Novell LINUX ENTERPRISE SERVER 10 SP1 - ARCHITECTURE-SPECIFIC INFORMATION... Manual

SUSE Linux Enterprise

Server

www.novell.com10 SP1

March15,2007 Architecture-Specific Information

Architecture-Specic Information

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Contents

Preface v

1Requirements 1

1.1 Hardware Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

1.2 Software Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2Preparation 5

2.1 Preparing for Installation on IBM eServer i5/p5, System i5/p5, and OpenPower

Models.............................. 6

2.2 Preparing for Installation on an IBM pSeries Models . . . . . . . . . . 13

2.3 Preparing an Installation on IBM JS20/JS21 Blades . . . . . . . . . . . 18

2.4 Preparing an Installation on IBM iSeries Models . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

AAppendix 39

A.1 Editing the Built-In Kernel Command Line in a zImage . . . . . . . . . 39

Preface

This manual describes the steps for installing SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server on IBM

eServer i5 and eServer p5, pSeries, JS20/JS21 Blades, and iSeries systems. It contains

all necessary information for the preparation of the installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise

Server. The installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is described in Chapter 3,

Installation with YaST (↑Installation and Administration).

Whenever possible, this manual refers to relevant information sources and other docu-

mentation on the Internet and on your installed system. Detailed information about

Linux device drivers and other technical details are covered in the IBM (online) docu-

mentation. Note the respective references.

1 Structure of This Manual

This manual provides information about the hardware and software requirements for

successfully installing SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on your system, necessary steps

on i5/OS, and the preparation of the eServer i5/p5 rmware, pSeries, JS20/JS21 Blades,

and iSeries.

TIP: For More Information about SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM

POWER

Find a short introduction to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM POWER in

the Start-Up Guide manual of which you received a printed copy. Find a detailed

description of the installation procedure and the administration of SUSE Linux

Enterprise Server in the Installation and Administration manual, which you can

nd in the local directory /usr/share/doc/manual or on the rst installa-

tion medium in the directory /docu.

2 Target Group

Readers of this manual should have some experience in the following areas:

• Use of i5/OS or the pSeries rmware.

• Knowledge of the hardware environment of the IBM pSeries or iSeries system,

especially of the network environment.

• Basic Linux and Unix skills.

3 Acknowledgments

The history of Linux is a success story of countless developers around the world who

continue what Linus Torvalds once started as a one-man show. We sincerely appreciate

their tireless commitment.

We would particularly like to thank all who are involved in the pSeries and iSeries

project at IBM and SUSE. Many thanks to the developers at SUSE and IBM, the testers

at SUSE, and all beta testers and editors at IBM.

vi Architecture-Specic Information

Requirements

1.1 Hardware Requirements

1.1.1 iSeries and i5 Models

Table 1.1 Supported Models

i800, i810, i825, i870, i890iSeries models

510, 520, 550, 570, 570+, 590, 595eServer i5 and System i5 models

The systems in Table 1.1, “Supported Models” (page 1) were supported by SUSE®

Linux Enterprise Server 9. They are no longer supported but should still run.

Table 1.2 Unsupported Models

i270, i820, i830, i840iSeries models

A standard installation requires at least 256 MB of RAM. An installation over VNC

requires at least 448 MB of RAM. The installation of a standard system requires at least

1.8 GB of free hard disk space.

Refer to http://www-1.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/linux/

pdfs/guide.pdf for a detailed list of all feature codes. An older version of this list

Requirements 1

is also available at http://penguinppc.org/ppc64/machines.php. Up-to-

date hardware information for Linux on System i5 is available at http://www-03

.ibm.com/systems/i/os/linux/servers.html.

1.1.2 pSeries and p5 Models

These systems are operated with a PPC64 kernel.

Table 1.3 Supported Models

p615, p630, p650, p655, p670, p690pSeries models

505, 510, 520, 550, 560Q, 570, 570+, 575,

575+, 590, 595, 710, 720, 185

eServer p5, System p5, OpenPower,

and ATX Server models

185ATX Workstation

All POWER3 and RS64–based models that were supported by SUSE Linux Enterprise

Server 9 are no longer supported, but should still run.

A standard installation requires at least 256 MB of RAM. An installation over VNC

requires at least 448 MB of RAM. The installation of a standard system requires at least

1.8 GB of free hard disk space.

Up-to-date hardware information for Linux on System p5 is available by model from

http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/p/linux/.

1.1.3 BladeCenter

BladeCenter JS20 except JS20 GA1 (model 8842-21X), BladeCenter JS20V, and

BladeCenter JS21 are supported systems at the time of printing.

2Architecture-Specic Information

1.2 Software Requirements

1.2.1 IBM iSeries

Find up-to-date information about software requirements at http://www.ibm.com/

servers/eserver/iseries/linux/reqs.html.

1.2.2 IBM eServer i5 and System i5

Find up-to-date rmware at http://www-912.ibm.com/eserver/support/

fixes/fixcentral. Select System i5 family and Server Firmware to nd your

system model. Updates for the Hardware Management Console can also be selected

from this page.

1.2.3 IBM pSeries, IBM eServer p5, System

p5, OpenPower

Find up-to-date rmware at http://www-912.ibm.com/eserver/support/

fixes/fixcentral. Select UNIX servers and Hardware microcode and rmware

to nd your system model. Updates for the Hardware Management Console can also

be selected from this page.

1.2.4 JS20 Blade and JS21 Blade

Find up-to-date rmware for the BladeCenter at http://www-304.ibm.com/

jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.wss/brandmain

?brandind=5000020.

Requirements 3

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