We just finished installing Red Heat 5.6 into a virtual machine controlled by z/VM 5.4. Most of what follows is in the manual.
1. Go to Red Hat's web site and download a copy of the s390 version of Red Hat. Get the ISO version. I downloaded the ISO into my windows machine. 2. You need a few files from the ISO. We mounted the ISO image on a virtual DVD device using Alcohol 120. This allowed us access to the ISO as if it were a DVD with files on it. 3. Create your zLinux virtual machine using the tools you normally use to create z/VM userids. 4. I used a windows ftp client to logon to z/VM using the zLinux userid and password created in step 3. There is a sequence of commands to need to issue in the ftp session to insure your files get to z/VM in a format you can use. 5. I used CMS to edit the control files and defined my network. I connected the zLinux virtual machine to our vswitch. 6. Download a copy of Putty and VNC Viewer and get ready to use them. 7. Run the STARTUP EXEC you downloaded in step 4. 8. Watch the console and make sure your network comes up okay. Without it you don't have a show. 9. When the console says something about making a connection to start the installation, start your Putty session. Details are in the manual. 10. Once the Putty session has started, start your VNC viewer session. NOTE: Remember to add :1 to the end of your VNC Viewer connection string. This connects you to the correct display device. 11. I run an FTP server on my windows workstation. I created a RedHat userid and pointed its default directory to the ISO image referred to in Step 2. 12. When I was asked where the image files are located, I picked the URL option. When prompted for the URL, I entered FTP://redhat:redhat@172.30.8.150. "redhat" is the userid and password of the ftp account. 172.30.8.150 is the ip address of my workstation. At this point you follow the instructions in the manual. I am not a Linux person though I am very interested in our installation gaining the benefits of running zLinux on z-architecture. If you have a Linux question, I cannot answer. If you have a problem with the installation, maybe I can help. Good Luck. ____________________ Jim Hughes Consulting Systems Programmer Mainframe Technical Support Group Department of Information Technology State of New Hampshire 27 Hazen Drive Concord, NH 03301 603-271-5586 Fax 603.271.1516 Statement of Confidentiality: The contents of this message are confidential. Any unauthorized disclosure, reproduction, use or dissemination (either whole or in part) is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please notify the sender immediately and delete the message from your system. -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Hans Rempel Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2011 4:42 AM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: Re: z/VM Archives address or access This Redbook Hands-on instructions for installing z/VM and Linux on the mainframe Updated information for z/VM 5.4 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 New, more versatile file system layout http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247492.pdf This may help Hans -----Original Message----- From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU] On Behalf Of Hines, Bernard (MSFC-IS70)[UNITeS] Sent: April-13-11 3:30 PM To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU Subject: z/VM Archives address or access Someone help me to the Archives? Or If someone has a step by step how to for installing Red Hat 6 on z/VM 5.4 system it would be greatly appreciated. The information contained in this message may be confidential,it is intended exclusively for the addressee(s). Should you receive this message unintentionally, please do not use the contents herein and notify the sender immediately by return e-mail. Marshall Space Flight Center NASA Data Center z/OS Systems z/VM Systems 256.544.0769 (Desk) 256.698.6593 (Cell) I refuse to tiptoe through life... just to arrive unscathed at Death's door! Bernard Hines
