Fujitsu ServerView User manual

Quick Start Guide - English
ServerView Quick Start Guide
Edition February 2018

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Contents
1 Welcome 5
1.1 The ServerView Suite 5
1.2 What is the Installation Manager used for? 7
1.3 Overview of the Installation Manager's functions 8
1.4 Example of a quick initial installation 9
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1 Welcome
For an overview of ServerView Suite components and detailed information on
how to get your new server up and running using ServerView Installation
Manager, please refer to the ServerView Quick Start Guide. The Quick Start Guide
as well as a link to the manuals server can be accessed from the Setup menu of
the ServerView Suite DVD 1.
All documentation on PRIMERGY hardware and ServerView software is
available online from the Fujitsu manuals server at
http://manuals.ts.fujitsu.com.
The complete PRIMERGY documentation set can also be downloaded as
a DVD ISO image at
ftp://ftp.ts.fujitsu.com/images/serverview.
1.1 The ServerView Suite
The ServerView Suite comprises the following data media and components:
lServerView Suite DVD 1 - Installation
Installation Software
oThe ServerView Installation Manager is used to configure the server‘s
hardware and BIOS and to perform unattended installation of
operating systems (Microsoft Windows Server, SUSE and RedHat
Enterprise Linux or VMware® ESX) on servers. It is started automatically
when the DVD is booted.
lServerView Suite DVD 2 - Management and Serviceabiltity
Management Software
oServerView
The software components in the ServerView Suite allow all servers in a
computer center to be monitored, inventoried and maintained centrally
using a Web-based user interface. They provide information on system
statuses (Operations Manager and Remote Management), issue alerts
in the event of an error (Event Manager) and manage the software
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1 Welcome
updates that may be available (Download Manager and Update
Manager).
The Storage Manager and the RAID Manager are used to set up and
manage storage subsystems and hard disks.
oIntegration solutions for:
Microsoft® SCOM, SCCM and SCVMM
VMware vCenter
Nagios
Hewlett Packard SIM
HP Servers into ServerView
oStorage solutions
Software for monitoring storage nodes
oVirtualization solutions
ServerView Virtual-IO Manager, Supplement Kits for VMware and Citrix
XenServer
Serviceability Software
oAIS Connect
Fujitsu's autoimmune system for enhancing product ad service quality.
oServerView PrimeCollect
Collects information on the installed hardware and software.
lDocumentation on PRIMERGY hardware and ServerView software
All documentation on PRIMERGY hardware and ServerView software is
available online from the Fujitsu manuals server at
http://manuals.ts.fujitsu.com.
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1.2 What is the Installation Manager used for?
lThe Installation Manager allows you to configure your server quickly and
easily and to install the operating system and the Fujitsu server
management software. If required, it is also possible to install application-
specific software as well.
lYou can start the Installation Manager either as a local application on the
target system or directly as an installed application on a Windows-based
deployment server. You preconfigure the installation on this server and then
start it on the target system over the network (remote installation).
If it is run locally, the Installation Manager carries out automatic hardware
detection.
lYou can use the Installation Manager in two different modes:
oIn "Typical" mode, the Installation Manager proposes default
parameters for system configuration and for installing the operating
system and you simply have to adapt these to your environment. This
mode is the simplest, quickest way of taking a server into operation
and is the default method for a local installation.
oIn "Customized" mode, you can configure your system more extensively
and install the operating system using your own custom settings. This
mode also allows you to embed custom scripts and programs in the
installation process.
lIn "Customized" mode, you can save your configuration in a parameter file,
which you can then use for installing servers of the same type. In addition,
this file can also be used as the basis for a different installation using
modified parameters, even if different hardware is being used.
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1.2 What is the Installation Manager used for?

1 Welcome
1.3 Overview of the Installation Manager's functions
The Installation Manager provides the following functions:
lServer configuration and local installation ("Typical" mode)
The Installation Manager detects the hardware configuration of the target
system automatically and uses this information to determine the preset
values for the installation parameters. It guides you through the individual
steps in configuration using wizards in which integrated plausibility checks
effectively prevent configuration errors. All components of the server
manager software required to use the ServerView Operations Manager are
also installed automatically.
lServer configuration and local installation ("Customized" mode)
The Installation Manager detects the hardware configuration of the target
system automatically and uses this information to determine the preset
values for the installation parameters. In this mode also, its wizards guide
you through the individual steps in configuration, but they allow you to set a
large number of additional parameters and options. In addition to general
system settings (BIOS, iRMC), you can also have far more control over
setting up RAID arrays and hard disks and can set up custom partitions on
the disks. The operating system that is to be installed can be configured to
meet your specific requirements. It is also possible to incorporate custom
scripts in the installation process.
Entries made by the user are also subject to plausibility checking.
lRemote server configuration and installation
The Installation Manager can be installed and run on a Windows-based
deployment server, but in this case it only offers "Customized" mode.
Parameters for configuration of the system and installation of the operating
system are specified using the same wizards. Finally, the data is stored in a
configuration file. This is transferred over the network to the computer,
which has been booted via PXE, when remote installation is started and
controls the unattended configuration/installation.
lMultiple installation of several servers
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Each installation is handled separately and varying hardware and varying
parameter files can also be used.
Any remote installations which are running can be monitored using the
Installation Monitor, which opens automatically after a remote installation
has been started.
1.4 Example of a quick initial installation
We shall take a local Windows installation as an example to illustrate how
quickly and easily you can take your servers into operation.
Important notes
lThe description below refers to the Windows installation on your
server.
lIf you wish to install an enterprise Linux operating system (SUSE or
RedHat) on your server, follow the instructions in the Installation
Manager manual which you will find on the Fujitsu manuals server
at http://manuals.ts.fujitsu.com.
lIf your server does not have a DVD drive, you can either connect a
USB drive temporarily or perform the installation remotely. You will
find further details in the Installation Manager manual.
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1.4 Example of a quick initial installation

1 Welcome
1. Boot ServerView Suite DVD 1. The Installation Manager starts automatically.
If the server does not boot from the DVD, press the key
combination [Ctrl] + [Alt] + [Del] to reboot the server. You may
have to adjust the boot sequence in the BIOS beforehand or use
the function key [F12] to activate the boot menu.
If you wish to use a USB removable drive as a status backup
medium, ensure that the drive is not listed as a boot device by the
system BIOS.
A medium such as this is only mandatory for systems without an
iRMC controller (such as the PRIMERGY TX100). For all other
systems built as of the middle of 2007, it is not required.
After the system has booted from the DVD 1, a window appears in which
you must select the session language. You can choose between English,
French, German and Japanese. When you have made this selection, the
startup window of the Installation Manager appears.
1. In the top left of the window, choose the regional variant of the
keyboard that is connected.
2. If you are using a status backup medium:
On the right of the window under Status backup medium, choose the
option on local drive (floppy / USB stick) and choose the drive letter
you require from the appropriate drop-down list. Make sure that the
selected removable medium is not write-protected!
3. If you are not using a status backup medium:
Accept the default value No status backup.
4. Leave the remaining preset values unchanged and click Continue.
The main menu of the Installation Manager is displayed after further data
has been loaded. This contains the most important hardware and firmware
information for your server.
2. Click Deployment.
The Installation Manager Deployment Process Selection window
appears.
3. Select the preset option Typical and click Next.
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