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 * enter ''pacs5'' as hostname, ''mpe-garching.mpg.de'' as domain, disable DHCP update,[[BR]]  * enter ''pacs5'' (or ''pacs6'') as hostname, ''mpe-garching.mpg.de'' as domain, disable DHCP update,[[BR]]
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   * IP address 130.183.130.160, subnet mask 255.255.255.0    * IP address 130.183.130.160 (130.183.130.167 for pacs6), subnet mask 255.255.255.0
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run subscribe openSuse-10.1 rug subscribe openSuse-10.1
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rug install ncurses-devel
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= Installing 3ware RAID utilities =

Insert 3ware CDROM and run ''autorun'' script. If it doesn't start automatically type
{{{
/media/3wareCD/autorun
}}}
Select ''Install 3DM2''.[[BR]]
Web port address is 888.

To install the command line tool type
{{{
cp /media/3wareCD/packages/cli/linux/x86_64/tw_cli /usr/sbin
cp /media/3wareCD/packages/cli/tw_sched /usr/sbin
mkdir /usr/local/doc/tw_cli
cp /media/3wareCD/packages/cli/tw_cli.8.html /usr/local/doc/tw_cli
cp /media/3wareCD/packages/cli/tw_cli.8.nroff /usr/local/doc/tw_cli
cp /media/3wareCD/packages/cli/tw_sched.8.html /usr/local/doc/tw_cli
cp /media/3wareCD/packages/cli/tw_sched.8.nroff /usr/local/doc/tw_cli
}}}

TableOfContents(2)

Installing SuSE 10.1 from DVD

  • On the welcome screen

    • select Installation

    • enter the boot parameter vga=ask

    • press <RETURN> to start installation

    • at the prompt press <RETURN> to get list of video modes

    • in the following list of video modes select option 6.

  • Select US english as language,BR

  • select new installation,BR

  • select Europe, Germany, hardware clock set to UTC,BR

  • select KDE as desktop,BR

  • modify suggested partition to
    • primary partition: swap, 18 GB for host pacs5, 32GB for host pacs6
    • primary partition: 100 MB, reiser FS, /boot
    • primary partition: 10 GB, reiser FS, /tmp
    • extended partition
      • 15 GB, reiser FS, /
      • 15 GB, Reiser FS, /os, placeholder to install other operation system
      • Reiser FS, /home
  • continue installation.

After the automatic rebootBR

  • enter pacs5 (or pacs6) as hostname, mpe-garching.mpg.de as domain, disable DHCP update,BR

  • enter a wellknown password for root,BR

  • for the network configuration
    • enable SSH in the firewall options,
    • configure the first network interface
      • static address setup
      • IP address 130.183.130.160 (130.183.130.167 for pacs6), subnet mask 255.255.255.0
      • hostname pacs5
      • domain mpe-garching.mpg.de
      • name server 130.183.70.10 and 130.183.72.185
      • default gateway 130.183.130.1

  • test the network interface,BR

  • for the online update configuration
    • select configure now

    • BUT skip actual update

  • select local user authentication
  • skip adding local user, ignore warning
  • accept hardware configuration

Updating the 3ware RAID driver

The driver version 2.26.02.007 seen with 

cat /sys/class/scsi_host/host0/stats

matches the version distributed with 3ware distribution codeset v 9.3.0.4, see file version.txt on CD.

No driver update necessary!

Hardware configuration

Video setting

After installation no X output visible due incompatible monitor setting.

Go to console mode with Alt F1BR Switch to run level 3 and start sax2 

telinit 3
sax2 -u

Set screen resultion to 1280x1024, 16 bit color.BR Set Keyboard to United Kingdom, 105 keysBR Switch back to run level 5. 

telinit 5

CUPS printing

Start yast2, select Hardware then PrinterBR AddBR Network PrintersBR Print via CUPS Network ServerBR CUPS Client OnlyBR server name irprint1BR OK

Setting up additional installation sources

Adding OpenSuse as installation source

rug service-add --type=ZYPP http://download.opensuse.org/distribution/SL-10.1/inst-source openSuse-10.1
rug subscribe openSuse-10.1

First update using yast2

Start yast2, Software, Online Update to perform first update of the system. Using the command line tool rug does not work yet.

Installing additional packages

rug install kernel-source kernel-syms tkdiff xemacs
rug install java-1_5_0-sun java-1_5_0-sun-alsa java-1_5_0-sun-demo java-1_5_0-sun-devel java-1_5_0-sun-jdbc java-1_5_0-sun-plugin java-1_5_0-sun-src
rug install gcc gcc-c++ gcc-debuginfo gcc-info gcc-java
rug install bison flex colorgcc
rug install ncurses-devel

Accept additional required packages! Then make the first update.

Update packages

rug update

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