Red Hat ENTREPRISE LINUX 5 Installation Manual page 241

PORTNO=portnumber
When installing under z/VM, you can add either PORTNO=0 (to use port 0) or PORTNO=1 (to use
port 1) to the CMS configuration file to avoid being prompted for the mode.
The PORTNO= setting also works on LPAR, but you must place it directly in the parmfile rather than
the CMS configuration file.
LAYER2=
Add either LAYER2=0 or LAYER2=1 to the CMS configration file to make the mode persistent
when installing on a System z guest.
Use LAYER2=0 when the OSA is in layer 3 mode, and LAYER2=1 when the OSA is in layer 2
mode.
VSWITCH=
When specifying LAYER2=1, you can also specify VSWITCH=1 when connecting to a VSWITCH,
or VSWITCH=0 when connecting directly to the OSA.
MACADDR=MAC_address
When specifying LAYER2=1 and a VSWITCH is not in use, you can use this parameter to specify
the MAC address in the CMS configuration file.
FCP_* (FCP_1, FCP_2, ...)
These variables can be used on systems with FCP devices to preconfigure the FCP setup (these
can be changed during the installation).
Use the following samples as a guide to formatting proper parameter files.
Sample file with minimally required parameters:
root=/dev/ram0 DASD=200
Note
The installation program prompts the user for any required parameters not specified in the
parameter file.
Sample file configuring a QETH networking device:
Example of redhat.parm file:
root=/dev/ram0 ro ip=off ramdisk_size=40000
CMSDASD=191 CMSCONFFILE=redhat.conf
vnc
Example of redhat.conf file (pointed to by CMSCONFFILE in redhat.parm)
DASD=200
HOSTNAME="foobar.systemz.example.com"
DASD="200­203"
NETTYPE="qeth"
IPADDR="192.168.17.115"
SUBCHANNELS="0.0.0600,0.0.0601,0.0.0602"
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