media and remote KVM support Availability sub-system System Power Supply • • 1+1 redundant 750W power supply Hot Swap • Five 1” front accessible drive bay for 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD One 3.
BOARD LAYOUT Altos R720 Installation Configuration Guide System Block Diagram 4
DIMM POPULATION GUIDELINE Memory population Branch 0 # DIMM A1 1 512 MB 2 512 MB DIMM A2 Branch 1 DIMM B1 DIMM B2 DIMM C1 DIMM C2 DIMM D1 DIMM D2 512 MB 3 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 4 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 5 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 512 MB 6 1 GB 7 1 GB 1 GB 8 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB 1 GB 9 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 10 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 512 MB 512 MB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB 11 2 GB 12 2 GB 13 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB 14 2 GB 2 GB
OS INSTALLATION TIPS Below is Altos R720 OS certification matrix: Operating System Status Windows 2000 Advanced Server, Service Pack 4 Tested Windows Server 2003 x64 Enterprise Edition Tested Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Tested Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T Update 2 Tested Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 Update 2 Tested SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T SP3 Certified SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 SP3 Certified NetWare 6.
82563EB Gigabit Ethernet x64\ Onboard ATI ES1000 8.243.0 \Disk\R720\onboard\VGA\W2K3\ Onboard USB 2.0 5.2.3790.1380 OS built-in IOAT 1.2.52.0 \Disk\R720\onboard\IOAT\WS2K3X64 Hot-swap backplane 5.0.6055.2 \Disk\R720\onboard\Backplane\Windo ws Software Required The management utility of integrated SAS RAID and NIC can be found in the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Microsoft Scalable Networking Pack N/A http://www.microsoft.
2. Please insert the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 into the optical drive 3. Expand Drivers -> Altos R720 -> Chipset, select Windows Server 2003 x64 and click on Setup. 4. Follow the instruction to install the driver and reboot the server after the chipset driver is installed. Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation Altos R720 Installation Configuration Guide 1. There are two Ethernet Controller listed under Other device in Windows Device Manager.
8. After installing the driver, you would see Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network Connection with I/O Acceleration listed in Network adapters. IOAT Driver Installation 1. For Base System Device, it should be the onboard IOAT device. You could find the driver in EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100. 2. Right-click on the Base System Device and select Update Driver. 3. Select No, not this time. Do not connect to Windows Update to search the driver. 4. Select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced). 5.
the ATI ES1000 driver in EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100. Please insert the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 into the optical drive. 2. Expand Drivers -> Altos R720 -> Graphics adapters -> ATI ES1000, select Windows Server 2003 x64 and click on Setup. 3. Follow the instruction to install the VGA driver and reboot the server after the driver is installed. 4. After installing the driver, you would see ATI ES1000 listed in Display adapters.
Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD Integrated SAS RAID 1.17.0.32 \Disk\R720\RAID\Integrated_SAS\WS2K 3 Onboard Intel 5000P Chipset 7.3.0.1011 \Disk\R720\onboard\Chipset\ Onboard Intel 82563EB Gigabit Ethernet 9.3.39.0 \Disk\R720\NIC\Intel\pro1000.net\ws03 2k\ Onboard ATI ES1000 8.24.3 \Disk\R720\onboard\VGA\W2K3\ Onboard USB 2.0 5.2.3790.1380 OS built-in IOAT 1.2.52.0 \Disk\R720\onboard\IOAT\WS2K3 Hot-swap backplane 5.0.6055.
Chipset Driver Installation 1. After the installation completes, you would see the following devices with yellow mark in Device Manager. 2. Please insert the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 into the optical drive 3. Expand Drivers -> Altos R720 -> Chipset, select Windows Server 2003 and click on Setup. 4. Follow the instruction to install the driver and reboot the server after the chipset driver is installed. Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation Altos R720 Installation Configuration Guide 1.
6. Click on Browse and specify the path for the driver. Please refer to the Directory on EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 for NIC driver in Driver required section. 7. Click on Next and follow the instruction to finish the driver update. 8. After installing the driver, you would see Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network Connection with I/O Acceleration listed in Network adapters. IOAT Driver Installation 1. For Base System Device, it should be the onboard IOAT device. You could find the driver in EasyBUILD 7.
8. After installing the driver, you would see Intel (r) SCA Hotswap Backplane listed in System devices. ATI ES1000 Installation 1. Windows will treat onboard VGA as Standard VGA device. You can find the ATI ES1000 driver in EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100. Please insert the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 into the optical drive. 2. Expand Drivers -> Altos R720 -> Graphics adapters -> ATI ES1000, select Windows Server 2003 and click on Setup. 3.
Advanced Server SP4 on Altos R720 with integrated SAS RAID. Drivers Required For Windows 2000 Installation, the following device drivers are required. Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD Integrated SAS RAID 1.17.0.32 \Disk\R720\RAID\Integrated_SAS\W2K Onboard Intel 5000P Chipset 7.3.0.1011 \Disk\R720\onboard\Chipset\ Onboard Intel 82563EB Gigabit Ethernet 9.3.39 \Disk\R720\NIC\Intel\pro1000.net\ws03 2k\ Onboard ATI ES1000 8.24.3 \Disk\R720\onboard\VGA\W2K\ Onboard USB 2.0 5.0.2195.
Chipset Driver Installation 1. After the installation completes, you would see the following other devices listed in Device Manager. 2. Please insert the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 into the optical drive 3. Expand Drivers -> Altos R720 -> Chipset and double-click on Windows 2000. 4. Follow the instruction to install the driver and reboot the server after the chipset driver is installed. Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation Altos R720 Installation Configuration Guide 1.
6. Follow the instructions to finish the installation. 7. After installing the driver, you would see Intel(R) PRO/1000 EB Network Connection with I/O Acceleration listed in Network adapters. IOAT Driver Installation 1. For Base System Device, it should be the onboard IOAT device. You could find the driver in Resource CD. 2. Right-click on the Base System Device and select Properties. 3. Select Driver tab and click on Update Driver. 4. Follow the instructions.
double-click on Windows 2000. 4. Follow the instruction to install the VGA driver and reboot the server after the driver is installed. 5. After installing the driver, you would see ATI ES1000 listed in Display adapters. Intel RAID Web Console Installation 1. Please insert the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 into the optical drive. 2. Expand Utilities -> Altos R720 -> Integrated SAS RAID, select Intel RAID WebConsole (Windows) and click on Setup. 3.
Software Required The management utility of integrated SAS RAID can be found in the EasyBUILD 7.0 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Intel RAID Web Console 1.13-00 \app\r720\raid\Integrated_SAS\Linux\ Configuring integrated SAS RAID Please refer to the Appendix A. for the integrated SAS RAID configuration. Installation Tips NOTE. There is no built-in driver Integrated SAS RAID in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0 EM64T Update2.
controller and help you to configure it. # kudzu 4. Restart the network service to bring up both of the network interfaces. # service network restart Intel RAID Web Console Installation 1. You can find the Intel RAID Web Console in EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100. Please refer to directory of the Intel RAID Web Console in Software Required section and copy the utility from the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 to HDD first. # mount /media/cdrecorder # cp –R /media/cdrecorder/app/r720/raid/Integrated_SAS/Linux/. /tmp 2.
ES1000 Onboard USB 2.0 N/A OS built-in IOAT N/A OS built-in Software Required The management utility of integrated SAS RAID can be found in the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Intel RAID Web Console 1.13-00 \app\r720\raid\Integrated_SAS\Linux\ Configuring integrated SAS RAID Please refer to the Appendix A. for the integrated SAS RAID configuration. Installation Tips NOTE.
# make install # insmod e1000.ko 3. Run the kudzu utility, it will auto detect the Intel 82563EB network controller and help you to configure it. # kudzu 4. Restart the network service to bring up both of the network interfaces. # service network restart Intel RAID Web Console Installation 1. You can find the Intel RAID Web Console in EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100. Please refer to directory of the Intel RAID Web Console in Software Required section and copy the utility from the EasyBUILD 7.
5000P Chipset Onboard Intel 82563EB Gigabit Ethernet 7.3.15-NAPI \Disk\R720\NIC\Intel\pro1000.lx Onboard ATI ES1000 N/A OS built-in Onboard USB 2.0 N/A OS built-in Software Required The management utility of integrated SAS RAID can be found in the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 600 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Intel RAID Web Console 1.19-00 \app\r720\raid\Integrated_SAS\Linux\ Configuring integrated SAS RAID Please refer to the Appendix A.
“Ctrl+Alt+F2” to switch to another terminal. Issue the “reboot“ command to reboot the system. Then, remove the driver diskette and continue the installation. 8. Follow the instruction to complete the installation with remained installation CDs. Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 1. You can find the Intel 82546EB driver in EasyBUILD 7.1. Please refer to directory of the 82546EB driver in Driver Required section above and copy the driver from the EasyBUILD 7.1 to HDD first.
# YaST2 4. Select Network Devices -> Network Card, it will auto detect the Intel 82563EB network controller and help you to configure it. Intel RAID Web Console Installation 9. You can find the Intel RAID Web Console in EasyBUILD 7.1. Please refer to the directory of the Intel RAID Web Console in Software Required section above and copy the utility from the EasyBUILD 7.1 to HDD first. # mount /media/dvdram # cp –R /media/dvdram/app/r720/raid/Integrated_SAS/Linux/. /tmp 10.
Software Required The management utility of integrated SAS RAID can be found in the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 600 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Intel RAID Web Console 1.19-00 \app\r720\raid\Integrated_SAS\Linux\ Configuring integrated SAS RAID Please refer to the Appendix A. for the integrated SAS RAID configuration. Installation Tips NOTE. The driver of Integrated SAS RAID is required for the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 installation.
8. Follow the instruction to complete the installation with remained installation CDs. Gigabit Ethernet Driver Installation 1. You can find the Intel 82546EB driver in EasyBUILD 7.1. Please refer to directory of the 82546EB driver in Driver Required section above and copy the driver from the EasyBUILD 7.1 to HDD first. # mount /media/dvdram # cp –R /media/dvdram/Disk/R720/NIC/Intel/pro1000.lx/. /tmp 2.
Intel RAID Web Console Installation 1. You can find the Intel RAID Web Console in EasyBUILD 7.1. Please refer to the directory of the Intel RAID Web Console in Software Required section above and copy the utility from the EasyBUILD 7.1 to HDD first. # mount /media/dvdram # cp –R /media/dvdram/app/r720/raid/Integrated_SAS/Linux/. /tmp 2. Install Intel RAID Web Console utility # cd /tmp/ # chmod 755 install.sh # chmod 755 RunRPM.sh # ./install.sh 3.
Console Configuring integrated SAS RAID Please refer to the Appendix A. for the integrated SAS RAID configuration. Installation Tips NOTE. There is no built-in driver Integrated SAS RAID in the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 EM64T Service Pack 3. If you do not have the optional internal USB floppy drive, you need an external USB floppy drive for applying driver during the OS installation. 1.
# insmod e1000.ko 3. Run the YaST2 utility. # YaST2 4. Select Network Devices -> Network Card, it will auto detect the Intel 82563EB network controller and help you to configure it. Intel RAID Web Console Installation 1. You can find the Intel RAID Web Console in EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100. Please refer to directory of the Intel RAID Web Console in Software Required section and copy the utility from the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 to HDD first.
Onboard ATI ES1000 N/A OS built-in Onboard USB 2.0 N/A OS built-in Software Required The management utility of integrated SAS RAID can be found in the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 (or later). Software Version Directory on EasyBUILD Intel RAID Web Console 1.13-00 \app\r720\raid\Integrated_SAS\Linux\ Configuring integrated SAS RAID Please refer to the Appendix A. for the integrated SAS RAID configuration. Installation Tips NOTE.
refer to directory of the 82546EB driver in Driver Required section and copy the driver from the EasyBUILD 7.1 build 100 to HDD first. # mount /media/dvdram # cp –R /media/dvdram/Disk/R720/NIC/Intel/pro1000.lx/. /tmp 2. Change the directory to the driver source and install the driver # cd /tmp/src/ # make install # insmod e1000.ko 3. Run the YaST2 utility. # YaST2 4. Select Network Devices -> Network Card, it will auto detect the Intel 82563EB network controller and help you to configure it.
Device Version Directory on EasyBUILD Integrated SAS RAID 1.00.07 \Disk\R720\RAID\Integrated_SAS\NW6. 5\ Onboard Intel 5000P Chipset N/A OS built-in Onboard Intel 82563EB Gigabit Ethernet 9.22 \Disk\R720\NIC\Intel\pro1000.nw Onboard ATI ES1000 N/A OS built-in Onboard USB 2.0 N/A OS built-in Installation Tips NOTE. You need to apply the integrated SAS RAID and NIC driver during the installation.
needed. Device types ------------------------Network boards: NetWare Loadable Modules: Driver names -------------(optional) 10. Please press INSERT key to insert the onboard Intel 82563EB Gigabit Ethernet driver. After the drivers are successfully loaded, please select Return to driver summary. 11. Then, you would see the following message. Please select Continue. The following device drivers were detected for this server. Add, change, or delete device drivers as needed.
APPENDIX A: INTEGRATED SAS RAID CREATION Configuring integrated SAS RAID This section briefly shows how to create RAID with integrated SAS RAID. Starting Integrated SAS RAID Configuration Utility Please press ESC to show the detail POST information first when you power on the system. When you see the RAID BIOS during POST, please press CTRL-G to launch the SAS RAID configuration utility. After POST finished, the Adapter Selection page will show on the screen.
Altos R720 Installation Configuration Guide 3. Select Make Global Dedicated HSP or Make Dedicated DSP and click on Go. 4. Click on Home to go back to the configuration menu. You will see the disk marked as Hotsapare in pink and listed under Physical Drives.
