Installing in an LPAR without the Red Hat Linux zSeries LPAR CD

	Important
	64-bit Linux is not supported on MP3000.

Transfer the redhat.tdf, tpkrnl64.bin, lpar.prm and initrd64.bin files to the OS/2 machine, in the directory used for virtual tapes. This is usually F:\AWSOMA. If the directory is not F:\AWSOMA, edit the redhat.tdf file and change the location accordingly. (A usable editor on OS/2 is epm.)

	Note
	If you are using the OCO driver modules, be sure to copy the initrd64.bin modified by the prepinitrd script from the RedHat/Drivers/ directory instead of the one in images/ to the host machine.

If you desire, customize the parameter file (lpar.prm). It takes the following parameters:

DASD=x-y[,a-c...]

Range of addresses of your DASD devices. 200-20f should be sufficient in most cases. Example: DASD=200-20f,B01-B03,F01

NETWORK=IP:netmask:broadcast[:gw]

where, IP is your S/390 virtual machine IP; netmask is the netmask; broadcast is the broadcast address; gw is the gateway-IP for your eth device (for eth-device only).

NETWORK=hostname:device:IP:netmask:broadcast:gateway

where, hostname is your hostname; device is your network device (this will usually be eth0); IP is your S/390 virtual machine IP; netmask is the netmask (usually 255.255.255.0); broadcast is the broadcast address; gateway is the default gateway on your network.

RPMSERVER=ftp://your.ftp.server/your.s390x.rpm.dir

To access the S/390 zSeries binary RPM packages via FTP.

RPMSERVER=http://your.http.server/your.s390x.rpm.path

To access the S/390 zSeries binary RPM packages via HTTP.

RPMSERVER=IP:/your.s390x.rpm.dir

Give the IP address of the NFS server containing the S/390 zSeries binary RPM packages (e.g. via an NFS mount of the Red Hat Linux for S/390 zSeries CD-ROM).

DNS=list,of,dns,servers:list,of,search,domains

Example: DNS=10.0.0.1,10.0.0.2:redhat.com,redhat.de In this example, the DNS servers 10.0.0.1 and 10.0.0.2, use redhat.com and redhat.de as default search domains.

LCS=lcs<dev_num>,<read>,<write>

If you are using an LCS network device, <dev_num> is the device number that is appended to lcs (values of -1 indicates driver chooses the value and leaving this field blank will change <read> and <write> to a probe range), <read> is the read address, <write> is the write address. Example: LCS=lcs0,0x9a4,0x9a5,0,0

If you omit any of these parameters, you will be prompted for them at installation time.

• Create a virtual tape containing the Red Hat Linux images:

  • awsmount 080 F:\AWSOMA\REDHAT.TDF

  • awsmount 080 /D /R /REW

• Log in on the Support Element Workplace (some older versions of the SEW are called Hardware Management Console) as a user with sufficient privileges to install a new OS to an LPAR. The "SYSPROG" user is recommended.

• Select Images, then select the LPAR you wish to install to. Use the arrows in the frame on the right side to navigate to the CPC Recovery menu.

• Double-click on Load.

• In the dialog box that follows, select Clear and enter the address of the virtual tape you just generated. Usually, this will be fc80.

• Click OK. At this point, Red Hat Linux will be booted.

• If you get any odd messages saying Load error or something similar on a Multiprise 3000 or another machine with CD-ROM support, try installing something (anything) from a CD-ROM, interrupting, stopping the LPAR and retrying the "Load" step. This appears to be a bug in some versions of the Support Element Workplace.

• Refer to the Section called Installing in an LPAR (Common Steps) to continue.