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Figure 13-1 Prerequisite tool selections
13.3.2 Complete initial setup of your eServer i5
Before you define Linux partitions and load Linux distribution, you need to complete the Initial
Server Setup tasks using either the predefined or customized setup checklists. You can find
the checklists at the following Web address:
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/eserver/v1r2s/en_US/index.htm?info/initialserverse
tup
Use the checklists initially for standalone servers, without specifying logical partitioning. Even
though you will create Linux partitions at a later stage, for the purposes of setting up your
server, you want to complete the installation so that it does not require a Hardware
Management Console (HMC).
With your new eServer System i5 system, i5/OS currently owns all of the processor, memory,
and I/O resources. The next few chapters provide step-by-step instructions for the basic
configuration tasks required to remove resources from i5/OS and set up Linux partitions using
Virtual Partition Manager. We will also discuss how to define the Network Server Storage
Space (NWSSTG), and Network Server Storage Description (NWSD) for virtual storage and
enable virtual Ethernet for network communications between multiple partitions.