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Re: SuSE Installation Server
Ismael, I did have to change one little thing: blanked out the \t from the files yast/instorder; yast/order. Yup, got it. Thanks. I was able to successfully install a base SLES9 on z/VM . Great! Mike MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] (845) 433-7061 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
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I am getting ready to attempt to install SLES9 under z/VM as well. The procedure mentioned in http://mikemacisaac.com/configureNFS.pdf describes a script called mksles9root. Does anyone have this in electronic format that I can download? Also, the statement I did have to change one little thing: blanked out the \t from the files yast/instorder; yast/order.. What does this mean or will it become more obvious once I get started.?Thank you for any infomation anyone can provide. Peter Ifurung, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU 26/01/2005 05:56 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU To LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: SuSE Installation Server Mike, The procedure you provided ( http://mikemacisaac.com/configureNFS.pdf ) for setting up a linux install server worked well. I did have to change one little thing: blanked out the \t from the files yast/instorder; yast/order. So with the prepared linux (desktop) install server, I was able to successfully install a base SLES9 on z/VM . For SP1 upgrade, I used the following procedure: In the Install server: 1) download SP1 iso images for CD1, CD2 2) mount loop iso images to tmp dir 3) created diretory: /sles9-s3900-sp1/CD1, /sles9-s3900-sp1/CD2 4) copied iso files from tmp to above directories 5) using yast, NFS export /sles9-s3900-sp1 In target Image: 1) register new install source: -yast software / Change source of Installation add: install_server / sles9-s3900-sp1/CD1 (CD1 only, CD2 not reqd) move to top of list 2) do the upgrade: - yast software / system update (take all defaults) 3) re-boot == So the upgrade appears to have worked. Question: How can I tell that my system is sles9 SP1 ? Uname -a : Linux lnxtest4 2.6.5-7.139-s390 #1 SMP Fri Jan 14 15:41:33 UTC 2005 s390 s390 s390 GNU/Linux Ismael -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael MacIsaac Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 8:01 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SuSE Installation Server Ismael, How do I integrate the recently released SLES9 SP1 yast - software - Patch CD update It's documented (for SLES8 and SP3 at least) in the zDomino redbook: SG24-7021. Mike MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] (845) 433-7061 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: SuSE Installation Server
Peter, I put it up on http://mikemacisaac.com/mksles9root I replaced the \t with two spaces in two places in mk_symbolic_links function as suggested by Ismael. I'll be honest - I haven't tested the change (I will eventually get to that), but somehow I get the feeling it will work either way. Let me know. Mike MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] (845) 433-7061 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
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Peter, I literally cut paste Mike's script from the PDF file; I run the script; attempted an install and got an error -- I forgot the message. I looked at those files and the \t wasn't translated to a tab. Edited those files and it all worked. Good luck. Ismael -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Peter E. Abresch Jr. - at Pepco Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 11:27 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SuSE Installation Server I am getting ready to attempt to install SLES9 under z/VM as well. The procedure mentioned in http://mikemacisaac.com/configureNFS.pdf describes a script called mksles9root. Does anyone have this in electronic format that I can download? Also, the statement I did have to change one little thing: blanked out the \t from the files yast/instorder; yast/order.. What does this mean or will it become more obvious once I get started.?Thank you for any infomation anyone can provide. Peter Ifurung, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent by: Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU 26/01/2005 05:56 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU To LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU cc Subject Re: SuSE Installation Server Mike, The procedure you provided ( http://mikemacisaac.com/configureNFS.pdf ) for setting up a linux install server worked well. I did have to change one little thing: blanked out the \t from the files yast/instorder; yast/order. So with the prepared linux (desktop) install server, I was able to successfully install a base SLES9 on z/VM . For SP1 upgrade, I used the following procedure: In the Install server: 1) download SP1 iso images for CD1, CD2 2) mount loop iso images to tmp dir 3) created diretory: /sles9-s3900-sp1/CD1, /sles9-s3900-sp1/CD2 4) copied iso files from tmp to above directories 5) using yast, NFS export /sles9-s3900-sp1 In target Image: 1) register new install source: -yast software / Change source of Installation add: install_server / sles9-s3900-sp1/CD1 (CD1 only, CD2 not reqd) move to top of list 2) do the upgrade: - yast software / system update (take all defaults) 3) re-boot == So the upgrade appears to have worked. Question: How can I tell that my system is sles9 SP1 ? Uname -a : Linux lnxtest4 2.6.5-7.139-s390 #1 SMP Fri Jan 14 15:41:33 UTC 2005 s390 s390 s390 GNU/Linux Ismael -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael MacIsaac Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 8:01 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SuSE Installation Server Ismael, How do I integrate the recently released SLES9 SP1 yast - software - Patch CD update It's documented (for SLES8 and SP3 at least) in the zDomino redbook: SG24-7021. Mike MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] (845) 433-7061 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: SuSE Installation Server
Mike, The procedure you provided ( http://mikemacisaac.com/configureNFS.pdf ) for setting up a linux install server worked well. I did have to change one little thing: blanked out the \t from the files yast/instorder; yast/order. So with the prepared linux (desktop) install server, I was able to successfully install a base SLES9 on z/VM . For SP1 upgrade, I used the following procedure: In the Install server: 1) download SP1 iso images for CD1, CD2 2) mount loop iso images to tmp dir 3) created diretory: /sles9-s3900-sp1/CD1, /sles9-s3900-sp1/CD2 4) copied iso files from tmp to above directories 5) using yast, NFS export /sles9-s3900-sp1 In target Image: 1) register new install source: -yast software / Change source of Installation add: install_server / sles9-s3900-sp1/CD1 (CD1 only, CD2 not reqd) move to top of list 2) do the upgrade: - yast software / system update (take all defaults) 3) re-boot == So the upgrade appears to have worked. Question: How can I tell that my system is sles9 SP1 ? Uname -a : Linux lnxtest4 2.6.5-7.139-s390 #1 SMP Fri Jan 14 15:41:33 UTC 2005 s390 s390 s390 GNU/Linux Ismael -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael MacIsaac Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 8:01 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SuSE Installation Server Ismael, How do I integrate the recently released SLES9 SP1 yast - software - Patch CD update It's documented (for SLES8 and SP3 at least) in the zDomino redbook: SG24-7021. Mike MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] (845) 433-7061 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: SuSE Installation Server
cat /etc/*-release Mark Post -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ifurung, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 5:56 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SuSE Installation Server -snip- Question: How can I tell that my system is sles9 SP1 ? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
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Found ans. to my question: # SPident CONCLUSION: ServicePack Level: SLES-9-s390-SP1 = up-to-date == Other info = # cat /etc/*-release SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 (s390) VERSION = 9 # uname -a Linux lnxtest1 2.6.5-7.97-s390 #1 SMP Fri Jul 2 14:21:59 UTC 2004 s390 s390 s390 GNU/Linux Ismael -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Post, Mark K Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 3:21 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SuSE Installation Server cat /etc/*-release Mark Post -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ifurung, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 5:56 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SuSE Installation Server -snip- Question: How can I tell that my system is sles9 SP1 ? -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
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Mike - I tried to get to this and I just get a blank page. The Church is near, but the road is icy. The tavern is far, but I will walk carefully. - old Hungarian Proverb Gordon W. Wolfe, Ph.D. Boeing VM Enterprise Servers 425-865-5940 -Original Message- From: Michael MacIsaac [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:08 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SuSE Installation Server Ismael, I'm trying to use yast to setup the install server I put up a draft chapter as a PDF at http://mikemacisaac.com/configureNFS.pdf - I hope this will help. It details the steps around the mkinstallroot script I posted a while back and how to make the tree available via NFS. I've at least run through the steps once or twice and they seemed to work. Any feedback will be appreciated. If you set this NFS server up and install SLES9 on zSeries, YaST on the installed image will remember the install credentials (server, directory). Later you can copy the install tree over to a zSeries Linux image and change the YaST settings if you want. (P.S. this is part of a larger project we *hope* to announce at a SHARE BOF in early March and make available in April) Mike MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] (845) 433-7061 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: SuSE Installation Server
Ismael, How do I integrate the recently released SLES9 SP1 yast - software - Patch CD update It's documented (for SLES8 and SP3 at least) in the zDomino redbook: SG24-7021. Mike MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] (845) 433-7061 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: SuSE Installation Server
Linux FTP server -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ifurung, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 12:10 To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: SuSE Installation Server I want to set up an installation server on a SuSe9 Professional running on a Intel desktop. But the option Installation Server is not an available option in yast / misc . (It is avail. In SuSE9 Enterprise). Is there a way to make a SUSE Professional desktop an install server? Or a corollary question: What configuration would be best to build an install server to install/service linux guests in z/VM? a) Desktop linux (see question above) b) Windows FTP server (unsupported ISO image reader) c) linux on z/VM (no cdrom reader) d) others ? Thanks for any info. Ismael Ifurung -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 This transmission may contain information that is privileged, confidential and/or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the information contained herein (including any reliance thereon) is STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you received this transmission in error, please immediately contact the sender and destroy the material in its entirety, whether in electronic or hard copy format. Thank you. A1. -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
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For a long while I had a Linux guest that I simply had all the CD-ROM images I needed mounted as disk images I made with 'dd' on a desktop Linux installation.. I had my SLES8 images, SP3 image, WebSphere images, DB2 Connect images, MQ series, etc all mounted via the loopback device as read-only. I had them available via FTP on the same gigabit LAN segment so it was pretty efficient for me. I have since moved those images to a Linux desktop system on a 100/mb connection, however, I don't have a screaming need to be installing that software as frequently now. If you're interested, I can dig up all the steps I used to create them etc. Ifurung, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To A.GOVLINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Sent by: Linux on cc 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject IST.EDU SuSE Installation Server 01/21/2005 01:10 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] IST.EDU I want to set up an installation server on a SuSe9 Professional running on a Intel desktop. But the option Installation Server is not an available option in yast / misc . (It is avail. In SuSE9 Enterprise). Is there a way to make a SUSE Professional desktop an install server? Or a corollary question: What configuration would be best to build an install server to install/service linux guests in z/VM? a) Desktop linux (see question above) b) Windows FTP server (unsupported ISO image reader) c) linux on z/VM (no cdrom reader) d) others ? Thanks for any info. Ismael Ifurung -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: SuSE Installation Server
I would imagine that the SLES9 option would simply select an appropriate set of packages for such a server, and perhaps create an FTP directory structure to support it. Do a trial install of SLES9, then do the same thing with SUSE 9 Professional. I think a Linux/UNIX system would be your best choice for an install server for Linux/390. Mark Post -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ifurung, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 2:10 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: SuSE Installation Server I want to set up an installation server on a SuSe9 Professional running on a Intel desktop. But the option Installation Server is not an available option in yast / misc . (It is avail. In SuSE9 Enterprise). Is there a way to make a SUSE Professional desktop an install server? Or a corollary question: What configuration would be best to build an install server to install/service linux guests in z/VM? a) Desktop linux (see question above) b) Windows FTP server (unsupported ISO image reader) c) linux on z/VM (no cdrom reader) d) others ? Thanks for any info. Ismael Ifurung -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: SuSE Installation Server
Forgive me but I'm relatively ignorant to this business. I'm trying to use yast to setup the install server, since that is the only procedure that SUSE provides. It appears that it requires a very specific directory structure and for certain files and iso images for this to succeed. I'd prefer to use a desktop suse linux to be my install server since it is independent from z/VM and it has cdrom drive. Mark, I do have SuSE 9 Professional installed on a desktop but it lacks the yast options to setup an install server. I do have SLES9 installed on a z/VM (painfully installed using a windows FTP server). But I'd prefer not to use a VM guest as my install server. I guest, it's time to call SuSE and see If I can this yast to work. Thanks everybody. --- Ismael Ifurung Tel. (916) 739-7689 Health Human Services Data Center Fax. (916) 739- P.O. Box 168025 Sacramento, CA 95816 [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of James Melin Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 11:22 AM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SuSE Installation Server For a long while I had a Linux guest that I simply had all the CD-ROM images I needed mounted as disk images I made with 'dd' on a desktop Linux installation.. I had my SLES8 images, SP3 image, WebSphere images, DB2 Connect images, MQ series, etc all mounted via the loopback device as read-only. I had them available via FTP on the same gigabit LAN segment so it was pretty efficient for me. I have since moved those images to a Linux desktop system on a 100/mb connection, however, I don't have a screaming need to be installing that software as frequently now. If you're interested, I can dig up all the steps I used to create them etc. Ifurung, [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To A.GOVLINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Sent by: Linux on cc 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject IST.EDU SuSE Installation Server 01/21/2005 01:10 PM Please respond to Linux on 390 Port [EMAIL PROTECTED] IST.EDU I want to set up an installation server on a SuSe9 Professional running on a Intel desktop. But the option Installation Server is not an available option in yast / misc . (It is avail. In SuSE9 Enterprise). Is there a way to make a SUSE Professional desktop an install server? Or a corollary question: What configuration would be best to build an install server to install/service linux guests in z/VM? a) Desktop linux (see question above) b) Windows FTP server (unsupported ISO image reader) c) linux on z/VM (no cdrom reader) d) others ? Thanks for any info. Ismael Ifurung -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
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Actually, that is not the only method they provide. Read /docu/RELEASE-NOTES.en.html on the first CD. It will tell you exactly what you need to do to set up an install server. Mark Post -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ifurung, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 2:48 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SuSE Installation Server Forgive me but I'm relatively ignorant to this business. I'm trying to use yast to setup the install server, since that is the only procedure that SUSE provides. -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: SuSE Installation Server
Ismael, I'm trying to use yast to setup the install server I put up a draft chapter as a PDF at http://mikemacisaac.com/configureNFS.pdf - I hope this will help. It details the steps around the mkinstallroot script I posted a while back and how to make the tree available via NFS. I've at least run through the steps once or twice and they seemed to work. Any feedback will be appreciated. If you set this NFS server up and install SLES9 on zSeries, YaST on the installed image will remember the install credentials (server, directory). Later you can copy the install tree over to a zSeries Linux image and change the YaST settings if you want. (P.S. this is part of a larger project we *hope* to announce at a SHARE BOF in early March and make available in April) Mike MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] (845) 433-7061 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
Re: SuSE Installation Server
Mark Mike, Thanks. I think this is what I need. I will test it. Now, one more question -- and this is what started this issue. How do I integrate the recently released SLES9 SP1 into the install server that I will be building? The SP1 release notes doc. is all confusing to me. On one hand it implies that you simply register in the target image yast, the SP1 ISOs as another install source. And later in the doc., it documents (using yast, of course) how you can add the ISOs in the install server's directory. No details about directory structure for the SP1 CDs . And since the yast in my desktop is crippled in the first place sigh Thanks again, for any insights. Ismael -Original Message- From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael MacIsaac Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 1:08 PM To: LINUX-390@VM.MARIST.EDU Subject: Re: SuSE Installation Server Ismael, I'm trying to use yast to setup the install server I put up a draft chapter as a PDF at http://mikemacisaac.com/configureNFS.pdf - I hope this will help. It details the steps around the mkinstallroot script I posted a while back and how to make the tree available via NFS. I've at least run through the steps once or twice and they seemed to work. Any feedback will be appreciated. If you set this NFS server up and install SLES9 on zSeries, YaST on the installed image will remember the install credentials (server, directory). Later you can copy the install tree over to a zSeries Linux image and change the YaST settings if you want. (P.S. this is part of a larger project we *hope* to announce at a SHARE BOF in early March and make available in April) Mike MacIsaac [EMAIL PROTECTED] (845) 433-7061 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 -- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
