To Configure IA-64 Channels

To set up Itanium type channels, you need paths to specific network boot files. This task explains how to obtain these files and configure channels based on 64-bit Intel architectures (Itanium).

Before You Begin

You must obtain the network boot files, create a local mount point on the SDS, then loop mount the boot.img file on the mount point.

To obtain the network boot files, copy the boot.img file from the images subdirectory in the first installation CD to the SDS.

To create a local mount point on the SDS, type the following:

# mkdir /mnt/ia64boot

To loop mount the boot.img file on the mount point, type the following:

# mount -o loop /tmp/boot.img /mnt/ia64boot

1. From the BMI Channels page, choose a IA-64 channel and click Configure or Re-Configure.

2. In the first text box, enter the HTTP, FTP (or similar), or NFS path to the distribution CDs on the image server.

3. In the next text boxes, enter the path names mounted in the preparation procedure:

   • pxelinux – file:///mnt/ia64boot/elilo.efi

   • initrd file – file:///mnt/ia64boot/initrd.img

   • Kernel – file:///mnt/ia64boot/vmlinuz

4. Click Continue.

   The change is saved and the BMI Channels page is displayed.

Before Provisioning With the IA-64 Channel

Before provisioning with the IA-64 channel, start up the systems and make sure they are set up for netboot.

If you do not have a preconfigured network boot option in the Boot Manager menu, add a boot option in the Boot Option Maintenance Menu. You can find additional details at http://developer.intel.com/technology/efi/help/efidocs.htm.