86 The Virtualization Cookbook for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2
6.1 Installing Linux on the PC
If you do not have a Linux PC, then you must obtain access to one in the network and install
Linux onto it. Describing that process is beyond the scope of this book. However, installing the
same distribution onto a PC server that you plan to install on System z is recommended.
Doing so will give you practice with the installation process and will give you a reference
system that may be helpful in understanding the differences between the Intel® (i386, i686)
and System z (s390x) architectures. In this chapter, a PC running RHEL 5.2 is used.
6.2 Downloading files associated with this book
This book has files associated with it to make the task of customizing and cloning your virtual
servers easier. The tar file is available on the Web at:
ftp://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG247492/SG24-7492.tgz
The tar file SG24-7492.tgz is about 23 KB in size. Download the file and untar it. The following
example shows this being done from a newly created directory /nfs/:
# mkdir /nfs
# cd /nfs
... download or copy the file SG24-7492.tgz to /nfs/ ...
# tar xzf SG24-7492.tgz
List the files in the new directory virt-cookbook-RH5.2/:
# cd virt-cookbook-RH5.2
# ls
clone-1.0-5.s390x.rpm README.txt vm/
The README.txt file briefly describes each of the files and the one directory; you may want to
briefly review that file. You now have downloaded and uncompressed the files associated with
this book.
6.3 Setting up a RHEL 5.2 install tree
You must have a valid Red Hat entitlement for Linux on IBM System z to access the Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5.2 ISO images. If you do not have one, you can request a free 180-day
evaluation copy at:
http://www.redhat.com/z
Follow the link named Free Evaluation on the left, then fill out the online form. If you do not
have a Red Hat login, you will need to create one by clicking the Register and Continue
button. Otherwise, enter your Red Hat login and password, then click Log In to continue. After
completing the form, you will automatically receive an e-mail notification with instructions
about how to access the Red Hat Network (RHN), where you can download the installation
discs at:
https://rhn.redhat.com
You can also click the Contact Sales link on the left of the page or call 1-888-733-4281.
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