Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.1 Installation Guide

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.1
Installation Guide
Abstract
This document is intended to be an installation guide to the HP Intelligent Management Center. It gives an overview of the
installation steps and post-installation configuration. This document is intended for use by network engineers or system
administrators responsible for installing network software and components.
Part number: 5998-2971
Software version: IMC PLAT 5.1 SP1 (E0202P05)
Document version: 5P102-20120601
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Contents
1 Installation preparation················································································································································ 1
Hardware requirements ············································································································································ 1
Preparing the installation disc ·························································································································· 1
Collecting system information for installation ·································································································· 1
2 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.1·········································································································· 2
3 Post-installation configuration······································································································································ 9
Disabling the firewall ················································································································································ 9
Disabling SELinux ······················································································································································ 9
4 Preparing Linux for IMC installation························································································································· 10
Installing required Linux packages ························································································································· 10
Removing the existing MySQL package················································································································· 10
5 Support and other resources ····································································································································· 11
Contacting HP ························································································································································· 11
Subscription service ················································································································································ 11
Related information ················································································································································· 11
Documents······················································································································································· 11
Websites ························································································································································· 11
Conventions ····························································································································································· 12
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1 Installation preparation
HP intelligent management center (IMC) and the IMC NTA/UBA probe can run on Red Hat Linux operating
systems, as shown in Table 1.
Table 1 Support for IMC and the IMC probe on Red Hat Linux
Operating system
RH Linux 3.0
RH Linux 5.0/5.5
RH Linux 6.1
IMC
Not Supported
Supported
Supported
IMC probe
32-bit
32-bit
64-bit
To ensure normal operation of IMC or the IMC probe on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.1, you must make
special configurations during and after installation of the operating system. This document describes these
configurations.
In this document, Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.1 is used as example. The configurations might vary with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server versions.
Hardware requirements
IMC can run on Linux, and stores and manages data with Oracle databases. You must correctly install the
operating system, databases, and IMC software. In addition, IMC can be accessed with Firefox browser 3.6
or a higher version, instead of using dedicated client software.
The IMC probe can also run on Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server. Make sure that the IMC probe is installed
on an individual server which meets the basic hardware requirements of the IMC probe and operates
properly.
For more information about the hardware requirements and basic configuration, see IMC Installation Guide
and IMC Probe Installation Guide.
Preparing the installation disc
Prepare the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.1 installation software suite and software serial number. Set
the server to start up from the CD-ROM.
Collecting system information for installation
Collect system information to be used for installation, including the host name, IP address, and network
connection information on the target server. You can obtain the IP address and network connection
information from the network administrator.
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2 Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6.1
1.
Start the server from the Red Hat Linux installation disc to enter the initial installation window, as shown
in Figure 1.
Figure 1 Select the installation mode
2.
Move the cursor on Install or upgrade an existing system, and press Enter to enter the graphical
installation window.
The following only shows pages on which you must make special configurations. The pages that use
default settings are not shown.
3.
Select English (English) as the installation language as shown in Figure 2.
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Figure 2 Select the installation language
4.
When you enter the region setting page, as shown in Figure 3, select America/New York, and click
Next. Do not select System clock uses UTC.
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Figure 3 Select a region
5.
When you enter the page for selecting a software set, as shown in Figure 4, perform the configurations
as needed:
To install Oracle database, select Desktop.
To install the IMC probe, you must customize software. Select Customize now and click Next. The
page for customizing software settings appears, as shown in Figure 5.
To install IMC, use the default settings. Select Customize later and click Next.
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Figure 4 Customize software settings for the IMC probe
To install software settings for the IMC probe in Figure 5, select Development tools and Additional
Development.
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Figure 5 Install software settings for the IMC probe
By default, Linux 6.0 and later are not installed with the FTP and Telnet client software packages. Therefore,
you must customize the software packages.
6.
Select Base System, and select Console internet tools.
Figure 6 Console internet tools
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7.
Click the Optional packages button. The Packages in Console internet tools window appears.
Figure 7 Packages in Console internet tools
8.
Select the ftp-0.17-51.1.el6.x86-64 package, and click Close.
9.
Select Legacy UNIX compatibility in the Base System, as shown in Figure 8.
Figure 8 Legacy UNIX compatibility
10.
Click the Optional packages button. The Packages in Legacy UNIX compatibility window appears.
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Figure 9 Packages in Legacy UNIX compatibility
11.
Select the telnet-0.17-46.el6.x86-64 package, and click Close.
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3 Post-installation configuration
Disabling the firewall
After the installation is complete, you must restart Linux and disable the firewall. The firewall configuration
page is shown in Figure 10.
1.
Select System > Administration > Firewall.
Figure 10 The firewall configuration page
2.
Click Disable and click Apply.
Disabling SELinux
You can disable SELinux by modifying the SELinux configuration file. Use the following command to open the
configuration file:
vim /etc/selinux/config
Set SELINUX to disabled:
SELINUX=disabled
Save and exit the configuration file, and restart Linux to validate the configuration.
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4 Preparing Linux for IMC installation
Installing required Linux packages
The IMC installer verifies the connectivity to a database server when IMC is being installed. On Linux 6.1,
IMC can connect to Oracle and MySQL database servers only when the following packages are installed:
•
glibc-2.12-1.25.el6.i686.rpm
•
libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.i686.rpm
•
libgcc-4.4.5-6.el6.i686.rpm
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libstdc++-4.4.5-6.el6.i686.rpm
To prepare Linux 6.1 for IMC installation, install the packages by using the following commands:
rpm -i --nodeps glibc-2.12-1.25.el6.i686.rpm
rpm -i --nodeps libaio-0.3.107-10.el6.i686.rpm
rpm -i --nodeps libgcc-4.4.5-6.el6.i686.rpm
rpm -i --nodeps libstdc++-4.4.5-6.el6.i686.rpm
Removing the existing MySQL package
Linux 6.1 comes with MySQL. To install another MySQL database, you must first remove the existing MySQL
package.
To remove the existing MySQL package:
1.
Query the installed MySQL package.
rpm –qa | grep mysql
2.
Remove the MySQL package.
rpm –e mysql-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.x86_64
The mysql-5.1.52-1.el6_0.1.x86_64 string represents the package name. Enter the name of any
dependant package next to the MySQL package name.
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5 Support and other resources
Contacting HP
For worldwide technical support information, see the HP support website:
http://www.hp.com/support
Before contacting HP, collect the following information:
•
Product model names and numbers
•
Technical support registration number (if applicable)
•
Product serial numbers
•
Error messages
•
Operating system type and revision level
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Detailed questions
Subscription service
HP recommends that you register your product at the Subscriber's Choice for Business website:
http://www.hp.com/go/wwalerts
An email notification is sent to you after registration is completed containing:
•
Product enhancements
•
New driver versions
•
Firmware updates
•
Other product resources
Related information
Documents
To find related documents, browse to the Manuals page of the HP Business Support Center website:
http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
•
For related documentation, navigate to the Networking section, and select a networking category.
•
For a complete list of acronyms and their definitions, see HP A-Series Acronyms.
Websites
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HP.com http://www.hp.com
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HP Networking http://www.hp.com/go/networking
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HP manuals http://www.hp.com/support/manuals
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HP download drivers and software http://www.hp.com/support/downloads
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HP software depot http://www.software.hp.com
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Conventions
This section describes the conventions used in this documentation set.
GUI conventions
Convention
Description
Boldface
Window names, button names, field names, and menu items are in bold text. For
example, the New User window appears; click OK.
>
Multi-level menus are separated by angle brackets. For example, File > Create >
Folder.
Symbols
Convention
Description
WARNING!
Indicates that the failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death.
CAUTION
Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in damage to equipment or data.
IMPORTANT
Provides clarifying information or specific instructions.
NOTE
TIP
Provides additional information.
Provides helpful hints and shortcuts.
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