Hi, I just created a small project that allows to directly boot a z/VM guest from a FTP server. This is a small REXX (and actually a hack that I should cleanup before publishing; there is just some time constraints that I did not get around so far) that might be useful for others too. This script proved useful here since we have lots of different versions to test, and it eliminates the need to upload kernel/initrd/parmfile for different Linux releases.
You can find it at https://github.com/azouhr/ftpboot Before running it, you will also have to add IOS3270 to your z/VM environment http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?IOS3270 So ... what is it about... This script first displays a number of servers. To select one, just place the cursor into the right line and press enter. After this, a ins description file is displayed that you have to select the same way. Finally, you are placed into an xedit session that allows to modify the parmfile before doing the IPL. I put some ftp mirrors in there that should have openSUSE Tumbleweed available. If one doesn't work, you might want to try a different one :) This is just provided as is. No warranties. Patches are welcome Berthold -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Berthold Gunreben OPS Services Team http://www.suse.de/ Maxfeldstr. 5 SUSE Linux GmbH, D-90409 Nuernberg, Germany, HRB 21284 (AG Nürnberg) GF: Felix Imendörffer, Jane Smithard, Graham Norton ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
