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How to install CentOS 5.1 (64bit) on a DS8000

Step 1

• Login to http://www.hetzner.de/robot
• Start any OS instalation via VNC (I used FC7 / 64bit. Don`t use 32bit if you want to see all 8G of ram).
• you need min 3 partition :
  • /dev/sda1 - swap
  • /dev/sda2 - ext3 - / (min 1,5G)
  • /dev/sda3 - ext3 - /home

Step 2

After instalation login to your server via ssh.

mkdir /home/iso && cd /home/iso
wget http://ftp-stud.fht-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/centos/5.1/isos/x86_64/CentOS-5.1-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso
cd .. && mkdir centos && cd centos
mount -o loop /home/iso/CentOS-5.1-x86_64-bin-DVD.iso /home/centos
mkdir /home/all && cd /home

copy all you have in /home/centos to /home/all with cp/mc/etc

wget http://www.best-hosting.ro/centos/dkms-2.0.17.6-1.el5.rf.noarch.rpm
wget http://www.best-hosting.ro/centos/dkms-r8168-8.005.00-1.noarch.rpm

(thanks to wolfy for this 2 rpms)

edit your grub.conf and add this :

title Install CentOS 5.1
root (hd0,X)
kernel /boot/centos/vmlinuz root=LABEL=/
initrd /boot/centos/initrd.img

( Replace X !!!, see initial configuration )

cd /boot && mkdir centos && cd /boot/centos
wget http://download.hetzner.de/mirrors/centos/5.1/x86_64/isolinux/initrd.img
wget http://download.hetzner.de/mirrors/centos/5.1/x86_64/isolinux/vmlinuz
reboot

Step 3

Login to LARA (you need lara max 1 hour) and select from grub menu "Install CentOS 5.1". After instalation start select language and keyboard language Select to install via local hard drive, and select /dev/sda3 and type on directory iso/ You will see now the real instalation of Centos 5.1 64bit. Install your centos 5.1, but DO NOT format /dev/sda3 (you /home partition), but you need to format to ext3 /dev/sda2 and any other partition. The min packets you need : http://www.best-hosting.ro/centos/pack.txt .

Step 4

After instalation complet login to your server via LARA.

cd /home && rpm -Uvh dkms-*

(If you have any deps not installed yet, you need to go /home/all/CentOS and rpm -ivh dep_pachet).

wget http://www.best-hosting.ro/centos/hetzner.sh
chmox +x hetzner.sh && ./hetzner.sh
reboot

Step 5

Remove all files from /home and enjoy CentOS 5.1 on your DS8000.

Don`t kill me if i forgot something :D

I make upgrade to kernel 2.6.18-53.1.14.el5 x86_64 , and server is up after reboot. You don`t need to install the driver again, or modify something else.

Regards, Razvan Bogdan