IBM ZVM - FOR LINUX V6 RELEASE 1, Getting Started

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Chapter 7. Creating your first Linux virtual machine and
installing Linux
This topic covers configuring your first Linux virtual machine and installing your
first Linux operating system.
Overview of defining virtual machines for Linux
Previous sections have shown you how to configure z/VM functions and facilities
in order to create the system infrastructure for your virtual machines: configuring
z/VM, enabling and configuring DirMaint, and configuring TCP/IP. This section
and the next, Chapter 8, “Cloning Linux virtual servers,” on page 83, show you
how to install your first Linux operating system and then use a replication or
cloning process to create additional Linux virtual servers quickly. The cloning
process allows you to create a new Linux virtual server without the need to install
the Linux operating system from scratch.
Before you begin defining Linux servers, read Chapter 2, “Planning for Linux
virtual servers,” on page 21.
The basic subtasks are:
Table 6. Task roadmap for setting up Linux virtual servers
Subtask Associated instructions (see . . . )
Define a prototype and create your first
virtual machine from the prototype “Steps for defining a master virtual machine
for Linux”
Install the Linux operating system in the
virtual machine. Follow the instructions for your Linux
distribution. To get started, see “Installing
Linux in a virtual machine” on page 77.
Replicate, or clone, additional Linux virtual
servers through DirMaint prototype and
CLONEDISK functions. “Steps for cloning a Linux virtual server” on
page 83
Steps for defining a master virtual machine for Linux
These steps tell you how to define a master virtual machine that uses the default
2.2G on a 3390-3 DASD.
In this procedure, you modify two sample files, LINDFLT DIRECT and LINUX
PROTODIR. LINDFLT DIRECT is a shared profile for all Linux systems and
defines common definitions for all your Linux virtual servers. LINUX PROTODIR
is designed to define unique characteristics of a virtual machine, such as the DASD
definitions.
Before you begin: Log on to MAINT.
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