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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
mand.
Edit the Network Server Description (NWSD). Set the IPL source field to
Set the IPL stream file field to
where Red_Hat is the name of the CD volume as it appears under
Set the IPL parameters option to
option to .
*NONE
Note
Red Hat recommends using the
ical installation. Otherwise, set the field to *NONE to perform a text mode installation. On your work-
station, be sure to set the
information on available boot commands, refer to Appendix E Additional Boot Options.
Use a Telnet client to connect to the virtual console of the OS/400 partition hosting your Linux par-
tition using a command like
the iSeries Virtual Consoles for more details on using the virtual console.
Vary on the NWS. The boot sequence begins on the virtual console in a few seconds. The installation
program begins automatically. If you are performing a VNC or X-Host based installation, network
information can be configured via a virtual console.

2.1.2. Booting the pSeries Installation Program

To boot a pSeries system from a CD-ROM, you must specify the install boot device in the System
Management Services (SMS) menu.
To enter the System Management Services GUI, press the [F1] key during the boot process when
you hear the chime sound. This brings up a graphical interface similar to the one described in this
section.
On a text console, press [1] when the self test is displaying the banner along with the tested compo-
nents:
Figure 2-1. SMS console
/QOPT/RED_HAT/PPC/ISERIES/BOOT.IMG
(including quotes) if you are using a driver. Otherwise, set the
'dd'
or
vnc display=
command to the hostname of the system being installed. For more
xhost+
telnet hosting partition
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/QOPT
boot commands to begin a graph-
workstation
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WRKCFGSTS (*nws)
.
*STMF
(case is not significant),
.
. Refer to Section 2.1.4 Using
com-