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

SUSE Linux Enterprise
Server
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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.
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1
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.
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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