Server Build Checklist

Preliminaries

Check the motherboard for blown caps,
Confirm that the battery (CMOS) is at least 3 volts,
Check that it boots without keyboard,
Check that it boots from CD,
Check that it automatically boots after power loss,
Build Only: Boot to network and install Debian Squeeze to local disks,
- Debian Wiki Guide to Software RAIDs: http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/SoftwareRaidRoot
- Wikipedia RAID article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAID

Confirm that the server can boot from the local disk(s),
Test any USB ports (front and back),
Test the video ports (front and back),
QC Only: Remove any SATA drives and give them to your Instructor,
Run printme:
- Boot from network,
- Select printme from the network boot menu,
- Log in as guest,
- Open a terminal,
- Run printme,
- Record whether it's Tower or Rackmount and its size (1U, 2U, 3U, etc.), and anything else noteworthy.
Fill out the Server Specs sticker based on whether you are doing Build or QC:
- BUILD:
  - Put System ID on server specs sticker,
  - Processor speed (GHz) and type (Xeon, Opteron),
  - Number of physical processors and number of cores per processor,
  - Number and type (DDR, DDR2) of RAM slots,
  - Number of hard drive bays and their interfaces (IDE, SCSI, SATA),
  - Do not print! Instead, put your Volunteer ID on a piece of tape on the system.
- QC:
  - Confirm the accuracy of information already on the Specs sticker,
  - Number of RAM sticks with their type, speed, and size,
  - The total amount of installed RAM,
  - The number, type, and size of installed hard drives (IDE & SCSI only),
  - Print the printme, and tape it to the top of the system.
Have your Instructor look over the printme,
Move the system to the Server Build KVM and run Memtest, if it hasn't already been done.
Consult your Instructor for a new project!