Installing RHEL4 to a VM guest

[Post, Mark K]

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.
 
If that's not possible, then to get your installation files on DASD,
you'll need to:
1. IPL a starter kernel, parmfile and initrd
2. See if you can run dasdfmt, fdasd, and mke2fs from the installer
3. Mount the new file system
4. Copy all the files from the CDs to the file system you just created.
 
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.
 
 
Mark Post


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	Hi,
	 
	I've got to say that this is not a trivial task.
	 
	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.
	 
	My choices are NFS, FTP, HTTP, or DASD.
	 
	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).
	 
	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.
	 
	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?
	 
	wow!

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