Establish a network connection to the SMN, as follows:

# ssh -X sysco@uv-system-smn

From the SMN, launch the Mozilla Firefox web browser, as follows:

sysco@system-smn:~/hw>firefox -no-remote 2>dev/null &

Enter the IP address of the BaseIO node baseboard management controller (BMC), similar to the following:

http://192.168.1.200

To determine the IP address of the BaseIO node BMC, see “Determining the IP Address of the BaseIO BMC”.

The BaseIO node BMC login screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-1. Login as root with the password superuser.

Figure 3-1. BMC Login Screen

The System Information screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-2. Click on the Remote Control tab.

Figure 3-2. BMC System Information Screen

The Remote Control screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-3. Click on the Console Redirection button.

Figure 3-3. BMC Remote Control Screen

The Console Redirection screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-4. Click on the Launch Console button.

Figure 3-4. BMC Remote Control Console Redirection Screen

You may need to enable pop-ups for this address for the Firefox browser first. From the Preferences dialog box, allow access from the IP address of the BaseIO.

A Java application under Firefox will open. Select Execute Java Web Start file (default) from the pop-up menu, as shown in Figure 3-5. You can also click the checkbox to keep it from showing up later.

Figure 3-5. Select Execute Java Web Start file (default) Pop-up Menu

You will then get a screen about The web site's certificate cannot be verified. Do you want to continue? , as shown in Figure 3-6. Click the Yes button to continue. You can also click the checkbox to keep it from showing up later.

Figure 3-6. Web site Warning-Security Screen

You will then get a screen about The application's digital signature cannot be verified. Do you want to run the application?, as shown in Figure 3-7. Click the Run button to continue. You can also click the checkbox to keep it from showing up later.

Figure 3-7. Application Warning-Security Screen

The JViewer KVM redirection window appears with a Shell> prompt, as shown in Figure 3-8.

Figure 3-8. KVM JViewer Shell Prompt Screen

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Note: You may need to expand the JViewer window in order to see the entire desktop of the system in the following steps.

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From the Shell> prompt issue the following commands, as shown in Figure 3-9:

Shell>fs0:
fs0:\>cd efi
fs0:\efi>cd SuSE
fs0:\efi\SuSe>elilo

You combine the above commands at the shell prompt, as follows:

Shell> fs0:\efi\suse\elilo

Figure 3-9. Booting the Operating System from the JViewer Shell> Prompt Screen

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Note: This example shows booting SLES11 SP1. Alternatively, you could boot RHEL 6 at the Shell> prompt.

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The operating system login screen appears. At the prompt enter init 5, as shown in Figure 3-10.

Figure 3-10. JViewer Operating System Login Screen

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Note: To see the SUSE graphics screen you want system run level 5.

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The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) login screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-11. Log in as root user

Figure 3-11. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) Login Screen

The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) desktop appears, as shown in Figure 3-12.

Figure 3-12. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86_64) Desktop Screen

Bring up the KVM (JViewer) client on the BaseIO BMC (see “Enabling a Remote Console”).

To specify an ISO image file to redirect to the Altix UV operating system ISO image, select Device-> Redirect ISO on the JViewer client, as shown in Figure 3-14. Then select the ISO image file to use, as shown in Figure 3-15. If you are using physical media, to redirect a CD-ROM or DVD, place the CD in the drive of the machine where JViewer is running, then select Device-> Redirect CDROM on the JViewer client, as shown in Figure 3-16.

Figure 3-14. Redirect ISO Pull Down Menu

Figure 3-15. ISO Image File Name Screen

Figure 3-16. Redirect CRROM Pull Down Menu

When the system gets to the EFI prompt, enter exit to get to the BIOS setup screen, as shown in Figure 3-17.

Figure 3-17. KVM JViewer Shell Prompt Screen

From the BIOS setup utility, select Boot Manager , as shown in Figure 3-18.

Figure 3-18. BIOS Setup Utility Boot Manager Selection

From the Boot Manager screen, select EFI USB Device, as shown in Figure 3-19.

Figure 3-19. Boot Manager Screen

The ELILO boot manager starts executing, as shown in Figure 3-20.

Figure 3-20. ELILO Boot Manager

When using the SLES install DVD, the installer will boot without any further intervention.

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Note: Due to a software bug or mismatch between the X configuration software on the SLES install DVD and the KVM viewer, mouse tracking in the install screens does not work well. You can use the Enter key, to select the Next button and use the arrow keys to move back and forth on each screen.

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When using the RHEL install DVD, manual intervention is required to allow the install to boot.

Shortly after selecting "EFI USB Device", the KVM screen will give a countdown with a "press any key to see menu" type of message. Enter a key, which will take you to the RedHat grub menu. With the first menu selection highlighted, press 'e', which will allow you to edit the boot options. This brings up a new screen, where the first line starts with 'kernel'. With this line selected, press 'e' again, and enter "virtefi " at the end of the line. Press Enter, which will return you to the previous menu. Then press 'b' to boot the configuration. The RedHat graphical installer will then start.

Login to the CMC, as follows:

ssh root@hostname-cmc
SGI Chassis Manager Controller, Firmware Rev. 1.1.11

CMC:r1i1c>  

Run the iodcon command on the CMC to get to the BaseIO BMC' ibmc0, as follows:

uv14-cmc CMC:r001i01c> iodcon

The iodcon tool brings up an internal serial connection to the BaseIO BMC (it is serial, which is why you need to hit ENTER to see the prompt in the next step).

Press the Enter key to get the r001i01b00i> prompt

Run the ifconfig eth1 command to obtain the inet addr, as follows:

r001i01b00i> ifconfig eth1
eth1      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr 08:00:69:15:C0:57
          inet addr:172.20.255.254  Bcast:172.20.255.255  Mask:255.255.0.0
          UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
          RX packets:1508779 errors:204 dropped:28 overruns:0 frame:204
          TX packets:2262923 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
          collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000
          RX bytes:924130317 (881.3 MiB)  TX bytes:3017177156 (2.8 GiB)
          Interrupt:1

Enter CTRL-X to exit the console.

The output also displays the MAC address as the HWaddr. You can use this information to configure a known MAC to IP address/host name mapping in your DHCP server.

Establish a network connection to the SMN, as follows:

# ssh -X sysco@uv-system-smn

Perform the following command to find the IP address of the BaseIO BMC, as follows:

sysco@uv14-smn:~/hw> cmclist -a
sysco@uv14-smn:~/hw> cmclist -a
# File: /var/lib/dhcp/db/dhcpd.leases
# UID              IP Address
d \001\010\000i\025\300W 172.20.255.254
sysco@uv14-smn:~/hw>   

Perform steps one through 11 in Procedure 3-1.

When the Shell> prompt appears enter exit, as shown in Figure 3-21.

Figure 3-21. KVM JViewer Shell Prompt with exit Command Screen

The SGI KVM screen appears, as shown in Figure 3-22.

Figure 3-22. SGI KVM Console Startup Screen

After the SGI KVM Console software completes loading, the BIOS setup utility appears, as shown in Figure 3-23.

Figure 3-23. BIOS Setup Utility

From the CMC, perform a power reset, as follows:

system-cmc CMC:r001i01c>power reset

When prompted on the console, hit the space bar for the Boot Menu, as shown in Figure 3-24.

Figure 3-24. Console Prompt for Boot Menu Screen

From the boot manager screen, select Device Manager, as shown in Figure 3-28.

Figure 3-25. Device Manager Screen

Navigate the Device Manager, as follows:

From the Device Manager screen, select Security, as shown in Figure 3-26.

Figure 3-26. Device Manager Screen Security Option

From the Security screen, select the Admin Password option, as shown in Figure 3-27.

Figure 3-27. Security Screen Admin Password Option

From the Security Admin Password screen, enter the new administrative password, as shown in Figure 3-28.

Figure 3-28. Security Screen for Setting Administrative Password

When you reboot the system, the console will be locked and you will be prompted for a password before the system finishes booting and the Shell> prompt appears, as shown in Figure 3-29.

Figure 3-29. Console Administrative Password Prompt

The console password can be deleted by clearing the EFI variables, as follows:

# power -c reset

You can change the console password in the same manner you originally set it. If you delete the password with the power -c reset command, you need to go back through the setup screens to set it again.