Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - DEPLOYMENT, Deployment Manual

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4.1.3 IPL Options
This section provides the information needed to do an IPL for the first installation.
Depending on the type of installation, different options need to be used. The channel-
attached tape, VM reader, and load from CD-ROM or server options are discussed.
Installing the software packages, which is done over the network, does not require the
IPL medium.
ESCON or FICON Attached Tape
IPLing from a channel-attached tape is possible on all systems connected to a tape li-
brary. The only prerequisite is that the LPAR in which to install (or allowing z/VM to
run) is allowed to access the tape unit. For this, the
IODEVICE
statement in the IOCDS
must have the attribute
SHARED
or
PART=<LPARName>
.
VM Reader
To IPL from a VM reader, transfer the necessary files into the reader first. Then multiple
IPLs are easily done. This is the preferred way on z/VM. For comfortable administration,
it is recommended to create a user
linuxmnt
that owns a minidisk with the files and
scripts needed for IPL. This minidisk is then accessed read-only by the Linux guests.
Load from CD/DVD-ROM or Server
For IPLing into an LPAR, it is possible to load directly from the SE's or the HMC's
CD/DVD-ROM device. It also allows you to IPL via FTP from a server holding the
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM System z files. Find this button near the LOAD
button (if you have upgraded to the latest MCL, see
Section 4.1, “General Information
and Requirements” (page 39)).
This function can be performed from the HMC. Do this by accessing the Defined CPCs
icon in the Groups Work Area on the HMC desktop. From there, access the Defined
CPCs Work Area. Select a system image and initiate CPC Recovery. Use Single Object
Operations to access the service element remotely.
Access the service element's Groups Work Area. Select the LPAR to perform the load
from CD-ROM or server and initiate CPC recovery for that LPAR. Start Load from
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