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  • Page 1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z Installation Guide...
  • Page 3 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z Installation Guide...
  • Page 5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z Installation Guide November 29, 2007 Novell, Inc. www.novell.com...
  • Page 6 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preparing to Install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z ..Preparing to Install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System ..........What You Need .
  • Page 8 Installing a New Linux Guest from the Starter System ......Installing a New Guest from the Starter System .
  • Page 9 Figures Disk Image Files ........Example MDISK Entries with Passwords .
  • Page 10 Tables Permanent Minidisk Requirements Worksheet ....Temporary Minidisk Requirements Worksheet ....Network Requirements Worksheet .

  • Page 11: Preparing To Install The Suse Linux Enterprise Server Starter System For System Z

    Preparing to Install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z Preparing to Install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z...

  • Page 12: Preparing To Install The Suse Linux Enterprise Server Starter System For System Z

    Preparing to Install the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z The SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z is a pre-built installation server for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z that can be installed on your z/VM system using CMS tools, eliminating the need for coordinating access to a separate Linux or Unix system elsewhere on your network and minimizing the impact of network-based installation on your internal and external networks.

  • Page 13: Networking Requirements

    Networking Requirements The starter system requires access to a VSWITCH defined on the z/VM system and one virtual NIC interface attached to that VSWITCH either in the CP directory entry for the virtual machine or via the CP COUPLE command. A guest LAN connection may also be used, however the VSWITCH is more flexible and is considered better practice for the future.

  • Page 14: Where To Get The Components

    The most current versions of these tools are also included inside the starter system disk images, and may be newer than the ones available from the Novell web site. Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z...

  • Page 15: Starter System Disk Images

    Starter System Disk Images The starter system disk images can be downloaded from the download area noted above. There are 4 files. NOV191 VMARC NOV150 VMARC NOV151 VMARC NOV19F VMARC Figure 1. Disk Image Files Where to Get the Components...

  • Page 16: Suse Linux Enterprise Server Starter System For System Z Planning Worksheet

    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z Planning Worksheet Use the following worksheets to record important parameters for the starter system install process. Hardware Prerequisites Permanent Minidisks Table 1. Permanent Minidisk Requirements Worksheet Virtual Mini- Desc Device Size Starting Located Address...

  • Page 17: Network Connection Information

    Downloaded Components All of the following files can be obtained from: http://download.novell.com/Download?buildid=M5V5-w8h2M0- Any references in the worksheets to file names or locations should refer to this location (e.g., prepend this URL path to the name of the listed file to download that file.

  • Page 18: Sample Cp Directory Entry

    Sample CP Directory Entry Table 5. Sample Directory Entry Checklist File Name Location NOVSTART SAMPDIR novstart.sampdir NOVSTART SAMPASC novstart.sampasc Utility Downloads Table 6. CMS Utility Download Checklist File Name Location VMAEXEC EXEC vmaexec.exec CMSDEXEC EXEC cmsdexec.exec Disk Image Downloads Table 7. Disk Image Download Checklist File Name Location NOV191 VMARC...

  • Page 19: Installing The Suse Linux Enterprise Server Starter System For System Z

    Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z...

  • Page 20: Installing The Suse Linux Enterprise Server Starter System For System Z

    Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z This section describes a step by step installation of the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z. Be Sure to Read the Procedure Completely Before Beginning To make sure you understand the process and steps, read the entire procedure through at least one time from start to finish and ensure that you have completed the planning worksheets and have all the materials ready before beginning to install the starter system.

  • Page 21: Performing The Installation

    MDISK 191 3390 xxxx yyyyyy MR RIAMSL WIAMSL MIAMSL MDISK 150 3390 xxxx yyyyyy MR RIAMSL WIAMSL MIAMSL MDISK 151 3390 xxxx yyyyyy MR RIAMSL WIAMSL MIAMSL MDISK 19F 3390 xxxx yyyyyy MR ALL WIAMSL MIAMSL MDISK F00 3390 xxxx yyyyyy MR RIAMSL WIAMSL MIAMSL Figure 2.

  • Page 22: Formatting Novstart F00 For Use

    You: FORMAT F000 G System: DMSFOR0603R FORMAT will erase all files on disk G(F000). Do you wish to continue? Enter 1 (YES) or 0 (NO). You: System: DMSFOR605R Enter disk label: You: NOVF00 System: DMSFOR733I Formatting disk G Ready; T=0.02/0.18 15:50:35 Figure 4.

  • Page 23: Sample Ftp Session From A Workstation To Z/Vm

    System: c:\> You: FTP ZVM.EXAMPLE.COM System: Connected to zvm.example.com 220-FTPSERVE IBM VM Level 520 at zvm.example.com ... 220 Connection will close if idle for more than 5 minutes. Name (zvm.example.com:novstart): You: NOVSTART System: 331 Send password please. Password: You: (password for NOVSTART) System: 230 NOVSTART logged in;...

  • Page 24: Unpacking Vmarc Module

    EXEC VMAEXEC EXTRACT A Figure 6. Unpacking VMARC MODULE 11. Unpack CMSDDR To unpack CMSDDR, execute the following: EXEC CMSDEXEC EXTRACT A Figure 7. Unpacking CMSDDR 12. Unpack NOV191 VMARC. To unpack NOV191 VMARC, type: VMARC UNPACK NOV191 VMARC A * * A Figure 8.

  • Page 25: Restoring Nov19F Diskimg To Novstart 19F

    CMSDDR RESTORE F19F NOV19F DISKIMG A Figure 12. Restoring NOV19F DISKIMG to NOVSTART 19F 17. Erase NOV19F DISKIMG and NOV19F VMARC. ERASE NOV19F DISKIMG A ERASE NOV19F VMARC Figure 13. Erasing NOV19F Image and Distribution Archives 18. Erase VMAEXEC EXEC and CMSDEXEC EXEC. ERASE VMAEXEC EXEC A ERASE CMSDEXEC EXEC A Figure 14.

  • Page 26: Sample Ftp Session From A Workstation To Z/Vm (Novstart 151)

    System: c:\> You: FTP ZVM.EXAMPLE.COM System: Connected to zvm.example.com 220-FTPSERVE IBM VM Level 520 at zvm.example.com ... 220 Connection will close if idle for more than 5 minutes. Name (zvm.example.com:novstart): You: NOVSTART System: 331 Send password please. Password: You: (password for NOVSTART) System: 230 NOVSTART logged in;...

  • Page 27: Unpacking Nov151 Vmarc

    VMARC UNPACK NOV151 VMARC G * * A Figure 20. Unpacking NOV151 VMARC The resulting file NOV151 DISKIMG is the contents of the NOVSTART 151 disk. 25. Restore NOV151 DISKIMG to NOVSTART 151. To restore the NOV151 DISKIMG file to NOVSTART 151, type: CMSDDR RESTORE F151 NOV151 DISKIMG A Figure 21.

  • Page 28: Sample Ftp Session From A Workstation To Z/Vm (Novstart 150)

    System: c:\> You: FTP ZVM.EXAMPLE.COM System: Connected to zvm.example.com 220-FTPSERVE IBM VM Level 520 at zvm.example.com ... 220 Connection will close if idle for more than 5 minutes. Name (zvm.example.com:novstart): You: NOVSTART System: 331 Send password please. Password: You: (password for NOVSTART) System: 230 NOVSTART logged in;...

  • Page 29: Unpacking Nov150 Vmarc

    VMARC UNPACK NOV150 VMARC J * * J Figure 27. Unpacking NOV150 VMARC The resulting file NOV150 DISKIMG is the contents of the NOVSTART 150 disk. 32. Restore NOV150 DISKIMG to NOVSTART 150. To restore the NOV150 DISKIMG file to NOVSTART 150, type: CMSDDR RESTORE F150 NOV150 DISKIMG J Figure 28.
  • Page 30 Installing the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z...

  • Page 31: Configuring The Suse Linux Enterprise Server Starter System For System Z

    Configuring the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z Configuring the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z...

  • Page 32: Configuring The Suse Linux Enterprise Server Starter System For System Z

    Configuring the SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Starter System for System z The starter system is almost completely configured, however some information about your local network needs to be supplied in order to properly connect and be usable. If you are continuing immediately after installing the code, skip to “Configuring Network Connectivity to the Starter System”...

  • Page 33: Sample Network Parms File

    # NETWORK PARMS # Network parameter file for the NOVSTART installation server # Lines beginning with "#" are comments; other lines are # key=value pairs # If you have a layer 2 VSWITCH and a functioning DHCP server, # you can remove the # from column 1 of the following lines and # have a working configuration.

  • Page 34: Starting Novstart For The First Time

    /* PROFILE EXEC for NOVSTART SLES Installation server */ 'CP SET PF12 RETRIEVE' 'CP SPOOL CON TO MAINT' 'CP SPOOL CON START' 'ACCESS 19F D' 'SWAPGEN 160 200000' /* Update the following variables to reflect the owner of the /* guest LAN or VSWITCH you are using, and the name of the LAN /* or switch.

  • Page 35: Other Novstart Maintenance Tasks

    normal. The system will respond to ping after about a minute or so (perhaps less if you have a very fast processor). Other NOVSTART Maintenance Tasks Changing NOVSTART Root Password The starter system is shipped with a default root password of "rootpass" and should be changed immediately after installation.

  • Page 36: Recovering From A Damaged Or Misconfigured Network Configuration

    Note that automatic file system checks will still occur if the starter system kernel detects a problem with the filesystem. Recovering from a Damaged or Misconfigured Network Configuration If you need to change the network configuration of the starter system, use the following process: 1.

  • Page 37: Installing A New Linux Guest From The Starter System

    Installing a New Linux Guest from the Starter System Installing a New Linux Guest from the Starter System...

  • Page 38: Installing A New Guest From The Starter System

    Installing a New Guest from the Starter System Now that you have the starter system installed, you can use it to install additional virtual Linux servers quickly and easily without need for an external installation media server. The directions in this section describe how to install additional servers using the starter system as a source.

  • Page 39: Sample Client Sampdir

    USER CLIENT password 512M 512M G * Sample Linux virtual server CP directory entry. * Following statements define the virtual machine console, * processors, machine mode and spooled unit record devices * simulated by z/VM. CONSOLE 0009 3215 T CONLOG SPOOL 000C 2540 READER * SPOOL 000D 2540 PUNCH A SPOOL 000E 1403 A...

  • Page 40: Starting The Install Process

    6. Start the installation process by typing SLES The install process will begin. The remainder of the installation process will proceed as described in the Novell doc- umentation. You should respond to the prompts similar to the following: Select 4) Start Installation of System...

  • Page 41: Channel Device Identifiers For Client Network-Based Install

    Select 1) QDIO Select 1) Ethernet When prompted, enter the OSA address information. For servers based on CLIENT SAMPDIR, these values should be: Table 8. Channel Device Identifiers for Client Network-based Install Channel ID Value Read 0.0.0340 Write 0.0.0341 Data 0.0.0342 A port name is not necessary for virtual NICs.Enabling layer 2 support should reflect the definition of the guest LAN or VSWITCH to which the new server is connected.

  • Page 42: Additional Information About The Install Process

    Additional Information About the Install Process Following the completion of the install process, you will likely be able to reduce the amount of virtual storage required by the newly-installed virtual machine, although how much reduction is possible will be dictated by the applications and features you have installed.

  • Page 43: If You Have Problems

    If You Have Problems If You Have Problems...

  • Page 44: Common Problems And Solutions

    If your problem is not listed here, use the process described in “How to Report Problems With the Starter System” on page 36 to report the problem to Novell. DDR reports CMS as a invalid operand.

  • Page 45: The Temporary Disk Is Too Small To Hold The Starter System Files

    The temporary disk is too small to hold the starter system files. This problem is caused by skipping the steps that erase the VMARC and DISKIMG files following each restore step. To solve this problem, backtrack your steps in the install process and verify that you have erased the temporary files that you have already restored to the minidisks owned by NOVSTART.

  • Page 46: How To Report Problems With The Starter System

    How you want to be contacted. Where to Report A Problem Report your problem to the Novell Customer Center as described in the Novell Customer Center Users Guide. You can obtain a copy of the guide online. Consult the references provided in Appendix D, “SUSE Linux Enterprise Server References”...

  • Page 47: Appendices

    Appendices Appendices...

  • Page 48: Appendix A. Contents Of Starter System Distribution Archives

    Appendix A. Contents of Starter System Distribution Archives Table 10. Starter System Distribution Archive Contents Archive Contents VMAEXEC EXEC A self-extracting copy of VMARC MODULE CMSDEXEC EXEC A self-extracting copy of CMSDDR VMARC NOVSTART SAMPDIR The sample CP directory entry for the starter system in EBCDIC.

  • Page 49: Appendix B. Copyright And License Information

    That this manual, specifically for the printed format, is reproduced and/or distributed for noncommercial use only. The express authorization of Sine Nomine Associates and/or Novell, Inc must be obtained prior to any other use of any manual or thereof. For Novell trademarks, see the Novell Trademark and Service Mark list at: www.novell.com/company/legal/trademarks/tmlist.html...

  • Page 50: Appendix C. Ibm References

    Appendix C. IBM References This section describes additional IBM and Novell books and online documentation that can help you plan, install, customize and administer your system. If you do not find the references you need please submit a written comment to support@sinenomine.net.
  • Page 51 – www.vm.ibm.com This is the main IBM WWW site for z/VM information. The site contains infor- mation about the z/VM hypervisor, documentation, white papers and other helpful configuration information and tips. Appendix C. IBM References...

  • Page 52: Suse Linux Enterprise Server For System Z Books And Information

    SUSE Linux manuals information available online http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/. Individual manuals and documents you may find helpful are listed below. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z Books and Information Planning – SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for System z Start-Up Guide www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/ /startup/data/part_zseries.html...

  • Page 53: Online Articles And References

    Enterprise Server for System z and the various tools used to implement them. – Novell Customer Center User Guide www.novell.com/documentation/ncc/index.html A guide to using and contacting the Novell Customer Center. This document describes the procedures and contact information for getting assistance with this and other Novell products.
  • Page 54 Printed in USA...

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