<div class="socmaildefaultfont" dir="ltr" style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.5pt" ><div dir="ltr" ><h3 dir="ltr" >It is not very often we have a chance to see a system straight from manufacturing. I'd like to build a list of things to do when a new system arrives. Box openings are first impressions and I would like to make sure we delight our clients with this powerful server</h3></div>
<div dir="ltr" ><h3 dir="ltr" >Prep for a new opening</h3>
<p dir="ltr" >What you need... debug serial cable</p>
<p dir="ltr" >mac@ labels, where are they? Is there any labels/papers indicating how to connect to the server for the first time?</p>
<div dir="ltr" >DHCP should be the default, if you program the DHCP server to recognize the MAC does it connect cleanly?</div>
<div dir="ltr" > </div>
<div dir="ltr" ><h3 dir="ltr" >Document prior to first boot</h3>VPD, log VPD to files</div>
<p dir="ltr" ><insert commands here></p>
<p dir="ltr" >Capture the journald output</p>
<p dir="ltr" ><insert commands here></p>
<p dir="ltr" >Capture the build level</p>
<p dir="ltr" >cat /etc/os-release > <file></p>
<p dir="ltr" >Capture the rw filesystem</p>
<p dir="ltr" >in tmp create a tarfile of <span class="pl-s" >/var/lib/obmc</span></p>
<p dir="ltr" > </p>
<p dir="ltr" > </p>
<h4 dir="ltr" >Capturing the first boot</h4>
<div dir="ltr" >Power on the system, once at petitboot (hmmm. I wonder if first boot even will stop at Petitboot)</div>
<p dir="ltr" >record petitboot default boot devices</p>
<p dir="ltr" >recapture the journald output</p>
<p dir="ltr" >recapture the rw filesystem</p>
<p dir="ltr" > </p>
<div><br>Chris Austen<br>POWER Systems Enablement Manager<br>(512) 286-5184 (T/L: 363-5184)</div></div></div><BR>