Difference between revisions of "PowerEdge 1950 Debian install"
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| + | Press Ctrl-E when prompted. Settings as follows: |
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| + | Static IP: 172.16.0.241 |
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| + | Netmask: 255.255.255.0 |
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| + | Gateway: 0.0.0.0 |
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| + | Reset user credentials. |
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| + | TODO: Investigate crypto key stuff, alerts, other settings. |
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= Updating firmware = |
= Updating firmware = |
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Should be doable using the PXE boot firmware update procedure found elsewhere in this wiki. (Replace with a real link.) |
Should be doable using the PXE boot firmware update procedure found elsewhere in this wiki. (Replace with a real link.) |
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Revision as of 18:23, 21 January 2012
BIOS Settings
- Turn on virtualization
- Lots of options regarding console redirection over serial. Need to investigate.
IPMI
Watch for IPMI setup message during boot. Press Ctrl-E when prompted. Settings as follows:
Static IP: 172.16.0.241 Netmask: 255.255.255.0 Gateway: 0.0.0.0
Reset user credentials.
TODO: Investigate crypto key stuff, alerts, other settings.
Updating firmware
Should be doable using the PXE boot firmware update procedure found elsewhere in this wiki. (Replace with a real link.)
Debian Install image locations
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/6.0.3/amd64/iso-cd/debian-6.0.3-amd64-netinst.iso
non-Free firmware for Ethernet cards
PowerEdge 1950 machines have 2 on-board Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet adapters. Firmware for adapters is non-free and must be loaded to perform the Debian installation.
An ISO image is available at http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/6.0.3/amd64/iso-cd/ which should include the bits necessary to use these adapters during the OS installation
http://wiki.debian.org/Firmware has a discussion of issues surrounding the non-free firmware needed by these systems and its use in Debian.