Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 4 Fast network installation on Z/VM 6.2

There are several ways to deploy Zlinux on Z/VM, and this article describes a quick way to install Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 Update 4 on Z/VM 6.2.

1 Preparation work

1.1 Basic requirements

Before reading this article, you need to master the basic Z/VM CP and CMS commands, see resources [3] for Z/VM basic operations. This article assumes that you have mastered the Z/VM base operation.

1.2 Clients in Need

Please prepare the following clients:

3270 Terminal client. On Linux systems you can use IBM Personal Communications, qs3270, or other available clients on the x3270,windows system.

SSH client. Linux system you can use the System integrated SSH client directly, you can use ' Putty ' as SSH client on Windows platform.

VNC client. You can use the VNC Viewer on Windows systems, and Linux platforms can use VNC clients such as Vinagre.

1.3 Z/VM Configuration

This article assumes that the Z/VM system administrator has configured an available account for you. The account needs to meet the following requirements:

At least one network device. For example, a Qdio virtual NIC is connected to a Z/VM virtual switch

storage device size to meet the minimum requirements of the system, such as the use of two 3390-3 DASD, you can also use a 3390-9 DASD to meet storage requirements.

The Z/VM account (LNXDEMO) configuration information used in this article is as follows:

USER lnxdemo passw0rd 2G 4G BCEG

CPU BASE

CPU 01

IPL CMS

MACHINE ESA 4

CONSOLE 0009 3215 T

IUCV any

OPTION Applmon Lnknopas

SPOOL 000C 2540 READER *

SPOOL 000D 2540 PUNCH A

SPOOL 000E 1403 A

Nicdef 0600 TYPE qdio LAN SYSTEM VSWDFLT1

LINK maint 0190 0190 RR

LINK maint 019D 019D RR

LINK maint 019E 019E RR

LINK maint 0402 0402 RR

LINK tcpmaint 0592 0592 RR

MDisk 0191 3390 1 EM1140 MR

MDisk 0100 3390 1 End EM1142 MR

MDisk 0101 3390 1 End EM1243 MR

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