Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE DESKTOP 10 SP2 Manual

SUSE Linux Enterprise

Server

www.novell.com10 SP2

May08,2008 Architecture-Specific Information

Architecture-Specic Information

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Contents

Introduction v

1General Information and Requirements 1

1.1 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2 InstallationTypes ......................... 5

1.3 IPLOptions............................ 6

1.4 TheIOCDS............................ 8

2Preparing for Installation 11

2.1 Making the Installation Data Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

2.2 InstallationTypes......................... 14

2.3 Preparing the IPL of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation System . 16

2.4 IPLing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation System . . . . . . . 19

2.5 Network Conguration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

2.6 Connecting to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation System . . . . 26

AAppendix 29

A.1 Network Connection Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

A.2 The parmle—Automating the System Conguration . . . . . . . . . . 32

A.3 Using the vt220 Terminal Emulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Introduction

This book describes the procedure for preparing the installation of SUSE® Linux En-

terprise Server on IBM System z systems. It provides all information needed to prepare

the installation on the LPAR and z/VM side.

1 Structure

Basically, this manual is divided in two parts.

General Information and Requirements

This part provides information about the requirements both on the hardware and

the software side that need to be met to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server suc-

cessfully on your machine.

Preparing for Installation

This part covers the preparation procedure for the installation of SUSE Linux En-

terprise Server on IBM System z. Learn which basic preparations need to be per-

formed on the LPAR and z/VM side. It guides you to the point where YaST, the

SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server installation and conguration tool, takes over.

Additionally, the appendix contains a chapter featuring an overview of possible network

connection types. The second chapter in the appendix focuses on automated system

conguration using the parmle.

TIP: Further Information about SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM

System z

Find a short introduction to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM System z in

Start-Up Guide of which you received a printed copy. Find a detailed description

of the installation procedure and the administration of SUSE Linux Enterprise

Server in Installation and Administration, which you can nd in the local direc-

tory /usr/share/doc/manual/ or on the rst installation medium in the

directory /docu.

2 Required Background

Several assumptions have been made concerning your background knowledge when

writing this document.

• You are familiar with IBM System z terminology.

• You have a good knowledge of the IBM System z devices attached to your system,

especially its network environment.

• You have a basic understanding of handling a Linux or Unix system.

3 Documentation Conventions

The following typographical conventions are used in this manual:

•/etc/passwd: lenames and directory names

•placeholder: replace placeholder with the actual value

•PATH: the environment variable PATH

•ls,--help: commands, options, and parameters

•user: users or groups

•Alt,Alt +F1: a key to press or a key combination; keys are shown in uppercase as

on a keyboard

•File,File >Save As: menu items, buttons

• This paragraph is only relevant for the specied architectures. The arrows mark

the beginning and the end of the text block.

•Dancing Penguins (Chapter Penguins, ↑Another Manual): This is a reference to a

chapter in another manual.

vi Architecture-Specic Information

4Further In-Depth Information about

IBM System z

IBM has published a number of very interesting documents about their System z plat-

form. Find them either on the Internet (http://www.redbooks.ibm.com) or in

your installed system (package redbook) under /usr/share/doc/packages/

redbook.

4.1 Hardware

For a rst glance at the technical details of some systems, refer to:

• IBM eServer zSeries 990 Technical Introduction (SG24-6863)

• IBM eServer zSeries 900: Technical Guide (SG24-5975)

• Technical Introduction: IBM eServer zSeries 800 (SG24-6515)

• Linux on zSeries Fibre Channel Protocol Implementation Guide (SG24-6344)

4.2 General Documents about Linux on IBM

System z

A general coverage of Linux on IBM System z can be found in the following documents:

• Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: ISP and ASP Solutions (SG24-6299)

These documents might not reect the current state of Linux, but the principles of

Linux deployment outlined there remain accurate.

Introduction vii

4.3 Technical Issues of Linux on IBM

System z

Refer to the following documents to get in-depth technical information about Linux

kernel and application topics. Refer to the Internet for up-to-date versions of these

documents for the most recent code drop (http://www.ibm.com/

developerworks/linux/linux390/index.html).

• Linux for zSeries and S/390: Device Drivers, Features, and Commands

• zSeries ELF Application Binary Interface Supplement

• Linux for zSeries and S/390: Using the Dump Tools

• IBM-System z9-109 Technical Introduction (SG26-6669)

There also is a Redbook for Linux application development on http://www

.redbooks.ibm.com:

• Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: Application Development (SG24-6807)

4.4 Advanced Congurations for Linux on

IBM System z

Refer to the following Redbooks, Redpapers, and links for some more complex IBM

System z scenarios:

• Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: Large Scale Deployment (SG24-6824)

• Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: Performance Measuring and Tuning

(SG24-6926)

• Linux with zSeries and ESS: Essentials (SG24-7025)

• IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server Implementing ESS Copy Services

with IBM eServer zSeries (SG24-5680)

viii Architecture-Specic Information

• Linux on IBM zSeries and S/390: High Availability for z/VM and Linux (REDP-

0220)

• Saved Segments Planning and Administration

publibz.boulder.ibm.com/epubs/pdf/hcsg4a00.pdf

• Linux for zSeries and S/390: How to Improve Performance with PAV

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390/index

.html

• How to Improve the Performance of Linux on z/VM with Execute-in-Place Tech-

nology

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390/index

.html

5 Acknowledgments

The history of Linux is a success story about countless developers all around the world

contributing to what originally started as a one-man show by Linus Torvalds. Thanks

to all of them for their tremendous efforts.

Especially we would like to thank all the people involved in the Linux for IBM System

z project at IBM and SUSE. Thanks to the (information) developers at SUSE and IBM,

the test team at SUSE, and all beta-testers and proofreaders at IBM. Thank you for

making SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM System z possible.

Introduction ix

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