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3.5 IBM System z: Hard Disk
Configuration
When installing on IBM System z platforms, the language selection dialog is followed
by a dialog to configure the attached hard disks. Select DASD, Fibre Channel Attached
SCSI Disks (ZFCP), or iSCSI for installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise.
After selecting Configure DASD Disks, an overview lists all available DASDs. To get
a clearer picture of the available devices, use the entry field located above the list to
specify a range of channels to display. To filter the list according to such a range, select
Filter. See
Figure 3.1, "IBM System z: Selecting a DASD"
(page 22).
Figure 3.1 IBM System z: Selecting a DASD
Now specify the DASDs to use for the installation by selecting the corresponding entries
in the list then clicking Select or Deselect. After that, activate and make the DASDs
available for the installation by selecting Perform Action > Activate. See
Figure 3.2,
"IBM System z: Activating a DASD"
(page 23). To format the DASDs, select Perform
Action > Format right away or use the YaST partitioner later as described in
Sec-
tion 8.5.7, "Using the YaST Partitioner"
(page 149).
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