X3950 m2 installation of Linux problems and resolution records

Server Configuration: Xeon 2.93 GHz X4, 64 GB, opensuse enterprise 11.0 64bit

1. Basic Server Installation Process

Out of the box, insert all options (memory, memory, Fiber adapter, RAID card serveraid 10 K) into the corresponding location, move the rack and buckle (because the machine is heavy, this step requires at least two people ). Finally, we need to plug in several hard disks.

2. Configure raid

The server's built-in serverguide disc can be used to start the system and configure raid, but it seems to be only applicable to installing Windows operating systems. The method I selected is to view Press Ctrl + H to enter the RAID card BIOS for configuration. The configuration process is relatively simple. Just create a virtual drive. I chose to make four hard disks into RAID 5.

3. install linux

First, download the image from the opensuse website. Because the memory is large, I chose the 64-bit Enterprise Edition and burn it to a DVD. Use this CD to start the server (you can select the boot sequence for F12 when the server is started, and it seems that it will start with the CD by default). The installation of opensuse is graphical and easy, you do not need to make too many changes. I only modified the default partition, because the automatically generated partition only allocated 20 GB space for "/", changed to 200 GB, and allocated about GB for/home. When you change the partition size, you need to delete a partition before the original space of the partition can be allocated to other partitions, which is a little troublesome.

The installation process was relatively long. It took about 40 minutes to disconnect the monitor and configure other servers. After the server was connected back, it was found that the machine had been running SuSE for a long time. The removal of the disc forced shutdown and restart. This time, the system went smoothly into the system and made some configuration work. The installation was complete.

After restarting again, I found a problem. It may be that the display is not correctly identified, and the desktop resolution exceeds the supported range, leading to the inability to view the desktop. The solution is to press CTRL + ALT + 1 to enter the command line interface and modify/etc/X11/Xorg. the preferredsize value in the [MONITOR] section of the conf file is 1280x1024. After it is changed to X, The GNOME Desktop is restarted.

4. install required software

The YaST in opensuse can install common software through the network, but the environment of this server cannot access the Internet, so you need to use local updates. For details, refer to this link.