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Kemp LoadMaster Installation Manual

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Dell R-Series
LoadMaster for
the Dell R-Series
Installation Guide
VERSION: 7.0
UPDATED: MARCH 2016

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  • Page 1 Dell R-Series LoadMaster for the Dell R-Series Installation Guide VERSION: 7.0 UPDATED: MARCH 2016...
  • Page 2 Users of the information in this document acknowledge that KEMP Technologies cannot be held liable for any loss, injury or damage of any kind, present or prospective, including without limitation any direct, special, incidental or consequential damages (including without...
  • Page 3 WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. Used, under license, U.S. Patent Nos. 6,473,802, 6,374,300, 8,392,563, 8,103,770, 7,831,712, 7,606,912, 7,346,695, 7,287,084 and 6,970,933 Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Configuring the LoadMaster via the Console ................14 The iDRAC Module ........................17 Configure the iDRAC Module ....................17 Restore Functionality Using the iDRAC Module ..............21 References ............................ 27 Document History ..........................28 Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 5: Introduction

    The KEMP LoadMaster is a purpose-built, hardware load balancing and Application Delivery Controller (ADC). The LoadMaster enables data center clusters which power Internet sites and large intranets to intelligently and efficiently distribute network traffic among web and application servers. A...

  • Page 6: Connect The Dell R-Series

    2. Boot the server. Figure 2-1: LoadMaster Installation 3. Once the server boots from the CD, the LoadMaster installation begins automatically with no parameters if no boot parameters are entered. For further information on the different boot options that are available, refer to the Bare Metal Boot Options, Technical Note.

  • Page 7: Boot The Installed Loadmaster

    ISO file. Boot the Installed LoadMaster The server is now ready to be rebooted with the LoadMaster software installed on the local disk. Within the console, select the Ctrl-Alt-Del option from the Macros drop-down menu. The server should now begin to boot from the local disk.

  • Page 8: Configure The Loadmaster

    Please read the license agreement and, if willing to accept the conditions therein, click the Agree button to proceed. 4. A screen will then appear asking if you are OK with the LoadMaster regularly contacting KEMP to check for updates and other information. Click the relevant button to proceed.
  • Page 9 5. If using the Online licensing method, fill out the fields and click License Now. If you are starting with a trial license, there is no need to enter an Order ID. If you are starting with a permanent license, enter the KEMP Order ID# if this was provided to you.
  • Page 10 11. The Appliance Vitals screen of the LoadMaster appears. Figure 2-9: Appliance Vitals screen 12. Go to System Configuration > Network Setup in the main menu. 13. Click the eth0 menu option within the Interfaces section. Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 11 Figure 2-10: Network Interface screen 14. In the Network Interface 0 screen, enter the IP address of the eth0 interface, the network facing interface of the LoadMaster, in the Interface Address field. 15. Click the Set Address button. 16. Click the eth1 menu option within the Interfaces section.

  • Page 12: Update From Temporary To Permanent License

    Address field. 29. Click the Set IPv4 Default Gateway button. The LoadMaster is now fully installed and ready to be used. For further information on how to configure and implement the LoadMaster, please refer to the LoadMaster documentation which can be accessed from: http://kemptechnologies.com/documentation.
  • Page 13 License field and click Update License. The license should now be updated. The LoadMaster is now fully installed, fully licensed and ready to be used. For further information on how to configure and implement the LoadMaster, please refer to the LoadMaster documentation which can be downloaded from the http://kemptechnologies.com/documentation...

  • Page 14: Configuring The Loadmaster Via The Console

    This interface can be configured at a later date using the LoadMaster Web User Interface (WUI) if preferred. 8. Press OK. 9. Enter the hostname (you can accept the default value of KEMP if desired) into the field of the LoadMaster Hostname dialog box. 10. Click OK.
  • Page 15 Dell R-Series Configuring the LoadMaster via the Console This interface can be configured at a later date using the LoadMaster WUI if preferred. 12. Press OK. 13. Enter the domain name that is to be prepended to requests to the DNS nameserver in the input field of the Domain List dialog box.
  • Page 16 Configuring the LoadMaster via the Console Figure 3-4: Appliance Vitals screen The LoadMaster is now fully installed and ready to be used. For further information on how to configure and implement the LoadMaster, please refer to the LoadMaster documentation which can be accessed from: http://kemptechnologies.com/documentation.

  • Page 17: The Idrac Module

    To configure the iDRAC module, follow the steps below. 1. Connect and boot the iDRAC. Figure 4-1: Press F10 2. At boot prompt, press F10 on the keyboard to enter the Lifecycle controller. Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 18 Dell R-Series The iDRAC Module Figure 4-2: Configure 3. In the main menu, select Home. 4. Click Configure server for remote access (iDRAC). Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 19 Dell R-Series The iDRAC Module Figure 4-3: iDRAC Settings 5. Click Network. Figure 4-4: System Setup Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 20 7. Set the Static IP Address. 8. Set the Static Gateway. 9. Set the Static Subnet Mask. 10. Click the Back button. Figure 4-5: Click User Configuration 11. Click User Configuration. Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 21: Restore Functionality Using The Idrac Module

    2. Then, log in to the iDRAC Web User Interface (WUI) by navigating to the IP address in a web browser. Ensure to enter https:// before the IP address. 3. Navigate to vFlash and select Create from Image. Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 22 64-bit firmware must be used for Dell PERC controllers to be supported. 32-bit firmware gives an error saying the hard drive cannot be found. 8. Wait for the vFlash partition to be created successfully. 9. Navigate to vFlash > Manage. Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 23 Dell R-Series The iDRAC Module Figure 4-8: Manage Partitions 10. Select the Attached checkbox. 11. Click Apply. 12. Navigate to Overview > Server > Setup. Figure 4-9: First Boot Device Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 24 Figure 4-10: Enter serial number 16. Enter the service tag as the serial number and press OK. 17. A message will be displayed informing that the installation was successful. Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 25 Figure 4-11: Enter license key 18. Enter the license key and press OK. If you do not have a license key, please contact KEMP. Figure 4-12: Enter IP address Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
  • Page 26 21. Move the network cable to the general NIC (use the left-most interface riser card above the iDRAC. 22. Connect to the LoadMaster WUI by entering the IP address of the LoadMaster in a web browser. Ensure to enter https:// before the IP address.

  • Page 27: References

    5 References Unless otherwise specified, the following documents can be found at http://kemptechnologies.com/documentation. WUI, Configuration Guide Licensing, Feature Description KEMP LoadMaster, Product Overview Bare Metal Boot Options, Technical Note Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

  • Page 28: Document History

    Oct 2015 Minor changes New section added Nov 2015 Minor changes Added more installation steps Jan 2016 Release update Updated for 7.1-32a release Mar 2016 Minor changes Enhancement made Copyright © 2002 - 2016 KEMP Technologies, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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