2.3.2 z/VM Installation
Adding a Linux Guest
The first step is to attach and format one or multiple DASDs in the system to be used
by the Linux guest in z/VM. Next, create a new user in z/VM. The example shows the
directory for a user
LINUX1
with the password
LINPWD
, 256 MB of memory (extend-
able up to 512 MB), 32 MB of expanded RAM (XSTORE), some minidisks (MDISK),
two CPUs and an OSA QDIO device.
TIP: Assigning Memory to z/VM guests
When assigning memory to a z/VM guest, make sure that the memory size suits
the needs of your preferred installation type. See
Section “Memory Require-
ments”
(page 12).
Preparing for Installation
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