You can perform CHPID offline/online operations from the HMC. I don't have one to check with, so unfortunately I can't tell you the steps.
On Fri, 2004-03-12 at 05:20, DAYANIDHI Arunagiri wrote: > Hi, > > CHIP is already offline in OS390 and please tell me how should I make CHPID online > for linux. This is the first time I am doing tape IPL to install LINUX, and sequence > of the files on the tape is also like tapeipl.ikr, parmfile, initrd. Pls. help. > > Best Regards > Dayanidhi A > Ext: 6220 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > Rich Smrcina > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 6:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: TAPE IPL failed in LINUX installation. > > > Is the CHPID available in the Linux partition. It will need to be > varied off to the OS/390 LPAR and varied on to the Linux LPAR. > > Also, the sequence of the files on the tape should be tapeipl.ikr, > parmfile, initrd. > > On Thu, 2004-03-11 at 04:00, DAYANIDHI Arunagiri wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > In our shop I started installing SuSe LINUX in our MULTIPRISE 3000 S390 server, as > > a first step I downloaded SuSe linux and related document from internet. We have > > done the following activities one by one and failed during tape IPL: > > > > 1) Created seperate LINUX IMAGE is support element. > > 2) Other IMAGE has V2R6 os390. > > 3) TAPE DRIVE 580 & 581 are already configured to S390. > > 4) Configure ethernet device to LINUX partition by defining it in MPTS > > configuration and assigned a CU Address for that device. > > 5) Copied three files Tapeipl.ikr, Initrd, Parmfile from CD --> to DASD (os390) > > --> to unlabled tape(in BLP format) > > 6) Once we are ready with IPLable tape we started IPLing the tape using 581 the > > tapedrive address in support element and IPLed the LINUX IMAGE, but it failed with > > error message "THE LOAD ADDRESS IS NOT CONFIGURED IN THE PARTITION". > > > > My question is whether I have to do any other configuration changes in support > > element to do TAPE IPL and also I am not sure whether the tape drives should be in > > OFFLOAD mode in os390 partition. I tried either way it didn't worked. > > > > Is any faced similar problem? I am held up in the initial installation step > > itself, please help me. > > > > Best Regards > > Dayanidhi A > > Ext: 6220 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > -- > Rich Smrcina > Sr. Systems Engineer > DSG eServer & Linux Solutions > Milwaukee, WI > rsmrcina at wi.rr.com > rsmrcina at dsgroup.com > > Catch the WAVV! Stay for requirements and the free-for-all. > Update your zSeries skills in 4 days for a very reasonable price. > WAVV 2004 in Chattanooga, TN > April 30-May 4, 2004 > For details see http://www.wavv.org > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 -- Rich Smrcina Sr. Systems Engineer DSG eServer & Linux Solutions Milwaukee, WI rsmrcina at wi.rr.com rsmrcina at dsgroup.com Catch the WAVV! Stay for requirements and the free-for-all. Update your zSeries skills in 4 days for a very reasonable price. WAVV 2004 in Chattanooga, TN April 30-May 4, 2004 For details see http://www.wavv.org ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
