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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=295023921-29012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Well, you're almost right. You don't need to "be" a server, but you
must "have" a server for the first three methods. The fact that you're
using a Linux workstation tells me that you have a potential server sitting on
your desk. If you can get from your VM system to your workstation on port
80 or 21/20, you're all set.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=295023921-29012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>If that's not possible, then to get your installation files on DASD,
you'll need to:</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=295023921-29012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>1. IPL a starter kernel, parmfile and initrd</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=295023921-29012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>2. See if you can run dasdfmt, fdasd, and mke2fs from the
installer</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=295023921-29012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>3. Mount the new file system</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=295023921-29012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>4. Copy all the files from the CDs to the file system you just
created.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=295023921-29012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Now, the Red Hat installer isn't going to let you do any of that unless
you can establish network connectivity to your Linux workstation. If you
could do that, you wouldn't be using this method in the first place. So, I
recommend downloading one of my Slack/390 installation kernels and initrds, and
using that to do the setup I listed above. After that, you should be able
to start the Red Hat installation process.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=295023921-29012007><FONT face=Arial
size=2>Mark Post</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> redhat-s390-list-bounces@redhat.com
[mailto:redhat-s390-list-bounces@redhat.com] <B>On Behalf Of
</B>warrentaylor@sbcglobal.net<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 18, 2007 6:15
PM<BR><B>To:</B> redhat-s390-list@redhat.com<BR><B>Subject:</B> Installing
RHEL4 to a VM guest<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've got to say that this is not a trivial
task.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've managed to get the IPL the kernel in a VM
guest and can telnet into the installation program from a linux workstation
but I can only get so far as selecting an installation type.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>My choices are NFS, FTP, HTTP, or
DASD.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I've got the .iso images on CDs but my problem is
now how to get them onto the vm guest (now running the install
program).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As far as I can tell from the available
documentation (I will not expound on my frustration at this point) I must BE a
server for the first three methods and I'm not. That leaves DASD as an install
method and from what I can tell (gurgle) I must somehow move the .iso files to
the VM guest. Where to put them and how to get them, however, remains a
mystery.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>So, my question is: how do I move the .iso files
to VM and are .iso files OK or do they somehow have to be extractetd into the
RPMS, etc. in order for this to work. Where do I put them? How does dasdb1 and
dasdc1 play into this? Is there ANY documentation suited to a mainframer
anywhere out there?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>wow!</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>