IBM eX5 Implementation Guide

Chapter 8. IBM BladeCenter HX5 437

Red Hat Linux 5 software, firmware, drivers, and fixes for HX5

See the following website for all the latest information relating to software, firmware, drivers,

and fixes for HX5 when used with Red Hat Linux 5:

http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/systemx/quickorder?parent=ibm~BladeCente

rHX5&product=ibm/systemx/7872&&platform=RHEL+5+x64&function=all&source=fc

8.7.6 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation tips and settings

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

In this section, we provide useful information to assist you with the installation of SUSE Linux

Enterprise Server. We do not describe the installation process in this chapter, because there

are no particular deviations from a standard SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation.

However, we provide links to useful installation instructions and troubleshooting information

for certain configurations.

The HX5 supports only the 64-bit versions of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. For a list of

supported versions of Red Hat Linux for HX5, see IBM ServerProven on the following

website:

http://ibm.com/systems/info/x86servers/serverproven/compat/us/nos/suseclinuxe.html

Using SUSE Linux Enterprise Server with MAX5

When running SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on a memory-expanded HX5, set the MAX5

Memory Scaling option to Pooled. See 8.5.5, “HX5 with MAX5 attached” on page 401 for

instructions.

Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on HX5

The installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is straightforward, because all drivers that

are required for the HX5 are included in the kernel. The installation instructions for installing

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on the HX5 are identical to the instructions for installing the

operating system on an x3850 X5. See Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 - IBM

System x3850 X5, x3950 X5 at the following website for the installation instructions:

http://ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5083918

Go to the following website for information about installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

SP1 on an UEFI-aware system:

http://www.novell.com/support/documentLink.do?externalID=7003263

We highly recommend that you do

not attach SAN storage to the HX5 during the installation

process, because this action can lead to accidental data loss at the disk partitioning phase.

You can obtain additional installation and configuration information about SUSE Linux

Enterprise Server

at the following websites:

򐂰 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10

http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/

򐂰 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11

http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles11/

You can download SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

evaluation software from this website:

http://www.novell.com/linux/download_linux.html