Network Configuration - Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 11 - DEPLOYMENT Deployment Manual

4.2.5 Network Configuration

Wait until the kernel has completed its start-up routines. If you are installing in basic
mode or in an LPAR, open the Operating System Messages on the HMC or SE.
First, choose Start Installation or System in the linuxrc main menu then Start Installation
or Update to start the installation process. Select Network as your installation medium
then select the type of network protocol you will be installing over.
"Making the Installation Data Available"
lation data available for the various types of network connections. Currently, FTP,
HTTP, NFS, and SMB/CIFS (Windows file sharing) are supported.
Now set up the network device over which to receive the installation data: OSA-2 or
OSA Express or HiperSockets. The following network adapters are still available and
usable, but no longer supported: CTC, ESCON, IUCV. Next, choose the CCW bus in-
terface and the physical medium (Ethernet). As a result, the respective driver is installed
and you see the corresponding kernel messages.
Proceeding with the installation, linuxrc displays a list of potential usable read, write,
and, if applicable, data channels. After entering the addresses for each channel, you
may also need to enter additional information, such as the port name for OSA ethernet
cards.
Next, decide whether to use DHCP autoconfiguration for setting up the network interface
parameters. Because DHCP only works on a few devices and requires special hardware
configuration settings, you probably want to say NO here. When you do so, you are
prompted for the networking parameters of your installation network device:
• The IP address of the system to install
• The corresponding netmask
• The IP address of a gateway to reach the server
• The IP address of your domain name server (DNS)
When using an OSA Express Network Card you are now prompted for a relative port
number. This was added to support the new 2 port OSA Express 3 Network devices. If
you are not using an OSA Express 3 device, please enter 0. OSA Express cards also
have the option of running in an "OSI layer 2 support" mode or using the older more
(page 46) describes how to make the instal-
Installation on IBM System z
Section 4.2.1,
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