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- Page 1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 Installation Guide for the IBM® eServer™ iSeries™ and IBM® eServer™ pSeries™ Architectures...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Introduction............................i 1. Document Conventions......................i 2. How to Use This Manual .....................iii 2.1. We Need Feedback! ....................iii 3. Accessibility Solutions ......................iv 1. Steps to Get You Started......................... 1 1.1. Where to Find Other Manuals.................... 1 1.2. - Page 4 2.25.1. Configuring Your Monitor ................38 2.25.2. Custom Configuration..................39 2.26. Installation Complete ..................... 40 2.27. iSeries and pSeries — Rescue Mode ................42 2.27.1. Special Considerations for Accessing the SCSI Utilities from Rescue Mode 42 A. Red Hat Linux to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Migration Solution .......... 45 B.
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Page 5: Introduction
Introduction Welcome to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide. This guide contains useful information to assist you during the installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3. From fundamental concepts such as installation preparation to the step-by-step installation procedure, this book will be a valuable resource as you install Red Hat Enterprise Linux. - Page 6 Introduction text found on a GUI interface A title, word, or phrase found on a GUI interface screen or window is shown in this style. Text shown in this style is being used to identify a particular GUI screen or an element on a GUI screen (such as text associated with a checkbox or field).
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Page 7: How To Use This Manual
Introduction The directory for the kernel source is , where /usr/src/ version-number ¢ £ is the version of the kernel installed on this system. version-number ¤ ¥ Additionally, we use several different strategies to draw your attention to certain pieces of informa- tion. -
Page 8: We Need Feedback
If you discover a typo in the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide or have thought of a way to make this manual better, we would love to hear from you. Submit a bug report against the component rhel-ig-ppc-multi in Bugzilla at: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/ When submitting a bug report, be sure to mention the manual’s identifier: rhel-ig-ppc-multi(EN)-3-Print-RHI (2003-07-25T17:09) If you have a suggestion for improving the documentation, try to be as specific as possible when de-... -
Page 9: Steps To Get You Started
Linux Release Notes for information that may not have been available prior to this documentation being finalized. The Release Notes can be found on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1 and online http://www.redhat.com/docs/ 1.1. Where to Find Other Manuals If your particular product did not include all of the printed Red Hat Enterprise Linux manuals, you can find them online or on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Documentation CD included with your Red... -
Page 10: Do You Have Enough Disk Space
Chapter 1. Steps to Get You Started Additional information on the iSeries can be found online at: http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/linux/ To prepare your iSeries system for installation, follow the instructions in the Planning to run Linux on a logical partition and Creating a logical partition to run Linux sections Configuring Linux... -
Page 11: Preparing For A Network Installation
Linux. The Release Notes are formatted in HTML files located at the root of the disc. Copy the files to your installation directory. For example: cp /mnt/cdrom/RELEASE-NOTES*.html /location/of/disk/space/ The Release Notes are also available online from http://www.redhat.com/docs/. Next, make accessible to the installation program via NFS, FTP, •... -
Page 12: Using Iso Images For Nfs Installs
Administration Guide. If the directory does not appear in the NFS shared directory, the wrong path may have RedHat/ been mounted and/or exported. FTP and HTTP installations also support a second type of tree structure. To make it easier to access •... -
Page 13: Preparing For A Hard Drive Installation
Chapter 1. Steps to Get You Started 1.7. Preparing for a Hard Drive Installation Hard drive installations require a working Linux system installed and the use of ISO (or CD-ROM) images rather than the entire installation tree. Hard drive installations only work from ext2 or ext3 file systems. Set of CD-ROMs —... - Page 14 Chapter 1. Steps to Get You Started...
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Page 15: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux This chapter explains how to perform a Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation from the CD-ROM, using the graphical, mouse-based installation program. The following topics are discussed: Becoming familiar with the installation program’s user interface •... -
Page 16: Booting The Pseries Installation Program
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux information how to determine this. Place the driver media into the first CD-ROM drive when instructed by the installation program. Ensure that your Network Server (NWS) is varied off using the OS/400 com- WRKCFGSTS (*nws) mand. -
Page 17: A Note About Virtual Consoles On Pseries
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Once in the SMS menu, select the option for Select Boot Options. In that menu, specify Select Install or Boot a Device. There, select CD/DVD, and then the bus type (in most cases SCSI). If you are uncertain, you can select to view all devices. -
Page 18: The Text Mode Installation Program User Interface
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux The virtual console is usable from a variety of Telnet clients, but it works best when used either from Linux-based X terminals (or GNOME terminals) using the standard client or the MS Win- telnet dows PuTTY client. -
Page 19: Using The Keyboard To Navigate
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Figure 2-3. Installation Program Widgets as seen in Disk Druid Here is a list of the most important widgets shown in Figure 2-2 and Figure 2-3: Window — Windows (usually referred to as dialogs in this manual) appear on your screen through- •... -
Page 20: Installing From Cd-Rom
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux To "press" a button, position the cursor over the button (using [Tab], for example) and press [Space] or [Enter]. To select an item from a list of items, move the cursor to the item you wish to select and press [Enter]. -
Page 21: Installing From A Hard Drive
first logging into an OS/400 system as an iSeries user and then setting any IPL parameters within their partition’s NWSD. Additionally, if a file called exists in the directory from which you RedHat/base/updates.img install, it is used for installation program updates. Refer to the file in the install-methods.txt... -
Page 22: Performing A Network Installation
Preparing for a Network Installation, you would enter the directory /location/of/disk/space/ which contains the directory. RedHat/ If the NFS server is exporting a mirror of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation tree, enter the directory which contains the directory. (If you do not know this directory RedHat/ path, ask your system administrator.) For example, if the NFS site contains the directory... -
Page 23: Installing Via Ftp
Enter the name or IP address of the FTP site you are installing from, and the name of the directory containing the installation files for your architecture. For example, if the FTP site contains RedHat/ the directory , enter (where arch... -
Page 24: Installing Via Http
Enter the name or IP address of the HTTP site you are installing from, and the name of the directory containing the installation files for your architecture. For example, if the HTTP site contains RedHat/ the directory , enter (where arch... -
Page 25: Language Selection
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.9. Welcome to Red Hat Enterprise Linux The Welcome screen does not prompt you for any input. Read over the help text in the left panel for additional instructions and information on where to register your Red Hat Enterprise Linux product. Notice the Hide Help button at the bottom left corner of the screen. -
Page 26: Mouse Configuration
Configuration Tool. Type the command in a shell prompt to launch the Keyboard Configura- redhat-config-keyboard tion Tool. If you are not root, it prompts you for the root password to continue. 2.12. Mouse Configuration Mouse configuration is not available for iSeries systems. Skip ahead to the next section for futher installation instructions. -
Page 27: Disk Partitioning Setup
Type the command in a shell prompt to launch the Mouse Configuration redhat-config-mouse Tool. If you are not root, it prompts you for the root password to continue. To configure your mouse to work as a left-handed mouse, reset the order of the mouse buttons. To do this, after you have booted the system, go to the Main Menu Button (on the Panel) =>... -
Page 28: Automatic Partitioning
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux are not sure how you want your system to be partitioned, read Appendix C An Introduction to Disk Partitions for more information. On this screen, you can choose to perform automatic partitioning, or manual partitioning using Disk Druid. - Page 29 Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Remove all Linux partitions on this system — select this option to remove only Linux partitions • (partitions created from a previous Linux installation). This will not remove other partitions you may have on your hard drive(s). Remove all partitions on this system —...
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Page 30: Partitioning Your System
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux If you have a RAID card, be aware that some firmware do not support booting from the RAID card. In cases such as these, the partition must be created on a partition outside of the RAID array, /boot/ such as on a separate hard drive. -
Page 31: Graphical Display Of Hard Drive(S)
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Figure 2-13. Partitioning with Disk Druid on iSeries systems Figure 2-14. Partitioning with Disk Druid on pSeries systems The partitioning tool used by the installation program is Disk Druid. With the exception of certain esoteric situations, Disk Druid can handle the partitioning requirements for a typical installation. -
Page 32: Disk Druid's Buttons
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux sectors as reported by the hard disk), and the Model of the hard drive as detected by the installation program. 2.15.2. Disk Druid’s Buttons These buttons control Disk Druid’s actions. They are used to change the attributes of a partition (for example the file system type and mount point) and also to create RAID devices. -
Page 33: Recommended Partitioning Scheme
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux mounted. If a partition exists, but is not set, then you need to define its mount point. Double-click on the partition or click the Edit button. Type: This field shows the partition’s type (for example, ext2 or ext3). •... -
Page 34: Adding Partitions
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Caution If you have a RAID card, be aware that some firmware do not support booting from the RAID card. In cases such as these, the partition must be created on a partition outside of the RAID /boot/ array, such as on a separate hard drive. - Page 35 Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux not checked, then the partition will never be created on that hard disk. By using different checkbox settings, you can have Disk Druid place partitions where you need them, or let Disk Druid decide where partitions should go.
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Page 36: Editing Partitions
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.15.6. Editing Partitions To edit a partition, select the Edit button or double-click on the existing partition. Note If the partition already exists on your hard disk, you can only change the partition’s mount point. To make any other changes, you must delete the partition and recreate it. -
Page 37: Firewall Configuration
Administration Tool. Type the command in a shell prompt to launch the Network Administra- redhat-config-network tion Tool. If you are not root, it prompts you for the root password to continue. 2.17. Firewall Configuration Red Hat Enterprise Linux offers firewall protection for enhanced system security. A firewall exists between your computer and the network, and determines which resources on your computer remote users on the network can access. - Page 38 Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Figure 2-18. Firewall Configuration Choose the appropriate security level for your system. No firewall No firewall provides complete access to your system and does no security checking. Security checking is the disabling of access to certain services. This should only be selected if you are running on a trusted network (not the Internet) or plan to do more firewall configuration later.
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Page 39: Language Support Selection
Level Configuration Tool. Type the command in a shell prompt to launch the Security Level redhat-config-securitylevel Configuration Tool. If you are not root, it prompts you for the root password to continue. 2.18. Language Support Selection You can install and support multiple languages for use on your system. -
Page 40: Time Zone Configuration
Configuration Tool. Type the command in a shell prompt to launch the Language Configu- redhat-config-language ration Tool. If you are not root, it prompts you for the root password to continue. 2.19. Time Zone Configuration You can set your time zone by selecting your computer’s physical location or by specifying your time zone’s offset from Universal Time, Coordinated (UTC). -
Page 41: Set Root Password
Type the command in a shell prompt to launch the Time and Date Properties redhat-config-date Tool. If you are not root, it prompts you for the root password to continue. To run the Time and Date Properties Tool as a text-based application, use the command timeconfig 2.20. - Page 42 Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Note The root user (also known as the superuser) has complete access to the entire system; for this rea- son, logging in as the root user is best done only to perform system maintenance or administration. Figure 2-21.
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Page 43: Package Group Selection
Tool. Type the command in a shell prompt to launch the Root Password redhat-config-rootpassword Tool. If you are not root, it prompts you for the root password to continue. 2.21. Package Group Selection After your partitions have been selected and configured for formatting, you are ready to select pack- ages for installation. - Page 44 Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux You can select package groups, which group components together according to function (for example, X Window System and Editors), individual packages, or a combination of the two. Note Users who want support for developing or running 64-bit applications are encouraged to select the Compatibility Arch Support and Compatibility Arch Development Support packages to install architecure specific support for their systems.
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Page 45: Preparing To Install
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Figure 2-24. Package Group Details 2.22. Preparing to Install A screen preparing you for the installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux now appears. For your reference, a complete log of your installation can be found in once /root/install.log you reboot your system. -
Page 46: Configuration - Monitor And Customization
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux This screen allows you to select whether you want to configure X or not. Select Skip X Configuration if you would rather configure X after the installation or not at all. If you choose not to configure X, skip ahead to Section 2.26 Installation Complete. -
Page 47: Custom Configuration
Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Caution Do not select a monitor similar to your monitor unless you are certain that the monitor you are selecting does not exceed the capabilities of your monitor. Doing so may overclock your monitor and damage or destroy it. -
Page 48: Installation Complete
Tool. Type the command in a shell prompt to launch the X Configuration Tool. redhat-config-xfree86 If you are not root, it prompts you for the root password to continue. 2.26. Installation Complete Congratulations! Your Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 installation is now complete! The installation program prompts you to prepare your system for reboot. - Page 49 Red Hat Enterprise Linux product. HTML, PDF, and RPM versions of the manuals are available on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Docu- mentation CD and online at http://www.redhat.com/docs/. Note Although this manual reflects the most current information possible, read the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Release Notes for information that may not have been available prior to our documenta- tion being finalized.
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Page 50: Iseries And Pseries - Rescue Mode
Red Hat Services you have purchased, such as technical support and Red Hat Network. To register your product, go to: http://www.redhat.com/apps/activate/ 2.27. iSeries and pSeries — Rescue Mode You can use the installation disks in rescue mode, in case your system does not boot. Rescue mode gives you access to the disk partitions on your system so you can make any changes necessary to rescue your installation. - Page 51 Chapter 2. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2. Copy the first installation disc onto a file system of another Linux system or other Linux system. 3. Make this copy of the installation disc available through NFS or FTP. 4. Vary off or power down the system you need to rescue. Set its IPL parameters as instructed for booting the Installation discs in rescue mode, except that the IPL source should point to the copy on your IFS (from step 1, above).
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- Page 53 Appendix A. Red Hat Linux to Red Hat Enterprise Linux Migration Solution This appendix discusses how to migrate Red Hat Linux 7.1 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 on the IBM iSeries and pSeries architectures. For additional instructions on migrating your iSeries and pSeries systems from Red Hat Linux 7.1 to Red Hat Enterprise Linux, refer to the following URL: http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/linux/dist.html If you currently use Red Hat Linux 7.1 for the IBM iSeries and pSeries architectures, upgrades via...
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Page 54: A. Red Hat Linux To Red Hat Enterprise Linux Migration Solution
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Page 55: Troubleshooting Your Installation Of Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Appendix B. Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux This appendix discusses some common installation problems and their solutions. B.1. You are Unable to Boot Red Hat Enterprise Linux B.1.1. Is Your System Displaying Signal 11 Errors? A signal 11 error, commonly know as a segmentation fault, means that the program accessed a memory location that was not assigned. -
Page 56: Trouble Beginning The Installation
Appendix D Driver Media. You can also refer to the Red Hat Hardware Compatibility List, available online at: http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/ B.3.2. Saving Traceback Messages Without a Diskette Drive If you receive a traceback error message during installation, you can usually save it to a diskette. -
Page 57: Trouble With Partition Tables
Appendix B. Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux If you do not have a diskette drive available in your system, you can the error message to a remote system. This information does not apply to users of iSeries systems or headless pSeries systems. When the traceback dialog appears, the traceback error message is automatically written to a file named . -
Page 58: Problems After Installation
If you experience such an error, first try to download any available errata for anaconda. Errata can be found at: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/ The anaconda website may also be a useful reference and can be found online at: http://rhlinux.redhat.com/anaconda/ You can also search for bug reports related to this problem. -
Page 59: Booting Into A Graphical Environment
Appendix B. Troubleshooting Your Installation of Red Hat Enterprise Linux B.4.2. Booting into a Graphical Environment This information does not apply to users of iSeries systems. If you have installed the X Window System but are not seeing a graphical desktop environment once you log into your Red Hat Enterprise Linux system, you can start the X Window System graphical interface using the command startx... -
Page 60: Problems When You Try To Log In
If the graphical login screen does not appear, check your hardware for compatibility issues. The Hard- ware Compatibility List can be found at: http://hardware.redhat.com/hcl/ B.4.5. Your Printer Will Not Work If you are not sure how to set up your printer or are having trouble getting it to work properly, try using the Printer Configuration Tool. -
Page 61: An Introduction To Disk Partitions
Appendix C. An Introduction to Disk Partitions Note This appendix is not necessarily applicable to non-x86-based architecures. However, the general concepts mentioned here may apply. Disk partitions are a standard part of the personal computer landscape and have been for quite some time. - Page 62 Appendix C. An Introduction to Disk Partitions Figure C-2. Disk Drive with a File System As Figure C-2, implies, the order imposed by a file system involves some trade-offs: A small percentage of the drive’s available space is used to store file system-related data and can be •...
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Page 63: Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many
Appendix C. An Introduction to Disk Partitions C.1.2. Partitions: Turning One Drive Into Many As disk drive capacities soared, some people began to wonder if having all of that formatted space in one big chunk was such a great idea. This line of thinking was driven by several issues, some philosophical, some technical. -
Page 64: Partitions Within Partitions - An Overview Of Extended Partitions
Appendix C. An Introduction to Disk Partitions Figure C-6. Disk Drive With Single Partition In many cases, there is only a single partition spanning the entire disk, essentially duplicating the method used before partitions. The partition table has only one entry used, and it points to the start of the partition. -
Page 65: Making Room For Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Appendix C. An Introduction to Disk Partitions continued to grow, it became more and more likely that a person could configure four reasonably- sized partitions and still have disk space left over. There needed to be some way of creating more partitions. -
Page 66: Partition Naming Scheme
Appendix C. An Introduction to Disk Partitions Linux native Figure C-8. Disk Drive with Unpartitioned Free Space In Figure C-8, 1 represents an undefined partition with unallocated space and 2 represents a defined partition with allocated space. If you think about it, an unused hard disk also falls into this category. The only difference is that all the space is not part of any defined partition. -
Page 67: Disk Partitions And Other Operating Systems
Appendix C. An Introduction to Disk Partitions /dev/ This is the name of the directory in which all device files reside. Since partitions reside on hard disks, and hard disks are devices, the files representing all possible partitions reside in /dev/ The first two letters of the partition name indicate the type of device on which the partition resides, usually either... -
Page 68: How Many Partitions
Appendix C. An Introduction to Disk Partitions Continuing our example, it is also possible that one or more directories below would be /usr/ mount points for other partitions. For instance, a partition (say, ) could be mounted on /dev/hda7 , meaning that would then reside on rather /usr/local/... -
Page 69: Driver Media
Appendix D. Driver Media D.1. Why Do I Need Driver Media? While the Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation program is loading, a screen may appear asking you for driver media. The driver media screen is most often seen in the following scenarios: If you need to perform an installation from a network device •... -
Page 70: Using A Driver Image During Installation
Appendix D. Driver Media Another option for finding specialized driver information is on Red Hat’s website at http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/ under the section called Bug Fixes. Occasionally, popular hardware may be made available after a release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux that does not work with drivers already in the installation program or included on the driver images on the Red Hat Enterprise Linux CD #1. -
Page 71: Additional Boot Options
Appendix E. Additional Boot Options This appendix discusses additional boot and kernel boot options available for the Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation program. To use any of the boot options presented here, type the command you wish to invoke at the installation prompt. - Page 72 Appendix E. Additional Boot Options mem=xxxM This command allows you to override the amount of memory the kernel detects for the machine. This may be needed for some older systems where only 16 MB is detected and for some new machines where the video card shares the video memory with the main memory.
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Page 75: Index
Index DASD installation, 13 deleting partitions, 28 Symbols Disk Druid /boot/ partition adding partitions, 26 recommended partitioning, 25 file system type, 27 /root/install.log install log file location, 37 buttons, 24 /var/ partition deleting partitions, 28 recommended partitioning, 25 editing partitions, 28 partitions, 22 disk partitioning, 19 disk space, 2... - Page 76 hard disk kernel basic concepts, 53 boot options, 63 extended partitions, 56 keyboard file system formats, 53 configuration, 17 partition introduction, 55 navigating the installation program using, 11 partition types, 56 keymap partitioning of, 53 hard drive installation, 13 selecting type of keyboard, 17 preparing for, 5 hardware preparation, iSeries, 1 hardware specific documentation, iSeries, 1...
- Page 77 recommended partitioning, 25 packages groups, 35 selecting, 35 installing, 35 TCP/IP configuration, 14 time zone selecting, 35 configuration, 32 partition traceback messages extended, 56 saving traceback messages without a floppy drive, partitioning, 22 automatic, 19, 20 troubleshooting, 47 basic concepts, 53 after the installation creating new, 26 Apache-based httpd service hangs during...
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Page 79: Colophon
Colophon The manuals are written in DocBook SGML v4.1 format. The HTML and PDF formats are produced using custom DSSSL stylesheets and custom jade wrapper scripts. The DocBook SGML files are written in Emacs with the help of PSGML mode. Garrett LeSage created the admonition graphics (note, tip, important, caution, and warning).