Installation guide

7. Installing in an LPAR using the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux LPAR CD
The following steps must be taken when installing onto an LPAR.
• Log in on the Hardware Master Console (HMC) or the Support Element Workplace (SEW) as
a user with sufficient privileges to install a new OS to an LPAR. The SYSPROG user is re-
commended.
• Select Images, then select the LPAR to which you wish to install. Use the arrows in the
frame on the right side to navigate to the CPC Recovery menu.
• Double-click on Load from CD-ROM or Server.
• In the dialog box that follows, select Local CD-ROM then click Continue.
• In the dialog that follows, keep the default selection of generic.ins then click Continue.
• Skip to Section 9, “Installing in an LPAR (Common Steps)” to continue.
8. Installing in an LPAR without the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux for System z CD-ROMs
• Log in on the Support Element Workplace as a user with sufficient privileges to install a new
OS to an LPAR.
• Select Images, then select the LPAR you wish to install to.
• Use the arrows in the frame on the right side to navigate to the CPC Recovery menu.
• Double-click on Load from CD-ROM or Server.
• In the dialog box that follows, select FTP Source, and enter the following information:
Host Computer:
Hostname or IP address of the FTP server you wish to install from (for example,
ftp.redhat.com)
User ID:
Your user name on the FTP server (or anonymous)
Password:
Your password (use your email address if you are logging in as anonymous)
Account:
Leave this field empty
File location (can be left blank):
Directory on the FTP server holding Red Hat Enterprise Linux for System z (for example, /
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