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Specifying the Install Server Address and Install Method
The starter system provides NFS, FTP, SMB and HTTP-based installation support. When
prompted for the address of the installation source, supply the IP address of the starter
system virtual machine.
You may choose any of the supported installation methods; all work equally well over the
internal network provided by a guest LAN or VSWITCH.
Each installation method will require some additional information about how to locate the
data used by that method. The following table describes additional parameters used by
that method.
No proxy server or application gateway specifications are required if using the starter
system as the installation source.
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
Read
Write
Data
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.
Specify the network address of the starter system server as the installation source.
See "Specifying the Install Server Address and Install Method" for other information
specific to your installation method.
Table 9. Install Methods And Parameters
Method
FTP
HTTP
NFS
SMB
Value
0.0.0340
0.0.0341
0.0.0342
Parameters
User anonymous, directory is /
Directory is /
Directory is /srv/repository
Workgroup REPOSITORY, share
"repository", user guest Directory is /.
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