Jake Anderson wrote: >This is the first time building redhat guest on zVM. I don't have >a web server or Apache to place the redhat executables. Is there >a other method to follow and build Redhat golden image ?
If you have access to the Hardware Management Console (HMC), you can create removable media with all the Red Hat files you need then retrieve them from there during installation as a guest under z/VM. That process is explained pretty well here: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/en/SSB27U_7.1.0/com.ibm.zvm.v710.hcpl0/ftploc.htm This path uses the z/VM FTP server. It can be used not just for the initial boot but also for the Anaconda-based installation if need be. Some patience may be required depending on your HMC model, media type, and z/VM guest resources. I've never tried it, but theoretically, speculatively, the Anaconda-based installation could run via NFS (Network File System). z/VM has a NFS server, or perhaps you have some NAS (Network Attached Storage) that's reachable within the boundaries of your environment. If you have another operating system on the machine, notably z/OS, with a FTP, HTTP, and/or NFS server available and reachable, you can load the necessary Red Hat files there then install from that network source. Presumably you're using a PC or Mac as your user access vehicle to instruct z/VM, and presumably there's a network connection to z/VM. Could you run a lightweight FTP, HTTP, and/or NFS server on that PC or Mac? It sure seems like that'd be technically possible, at least. Or maybe you're not, and maybe you're using the HMC directly. If so, see above. I recommend consulting IBM's "Getting Started with with Linux on IBM Z" document, IBM Publication No. SC24-6287. Here's the current direct link (subject to change): https://www.vm.ibm.com/library/710pdfs/71628700.pdf -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples IT Architect Executive, Industry Solutions, IBM Z & LinuxONE -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: sipp...@sg.ibm.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@vm.marist.edu with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www2.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
