>>> On 1/30/2015 at 05:52 PM, Steve P <[email protected]> wrote: > Honestly I don't know what file it is looking for.
As I mentioned in my reply to Alan, I know which files are needed. I'm partly responsible for the installer. > And ftping to the hmc > invites all other problems. Let's just say it would have to involve all of > the network guys and security access guys to work together and that will > take moving a mountain to make happen at this point in time. Um, if _you_ can't FTP into the HMC, then how would the Linux system be able to do it? > For the moment I am chasing the IP address of the Linux lpar that I am > installing this into. I need to verify what was given to me and I suspect > it is incorrect. > > How do I find the command line to enter some hmc commands? I can't seem to > find it and I know it exists. There is a series of commands that will tell > me the lpar info and their associated IP addresses. I don't know what you mean by "HMC commands." I don't think any can get shell access on the HMC. From the Linux perspective, you can get a shell running. After you get the "No repository found" message, you should be getting prompted again for the network protocol. Type in an x and press enter. That should give you a "Linuxrc extras" menu. Select 3 for "start a shell." At this point you should be able to display your network setup. - ifconfig -a - route -n Try to ping your default gateway. MAKE SURE you specify a count for the ping command: ping -c 3 ip.addr.default.gw If you don't, and your keyboard layout isn't set up right, you won't be able to terminate the ping command. If you can ping your default gateway, see if you can ping the IP address of the FTP server. If that works, then try this: curl ftp://ip.addr.of.ftpserver/ You should see a directory listing of the DVD. curl ftp://ip.addr.of.ftpserver/content You should see a bunch of SHA256 hashes. If you get some sort of error, then perhaps the information you were given to use wasn't correct. One other possibility is if your LPAR is hooked into a switch that expects an IEEE vlan to be configured. If that's the case, they should have told you. Even if they did tell you, depending on what version of SLES you're trying to install, the installer might be able to set that up for you, or you may need to do it manually from the shell. Mark Post ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
