Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual page 67

There are many ways to create an IPLable tape. One is to copy the files:
/boot/s390x/tapeipl.ikr
/boot/s390x/parmfile
/boot/s390x/initrd
as binary files from DVD 1 (for example, using FTP from a Linux workstation).
Name them
SLES11 IMAGE
SLES11 PARM
SLES11 INITRD
and write them onto a tape with the REXX from the example.
IMPORTANT: Transferring Binaries using FTP
Do not upload the files as fixed 80. Store them as fixed 1024. Use the
FTP command locsite fix 1024.
Example 4.6 REXX Script to Create an IPLable Tape
'REWIND 181'
'FILEDEF IN1 DISK' SLES11 IMAGE A
'FILEDEF IN2 DISK' SLES11 PARM A
'FILEDEF IN3 DISK' SLES11 INITRD A
'FILEDEF OUT TAP1 (RECFM F BLOCK 1024 LRECL 1024 PERM'
say 'Writing: ' left(file1,23)
'MOVEFILE IN1 OUT'
say 'Writing: ' left(file2,23)
'MOVEFILE IN2 OUT'
say 'Writing: ' left(file3,23)
'MOVEFILE IN3 OUT'
say 'Done.'
'REWIND 181'
exit
The tape in this script is attached as 181. Adjust the script to your needs.
z/VM Installation
This section is about IPLing the installation system to install SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server for IBM System z on a z/VM system.
Installation on IBM System z 55