H3C UniServer T1100 G3 User guide

H3C UniServer T1100 G3 Server
Operating System Installation Guide
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Preface
This preface includes the following topics about the documentation:
•Audience.
•Conventions.
•Documentation feedback.
Audience
This documentation is intended for:
•Network planners.
•Field technical support and servicing engineers.
•Server administrators working with the T1100 G3 Server.
Conventions
The following information describes the conventions used in the documentation.
Command conventions
Convention Description
Boldface Bold text represents commands and keywords that you enter literally as shown.
Italic Italic text represents arguments that you replace with actual values.
[ ] Square brackets enclose syntax choices (keywords or arguments) that are optional.
{ x | y | ... }
Braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical bars, from which
you select one.
[ x | y | ... ]
Square brackets enclose a set of optional syntax choices separated by vertical bars,
from which you select one or none.
{ x | y | ... } *
Asterisk marked braces enclose a set of required syntax choices separated by vertical
bars, from which you select a minimum of one.
[ x | y | ... ] *
Asterisk marked square brackets enclose optional syntax choices separated by vertical
bars, from which you select one choice, multiple choices, or none.
&<1-n> The argument or keyword and argument combination before the ampersand (&) sign
can be entered 1 to n times.
# A line that starts with a pound (#) sign is comments.
GUI conventions
Convention Description
Boldface Window names, button names, field names, and menu items are in Boldface. For
example, the New User window opens; click OK.
> Multi-level menus are separated by angle brackets. For example, File > Create >
Folder.

Symbols
Convention Description
WARNING! An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed
can result in personal injury.
CAUTION: An alert that calls attention to important information that if not understood or followed
can result in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software.
IMPORTANT: An alert that calls attention to essential information.
NOTE: An alert that contains additional or supplementary information.
TIP: An alert that provides helpful information.
Network topology icons
Convention Description
Represents a generic network device, such as a router, switch, or firewall.
Represents a routing-capable device, such as a router or Layer 3 switch.
Represents a generic switch, such as a Layer 2 or Layer 3 switch, or a router that
supports Layer 2 forwarding and other Layer 2 features.
Represents an access controller, a unified wired-WLAN module, or the access
controller engine on a unified wired-WLAN switch.
Represents an access point.
Represents a wireless terminator unit.
Represents a wireless terminator.
Represents a mesh access point.
Represents omnidirectional signals.
Represents directional signals.
Represents a security product, such as a firewall, UTM, multiservice security
gateway, or load balancing device.
Represents a security module, such as a firewall, load balancing, NetStream, SSL
VPN, IPS, or ACG module.
Examples provided in this document
Examples in this document might use devices that differ from your device in hardware model,
configuration, or software version. It is normal that the port numbers, sample output, screenshots,
and other information in the examples differ from what you have on your device.
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Contents
1Overview ····················································································································· 1-1
2Installation Process········································································································ 2-1
3Selecting the OS ··········································································································· 3-1
4Installing the OS············································································································ 4-1
4.1 Preparations··············································································································4-1
4.1.1 Logging In to the Server······················································································4-1
4.1.2 Preparing the OS Image File················································································4-2
4.1.3 Configuring the BIOS Boot Mode ··········································································4-4
4.1.4 Configuring a RAID····························································································4-4
4.2 Installation Process·····································································································4-5
4.2.1 Installing the Red Hat Linux System·······································································4-5
4.2.2 Installing the SUSE Linux System ······································································· 4-15
4.2.3 Installing the Windows System ··········································································· 4-24
5Installing the Device Driver······························································································ 5-1
5.1 Overview··················································································································5-1
5.2 Manually Installing the Windows Device Driver in the Windows System (Using Windows server 2016
as an Example)···············································································································5-1
5.2.1 Installing the Chipset Drive ··················································································5-1
5.2.2 Installing the Audio Driver····················································································5-3
5.2.3 Installing the Graphics Driver ···············································································5-4
5.2.4 Installing the Onboard LAN Driver ·········································································5-7
5.2.5 Installing the Me Driver ····················································································· 5-11
5.2.6 Installing the RST Drive ···················································································· 5-14
5.2.7 Installing the Serial IO Driver·············································································· 5-18
5.3 Manually Installing the Linux Device Driver ···································································· 5-22
5.3.1 Installing the Redhat Series Driver (Using Redhat7.3 as an Example)························· 5-22
5.3.2 Installing the SLES Series Kernel (Using the SLES12.2 as an Example)······················ 5-25

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1 Overview
This document mainly introduces how to install the OS through the BIOS Setup screen on the H3C
UniServer T1100 G3 server. You can directly operate the server to install the OS without using
other PCs or servers. The installation supports boot media such as hard disks, physical disks,
bootable USB flash drives, and virtual media.
This document is applicable to the following product:
•H3C UniServer T1100 G3

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2 Installation Process
Start
Prepare the image OS.
Determine
whether to select
RST.
OS installation is
complete.
Install the driver.
End
No
Yes
Configure the RAID.

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3 Selecting the OS
You can visit the H3C website (www.h3c.com), choose Services > Document Center > Server on
the home page, and get the latest product documentation in the Tower Server > H3C UniServer
T1100 G3 column: H3C UniServer T1100 G3 Server Operating System Compatibility List and H3C
UniServer T1100 G3 Server Extensions and Operating System Compatibility List.

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4 Installing the OS
4.1 Preparations
4.1.1 Logging In to the Server
(1) Connect the display, mouse, and keyboard to the server.
(2) Power on the server. After the server is initialized, enter the BIOS boot screen, as shown
in Figure 4-1.
Figure 4-1 BIOS boot screen
(3) Press Del or Esc to enter the BIOS Setup screen, as shown in Figure 4-2, to complete the
login procedure.

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Figure 4-2 BIOS Setup screen
4.1.2 Preparing the OS Image File
1. Preparations
Before installing the OS, obtain the OS image file from the official website of the OS. The boot
media can be a physical CD-ROM, a bootable USB flash drive, or a PXE server.
Table 4-1 describes the preparations for the OS image file.
Table 4-1 Preparing the OS image file
Boot Media Preparations
Physical CD-ROM Insert the physical CD-ROM containing the OS image file into the CD-ROM
drive.
Bootable USB flash drive Insert the bootable USB flash drive containing the OS image file into the USB
port.
PXE server
1. Set up a PXE server and connect it to the Ethernet port of the OS server to
be installed.
2. Upload the OS image file to the PXE server.
3. On the server where the OS is to be installed, enable the PXE function (it is
disabled by default).

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2. Enabling the PXE Function
Note
When the BIOS boot mode is set to Legacy, the PXE function is enabled by default and cannot be
disabled. This section describes how to enable the PXE function in UEFI boot mode.
(1) Enter the BIOS Setup screen.
(2) On the BIOS Setup screen, choose Advanced > CSM Configuration, and press Enter.
(3) Set Network to UEFI, as shown in Figure 4-3.
Figure 4-3 Setting the boot mode to UEFI
(4) On the BIOS Setup screen, choose Advanced > Network UEFI Configuration, and press
Enter.
(5) On the Network UEFI Configuration screen, set Network UEFI Boot, IPv4 PXE Support,
and IPv6 PXE Support to Enabled, as shown in Figure 4-4.

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Figure 4-4 Network UEFI Configuration screen
(6) Press F10 to save changes and restart the server.
4.1.3 Configuring the BIOS Boot Mode
The BIOS supports two boot modes:UEFI and Legacy (default). Configure the BIOS boot mode as
required. For details about how to set the BIOS boot mode, see the H3C UniServer T1100 G3
Server Greenlow Platform BIOS User Guide.
4.1.4 Configuring a RAID
Tip
•For details about the RAID configuration method, see the H3C UniServer T1100 G3 Server
Storage Controller User Guide.
•The RST onboard soft RAID can only be configured through the BIOS. No other tools are
required in such a case.
•The H3C UniServer T1100 G3 server supports RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 5, and RAID 10.

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4.2 Installation Process
4.2.1 Installing the Red Hat Linux System
Note
This section uses Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 as an example to describe the OS installation
through the DVD CD-ROM over the USB port in Legacy mode.
(1) As shown in Figure 4-5, after powering on the system, press F12 on the POST screen to
enter the boot option selection screen, select HL-DT-STDVDRAM GSA-T50N RR09, and
press Enter.
Figure 4-5 Selecting the boot option
(2) Select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 and press Enter, as shown in Figure 4-6.

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Figure 4-6 Confirming the OS installation
(3) Select the system language and click Continue, as shown in Figure 4-7.
Figure 4-7 Setting the system language

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(4) Configure the options in Table 4-2, as shown in Figure 4-8.
Note
The following describes only the configuration process of the specified target hard disk. Other
options can use the default configuration without modification.
Figure 4-8 Configuration screen
Table 4-2 Configuration content
Category Option Operation Instructions
LOCALIZATION
DATE&TIME Sets the time zone and time.
KEYBOARD Selects the system keyboard layout.
LANGUAGE SUPPORT Sets the system language.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION SOURCE Specifies the OS installation source.
SOFTWARE SELECTION Selects the service type and additional installation
packages.
SYSTEM
INSTALLTION DESTINATION Specifies the target hard disk.
KDUMP Sets the Kdump fault collection function.
NETWORK & HOST NAME Sets network parameters.
SECURITY POLICY Sets security policies.

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(5) On the screen shown in Figure 4-8, click INSTALLATION DESTINATION to enter the screen
shown in Figure 4-9. Select the target hard disk for installing the system and click Done.
Note
•In this example, the automatic partitioning mode is used. If you need to partition manually, select
"I will configure partitioning" in the Partitioning column.
•"I would like to make additional space available" is selected by default.
Figure 4-9 Selecting the target hard disk for installing the OS
(6) Enter the screen shown in Figure 4-10. You can view the current partition status of the hard
disk. Click Delete All. After the partition's Action status changes to Delete, click Reclaim
space to delete all current partitions.

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Figure 4-10 Deleting the current partition
(7) After completing the configuration of the above options, the system returns to the screen
shown in Figure 4-8.Click the SOFTWARE SELECTION to enter the screen shown in Figure
4-11. In the Base Environment list on the left, select Server with GUI and select the desired
installation environment. In the right Add-Ons for Selected Environment list, select
Development Tools, and click Done. The system return to the screen shown in Figure 4-8.
Click Begin Installation to start the installation.
Figure 4-11 Software selection

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(8) On the screen shown in Figure 4-12, set the password of user root or create a new account.
Figure 4-12 User settings
a. Click ROOT PASSWORD. On the screen shown in Figure 4-13, enter the password of
user root, and click Done.
Figure 4-13 Setting the password of user root
b. Click USER CREATION. On the screen shown in Figure 4-14, enter a new user account
and password, and click Done.

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Figure 4-14 Creating a user account
(9) As shown in Figure 4-12, wait for the OS installation completion after user settings.
(10) After the installation is complete, the screen shown in Figure 4-15 is displayed. Click Reboot
to reboot the system.
Figure 4-15 Rebooting the server