[TriLUG] server install

[Roy Vestal]

Check the IBM website for install instructions:

*Installing SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 Products - IBM eServer 
xSeries 346 (Type 8840)
*http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=0&q1=8840&q2=suse&uid=psg1MIGR-59385&loc=en_US&cs=utf-8&cc=us&lang=en
and
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?rs=0&lang=en&loc=en_US&r=10&cs=utf-8&rankfile=0&cc=us&spc=&stc=&apar=include&q1=8840&q2=suse&Go.x=0&Go.y=0&sort=rk&tc=&dc=&dtm

Once you have the OS installed, install the Broadcom NIC driver from the 
IBM website after the OS is installed, do not use the default "tg3" 
driver. You'll get much better throughput. Also update the BIOS, 
diagnostics, and Broadcom firmware BEFORE installing the OS. You will 
need a Windows machine to unpack some of the files needed. Heres a link 
to the main x346 support page

Main x346 support page:
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/search.wss?q=8840&rs=0&lang=en+en&loc=en-US&from=tss&ics=iso-8859-1&cs=utf-8&cc=us&search.x=0&search.y=0&search=search

Hope this helps

unctux at nc.rr.com wrote:

>If anyone has any helpful hints please feel free to pass them forward.
>Tonight I am going to dive into new waters. I am going to, after many
>years of desktop installs, attempt to install SUSE 9.3 on an ibm x346
>server, with 4(150GB EACH) scsi drives that were previously set up as
>raid5 with windows before i got it, and to add to the degree of
>difficulty I have never had to luxury of dealing with installs on scsi
>controllers. This is a monster machine, 600 GB, dual processors(although
>only one is installed at this moment)3.4 Xeon, 1GB RAM with 7 more slots
>to fill. So if anyone has any helpful hints I am all ears, or if you
>would like to wait for the "cries for help" to come in that is fine
>also, b/c I am sure they are forthcoming. 
>
>LINUX==LIVE OR DIE!!!!!!!
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