priate information. After the preparations mentioned in the previous chapters have been
accomplished, follow the installation overview of the desired installation mode to install
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on your system.
As described in
Section 2.1, “Making the Installation Data Available”
(page 21), there
are two different installation modes for Linux on IBM System z:
• LPAR Installation
• z/VM Installation
Procedure 2.1
Installation Overview of LPAR Installation
1
Prepare the devices needed for installation. See
Section 2.3.1, “LPAR Installation”
(page 26).
2
IPL the installation system. See
Section 2.4.1, “LPAR Installation”
(page 29).
3
Configure the network. See
Section 2.5, “Network Configuration”
(page 33).
4
Connect to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation system. See
Section 2.6,
“Connecting to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation System”
(page 36).
5
Start installation using YaST and IPL the installed system. See Chapter 3, Instal-
lation with YaST (↑Installation and Administration).
Procedure 2.2
Installation Overview of z/VM Installation
1
Prepare the devices needed for installation. See
Section 2.3.2, “z/VM Installation”
(page 27).
2
IPL the installation system. See
Section 2.4.2, “z/VM Installation”
(page 30).
3
Configure the network. See
Section 2.5.1, “z/VM Installation”
(page 34).
4
Connect to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server installation system. See
Section 2.6,
“Connecting to the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Installation System”
(page 36).
5
Start installation using YaST and IPL the installed system. See Chapter 3, Instal-
lation with YaST (↑Installation and Administration).
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