Networking Requirements; Disk Requirements; Permanent Disk Requirements; Temporary Disk Requirements - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER STARTER SYSTEM Installation Manual

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Networking Requirements

The starter system requires access to a VSWITCH defined on the z/VM system and one

virtual NIC interface attached to that VSWITCH either in the CP directory entry for the

virtual machine or via the CP COUPLE command. A guest LAN connection may also be

used, however the VSWITCH is more flexible and is considered better practice for the

future.

The starter system will require one unique IP address on the network connected to the

VSWITCH, along with correct network mask, default gateway, and DNS server parame-

ters for that network. You should obtain this information from your local network admin-

istrator and record it on the network planning worksheet in section "Network Connection

Information" on page 7.

The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z

access to two full 3390 model 3 disk packs to hold the system image and the RPM repos-

itory. Use the sample directory entry NOVSTART SAMPDIR and your local directory

and disk management practices to allocate the disk space as shown in the sample direc-

tory entry.

Sites that use larger (model 9 or 27) volumes may combine the minidisks shown in the

sample directory entry onto a single larger volume without impact.

During the installation process, the starter system installation will require an additional

3390 model 3 disk pack or an equivalent amount of space for use in storing disk images

before installation.

Following installation of the starter system, this temporary space may be released for

other uses.

The starter system is designed to work with z/VM release 5.1 and higher. z/VM must be

installed before you begin the installation of the starter system. Refer to the IBM refer-

ence works listed in Appendix C, "IBM References" on page 40 for additional informa-

tion on installing and configuring z/VM.

Preparing to Install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z

requires permanent

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