How to install a series D (Dell PowerEdge 350) test-box from scratch.

Author: Luigi Corsello, RIPE NCC, 20011120
Last Change: RVS 20040415
for internal use only

1. Unpacking, Hardware setup.

2. BIOS setup

DUAL BOOT NOTE: You may work in the BOOT section of the BIOS to modify the harddisk boot order. The system has two harddisk on the first IDE channel. To have the second hard disk to boot before the first, set the first boot device as "1st IDE"......(give exact wording from BIOS here).

3. TTM software setup

3.1 Booting

BOOT IMAGES NOTE: There are two boot images.

One is the ttminstall-host.bin which is just in the ftp site directory ncc/ttftp/tb-image/ttminstall-host.bin

and the internal one ttminstall.bin which is in /ncc/ttpro/files/install_floppies.

The only difference is that the latter spawns a shell after boot, the first one does not (because we do not want a host to have root access to a test-box, either when in "recovery" mode)

3.2 Creation of the software tree. (Please read throughly, this section is changed!!)

Installation and maintenance of the TTM system depend on keeping a central copy of test-box filesystem trees here on ginkgo. If you are installing a NEW testbox, read and do throughly. If you are only installing a replacement for an older GroupA, B or C testbox, skip the next part about application forms and filling ttreg entries.

3.3 Software syncing

3.4 After-boot tasks and Notes

3.4 Setting the RIPE DNS entries

4. Box shipping

4.1 Checklist for shipment (BOX CONTENTS):

4.2 Shipping:

IMPORTANT:Do not forget to get the Service Tag (7 alphanumeric characters). You will later use it to transfer the Dell support for the test-box to the country it is going. Please store the Service Tag in ttreg.

4.3. Transfer the service tag number


5. When the box comes online at the site:


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