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Introduction

This book describes the procedure for preparing the installation of SUSE® Linux En-
terprise Server on IBM System z systems. It provides all information needed to prepare
the installation on the LPAR and z/VM side.
1 Structure
Basically, this manual is divided in two parts.
General Information and Requirements
This part provides information about the requirements both on the hardware and
the software side that need to be met to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server suc-
cessfully on your machine.
Preparing for Installation
This part covers the preparation procedure for the installation of SUSE Linux En-
terprise Server on IBM System z. Learn which basic preparations need to be per-
formed on the LPAR and z/VM side. It guides you to the point where YaST, the
SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server installation and configuration tool, takes over.
Additionally, the appendix contains a chapter featuring an overview of possible network
connection types. The second chapter in the appendix focuses on automated system
configuration using the parmfile.
TIP: Further Information about SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM
System z
Find a short introduction to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM System z in
Start-Up Guide of which you received a printed copy. Find a detailed description
of the installation procedure and the administration of SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server in Installation and Administration, which you can find in the local direc-
tory /usr/share/doc/manual/ or on the first installation medium in the
directory /docu.