Installation Overview2-4 Express5800/ftServer: System Administrator’s Guide for the Linux Operating SystemN O T EThe Linux operating system installer program does notanticipate customer-added and unknown hardware. Anysuch hardware should be added, and the systemconfigured as required to support it, only after installationprocedures have been completed and the system hasbeen determined to function as expected.Linux Version InformationYou can check the installed version of the Linux operating system on your system usingthe uname command. The -r specifies that the kernel release level be returned.# uname -r2.6.9-34.EL.serial.idesmpTo check the installed Express Builder distribution release level using the rpm command, enter:$ rpm -q lsb-ft-eula_displaylsb-ft-eula_display-4.0-65Storage Default SettingsC A U T I O NC A U T I O N! Prepare for installation by installing disk drives of identicalsize and geometry into the internal storage in the bottomslot (the two slots labeled 1: sda and sdd) of eachCPU-I/O enclosure. Remove all internal drives from theother four slots (sdb, sdc, sde, and sdf). The installationprocess pairs the two installed drives.N O T E S1. Do not install SATA disk drives in slots sda and sdd.For performance reasons, these drives are not supportedas boot disks, but can be used freely as data disks.2. Express5800/ftServer Dual-Core and Quad-Coresystems may be mounted in a rack or in a pedestal.The terms upper, top, lower, and bottom assume arack (horizontal) installation. In pedestals, systemsare rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from theirrack-mounted position, so upper becomes left, lowerbecomes middle or right, and bottom becomes right.
