Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 - START-UP GUIDE 06-12-2006, Manual

Page 1: ...SUSE Linux Enterprise Server www novell com 10 June 12 2006 Start Up Guide ...

Page 2: ...ommel Tanja Roth Marcus Schäfer Thomas Schraitle Kay Sievers Klaus Singvogel Frank Sundermeyer Elisabeth Tobiasson Hendrik Vogelsang Klaus G Wagner Rebecca Walter Christian Zoz This publication is intellectual property of Novell Inc Its contents can be duplicated either in part or in whole provided that a copyright label is visibly lo cated on each copy All information found in this book has been ...

Page 3: ... Target 5 1 5 Different Installation Methods 5 2 Installation Procedure 7 2 1 Booting from a Local Interchangeable Drive 7 2 2 Installing over the Network 8 2 3 Controlling Installation Remotely 8 Part II Installation on IBM POWER 9 3 Installation Considerations 11 3 1 Types of Installation 11 3 2 IPL Options 12 3 3 Installation Source 12 3 4 Installation Targets 13 3 5 Connecting to the Installat...

Page 4: ...AR 16 Part III Installation on IBM System z 19 5 Installation Considerations 21 5 1 Types of Installation 21 5 2 IPL Options 22 5 3 Installation Source 22 5 4 Initiating a Connection to the Installation System 23 6 Installation Procedure 25 6 1 LPAR Installation 25 6 2 z VM Installation 26 ...

Page 5: ...mments and suggestions about this manual and the other doc umentation included with this product Please use the User Comments feature at the bottom of each page of the online documentation and enter your comments there 2 Additional Documentation For additional documentation on this product refer to http www novell com documentation sles10 index html Architecture Specific Information Architecture s...

Page 6: ...ress or a key combination keys are shown in uppercase as on a keyboard File File Save As menu items buttons amd64 em64t ipf This paragraph is only relevant for the specified architectures The arrows mark the beginning and the end of the text block ipseries s390 zseries This paragraph is only relevant for the specified architec tures The arrows mark the beginning and the end of the text block Danci...

Page 7: ...Part I Installation on x86 AMD64 Intel EM64T and Itanium Processor Family ...

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Page 9: ... Enterprise Server is normally installed as an independent operating system With the introduction of Xen it is also possible to run multiple instances of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on the same hardware However the controlling Domain 0 installation for Xen is done like a typical installation with some additional packages The installation of Xen guests is described in Installation and Administrati...

Page 10: ...inux and the installation Hard disk system initrd from the boot loader directory of the first CD or DVD onto the hard disk and add an appropriate entry to the boot loader 1 3 Installation Source When installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server the actual installation data must be available in the network on a hard disk partition or on a local CD ROM or DVD To install from the network you need an insta...

Page 11: ...because they must be supported by the initramfs before the actual system can start Such instal lations are useful if there is a need to start the same system in different locations or if you intend to use Xen features like domain migration 1 5 Different Installation Methods SUSE Linux Enterprise Server offers several different methods for controlling installa tion Installation on the console Insta...

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Page 13: ...oting from a Local Interchangeable Drive CD ROM and floppy drives and USB memory sticks can be used for installation pur poses Adjust your computer to your needs 1 Make sure that the drive is entered as a bootable drive in the BIOS 2 Insert the boot medium in the drive and start the boot procedure 3 The boot menu of the CD DVD floppy or USB disk allows transferring different parameters to the inst...

Page 14: ... or DVDs are available in the network use these as an installation source In this case specify the parameter install URL with suitable values at the boot prompt Find a more detailed description of this parameter in Section 4 4 3 Using Custom Boot Options Chapter 4 Remote Installation Installation and Administra tion 2 3 Controlling Installation Remotely There are three options for controlling inst...

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Page 17: ...tion on the entire system and an installation in a logical partition LPAR iSeries Linux can only be installed in an LPAR on this type of machine The installation on iSeries requires a telnet connection that allows control over the installation process throughout its course An installation server in the network qualifies as a good source of installation pSeries Linux can be installed on the entire ...

Page 18: ...llation source 3 2 IPL Options Depending on the hardware used and on the chosen type of installation the following options for the initial IPL are available for installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Table 3 1 IPL Options Use IPL Option Simplest booting procedure The system requires a locally available CD ROM or DVD drive for this CD or DVD drive SUSE Linux Enterprise Server can also be booted fr...

Page 19: ...n Server Using YaST Chapter 4 Remote Installation Installation and Administration 3 4 Installation Targets SUSE Linux Enterprise Server can be installed on different types of mass storage media on IBM Power iSeries DASD hard disk IBM iSeries virtual disk pSeries DASD hard disk SAN over Fiber Channel eServer i5 p5 System i5 p5 OpenPower DASD hard disk Virtual SCSI SAN over Fiber Channel JS20 Blade ...

Page 20: ...vary depending on the operating system running on the workstation initiating the connection to the installation system It is advisable to create an AutoYaST configuration file if many identical partitions or machines need to be installed It can then drive the installation process Refer to the documentation for AutoYaST in Section 5 2 Rule Based Autoinstallation Chapter 5 Automated Installation Ins...

Page 21: ... Configuration with YaST Installation and Administration 4 1 Installing in an Entire System The following steps should be completed when installing in an entire system Single blades in a blade center also count as a entire systems in this context 1 Verify the hardware requirements see also Section 1 1 Hardware Requirements Chapter 1 Requirements Architecture Specific Information 2 Verify the softw...

Page 22: ...tion with YaST Installation and Administration 4 2 Installing in an LPAR 1 Verify the hardware requirements See also Section 1 1 Hardware Requirements Chapter 1 Requirements Architecture Specific Information 2 Verify the software requirements See also Section 1 2 Software Requirements Chapter 1 Requirements Architecture Specific Information 3 Prepare a VNC client for the installation process See a...

Page 23: ...n See also Sec tion 2 4 3 Client for the Operation of the Installation Software Chapter 2 Preparation Architecture Specific Information 6 For iSeries set up the IPL source on the i5 OS side and see also Section 2 4 5 IPL Starting the NWSD WRKCFGSTS NWS Chapter 2 Preparation Architecture Specific Information 7 Install the software and perform the basic network configuration See also Chapter 3 Insta...

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Page 27: ...ng SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM System z on a separate logical partition LPAR allows SUSE Linux Enterprise Server to use a specific portion of the physical memory It is furthermore possible to specify how many processors should be used This mode allows concurrently running multiple operating systems on a system Installation in z VM z VM mode runs SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM System...

Page 28: ...it ESCON FICONattached tape Can be used in VM mode The necessary data must have previously been transferred into the z VM system for example with FTP VM Reader Can be used to IPL in an LPAR The installation data can be read directly from CD ROM or loaded into the instal lation system with FTP CD ROM or Server 5 3 Installation Source In case of the FCP attached CD ROM the installation data is read ...

Page 29: ...ers three different methods initiating a connection to the installation system Select SSH X or VNC Depending on the operating system running on the workstation that initiates the connection to the installation system the versions of these applications differ Installation Considerations 23 ...

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Page 31: ... of the system with YaST can be found in Reference 6 1 LPAR Installation 1 Choose a suitable IPL option for the initial IPL before installing In the case of an LPAR installation choose between CD ROM or Server or Tape 2 Make the installation media or their data available in the network using FTP or SMB and ensure that the paths can be accessed by YaST 3 Choose one of the following Using the HMC pr...

Page 32: ...MB and ensure that the paths can be accessed by YaST 3 Create a Linux guest in z VM assigning its memory allowance and defining the desired network connection 4 Choose one of the following Transfer the VM reader kernel the parmfile and the initial RAM disk using FTP to a minidisk accessible to the guest in z VM and create a REXX start up script for the IPL of the VM reader Transfer the tape IPL ke...

Page 33: ...tion with YaST 9 Perform the first IPL of the installed system 10 Reconnect to the installation system and start YaST to continue the installation process and configure the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation Procedure 27 ...

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