I found the "start shell" under Expert in the installer. I will check some network config from there.
Thanks. On Tuesday, February 3, 2015, Steve P <steve.lin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Can I open an shell if I am signed onto the hmc remotely? If so where and > how? I thought you coul only open a shell if you are locally sitting at > the hmc console PC. > > > > On Monday, February 2, 2015, Steve P <steve.lin...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','steve.lin...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> The message is coming from the Linux installer. >> >> On Monday, February 2, 2015, Mark Post <mp...@suse.com> wrote: >> >>> >>> On 2/2/2015 at 02:00 PM, Steve P <steve.lin...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> > So I've tried to Ping the Lpar IP from the hmc under Network >>> Diagnostics to >>> > see if the lpar is communicating at all through the hmc. But it fails. >>> So I >>> > wonder if the failure is because of the the network connection. >>> > >>> > Any thoughts? >>> >>> If you get into a shell >>> 1. Do you see the network interface? (ip link show) >>> 2. If you have a network interface, does it have an IP address? (ip >>> addr show) >>> 2a. Does it have the right network mask? (ip addr show) >>> 3. If you have an IP address, is the default gateway set? (ip route >>> show) >>> 4. Can you ping the default gateway? (ping -c 3 ip.addr.of.gateway) >>> >>> If all those are OK and you can ping your gateway, then the problem is >>> somewhere beyond the gateway. Only your network people can help you at >>> that point. >>> >>> Also, note that the LPAR does _not_ "communicate through the HMC." The >>> traffic from the OSA adapter you're using goes out through whatever >>> switches and routes your network team has hooked up, and then to the >>> (usually well isolated) NIC on the HMC. As I said, all that part of the >>> network is outside of your control, so it might be a good idea to see if >>> you can access another FTP/HTTP/SMB/NFS server somewhere else on the >>> network. We have had at least one report of someone using the z/OS FTP >>> server to install Linux in an LPAR. Not necessarily a lot of fun, but it's >>> another possible avenue. >>> >>> >>> Mark Post >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> 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/
