This book describes the procedure for preparing the installation of SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server on IBM System z systems. It provides all information needed to prepare the installation on the LPAR and z/VM side.
Basically, this manual is divided in two parts.
This part provides information about the requirements both on the hardware and the software side that need to be met to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server successfully on your machine.
This part covers the preparation procedure for the installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM System z. Learn which basic preparations need to be performed on the LPAR and z/VM side. It guides you to the point where YaST, the SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server installation and configuration tool, takes over.
Additionally, the appendix contains a chapter featuring an overview of possible network connection types. The second chapter in the appendix focuses on automated system configuration using the parmfile.
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Find a short introduction to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM System z in Start-Up Guide of which you received a printed copy. Find a detailed description of the installation procedure and the administration of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in Installation and Administration, which you can find at http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/. |
Several assumptions have been made concerning your background knowledge when writing this document.
You are familiar with IBM System z terminology.
You have a good knowledge of the IBM System z devices attached to your system, especially its network environment.
You have a basic understanding of handling a Linux or Unix system.
The following typographical conventions are used in this manual:
/etc/passwd
: filenames and directory
names
placeholder
: replace
placeholder
with the actual value
PATH
: the environment variable PATH
ls, --help
: commands, options,
and parameters
user
: users or
groups
Alt, Alt+F1: a key to press or a key combination; keys are shown in uppercase as on a keyboard
, + : menu items, buttons
This paragraph is only relevant for the specified architectures. The arrows mark the beginning and the end of the text block.
Dancing Penguins (Chapter Penguins, ↑Another Manual): This is a reference to a chapter in another manual.
IBM has published a number of very interesting documents about their System z platform. Find them at http://www.redbooks.ibm.com.
Find additional in-depth technical documentation about the kernel and application topics on IBM System z with SUSE Linux Enterprise Server at the following location:
For a first glance at the technical details of some systems, refer to:
IBM System z10 Enterprise Class Technical Introduction (SG24-7515)
IBM System z9 Business Class Technical Introduction (SG24-7241)
IBM eServer zSeries 990 Technical Introduction (SG24-6863)
IBM eServer zSeries 900: Technical Guide (SG24-5975)
Linux on zSeries Fibre Channel Protocol Implementation Guide (SG24-6344)
A general coverage of Linux on IBM System z can be found in the following documents:
Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: ISP and ASP Solutions (SG24-6299)
These documents might not reflect the current state of Linux, but the principles of Linux deployment outlined there remain accurate.
Refer to the following documents to get in-depth technical information about the Linux kernel and application topics. Refer to the Internet for up-to-date versions of these documents for the most recent code drop (http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390/index.html).
Linux on System z Device Drivers, Features, and Commands
zSeries ELF Application Binary Interface Supplement
Linux on System z Device Drivers, Using the Dump Tools
IBM System z9-109 Technical Introduction (SG26-6669)
IBM System z10 Enterprise Class Technical Guide (SG24-7516)
There also is a Redbook for Linux application development on http://www.redbooks.ibm.com:
Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: Application Development (SG24-6807)
Refer to the following Redbooks, Redpapers, and links for some more complex IBM System z scenarios:
Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: Large Scale Deployment (SG24-6824)
Linux on IBM eServer zSeries and S/390: Performance Measuring and Tuning (SG24-6926)
Linux with zSeries and ESS: Essentials (SG24-7025)
IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Storage Server Implementing ESS Copy Services with IBM eServer zSeries (SG24-5680)
Linux on IBM zSeries and S/390: High Availability for z/VM and Linux (REDP-0220)
Saved Segments Planning and Administration
Linux on System z documentation for "Development stream"
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/linux390/development_documentation.html
The history of Linux is a success story about countless developers all around the world contributing to what originally started as a one-man show by Linus Torvalds. Thanks to all of them for their tremendous efforts.
Especially we would like to thank all the people involved in the Linux for IBM System z project at IBM and SUSE. Thanks to the (information) developers at SUSE and IBM, the test team at SUSE, and all beta-testers and proofreaders at IBM. Thank you for making SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for IBM System z possible.