Running
the
Linux
operating
system
in
a
guest
partition
on
an
IBM
i5
servers
This
topic
provides
instructions
for
running
the
Linux
operating
system
on
IBM
i5
servers.
IBM
and
a
variety
of
Linux
distributors
have
partnered
to
integrate
the
Linux
operating
system
with
the
reliability
of
the
i5
server.
Linux
brings
a
new
generation
of
web-based
applications
to
the
i5
server.
IBM
has
modified
the
Linux
PowerPC
®
kernel
to
run
in
a
secondary
logical
partition
and
has
contributed
the
kernel
back
to
the
Linux
community.
This
section
contains
an
overview
of
the
types
of
tasks
you
must
perform
to
operate
Linux
on
an
i5
server:
v
Plan
to
run
Linux
as
a
hosted
or
nonhosted
guest
partition
Find
out
what
you
need
to
do
before
you
install
Linux
on
the
i5
server.
Understand
what
software
and
hardware
requirements
that
you
need
to
support
Linux.
Find
out
the
configuration
options
that
are
available
and
which
options
fit
your
company’s
needs.
Find
out
if
the
system
that
you
own
requires
you
to
disable
the
multitasking
function
of
your
server’s
processor.
v
Create
a
guest
partition
to
run
Linux
Understand
how
to
configure
a
guest
partition
using
system
service
tools
(SST)
and
how
to
install
Linux
on
the
i5
server.
You
can
also
find
information
about
supported
I/O
adapters
(IOAs)
and
how
to
configure
a
network
server
description
(NWSD.)
v
Manage
Linux
in
a
guest
partition
Find
the
information
you
need
to
manage
a
guest
partition
running
Linux.
Use
the
information
to
understand
what
IPL
types
you
can
use
and
how
Linux
partitions
can
communicate
with
other
partitions
on
the
server.
v
Ordering
a
new
server
or
upgrading
an
existing
server
Use
the
LPAR
Validation
tool
to
validate
that
your
planned
partitions
are
valid.
You
can
also
find
the
contact
information
that
you
need
to
order
a
new
server.
Go
to
the
following
Web
sites
for
more
information
about
operating
with
Linux
on
a
i5
server:
v
http://www.ibm.com/servers/storage/disk/ds6000/interop.html
v
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/index.htm
Planning
to
run
Linux
in
a
hosted
or
nonhosted
guest
partition
This
section
provides
the
planning
information
you
need
to
be
able
to
run
Linux
in
a
hosted
or
nonhosted
guest
partition.
Find
out
what
you
need
to
do
before
you
install
Linux
on
the
i5
server.
Understand
what
software
and
hardware
requirements
are
needed
to
support
Linux.
Find
out
the
configuration
options
that
are
available
and
which
options
fit
your
company’s
needs.
Linux
support
on
iSeries
servers
Evaluate
each
i5
server
to
determine
if
your
hardware
supports
Linux.
To
successfully
partition
an
i5
server
to
run
Linux,
the
server
requires
specific
hardware
and
software.
The
primary
partition
must
run
i5/OS
Version
5
Release
3
and
be
updated
with
the
latest
programming
temporary
fixes.
You
can
find
the
latest
Linux
related
i5/OS
programming
temporary
fixes
at
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/index.htm.
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Attaching
to
an
IBM
iSeries
host
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