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You can install the AIX operating system by following the installation instructions in the IBM Systems
Information Center.
See the online AIX Installation and migration topic for more information. You can find more
information about AIX in the IBM System p Information Roadmap on the IBM website.
Note: After you install AIX from CD or DVD, using the keyboard and video interface, run the change
console command and restart the compute node to switch the AIX console to a Serial over LAN (SOL)
connection. (The command does not affect the console that is used by partition firmware.) You can use
the following commands:
chcons /dev/vty0
shutdown -Fr
v Installing IBM i
You can install the IBM i operating system in a client partition of the VIOS.
See the IBM i on a POWER Blade Read-me First document on the IBM website. Additional installation
information and IBM i restrictions are described in i5/OS client partition considerations.
Also, see the IBM System i
v Installing Linux
You can install a Linux operating system by following the installation instructions in the IBM Systems
Information Center.
The online Linux installation instructions are available in the Linux on BladeCenter JS22 topic in the IBM
Systems Information Center.
Notes:
1. Some optional devices have device drivers that you must install. See the documentation that comes
with the devices for information about installing any required device drivers.
If your operating system does not have the required device drivers, contact your IBM marketing
representative or authorized reseller, or see your operating-system documentation for additional
information.
2. The IBM Remote Deployment Manager (RDM) program does not support the IBM Flex System p270
Compute Node. However, you can use the following programs for remote deployment:
v For AIX, Red Hat Linux or SUSE Linux operating-system deployments, you can use Cluster
Systems Management (CSM) from IBM. Go to http://www.ibm.com/systems/clusters/index.html.
v For AIX operating-system deployments, you can use Network Installation Manager (NIM) from
IBM. See your AIX operating-system documentation for additional information.
v For SUSE Linux operating-system deployments, you can use the AutoYast utility program from
Novell, Inc. See http://www.suse.com/~ug/ for more information.
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