Red Hat ENTERPRISE LINUX 5 - VIRTUAL SERVER ADMINISTRATION, Installation Manual

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PORTNO=portnumber
When installing under z/VM, you can add either
PORTNO=0
(to use port 0) or
PORTNO=1
(to use
port 1) to the CMS configuration file to avoid being prompted for the mode.
The
PORTNO=
setting also works on LPAR, but you must place it directly in the parmfile rather than
the CMS configuration file.
LAYER2=
Add either
LAYER2=0
or
LAYER2=1
to the CMS configration file to make the mode persistent
when installing on a System z guest.
Use
LAYER2=0
when the OSA is in layer 3 mode, and
LAYER2=1
when the OSA is in layer 2
mode.
VSWITCH=
When specifying
LAYER2=1
, you can also specify
VSWITCH=1
when connecting to a VSWITCH,
or
VSWITCH=0
when connecting directly to the OSA.
MACADDR=MAC_address
When specifying
LAYER2=1
and a VSWITCH is not in use, you can use this parameter to specify
the MAC address in the CMS configuration file.
FCP_* (FCP_1, FCP_2, ...)
These variables can be used on systems with FCP devices to preconfigure the FCP setup (these
can be changed during the installation).
Use the following samples as a guide to formatting proper parameter files.
Sample file with minimally required parameters:
root=/dev/ram0 DASD=200
Note
The installation program prompts the user for any required parameters not specified in the
parameter file.
Sample file configuring a QETH networking device:
Example of
redhat.parm
file:
root=/dev/ram0 ro ip=off ramdisk_size=40000
CMSDASD=191 CMSCONFFILE=redhat.conf
vnc
Example of
redhat.conf
file (pointed to by CMSCONFFILE in
redhat.parm
)
DASD=200
HOSTNAME="foobar.systemz.example.com"
DASD="200­203"
NETTYPE="qeth"
IPADDR="192.168.17.115"
SUBCHANNELS="0.0.0600,0.0.0601,0.0.0602"