Create a logical partition to run Linux

 

Learn the necessary steps for installing Linux on the iSeries™.

Before you start to configure a partition on an iSeries server, with V5R1 or later OS/400^® not managed by an HMC, to run Linux, see Plan to run Linux in a logical partition for assistance. You should also be familiar with basic logical partitions concepts before you start to create a logical partition.

For information on partitioning for Linux on eServer™ 5800 servers, refer to Partitioning for Linux. IBM recommends that you perform a full server back up before changing your server configuration. See Backup options for virtual and directly attached disk for instructions on performing a full server back up.

• Configure a logical partition
  A logical partition on an iSeries server can support Linux, a non-OS/400 operating system.

• Assign I/O adapters (IOAs) to a logical partition
  Learn how to assign your I/O adapters to logical partitions.

• Create a network server description and a network server storage space
  A network server description (NWSD) is used to give a name to the configuration, provide an interface for starting and stopping a Linux partition, and provide a link between Linux and its virtual disks.

• Configure the LAN console for a logical partition
  Operations Console is an installable component of iSeries Access for Windows^®. It allows you to use your PC as the server console, perform control panel functions, or both.

• Connect the virtual console
  The virtual console provides the console function for the Linux server.

• Install Linux in a logical partition
  Information for installing Linux in a logical partition on your iSeries.

• Install Linux from CD-ROM images in the integrated file system
  Most Linux distributors provide ISO CD-ROM images that can be downloaded from their Web site. If your distributor has multiple physical CDs for the install action of Linux, ISO file images are a convenient way to install from a directory on your iSeries server.

• Start and stop the NWSD
  You will have to stop and start (vary off and vary on) the NWSD to IPL a logical partition running Linux.

• Start device parity protection/Create a disk array
  Start device parity protection/create a disk array when you attach a new disk subserver to your server.

 

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Linux in a logical partition