RE: Installing RHEL4 to a VM guest

"Post, Mark K" <mark.post@xxxxxxx> · Mon, 29 Jan 2007 16:44:37 -0500

Well, you're almost right.  You don't need to "be" a server, but you 
must "have" a server for the first three methods.  The fact that you're 
using a Linux workstation tells me that you have a potential server sitting on 
your desk.  If you can get from your VM system to your workstation on port 
80 or 21/20, you're all set.

If that's not possible, then to get your installation files on DASD, 
you'll need to:
1. IPL a starter kernel, parmfile and initrd
2. See if you can run dasdfmt, fdasd, and mke2fs from the 
installer
3. Mount the new file system
4. Copy all the files from the CDs to the file system you just 
created.

Now, the Red Hat installer isn't going to let you do any of that unless 
you can establish network connectivity to your Linux workstation.  If you 
could do that, you wouldn't be using this method in the first place.  So, I 
recommend downloading one of my Slack/390 installation kernels and initrds, and 
using that to do the setup I listed above.  After that, you should be able 
to start the Red Hat installation process.

Mark Post

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Subject: Installing 
  RHEL4 to a VM guest

  Hi,

  I've got to say that this is not a trivial 
  task.

  I've managed to get the IPL the kernel in a VM 
  guest and can telnet into the installation program from a linux workstation 
  but I can only get so far as selecting an installation type.

  My choices are NFS, FTP, HTTP, or 
  DASD.

  I've got the .iso images on CDs but my problem is 
  now how to get them onto the vm guest (now running the install 
  program).

  As far as I can tell from the available 
  documentation (I will not expound on my frustration at this point) I must BE a 
  server for the first three methods and I'm not. That leaves DASD as an install 
  method and from what I can tell (gurgle) I must somehow move the .iso files to 
  the VM guest. Where to put them and how to get them, however, remains a 
  mystery.

  So, my question is: how do I move the .iso files 
  to VM and are .iso files OK or do they somehow have to be extractetd into the 
  RPMS, etc. in order for this to work. Where do I put them? How does dasdb1 and 
  dasdc1 play into this? Is there ANY documentation suited to a mainframer 
  anywhere out there?

  wow!
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