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Document IP address allocations

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2In the Dell PowerEdge SC1435 servers delivered July 2008,
3there are several BIOS settings that need to be frobbed on setup.
4
5in the setup screen at F2:
6- CPU -> Virtualization Technology: on
7- Boot Sequence: disable NIC
8- Integrated Devices -> Embedded Gb NIC: turn off PXE
9- Serial Communication:
10  - Serial Communication: On with Console Redirection via COM2
11  - External Serial Connector: COM1
12  - Failsafe Baud Rate: 57600
13  - Remote Terminal Type: VT100/VT220
14  - Redirection After Boot: Disabled
15
16in the setup screen for remote management, at Ctrl-E:
17- Turn on IPMI over LAN
18- IP is (main IP) =~ s/18.181.0/10.5.128/
19  e.g. 10.5.128.221 for citadel-station == 18.181.0.221
20- netmask is 255.255.0.0
21- Set the password to the XVM root
22
23All of these settings are reflected on all 8 servers in the production
24cluster.
25
26In the debian installer:
27 - 500M for /boot in raid1 of sda1, sdb1
28 - rest for LVM in raid1 of sda2, sdb2
29  - 50G /
30  - 25G swap
31 - install a vanilla kernel, not xen;
32   will install xen hypervisor from backports in our later custom install.
33
34
35Currently allocated backend IPs:
36
3710.5.128.16 c-s
3810.5.128.17 a-s
3910.5.128.18 s-m
4010.5.128.19 a-m
4110.5.128.20 d-o
4210.5.128.21 g-d
4310.5.128.22 b-f
4410.5.128.23 m-a (not installed)
45
4610.5.128.128 RAID group portal
4710.5.128.129 RAID device/management
48
4910.5.128.221 c-s IPMI
5010.5.128.222 a-s IPMI
5110.5.128.223 s-m IPMI
5210.5.128.224 a-m IPMI
5310.5.128.225 d-o IPMI
5410.5.128.226 g-d IPMI (currently unplugged)
5510.5.128.227 b-f IPMI
5610.5.128.228 m-a IPMI (not configured)
57
5810.6.128.16 c-s
5910.6.128.17 a-s
6010.6.128.18 s-m
6110.6.128.19 a-m
6210.6.128.20 d-o
6310.6.128.21 g-d
6410.6.128.22 b-f
6510.6.128.23 m-a (not installed)
66
6710.6.128.129 RAID device/management
68
6910.6.128.229 g-d IPMI (temporary hardware)
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