Linux. Installing Linux on Power Systems servers

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4 Note Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Notices on page 35. Second Edition (June 2013) Copyright IBM Corporation US Government Users Restricted Rights Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp.

5 Contents Installing Linux on Power Systems servers What s new in Installing Linux on Power Systems servers Linux on Power installation flow chart Quick start guides for installing Linux Quick start videos for installing Linux Preparing to install the Linux operating system.. 20 Connecting to your server Powering on the server Using the power button Using a console Using the ASMI web interface Specifying a boot method Complete your Linux installation Complete installation on system with graphical capabilities Complete installation using VNC Installing Virtual I/O Server and configuring the Integrated Virtualization Manager Additional installation methods IBM Installation Toolkit for Linux on Power.. 26 Kickstart files for Red Hat Enterprise Linux.. 27 AutoYaST2 for SUSE Linux Enterprise Server.. 28 Network installation Update your Linux distribution and packages Updating your Linux distributions IBM Linux on Power tools repository Installing the tools repository Installing packages with the tools repository 30 Linux on Power installation FAQ Troubleshooting you Linux on Power installation.. 33 PDF file for Installing Linux on Power Systems servers Notices Trademarks Copyright IBM Corp iii

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7 Installing Linux on Power Systems servers There are common methods for installing Linux depending on your hardware and virtualization requirements. For information about installing and configuring PowerKVM, see IBM PowerKVM. What s new in Installing Linux on Power Systems servers This new release of Installing Linux on Power Systems servers includes additional quick start guides, quick start videos, information about installing VIOS and Integrated Virtual Machine (IVM), and a flow chart to help you navigate the installation topics for Linux on Power. Quick start guides New quick start guides have been added for installing VIOS and IVM and installing Linux on a partition using IVM. Learn more... Quick start videos New quick start guides have been added, illustrating how to install VIOS on a Linux on Power server, how to create an IVM-managed LPAR on a Linux on Power system, and how to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in an IVM-managed LPAR. Learn more... Linux on Power installation flow chart Use this flow chart to navigate installation topics for a Linux on Power server. Learn more... Copyright IBM Corp

8 Linux on Power installation flow chart Use this flow chart to navigate installation topics for a Power Systems server. Quick start guides for installing Linux Use these PDF files to find information to get you started installing Linux on a Power Systems server. v Configuring Ubuntu on a preinstalled Power Systems server Use this quick start guide to configure Ubuntu that has been preinstalled on IBM Power Systems servers. v Configuring IBM PowerKVM on a Linux on Power Systems server Use this quick start guide if your Power Systems server is preinstalled with PowerKVM. v Configuring IBM PowerKVM on a preinstalled Power Systems server Use this quick start guide if your Power Systems server is not preinstalled. v Quick Start Guide for installing Linux on Power Systems servers using a monitor Use this information to install Linux on a Power Systems server that has a graphics card installed. This installation assumes an unmanaged (stand-alone) system. 2 Linux: Installing Linux on Power Systems servers

9 v Quick Start Guide for installing Linux on Power Systems servers using a serial console Use this information to install Linux using a serial console on a Power Systems server that does not have a graphics card installed. This installation assumes an unmanaged (stand-alone) system. v Quick Start Guide for installing VIOS and IVM Use this information to install Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) and the Integrated Virtual Manager (IVM) on a Power Systems server. v Quick Start Guide for installing Linux on a partition using IVM Use this information to install Linux on a partition using the Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM). Quick start videos for installing Linux Use these videos to find information to get you started installing Linux on a Power Systems server. v IBM PowerLinux Linux installation quick start with a graphics card. Use this information to install Linux on a Power Systems server that has a graphics card installed. This installation assumes a stand-alone (unmanaged) system. For a transcript of the spoken content of the video, see Transcript. v IBM PowerLinux Linux installation quick start without a graphics card. Use this information to install Linux with a serial console on a Power Systems server that does not have a graphics card installed. This installation assumes a stand-alone (unmanaged) system. For a transcript of the spoken content of the video, see Transcript. v Installing VIOS quick start. Use this information to install VIOS on a Power Systems server. For a transcript of the spoken content of the video, see Transcript. v Creating an IVM-managed LPAR. Use this information to create an IVM-managed LPAR on a Power Systems server. For a transcript of the spoken content of the video, see Transcript. v Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux in an IVM-managed LPAR. Use this information to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux in an IVM-managed LPAR on a Power Systems server. For a transcript of the spoken content of the video, see Transcript. v Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in an IVM-managed LPAR. Use this information to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in an IVM-managed LPAR on a Power Systems server. For a transcript of the spoken content of the video, see Transcript. IBM PowerLinux Linux installation quick start with a graphics card video transcript The following is a transcript of the spoken content of the IBM PowerLinux Linux installation quick start with a graphics card video. In this video, I ll show you how to prepare an unmanaged PowerLinux server to install Linux using a graphics card and monitor. An unmanaged server does not use system management interfaces like HMC or IVM. You'll need a graphics monitor, a USB keyboard, a USB mouse, power cables, an ethernet cable, and the Linux installation media. This video illustrates installing Linux on an 8246-L2C IBM PowerLinux 7R2 server. You'll be following these steps. The video redisplays the list of steps along the way. Installing Linux on Power Systems servers 3

10 To install the PowerLinux server in a rack, see the information located in the Systems Hardware Information Center. When installed in a rack, the front of the server looks like this. The back of the server looks like this. Note the orange power supply shipping bracket, which you must remove before supplying power to the server. Connect the graphics monitor cable by plugging it into the graphics card in the back of the server. Connect the USB keyboard by plugging it into one of the two USB ports in the back of the server. Connect the USB mouse by plugging it into the other of the two USB ports in the back of the server. Connect a network cable from the network router with a DHCP server to the eth0 port of the network interface card on the back of the server, which is typically the top-most port. When the Linux installer runs, it will automatically configure the server network settings with information obtained from the DHCP server. Verify that the power cables and supplies match the plug and voltage requirements of the server. If you have not already done so, remove the power supply shipping brackets. Install the power cables in the back of the server by first pushing in the power modules. Then, plug the cables into the power modules. Now it's time to power on the server. Locate the control panel in the front of the server. Left to right, it has a round, white power button, 3 LEDs, a USB port, another LED, and a rectangular button that ejects the control panel from the body of the server. Wait for the power LED, which is the leftmost, to be flashing green. Press the round power button with an object that allows you to hold it in until the power LED is solid green, which indicates the system is powering on. Press the eject button so that the control panel is no longer completely in the server body, and pull it toward you until you can swivel it downward. Signs that the system is powering on include reference codes appearing on the control panel display, and the sound of the cooling fans operating. Insert the Linux installation media into the DVD tray on the front of the server. If the tray eject button does not eject the tray, push a paper clip into the hole on the front of the tray to eject it manually. Now it's time to boot the installer for your Linux distribution. If prompted, press the appropriate key to select the monitor as the active console. On the Language Keyboard Selection Menu, select option 3 to continue booting. On the License Agreement Menu, assuming you want to accept the printed license agreement provided with the server, select option 1 to accept it. Type the password for the FSP admin account, and press Enter. The default password depends on how you ordered your server. If you ordered your server preloaded, the admin password is passw0rd, spelled p-a-s-s-w-0-r-d. If you ordered it without a preload, the admin password is admin, spelled a-d-m-i-n. Either way, the letters in the password are all lowercase. You are now in the System Management Services (or SMS) menus. On the SMS Main Menu, select option 5 to select boot options. On the Multiboot menu, select option 1 to select the boot device. On the Select Device Type menu, select option 7 to list all devices. 4 Linux: Installing Linux on Power Systems servers

11 If you don't see the CD-ROM device in the list, press the N key to display the next page in the list. When you see the CD-ROM device in the list, type its corresponding device number, and press Enter to select it. On the Select Task menu, select option 2 to select a normal mode boot. Finally, select option 1 to confirm that you want to exit SMS and boot the server. The server boots to the boot prompt for the installer of your Linux distribution. To boot the installer, type the word linux for Red Hat, or the word install for SuSE, and press Enter. This video shows Red Hat. After a while, you are prompted to test the installation media, or skip the test. This video skips that test. Next, you are presented with the first menu of installer. Proceed to install Linux as usual. If you're installing Red Hat, you may encounter an issue where the installer requires more memory than the firmware has allocated to the installer. The memory issue appears in the form of the kernel failing to load, and your being presented with an Open Firmware prompt, which looks like a zero and a right angle bracket. If you see this, proceed as follows. Type printenv real-base and press Enter to display the value of the real-base open firmware environment variable value. The value is likely a 2 followed by six zeros. Change the value by typing setenv real-base c followed by five zeros, and pressing Enter. Verify that the new value has been set by running the previous printenv command again. Finally, type reset-all and press Enter. This instructs open firmware to reboot the server, leading to the boot prompt for the installer. Once again, type the word linux in lowercase, and press Enter to boot the installer and proceed to install Linux. We d love to hear your feedback about this video. To get involved in the conversation, join the PowerLinux Community on IBM developerworks. You can find a quick start document describing this process. You can find more information about PowerLinux in the IBM Linux Information Center. You can find complete information about the 8246-L2C IBM PowerLinux 7R2 server in the IBM Systems Hardware Information Center. IBM PowerLinux Linux installation quick start without a graphics card video transcript The following is a transcript of the spoken content of the IBM PowerLinux Linux installation quick start without a graphics card video. In this video, I ll show you how to prepare an unmanaged PowerLinux server to install Linux using a serial console emulator. An unmanaged server does not use system management interfaces like HMC or IVM. You'll need a serial console emulation environment consisting of a Linux or Windows PC, a serial to RJ45 cable, a serial console emulator, and a VNC client. The VNC client is important because Linux installers sometimes differentiate between a text-mode install and a graphics-mode install, and the graphics-mode install typically results in the installation of a more robust set of packages. You'll also need power cables, an Ethernet cable, and the Linux installation media. Installing Linux on Power Systems servers 5

12 This video illustrates installing Linux on an 8246-L2C IBM PowerLinux 7R2 server using the PuTTY terminal emulator and the RealVNC VNC client on a PC running Windows. You'll be following these steps. The video redisplays the list of steps along the way. To install the PowerLinux server in a rack, see the information located in the Systems Hardware Information Center. When installed in the rack, the front of the server looks like this. The back of the server looks like this. Note the orange power supply shipping bracket, which you must remove before supplying power to the server. If the PowerLinux server contains any graphics cards, you must remove them to prevent the Linux installer from possibly attempting to switch the console from the serial console to a graphics monitor. Verify that the power cables and supplies match the plug and voltage requirements of the server. If you have not already done so, remove the power supply shipping brackets. Install the power cables in the back of the server by first pushing in the power modules. Then, plug the cables into the power modules. Connect the serial to RJ45 cable. The serial end plugs into the PC. The RJ45 end plugs into the S1 port on the back of the server. Attach a network cable from the network router with a DHCP server to the eth0 port of the network interface card on the back of the server, which is typically the top-most port. Now it's time to set up the terminal emulator for the console. First, verify that the green power LED on the control panel is flashing. Configure the serial console emulator application for a speed of 19,200 bits per second, with 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, and no parity. If the application is running on Windows, specify the COM port associated with the serial port of the PC, which is most likely COM1. Finally, start the console. Configure the Flexible Service Processor, or FSP, for basic information like date and time, admin password, and how to boot when powering on the server. If you don't yet see the FSP login prompt, press Enter. The default FSP User ID is admin, spelled a-d-m-i-n. The default password depends on how you ordered your server. If you ordered your server preloaded, the admin password is passw0rd, spelled p-a-s-s-w-0-r-d. If you ordered it without a preload, the admin password is admin, spelled a-d-m-i-n. In all cases, the letters in the password are all lowercase. You're then prompted for the User ID whose password you must change. Enter admin, enter the current admin password, and enter the new admin password twice. Be sure you're paying attention to the password you're entering, and write it down immediately. Once the new password is established, press Enter to continue. You are prompted for the number of columns and lines the FSP should consider your console having. The defaults are 80 columns and 24 lines. Supplying these brings you to the main menu, which shows your system name, version, and primary FSP task options. On the main menu, select option 4 to view and change the system configuration. 6 Linux: Installing Linux on Power Systems servers

13 On the system configuration menu, select option 3 to configure system date and time. On the Time of Day menu, select either option to change them from their current values. If you're satisfied with the current values, select option 98 to return to the System Configuration menu. From the System Configuration menu, select option 98 to return to the main menu. To install an operating system, you must configure the FSP to boot your server to the firmware services that will give you the ability to specify a boot device and kernel boot options. On the Main Menu, select option 1 to select Power/Restart Control. On the Power/Restart Control menu, select option 1 to select Power On/Off System. On the Power On/Off System menu, the AIX/Linux partition boot setting, which is option 4, should have a value of boot to SMS menu. If it doesn't, select option 4 to change it. On the AIX/Linux partition mode boot menu, select option 3 to change this setting to boot to SMS menu. You are returned to the Power On/Off System menu. Now it's time to power on the server from the FSP. Continuing on the Power On/Off System menu, select option 8 to power on your server. The FSP tells you that the system is powering on, and that you should press Enter to continue. You are returned to the Power On/Off System menu. After a few moments, you are automatically logged out of the FSP as the server is being powered on. Signs that the system is powering on include reference codes appearing in the console and on the control panel display, the sound of the cooling fans operating, and the green power LED on the control panel transitioning from flashing green to solid green. Eventually, you are prompted to select your console going forward. Press the recommended key to continue using the serial console you've been using. The server firmware displays the Language Selection Menu. Unless you want to change the default current language, select option 2 to continue boot. Assuming you want to accept the printed license agreement provided with the server, select option 1 to accept it. Your server boots. Press the 1 key during the bootup screen to enter the SMS menus. On the Language Selection Menu, change the language if you desire, or select option 2 to continue. Type the FSP admin password that you set earlier, and press Enter. This brings you to the SMS Main Menu. Insert the Linux installation media into the DVD tray on the front of the server. If the tray eject button does not eject the tray, push a paper clip into the hole in the front of the tray to eject it manually. Now you're ready to set up to boot the Linux distribution installer for a VNC graphical install. On the Main Menu, select option 5 to select boot options. On the Multiboot menu, select option 1 to select install/boot device. Installing Linux on Power Systems servers 7

14 On the Select Device Type menu, select option 7 to list all devices. If you don't see the CD-ROM device in the list, press the N key to display the next page in the list. Continue to press the N key until you see the CD-ROM device. When you see the CD-ROM device in the list, type its corresponding device number, and press Enter to select it. On the Select Task menu, select option 2 to select a normal mode boot. Finally, select option 1 to confirm that you want to exit SMS and boot the server. Don't enter the SMS menus as you did previously. Allow the boot to proceed until you see the installer welcome screen and boot prompt. If you're installing Red Hat, you may encounter an issue where the installer requires more memory than the firmware has allocated to the installer. To boot the Red Hat installer, type linux vnc=1 and press Enter. The memory issue appears in the form of the kernel failing to load, and your being presented with an Open Firmware prompt, which looks like a zero and a right angle bracket. If you see this, proceed as follows. Type printenv real-base and press Enter to display the value of the real-base open firmware environment variable value. The value is likely a 2 followed by six zeros. Change the value by typing setenv real-base c followed by five zeros, and press Enter. Finally, type reset-all and press Enter. This instructs Open Firmware to reboot the server. If you performed the workaround while installing Red Hat, or you were installing SuSE and thus did not need the workaround, you're now ready to proceed with the installation as usual. At the boot prompt, type linux vnc=1 for Red Hat, or install vnc=1 vncpassword=your-password for SuSE, and press Enter. This video shows Red Hat. The Linux kernel boots, and with it the initial stages of the installer, which asks you which networking device to use. Having plugged the network cable into the top port of the network interface device earlier, select the eth0 device. There is sometimes a mismatch between the menu items and where the cursor rests in the menu. The installer probably expected a larger console window. Experiment with the tab key to get a feel for where the first device in the list actually is before proceeding. After finding the eth0 device, press the space key to select it. Then, press the tab key until it is on or near the OK button in the menu, and press the space key to continue. 8 Linux: Installing Linux on Power Systems servers

15 You can see how the console might display menu items and buttons as being slightly displaced from where they are actually selected. The installer obtains networking information from the router DHCP server, and prompts for the option to test the media before installation. This video skips that test. Eventually, the installer displays the hostname and port information you need to connect your VNC client to the installer's VNC server. Connect the VNC client to the host and port displayed by the installer. Don't forget the port number, or the colon character between the hostname and the port number. You're now ready to complete the Linux installation by following the installer instructions displayed in the VNC client. In this video, the installer screens captured were larger than the screen capture size, and not resizeable, so the video shows scrollbars being used to navigate the installer screens in a way that you won't have to. You're prompted for basic information like this whether this is a fresh install, the server short hostname, the timezone, and the root password. Eventually, you get to the point where the rest of the installation is automatic, the installation completes, and you can log in to Linux as root on your server. We d love to hear your feedback about this video. To get involved in the conversation, join the PowerLinux Community on IBM developerworks. You can find a quick start document describing this process. You can find more information about PowerLinux in the IBM Linux Information Center. You can find complete information about the 8246-L2C IBM PowerLinux 7R2 server in the IBM Systems Hardware Information Center. IBM PowerLinux Linux installing VIOS video transcript The following is a transcript of the spoken content of the IBM PowerLinux Linux installing VIOS video. Let me show you how to install the Virtual I/O Server, or VIOS. I'll assume you have first set up a serial console using the cabling and applications you're used to, and placed the first VIOS disc in the DVD-ROM tray. Login to the Advanced System Management Interface or ASMI web interface as admin in a browser. Expand Power/Restart Control in the navigation frame. Click Power On/Off System. Change the AIX/Linux partition mode boot setting to Boot to SMS menu. Click Save settings and power on. ASMI shows that the system is powered on, and displays power-on related settings. Installing Linux on Power Systems servers 9

16 Expand System Information. Click Real-time Progress Indicator. The progress indicator appears as a new browser window. It mirrors the system's physical control panel display. Note the changing status codes. Switch window focus to the console. Select option 2 to continue to password entry. Enter the ASMI padmin password and press Enter. Select option 5 to Select Boot Options. Select option 1 to Select Install/Boot Device. Select option 7 to List all Devices. Select the CD-ROM device. Select option 2 for Normal Mode Boot. Select option 1 to exit SMS. The VIOS installer boots. Define the system console by selecting the recommended number and pressing Enter. Select the installation language and press Enter. Select option 2 to Change/Show Installation Settings and Install. Select option 0 to Install with the settings listed above. Go back to ASMI in the browser window. Click Power On/Off System. Change the AIX/Linux partition mode boot setting to Continue to operating system. Click Save settings. Go to the console window. After a while you are prompted to change the VIOS installation discs. Insert the second disc, and press Enter. VIOS continues to install. Then VIOS reboots the system. 10 Linux: Installing Linux on Power Systems servers

17 Simply let the system reboot. VIOS starts. Wait for a login prompt. Login to the VIOS server as padmin. Enter a new password for the padmin account. Accept the software maintenance terms and conditions by selecting 'a' and pressing Enter. Accept the license by entering "license -accept" and pressing Enter. Configure networking with the cfgassist command. Use the arrow keys to navigate the cursor, and press enter to select an option. Select the VIOS TCP/IP Configuration option. Select the en0 network interface. Fill in all of the entry fields: v short hostname v internet address v network mask v default gateway v nameserver internet address v and nameserver domain name Press enter to make the changes. Verify that the changes were made. Press the escape key followed by the zero key to exit the cfgassist menu dialog. Congratulations, you have successfully installed and configured VIOS. Now it's time to configure some virtualization settings in the Integrated Virtualization Manager, or IVM. Go to the VIOS IP address in a browser, using the https protocol in the URL. Login to IVM as padmin. Click View/Modify Partitions. Note that the VIOS or management partition is already listed. Click View/Modify Virtual Ethernet. Click Initialize Virtual Ethernet. Click Apply. Installing Linux on Power Systems servers 11

18 Virtual ethernet is initialized. Note the confirmation at the top of the window. Some installations require networking outside the virtual network you initialized. Establishing such an external connection is called bridging. To create a virtual ethernet bridge, click on the Virtual Ethernet Bridge tab. Select the physical adapter to bridge. Click Apply. The bridge is established. Note the confirmation at the top of the window. Visit these links for an installation flow chart and more details about configuration options. IBM PowerLinux Linux create LPAR video transcript The following is a transcript of the spoken content of the IBM PowerLinux Linux create LPAR video. Creating a logical partition is easy in the Integrated Virtualization Manager, or IVM. I'll show you how in IVM 2.2. First, log into IVM as padmin. Verify that you are in the View/Modify Partitions screen. Click on the Create Partition button. Name the new partition. Click next. Be sure not to click Finish until the very end of the dialog. Configure memory assigned to the partition and click Next. I'll set it to 2 Gigabytes. Configure processor settings for the partition, and click Next. I'll use the defaults. Configure virtual ethernet for the partition by selecting one or more devices, and clicking Next. I'll use the defaults. Create a virtual disk for the partition, and click Next. Set the size of the virtual disk, and click Next. I'll set it to 40 Gigabytes. Configure optical devices for the partition. Click to show available physical optical devices. A DVD-RAM drive is available. Select it if you want it to be available to the partition. Click to show available virtual optical devices. If you created virtual optical media in the management partition's media library, click on modify to see and select it. Select the virtual optical device if you want it to be available to the partition. 12 Linux: Installing Linux on Power Systems servers

19 The optical device assignments and settings can be changed after the LPAR is created. Click Next. Verify the partition configuration settings. Click Finish. The new partition is created. You can see some of its settings in the partition list. Visit these links for an installation flow chart and more details about configuration options. IBM PowerLinux Linux installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux in an IVM-managed LPAR from optical media video transcript The following is a transcript of the spoken content of the IBM PowerLinux Linux installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux in an IVM-managed LPAR from optical media video. Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux in a logical partition is easy in the Integrated Virtualization Manager, or IVM. I'll show you how in IVM 2.2, with Red Hat 6.3. First, log into IVM as padmin. If the partition needs to communicate outside the private virtual network, click Verify/Modify Virtual Ethernet and then the Virtual Ethernet Bridge tab. If a physical adapter isn't listed, select one and click Apply to establish an external network bridge. Click View/Modify Partitions. Click the partition in which to install Linux. A new dialog window appears, showing that partition's configuration settings. Click the Optical/Tape Devices tab. Click Physical Optical Devices and Virtual Optical Devices to expand those sections. Select the physical optical device and deselect any virtual optical devices. Click OK. Check the box next to the partition to select it. Click Open terminal window under the More Tasks pulldown. Log in as padmin to authenticate to IVM and complete opening the terminal. Switch the window focus to IVM. Select the partition if it isn't still selected. Click Activate. Confirm that you want to activate the partition by clicking OK. Quickly return to the console and press the 1 key while the boot options are being listed. Installing Linux on Power Systems servers 13

20 This selects the SMS Menus. Select option 5 to Select Boot Options. Select option 1 to Select Install/Boot Device. Select option 7 to List All Devices. Place the installation disk in the disk tray, and select the CD-ROM device. Select option 2 for Normal Mode Boot. Select option 1 to exit SMS. Let the partition boot without interruption. At the boot prompt, type linux vnc=1 vncpassword=yourpassword as one line, and press Enter. The installer boots. Unless you want to test the installation media, tab to the word Skip and press Enter. The installer launches a VNC server. Start a VNC client and connect to the server with the connection information displayed, and click Connect. Enter the password that you set at the installer boot prompt, and click OK. I'll show a simple default install. Click Next to begin the installation. Select the installation language, and click Next. Select the type of storage devices, and click Next. Verify the virtual disk is appropriate, and click Yes, discard any data. Enter the short hostname. If you want to configure static network information, click Configure Network. I'll skip that and let DHCP obtain the network information. Click Next. Select the timezone, and click Next. Provide a root password, and click Next. Select an installation disk usage type of Use All Space, and click Next. Confirm that you want to configure the virtual disk by clicking Write changes to disk. System configuration begins. 14 Linux: Installing Linux on Power Systems servers

21 Select the installation type you want, and click Next. The installation is performed. Red Hat is installed. Click Reboot to change the boot device. Quickly return to the console. Press the 1 key while the boot options are listed. Select option 5 to Select Boot Options. Select option 2 to Configure Boot Device Order. SMS boot device order is analogous to PC BIOS boot priority. Select option 1 to Select 1st Boot Device. Select option 8 to List All Devices. Select the virtual hard disk on which Linux was installed. Select option 2 to Set Boot Sequence: Configure as 1st Boot Device. The hard disk is now the first boot device. Select option x followed by option 1 to exit SMS. The partition reboots from the virtual hard disk containing Linux. Let it reboot without interruption. Login as root with the password supplied during the install. You can run ifconfig -a to verify that the virtual ethernet device was configured. Switch back to the IVM window and click View/Modify Partitions. Note that the partition is now running Linux. Visit these links for an installation flow chart and more details about configuration options. IBM PowerLinux Linux installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in an IVM-managed LPAR from optical media video transcript The following is a transcript of the spoken content of the IBM PowerLinux Linux installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in an IVM-managed LPAR from optical media video. Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in a logical partition is easy in the Integrated Virtualization Manager, or IVM. I'll show you how in IVM 2.2, with SLES 11. First, log into IVM as padmin. Installing Linux on Power Systems servers 15

22 If the partition needs to communicate outside the private virtual network, click Verify/Modify Virtual Ethernet and then the Virtual Ethernet Bridge tab. If a physical adapter isn't listed, select one and click Apply to establish an external network bridge. Click View/Modify Partitions. Click the partition in which to install Linux. A new dialog window appears, showing that partition's configuration settings. Click the Optical/Tape Devices tab. Click Physical Optical Devices and Virtual Optical Devices to expand those sections. Select the physical optical device and deselect any virtual optical devices. Click OK. Check the box next to the partition to select it. Click Open terminal window under the More Tasks pulldown. Log in as padmin to authenticate to IVM and complete opening the terminal. Switch the window focus to IVM. Select the partition if it isn't still selected. Click Activate. Confirm that you want to activate the partition by clicking OK. Quickly return to the console and press the 1 key while the boot options are being listed. This selects the SMS Menus. Select option 5 to Select Boot Options. Select option 1 to Select Install/Boot Device. Select option 7 to List All Devices. Place the installation disk in the disk tray, and select the CD-ROM device. Select option 2 for Normal Mode Boot. Select option 1 to exit SMS. Let the partition boot without interruption. At the boot prompt, type install vnc=1, and press Enter. The installer boots. Enter a password for VNC. Select option 1 to automatically configure network settings via DHCP. 16 Linux: Installing Linux on Power Systems servers

23 The installer launches a VNC server. Start a VNC client and connect to the server with the connection information displayed, and click Connect. Enter the VNC password that you set earlier, and click OK. Check the box next to I Agree to the License Terms, and click Next. Click Next to skip the media check. I'll show a simple default install. Select an installation mode of New Installation, and click Next. Select a timezone, and click Next. Verify the installation settings, and click Install. Click I Agree to confirm the agfa-fonts package license. Click Install. System configuration and package installation begins. Click OK to reboot the system. Return to the console. Let it reboot without interruption. The partition reboots from the virtual hard disk containing Linux. The installer launches a VNC server again. Start a VNC client and connect to the server with the connection information displayed, and click Connect. Enter the VNC password that you set earlier, and click OK. Enter a password for the root account, and click Next. Click Next to accept the hostname and domain name obtained via DHCP. Click Next to accept the network configuration. Select whether or not to test the internet connection, and click Next. Review the installation overview, and click Next. Select the Local user authentication method, and click Next. Click Next and then Yes to skip adding a new local user. Read the release notes, and click Next. Installing Linux on Power Systems servers 17

24 SLES installation is complete. Click Finish. The partition reboots from the virtual hard disk containing Linux. Let it reboot without interruption. Log in as root with the password supplied during the install. You can verify the hostname and IP address. Switch back to the IVM window and click View/Modify Partitions. Note that the partition is now running Linux. Visit these links for an installation flow chart and more details about configuration options. Video stub: Installing VIOS This page is a placeholder for the following video: title Installing VIOS filename IVM-install-vios mov The video plays much more smoothly as a file on your machine than streamed from gsa. Obtain and use the VLC media player if you don't already have one that can play Quicktime formatted movies (*.mov). That format is more in accord with the production software, and converts well to YouTube. You can download the VLC media player here: Download and view the video file listed above as follows: 1. Open a cmd (Windows) or shell (Linux) window. 2. Get the file with the ftp utility: > ftp pokgsa.ibm.com - enter gsa id - enter gsa password ftp> cd /gsa/pokgsa/home/b/u/bubbly/web/public/installvideo ftp> binary ftp> get SUBSITUTE_THE_FILE_LISTED_ABOVE_HERE - wait for download to complete ftp> quit 3. In VLC: Media -> Open File -> the file you downloaded Video stub: Creating an IVM-managed LPAR This page is a placeholder for the following video: title Creating an IVM-managed LPAR filename IVM-create-lpar mov The video plays much more smoothly as a file on your machine than streamed from gsa. Obtain and use the VLC media player if you don't already have one that can play Quicktime formatted movies (*.mov). That format is more in accord with the production software, and converts well to YouTube. 18 Linux: Installing Linux on Power Systems servers

25 You can download the VLC media player here: Download and view the video file listed above as follows: 1. Open a cmd (Windows) or shell (Linux) window. 2. Get the file with the ftp utility: > ftp pokgsa.ibm.com - enter gsa id - enter gsa password ftp> cd /gsa/pokgsa/home/b/u/bubbly/web/public/installvideo ftp> binary ftp> get SUBSITUTE_THE_FILE_LISTED_ABOVE_HERE - wait for download to complete ftp> quit 3. In VLC: Media -> Open File -> the file you downloaded Video stub: Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux in an IVM-managed LPAR This page is a placeholder for the following video: title Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux in an IVM-managed LPAR filename IVM-install-rhel-optical mov The video plays much more smoothly as a file on your machine than streamed from gsa. Obtain and use the VLC media player if you don't already have one that can play Quicktime formatted movies (*.mov). That format is more in accord with the production software, and converts well to YouTube. You can download the VLC media player here: Download and view the video file listed above as follows: 1. Open a cmd (Windows) or shell (Linux) window. 2. Get the file with the ftp utility: > ftp pokgsa.ibm.com - enter gsa id - enter gsa password ftp> cd /gsa/pokgsa/home/b/u/bubbly/web/public/installvideo ftp> binary ftp> get SUBSITUTE_THE_FILE_LISTED_ABOVE_HERE - wait for download to complete ftp> quit 3. In VLC: Media -> Open File -> the file you downloaded Video stub: Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in an IVM-managed LPAR This page is a placeholder for the following video: title Installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in an IVM-managed LPAR filename IVM-install-sles-optical mov Installing Linux on Power Systems servers 19

26 The video plays much more smoothly as a file on your machine than streamed from gsa. Obtain and use the VLC media player if you don't already have one that can play Quicktime formatted movies (*.mov). That format is more in accord with the production software, and converts well to YouTube. You can download the VLC media player here: Download and view the video file listed above as follows: 1. Open a cmd (Windows) or shell (Linux) window. 2. Get the file with the ftp utility: > ftp pokgsa.ibm.com - enter gsa id - enter gsa password ftp> cd /gsa/pokgsa/home/b/u/bubbly/web/public/installvideo ftp> binary ftp> get SUBSITUTE_THE_FILE_LISTED_ABOVE_HERE - wait for download to complete ftp> quit 3. In VLC: Media -> Open File -> the file you downloaded Preparing to install the Linux operating system Learn how to prepare for installing a Linux distribution by completing these planning tasks. Before you install Linux, find information for your hardware. : v See IBM Linux on Power Systems documentation for information that you can use throughout the entire initial setup of your server. v See Server upgrades and data migration for information about migrating or upgrading to a new hardware release, upgrading your server model, or upgrading to a new hardware feature. v See IBM PowerKVM to plan for PowerKVM on your system. v See Getting started with PowerVM to plan for PowerVM on your system. Next, visit the Linux on IBM site before you begin to install Linux on your IBM Power Systems server. This link provides the latest information, fixes, and procedures that might help you avoid problems during the installation of Linux on IBM Power Systems servers. Connecting to your server Before installing Linux, you need to establish a connection to your server. This connection can be through a management interface such as HMC or IVM, through a console connection, or, if you have a graphics adapter, by connecting a monitor and keyboard. Connecting to a management interface To connect to your server to a management interface, see the following topics in the Hardware information center: v Hardware Management Console: p7eedl/p7eedcableandsethmc.htm v Integrated Virtualization Manager: p7eedl/p7eedcableandsetivm.htm 20 Linux: Installing Linux on Power Systems servers

27 Connecting through a serial console To connect a serial console to your system, connect your laptop or PC to the serial connection port 1 on the server and set your terminal emulator communications to use a baud with data bits of 8, a parity of None, and stop bits of 1. Connecting through the graphics adapter To connect to your server through the graphics adapter, follow these steps: 1. Locate the graphics adapter on the back of the server. 2. Connect a standard monitor to the graphics adapter. 3. Connect a keyboard and mouse to the USB ports. Powering on the server You can power on your Power Systems server using the power button, a console connection, or the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) web interface. Using the power button You can use the white power button, located on the front of the server, to power on your system. Procedure 1. Connect the power cables for the server. For more information, see the Connecting the power cables to the system topic at p7eed_plug.htm. After you connect the power cables, the firmware boots. Wait for a few minutes for this process to complete. Look for the green power LED on the control panel to start flashing, indicating that it is ready to use, and for the prompt "01 N V=N" to appear on the display. For more information, see the Control Panel topic. 2. After the control panel prompt appears, power on the server by pressing and holding the white power-on button on the front of the control panel for 3 seconds. As the system powers up, you might notice the following: v System reference codes appear on the control panel display while the system is being started. v The power LED continues to flash and speed up. v The system cooling fans are activated after approximately 30 seconds and begin to accelerate to operating speed. v The power LED on the control panel stops flashing and remains on, indicating that system power is on. When the system has completely powered on, enter the SMS menu to select a boot option. Using a console You can power on the system by connecting to the FSP using a console. Procedure 1. Connect your laptop or PC to the serial connection port 1 on the server using the serial console. 2. Set your terminal emulator communications to use a baud with data bits of 8, a parity of None, and stop bits of Connect an Ethernet cable to the top network port on the back of your system and to your network. 4. Connect the power cables for the server. For more information, see the Connecting the power cables to the system topic at p7eed_plug.htm. Installing Linux on Power Systems servers 21

28 After the power cables are connected, the firmware boots. Wait for a few minutes for this process to complete. Look for the green power LED on the control panel to start flashing, indicating that it is ready to use, and for the prompt 01 N V=N to appear on the display. For more information, see the Control Panel topic. 5. The first time you connect to the FSP, enter the default user and password: v User ID: admin v Password: admin After logging in, you must change the password. Be sure to remember this password! After changing the password, the firmware main menu appears. 6. Set the date and time for your hardware. a. From the main menu, select System Configuration->Time of Day. b. Verify or change to the correct date and time. 7. Set or verify the power on parameters for your system. a. From the main menu, select Power/Restart Control->Power On/Off System. b. Set AIX/Linux partition mode boot to Boot to SMS menu. 8. Power on the system by selecting the Power On from Power On/Off System menu. As the system powers up, you might notice the following: v System reference codes appear on the control panel display while the system is being started. v The power LED continues to flash and might speed up. v The system cooling fans are activated after approximately 30 seconds and begin to accelerate to operating speed. v The power LED on the control panel stops flashing and remains on, indicating that system power is on. When the system has completely powered on, you are asked if you want to continue using the console. Enter 0 to continue using the console. Using the ASMI web interface You can power on the system by connecting to the Flexible Service Processor (FSP) using the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) web interface. Before you begin Before connecting the power cables for the server, connect an Ethernet cable to the top network port on the back of your system and to your network. For information about accessing ASMI by setting your PC or notebook to the default IP address of the server, see the Connecting your server to a PC or notebook topic at knowledgecenter/8246-l1c/p7hbyl/areaaconnectpc.htm. About this task Procedure 1. Connect the power cables for the server. For more information, see the Connecting the power cables to the system topic at p7eed_plug.htm. After the power cables are connected, the firmware boots. Wait for a few minutes for this process to complete. Look for the green power LED on the control panel to start flashing, indicating that it is ready to use, and for the prompt 01 N V=N to appear on the display. For more information, see the Control Panel topic. 22 Linux: Installing Linux on Power Systems servers

29 2. Open a web browser and connect to the ASMI web interface for your server. For information about connecting to the ASMI web interface, see Accessing ASMI through a web browser 3. The first time you connect to the FSP, enter the default user and password: v User ID: admin v Password: admin After logging in, you must change the password. Be sure to remember this password! After changing the password, the firmware main menu appears. 4. In the navigation area, expand Power/Restart Control and select Power On/Off System. 5. Set the boot settings for your server. 6. Click Save settings and power on. As the system powers up, you might notice the following: v System reference codes appear on the control panel display while the system is being started. v The power LED continues to flash and might speed up. v The system cooling fans are activated after approximately 30 seconds and begin to accelerate to operating speed. v The power LED on the control panel stops flashing and remains on, indicating that system power is on. Specifying a boot method Use this information to specify a boot method from the SMS menu. Before you begin Before you follow these steps, you need to connect to the system using either a monitor and keyboard or a console connection. Your system also needs to be powered on. Procedure 1. At the Boot selection window, enter 1 to select the SMS Menu. 2. At this time, you can insert the distribution media into the disk drive. 3. Enter 2 to Continue to password entry on the Language selection menu. Enter admin 4. On the main SMS menu, enter 5 to select the Select Boot Options option. 5. Enter 1 to select Install/Boot Device. 6. Enter 7 to view all of the available boot devices. 7. Enter the number corresponding to the device you want to use. 8. Enter 2 to perform a Normal Mode Boot. 9. Enter 1 to leave the SMS menu and to start the boot process. Complete your Linux installation Use these tasks to complete your Linux installation. Before you can complete your Linux installation, you need complete these tasks: 1. Connecting to your server on page Powering on the server on page Specifying a boot method Installing Linux on Power Systems servers 23