Cisco IPICS Operating System
Release 1.0(3) Installation and
Upgrade Guide
November 10, 2006
This document provides you with the information that you need to install the
Cisco IP Interoperability and Collaboration System (IPICS), release 1.0(3)
operating system software. System administrators should review the information
in this document to learn how to prepare for the Cisco IPICS operating system
software installation and recover from any errors that might occur during or after
the installation.
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Before You Begin
Note
Cisco IPICS operating system release 1.0(3) replaces Cisco IPICS operating
system release 1.0(2) for all new systems that ship beginning on November 10,
2006.
The Cisco IPICS operating system release 1.0(3), which includes driver support
for the Cisco Media Convergence Server (MCS) 7825-H2 and
Cisco MCS 7845-H2 models, is available for use on all supported Cisco MCS
platforms. For information about supported hardware and software for use with
Cisco IPICS, refer to the Cisco IPICS Compatibility Matrix.
This document includes the following sections:
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Before You Begin, page 2
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New and Changed Information, page 4
•
Installing Cisco IPICS Operating System Release 1.0(3), page 7
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Installing Cisco IPICS Server Software Release 1.0(2), page 15
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Upgrading to Cisco IPICS Operating System Release 1.0(3), page 18
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Manually Configuring Your Network Information, page 19
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Obtaining Documentation, page 27
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Documentation Feedback, page 28
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Cisco Product Security Overview, page 29
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Product Alerts and Field Notices, page 30
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Obtaining Technical Assistance, page 31
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Obtaining Additional Publications and Information, page 33
Before You Begin
This section describes the tasks that are necessary to prepare for the Cisco IPICS
operating system software installation and it includes the “Preinstallation
Checklist” section.
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Preinstallation Checklist
Before you begin the installation, ensure that you have performed the following
tasks:
Preinstallation Tasks
Checkoff
Check that you have the operating system CD from the Cisco IPICS
installation package.
Check that the power cords on your server and monitor are securely
attached and plugged in to a power source.
Attach an Ethernet network cable to the NIC1 (eth0) port on your
server.
Make sure that you have at least 160 GB of hard disk space installed
in your Cisco IPICS server.
Cisco strongly recommends that you attach an uninterruptible power
supply (UPS) to your system and ensure that the UPS is operating
correctly.
Check that your monitor cable connector is appropriate for the
connector on the server. Video Graphics Array (VGA) analog and
VGA digital are common connector types, but are not compatible
with each other without the proper adapter.
Before you begin the installation process, check the power settings
on your monitor to make sure that the display is not configured with
any timeout values.
Note
If your display times out while you are performing the
installation and you can no longer see the progress on your
monitor, move your mouse to restore the display. Do not
press any keys on the keyboard in an effort to restore your
display. Pressing keys without being able to view the
information about the display can cause undesirable results.
Ensure that you have obtained the IP address, subnet mask, default
gateway, and DNS server (optional) information for the Cisco IPICS
server from your network administrator. This information is required
to connect your server to the network.
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New and Changed Information
New and Changed Information
The following sections describe the new features that are included in this
Cisco IPICS Operating System (OS) release 1.0(3):
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Enhancements to the Cisco IPICS Operating System First Boot Screen,
page 4
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Changes to the Default Run Level, page 5
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Modifications to the File System Partition, page 5
•
Additional Support for the Cisco Media Convergence Server (MCS) 7845-H2
Models, page 5
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Support for VMware Systems, page 6
•
Enhanced System Cleanup for Additional Security, page 6
•
Implementation of Password Hardening for the Root User, page 6
Enhancements to the Cisco IPICS Operating System First Boot
Screen
The Cisco IPICS operating system first boot screen has been modified to include
the following enhancements:
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The Cisco IPICS OS installation now consists of five first boot screens. A
notable addition to the first boot screen is the network configuration screen,
which configures the eth0 network interface.
•
In addition, the earlier screen that prompts you to create a non-system user
and the extra CD screen have been removed.
•
Also in this release, a screen has been added to change the root password from
the default value of “cisco.”
•
The Cisco logo has been updated with the newly-introduced Cisco Corporate
logo.
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Changes to the Default Run Level
The following changes to the default run level, which is used when you install the
Cisco IPICS operating system release 1.0(3), have been implemented:
•
The default run level has been changed from run level 5 (GUI mode) to run
level 3 (console mode).
•
You may continue to use run level 5, if desired, by logging in to the server
with root user privileges and executing the init 5 command, as shown below:
[root]# init 5
Modifications to the File System Partition
In this operating system release, the file system partition has been changed as
described below:
•
The amount of space that is allocated to the /opt file system has been
increased.
•
The /ipics file system has been omitted.
•
Instead two file systems, “/idspri” and “/idssec” are created for a multidisk
system and “/idspri” is created for a single disk system.
Additional Support for the Cisco Media Convergence Server
(MCS) 7845-H2 Models
This operating system release adds hardware drivers for the new
Cisco MCS- 7845-H2 servers and includes the following updates:
•
The hardware detection logic for the Cisco MCS-7845-H2 servers has been
added in this release.
•
The OS can now detect Cisco MCS-7845-H2 servers that use the hwdetect
utility and install the necessary Ethernet drivers.
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Support for VMware Systems
This release has been enhanced to provide support for systems that run the
VMware operating system.
•
The hardware detection logic in this updated OS can now detect an
underlying VMware platform and generate a vmware file under the
/etc/sysconfig directory.
Enhanced System Cleanup for Additional Security
This release includes removal of the following services to provide enhanced
security in Cisco IPICS:
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The Ethereal network sniffer has been removed from the operating system.
•
The sendmail, mdmpd, mdmonitor, and netdump-server services have been
removed.
•
The Tomcat, drf, enotify, and servmgr users have been removed.
•
The sudoers file was cleaned to remove any entries that pertain to the Tomcat
user. (The user group security issue was related to unnecessary Tomcat user
associations in the sudoers file.)
Implementation of Password Hardening for the Root User
The following password hardening improvements have been made:
•
Strong (complex) passwords are now enforced for the root user during the
first boot.
•
The server prompts for and accepts only complex passwords.
•
Strong passwords must consist of at least one upper case character, one lower
case character, one number, and one special character.
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Installing Cisco IPICS Operating System
Release 1.0(3)
This section describes the steps that you need to follow to install the Cisco IPICS
operating system release 1.0(3).
Note
Be aware that Cisco IPICS does not support a Redundant Array of Disks (RAID)
on Cisco MCS 7825 servers. When you install the Cisco IPICS operating system
on Cisco MCS 7825 servers, you must disable both the Serial ATA (SATA)
controller option and the virtual install disk option to disable RAID. You do not
need to take this action when you install the operating system on Cisco MCS 7845
servers because Cisco IPICS supports RAID on these servers.
Perform the following procedure to install the Cisco IPICS operating system
release 1.0(3).
Procedure
Step 1
Turn the server on by pushing the power button that is located on the front panel
of the server.
Step 2
Place the Cisco IPICS operating system installation CD into the Cisco MCS disk
drive.
The system begins to boot.
Step 3
If you are installing the Cisco IPICS operating system on a Cisco MCS 7825
server, you must disable the embedded SATA software RAID and the Virtual
Install Disk option. Continue to Step 4 to disable these features.
If you are installing the Cisco IPICS operating system on a Cisco MCS 7845
server, you do not have to disable these features and can proceed to Step 6.
Step 4
Enter the System Maintenance menu by following these steps:
a.
Listen closely to the sounds that you hear from the server and watch your
monitor as the server boots.
b.
When you hear the server beep and see the message, “Press F10 key to enter
System Maintenance Menu,” press F10.
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The System Maintenance menu displays with the following choices:
– Setup Utility—This menu provides access to configuration utilities with
which you can change settings for server components, such as the
embedded SATA software RAID and the Virtual Install Disk.
– Inspect Utility—This menu provides access to statistical information
about the server and its components, such as PCI Device Info and a
System Memory Map.
– Diagnostic Utility—This menu includes utilities that you can use to
perform diagnostic tests on the server, such as a memory test or a CPU
test.
Step 5
Enter the Setup Utility by choosing Setup Utility from the System Maintenance
menu; then, press Enter.
The Setup Utility displays.
a.
From the Setup Utility menu, press the Down Arrow key to highlight
Advanced Options; then, press Enter.
The Advanced Options menu displays.
b.
Press the Down Arrow key to highlight Virtual Install Disk.
When you highlight Virtual Install Disk, the current status displays below the
menu.
c.
Perform one of the following actions, depending on the status of the Virtual
Install Disk:
– If the status displays as Disabled, go to Step e.
– If the status displays as Enabled, change the Configuration Selection. To
change the selection, press Enter to open the menu and then press the
Down Arrow key to select and highlight Disabled.
d.
Press Enter to confirm your choice.
The Virtual Install Disk setting displays as Disabled.
e.
From the Advanced Options Menu, press the Down Arrow key to select and
highlight either Embedded SATA RAID or Sata Software Raid (the
wording of the SATA RAID option differs depending on your server
hardware).
The current status displays below the menu.
f.
If the status displays as Disabled, go to Step h.
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If the Embedded SATA RAID or Sata Software Raid status displays as
Enabled, press Enter to open the menu; then, press the Down Arrow key to
select and highlight Disabled.
g.
Press Enter to confirm your choice.
h.
Press Esc twice to close the menus and exit the utility.
i.
Press the F10 key to confirm the exit and save your changes.
Note
If you press any other key, you will be returned to the Main Menu of the
Setup Utility and will need to perform the Setup Utility steps again,
beginning with Step 5.
The server begins to boot from the CD. This time, when the system beeps, let
it continue to boot from the CD.
The Cisco IPICS operating system installation displays the CD version and
the option to overwrite the hard drive.
Note
Step 6
The CD version that displays indicates the version of the Cisco IPICS
operating system, not the Cisco IPICS server software.
To overwrite the hard drive and install the Cisco IPICS operating system files,
perform these steps:
a.
When the system prompts you to overwrite the hard drive, enter Y; then, press
Enter.
The Cisco IPICS operating system Installation Progress window displays the
progress of the installation. The operating system installer formats the file
system and installs the software packages.
Note
After the package installation completes, the window may appear
unresponsive or the screen may become blank. Please wait while the
system completes the background security processes.
The Cisco MCS server ejects the installation CD and the Installation
Complete window displays.
b.
Remove the CD from the drive.
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Note
c.
Note
Keep your installation CD in a safe location so that you can reinstall the
operating system, if necessary.
If you would like to view the technical information that relates to this release
of the Cisco IPICS operating system, click Release Notes or press Alt+R.
If your mouse begins to move erratically across your display, it may be
due to the operating system loading an incorrect driver for your mouse. If
you encounter this situation and it affects your ability to navigate with
your mouse, use the keyboard shortcuts to perform Step c through Step e.
Although the status window indicates that the installation is complete, you
must complete several more tasks before installing the Cisco IPICS server
software. Make sure that you perform the remaining steps in this procedure
to complete the Cisco IPICS operating system configuration.
d.
To close the window for the Release Notes, click X or press Alt+C.
The Release Notes window closes.
e.
To close the window and reboot the server, click Exit or press Alt+E.
The server reboots.
During the bootup process, a GRUB window displays with the Cisco IPICS
software installation highlighted.
Step 7
After the GRUB window displays, press Enter to continue with the boot process.
Alternatively, you can take no action and let the window time out.
One of the following windows displays:
•
The system displays the window for the Kudzu hardware detection utility.
This utility detects, and allows you to configure, new hardware during the
Cisco IPICS operating system installation.
•
The system displays the Welcome window. You enter network configuration
information for Cisco IPICS in the series of windows that follow the
Welcome window.
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Step 8
If the window for the Kudzu hardware detection utility displays, press any key.
You must press a key within 3,600 seconds (one hour) or the Kudzu window times
out.
Note
Step 9
Perform the following steps, depending on the window that the system displays:
•
Note
Step 10
If the Kudzu window times out, you must rerun the Kudzu hardware
detection utility after you complete the initial installation process. See the
“Manually Configuring Your Network Information” section on page 19
for more information about how to rerun the Kudzu hardware detection
utility.
If a window displays indicating that the system added a network interface
card (NIC), continue with Step 10 to configure the eth0 and, if required, the
eth1 network interfaces.
You must configure at least one network interface, or the server will not
be able to connect to, or communicate with, the network.
•
If a window displays indicating that the system detected either an Intel SATA
controller or an Intel IDE controller, proceed to Step 15.
•
If the Welcome window displays, proceed to Step 16.
Press Enter to choose the Configure option from the following list of options:
•
Configure— Choose this option to configure the NIC that controls the eth0
interface. This option specifies the default.
•
Ignore the device—Choose this option if you do not have hardware that
needs to be added to the system.
•
Do nothing—Choose this option if you do not want to configure the
hardware. If you reboot the system, the hardware configuration utility detects
the hardware as being newly installed, and the system prompts you to
configure it.
The Cisco IPICS operating system configuration program displays the interface
configuration window.
Step 11
Press the Spacebar to choose Use dynamic IP/configuration (BOOTP/DHCP).
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An asterisk displays in the check box area to indicate that you have chosen to use
the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Note
This step allows the Cisco IPICS operating system to detect the NIC that
controls the eth0 interface on your server. Cisco IPICS does not use
DHCP. You must use a static IP address to configure your Cisco IPICS
server for network connectivity. You perform the IP configuration steps in
the Network Setup window as described in Step 20.
Step 12
Press Tab or use the left and right arrows to choose OK.
Step 13
Press Enter.
The operating system configuration program displays a window that indicates that
the Cisco IPICS operating system detected a network interface. This window
indicates that the NIC that controls the eth1 interface has not yet been configured.
Step 14
When the hardware detection menu displays, perform one of the following actions
to either configure or ignore the eth1 interface:
•
If you need to configure the eth1 interface, perform the steps as described in
Step 10 and Step 11, substituting the eth0 interface with the eth1 interface.
•
If you do not need to configure the eth1 interface (for example, if you do not
have a network cable attached to the eth1 interface), perform the following
actions:
a. Press Tab to choose Ignore.
b. Press Enter to confirm.
The Cisco IPICS operating system configuration program continues
without configuring the eth1 interface.
Step 15
If the system displays a window indicating that it detected either an Intel SATA
controller or an Intel IDE controller, press Enter to accept the Configure option
and configure the controller.
The system automatically configures the controller.
A Cisco IPICS operating system Welcome window displays.
Step 16
At the Welcome window, click Next.
The Root Password window displays.
Step 17
Enter a password for the root user.
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The root user has access to all the files in the Cisco IPICS server. To ensure a
strong password, you must create a password that is at least eight characters long,
and includes the following elements:
•
At least one lower case letter
•
At least one upper case letter
•
At least one number
•
At least one of the following special characters:
@[]^_`!"#$%&'()*+,-./:;{<|=}>~?
Step 18
Reenter the Password and click Next.
The Network Setup window displays.
Cisco IPICS prompts you to enter the DNS server information.
Step 19
In the DNS Information area in the Network Setup window, enter the Primary
Domain Name Service (DNS), Secondary DNS (if any), and the domain name of
your server in the specified fields.
Step 20
In the Ethernet Port 1 (device eth0) area, enter the host name, IP address, subnet
mask, and default gateway for your server in the specified fields.
Step 21
Click Next.
The Timezone window displays.
Step 22
Choose the correct time zone for your area from the choices in the selection list.
If your system clock uses Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), ensure that the
System Clock uses UTC check box is checked.
Step 23
Click Next.
The Date and Time Window displays.
Step 24
In the Date and Time panes, enter the current date and time in the appropriate
fields.
Note
Step 25
Make sure that you do not check the Enable Network Time Protocol
check box, as Cisco IPICS does not support the Network Time Protocol
(NTP) feature.
Click Next.
The Finish Setup window displays.
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Step 26
Click Next.
The system goes through an internal check list as it boots up. After the system has
booted up, Cisco IPICS displays a black screen with the following text:
Cisco IPICS
hostname login:
where:
hostname represents the host name that you specified in Step 20.
Step 27
Enter root in the hostname login: field; then, press Enter.
Cisco IPICS prompts you for the password for the root user.
Step 28
Enter the password that you created for the root user in Step 17; then, press Enter.
Step 29
Enter the following command at the command prompt to verify network
connectivity:
[root]# ping <destination-ip-address>
where:
<destination-ip-address> represents the default gateway address or an IP address
of another host on the network.
Step 30
Press Ctrl+C to stop the ping.
If the ping is not successful, troubleshoot the network connectivity with your
network administrator.
Step 31
Locate the hardware MAC address for the eth0 interface by following these steps:
a.
Enter the following command at the command prompt:
[root]# ifconfig eth0
b.
Note the HWaddr field in the command output.
The HWaddr field contains the MAC address for the eth0 interface.
c.
Make a note of the MAC address information for the eth0 interface so that you
can use it to obtain your license for Cisco IPICS.
d.
Enter the following command at the command prompt to log out of the server:
[root]# exit
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Installing Cisco IPICS Server Software
Release 1.0(2)
After you install the Cisco IPICS operating system, install the Cisco IPICS server
software release 1.0(2) to complete the installation of Cisco IPICS.
To install the Cisco IPICS server software in console mode, perform the following
procedure:
Procedure
Step 1
Place the installation CD for Cisco IPICS server software release 1.0(2) in the
disk drive of the Cisco IPICS server.
Step 2
Connect to the Cisco IPICS server by using one of the following options:
•
If you have a monitor attached to the server, you can access the console
directly and open a terminal window by following these steps:
a. Enter root in the hostname login: field in the terminal console; then,
press Enter.
Cisco IPICS prompts you for the password for the root user.
b. Enter the password for the root user; then, press Enter.
The Cisco IPICS operating system logs you in as the root user.
•
To access the server remotely, follow these steps:
a. Use SSH Secure Shell Client software (or similar software) to connect to
the server from your local workstation by choosing Start > Programs >
SSH Secure Shell > Secure Shell Client.
b. Click Quick Connect to open up the Connection to Remote Host dialog
box.
c. In the Host field, enter the IP address for the server; then, press Tab.
d. In the User Name field, enter root.
e. Click Connect to connect to the server.
f. Enter the root password; then, click OK.
After the login completes, the SSH Secure Shell Client displays a root prompt
for the Cisco IPICS server.
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Step 3
Mount the contents of the CD onto the server by entering the following command
at the command line:
[root]# mount /mnt/cdrom
Step 4
At the command line, enter the following commands to view the contents of the
CD:
[root] #cd /mnt/cdrom
[root] #ls -l
The name of the Cisco IPICS installer file displays with a .bin extension.
Step 5
To begin the installation, enter the following command:
[root] #/mnt/cdrom/install_ipics_1_0_2.bin -i console
The window displays a message that informs you that the installer is extracting.
After the files have been extracted, the installer displays introductory text.
Step 6
Press Enter to continue.
The End User License Agreement displays.
Step 7
Press Enter to continue to the next screen of the End User License Agreement.
There are approximately eight screens of text in the agreement.
Step 8
After you have read the entire agreement, enter Y to accept the terms of the
agreement.
The Choose Install Set menu displays.
Step 9
Step 10
Press Enter to choose the Typical installation option to install the server software
from the list of following options:
•
1–Typical—This option installs Cisco IPICS server software with CSA; this
option specifies the default
•
2–Customize—This option allows you to choose whether to install
Cisco IPICS server software with or without Cisco Security Agent (CSA)
•
3–Upgrade—This option installs an upgrade to a previously installed version
of Cisco IPICS server software
When the system prompts you, enter the root password; then, press Enter.
If you need to change the root user password at a later time, perform the procedure
that is documented in the “Changing the Cisco Linux Root Password” chapter of
the Cisco IPICS Server Installation Guide, but bypass step 2 of the procedure.
Step 2 does not need to be executed because the release 1.0(3) operating system
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boots in console mode (run level 3), rather than GUI mode (run level 5). For more
information about the supported run levels of the Cisco IPICS operating system,
refer to the Release Notes for Cisco IPICS Release 1.0(2).
Note
When you enter your new root user password, make sure that you only use
passwords that contain a-z, A-Z or 0-9. The Cisco IPICS release 1.0(2)
server software does not support the use of special characters in the root
password. If you enter a special character in the root password, your root
login will become inoperable and you will need to change the root
password and reinstall Cisco IPICS to resolve the problem.
The installer prompts you to reenter the root password.
Step 11
Enter the root password again to confirm; then, press Enter.
The Cisco IPICS installer prompts you to enter a password for the ipicsadmin
user, the informix user, and the ipics user.
Step 12
Enter passwords for the ipicsadmin user, the informix user, and the ipics user.
Make sure that the user passwords are at least eight characters long, and that they
contain only a-z, A-Z or 0-9. Cisco IPICS does not support the use of special
characters in these passwords.
Note
Only change the password for the informix user when you perform a
Cisco IPICS installation or upgrade procedure by using the installer. If
you manually change the informix password outside of the installation or
upgrade process, the Cisco IPICS Administration Console becomes
unusable.
The Cisco IPICS installer displays the Preinstallation Summary.
Step 13
To continue, press Enter.
The installation process begins. Upon completion, the system displays text to
indicate that the installation has completed.
Step 14
To continue, press Enter.
The system prompts you to restart the server now or later.
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Step 15
Step 16
Choose from the following options to restart the server:
•
1—Restart now; this option specifies the default
•
2—Restart later
To restart the server now, press Enter.
The system automatically reboots.
Step 17
If you were connected via SSH Secure Shell Client software, close this window
by choosing File > Disconnect; then click Ok.
For more information about the server software installation procedures, refer to
the following documents:
•
The Cisco IPICS Server Installation Guide provides you with general
information about installing the Cisco IPICS 1.0(1) server software.
•
The Release Notes for Cisco IPICS Release 1.0(2) describes the procedures
that are specific to installing the Cisco IPICS release 1.0(2) server software.
Upgrading to Cisco IPICS Operating System
Release 1.0(3)
The release 1.0(3) operating system includes support for the new
Cisco MCS 7825-H2 and Cisco MCS 7845-H2 servers in addition to providing
support for existing Cisco MCS servers. To see a list of compatible hardware and
software that is supported for use with Cisco IPICS, refer to the Cisco IPICS
Compatibility Matrix.
New Cisco IPICS customers will receive the release 1.0(3) operating system as
part of their order. If your have a Cisco IPICS release 1.0(2) system, you do not
need to upgrade the operating system to release 1.0(3) until you upgrade to the
next release of Cisco IPICS server software. Refer to the applicable Cisco IPICS
documentation for detailed information about the upgrade procedures that you
must follow when you upgrade from Cisco IPICS release 1.0(2) to a subsequent
Cisco IPICS release.
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Manually Configuring Your Network Information
If you were prompted by the Kudzu hardware detection utility to configure your
interfaces, and you did not configure your interfaces, the software does not
recognize your NICs, and your server will not be able to connect with your
network. You must rerun the Kuzdu utility so that Cisco IPICS recognizes your
NICs and your Cisco IPICS server can connect with your network.
Perform the following procedure to rerun the Kudzu hardware detection utility
and configure your interfaces:
Procedure
Step 1
Log in to the Cisco IPICS server by using the user name root.
You must be directly connected to the terminal by a console connection.
Step 2
Enter the ifconfig -a | more command to confirm that the Kudzu hardware
detection program did not configure the interfaces.
If the interfaces are not configured, you will see output similar to the following
example:
[root]# ifconfig -a | more
lo
Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
RX packets:316510 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:316510 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
RX bytes:149449273 (142.5 Mb) TX bytes:149449273 (142.5 Mb)
This example shows that the Cisco IPICS operating system configured the
loopback (lo) interface, and did not configure the eth0 or eth1 interface.
Step 3
Enter one of the following commands to start the Kudzu hardware detection
utility:
[root]# service kudzu start
or
[root]# /usr/sbin/kudzu
The system displays the window for the Kudzu hardware detection utility.
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Step 4
Perform the following steps, depending on the window that the system displays:
•
If a window displays indicating that the system detected either an Intel SATA
controller or an Intel IDE controller, proceed to Step 10.
•
If a window displays indicating that the system added a NIC, continue with
Step 5.
Note
Step 5
A window indicating that a NIC was added indicates that the Cisco IPICS
operating system hardware detection utility detected the NIC that controls
the eth0 interface. You must now configure the eth0 interface.
When the following menu displays, press Enter to choose the Configure option.
•
Configure—Choose this option to configure the NIC that controls the eth0
interface. This option specifies the default.
•
Ignore the device—Choose this option if you do not have hardware that
needs to be added to the system.
•
Do nothing—Choose this option if you do not want to configure the
hardware. If you reboot the system, the hardware configuration utility will
detect the hardware as being newly installed, and you will be prompted to
configure it.
The Cisco IPICS operating system configuration program displays the interface
configuration window.
Step 6
Press the Spacebar to choose Use dynamic IP/configuration (BOOTP/DHCP).
An asterisk displays in the check box area to indicate that you have chosen to use
the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
Note
This step allows the Cisco IPICS operating system to detect the NIC that controls
the eth0 interface on the server. Cisco IPICS does not use DHCP. You must use a
static IP address to configure your Cisco IPICS server for network connectivity.
You perform the IP configuration steps as described in Step 14.
Step 7
Press Tab or use the left and right arrows to choose OK.
Step 8
Press Enter after OK is highlighted.
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The Cisco IPICS operating system configuration program displays a window that
is similar to the window in Step 4. This window indicates that the NIC that
controls the eth1 interface has not yet been configured.
Step 9
Perform one of the following actions to either configure or ignore the eth1
interface:
•
If you need to configure the eth1 interface, perform the steps as described in
Step 5 and Step 6, substituting the eth0 interface with the eth1 interface.
•
If you do not need to configure the eth1 interface (for example, if you do not
have a network cable attached to the eth1 interface), perform the following
actions:
a. Press Tab to choose Ignore.
b. Press Enter after the Ignore choice is highlighted.
The Cisco IPICS operating system configuration program continues
without configuring the eth1 interface.
The system displays a window indicating that it detected either an Intel
SATA controller or an Intel IDE controller.
Step 10
Press Enter to accept the Configure option and configure the controller.
The system automatically configures the controller.
Step 11
Enter the following command to enter run level 5 (GUI mode):
[root]# init 5
The welcome screen for the Cisco IPICS operating system displays.
Step 12
Enter root in the Username field; then, press Enter.
Cisco IPICS prompts you for the password.
Step 13
Enter the password for the root user; then, press Enter.
Step 14
Configure the Ethernet port in your server by following these steps:
a.
To enter commands from a terminal window, click the Red Hat icon.
b.
Choose System Tools > Network Device Control.
The Network Device Control window displays at least one active port. See
Figure 1 for an example of the window.
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Figure 1
Network Device Control Window
Your server may have more than one Ethernet port. If so, choose eth0. Also
ensure that your Ethernet cable is plugged into NIC1 and not NIC2.
Note
c.
The license looks at the first MAC address in the network for validation.
In a multi-NIC system, the eth0 MAC address will always be used to
validate for license validation, even if eth0 is disabled.
Select the eth0 device from the list and then click Configure to configure the
port.
The Network Configuration window displays. See Figure 2 for an example of
the window.
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Figure 2
d.
Network Configuration Window
Click eth0 again; then, click Edit.
The Ethernet Device window displays. See Figure 3 for an example of the
window.
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Figure 3
e.
Ethernet Device Window
Click the Statically set IP addresses option to enter a static IP address for
eth0.
For Cisco IPICS to function properly, the Cisco IPICS server must have a
static IP address.
f.
In the Address field, enter the static IP address.
g.
Press the Tab key to enter information in the Subnet Mask and Default
Gateway Address fields.
You should receive the IP address, subnet mask and gateway address from
your network administrator.
h.
Click OK to continue with the configuration.
i.
Click the DNS tab to enter DNS information for this port. See Figure 4 for an
example of the window.
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Figure 4
Entering DNS Information
j.
In the Hostname field, enter a name for the system. Then, press the Tab key.
k.
In the Primary DNS field, enter the IP addresses for primary DNS server for
your network. Then, press the Tab key.
l.
If your network has secondary and tertiary DNS servers, enter those IP
addresses, using the Tab key to move between fields. If you do not have
secondary and tertiary DNS servers, continue with Step o.
Note
Ensure that you enter the DNS server information correctly. If the DNS
information is incorrect, it can adversely affect the operation of the server.
m.
If you changed the IP address or host name on the server, click the Hosts tab
to view the static hostname-to-IP address mapping to make sure that it is
correct. If the IP address or host name is not correct, you need to edit this
information. Continue with Step n.
n.
To edit the IP address or host name, click to select and highlight the address
or host name that you need to edit; then, click Edit. In the pop-up window
that displays, enter the correct IP address in the Address field or the correct
host name in the Hostname field. Click OK to save your changes.
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o.
Click X to close the Ethernet Device window.
A window displays and allows you to save your changes.
p.
Click Yes to save your changes.
The system displays a message that indicates that you may want to restart
network services or restart the system.
q.
Click OK to close the message window.
If the Network Device Control windows displays that eth0 is active, continue
to step s. The eth0 interface would be active if you are performing a
reinstallation of the Cisco IPICS operating system. Otherwise, continue to
the next step.
Figure 5
r.
Network Device Control Window
Click Activate to activate eth0.
The status for eth0 changes to active.
s.
Choose File > Save to save the changes that you made.
t.
Choose File > Quit to exit the Network Configuration utility.
u.
Click X in the Network Device Control window to close the window.
The Cisco IPICS operating system desktop displays.
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Step 15
Restart the server so that the installation completes successfully by following
these steps:
a.
Click the Red Hat menu and choose Log Out.
The Log Out window displays.
b.
Choose Restart the Computer.
c.
Click OK or press Enter.
The server reboots and returns you to the terminal login screen.
For additional information about the Cisco IPICS product, and documentation
about Cisco IPICS, refer to the documentation suite for Cisco IPICS at the
following URL:
http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/product/cis/c_ipics/index.htm
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describe your situation, the TAC Service Request Tool provides recommended
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