You can set up NFS -- or an FTP server (use URL and ftp://.... ).. I tend to do installs from a Linux workstation where you can easily install/configure such things. Not as familiar with Windows options here..
Scott Rohling On Tue, Apr 12, 2011 at 9:22 AM, Hughes, Jim <jim.hug...@doit.nh.gov> wrote: > Our Linux guy is off on another project and my natural curiosity has > gotten the best of me. > > I have restarted the Linux on Z installation procedure. I have Putty > installed. I have a Putty connection. I logged in as install. > > The Putty window is asking me this regarding the installation: > -------------------------------------------------------------- > Installation Method > > What type of media contains the installation image? > > Local CD/DVD > Hard Drive > NFS directory > URL > > OK BACK > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > The installation image is on a virtual DVD drive on my windows > workstation. > Do I need to run an NFS server or is there another option I should use? > I cannot find this in the Red Hat 5 installation guide. > > Thanks again. > > ____________________ > 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. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For more information on Linux on System z, visit > http://wiki.linuxvm.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
