
2 Chapter 1. Steps to Get You Started
After the installation, more DASD or SCSI (for zSeries only) disk partitions may be added or deleted
as necessary.
1.2. Basic Overview of the Boot Method
To prepare for installation, you must have the Linux kernel (kernel.img), the ram disk
(initrd.img), a CMS configuration file (generic.conf) and a parameter file. Sample parameter
and CMS configuration files are provided (generic.prm and generic.conf). You should edit the
CMS configuration file and add information about your DASD. You may also want to add some
information about your network configuration. Once this is started on the S/390, the networking is
configured. You can then use telnet or ssh on another computer to log into your Red Hat Enterprise
Linux installation image. Now you can start an installation script to install Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Note
The CMS configuration file is a new file for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. Users of prior
releases should note this addition. This new file is explained in more detail throughout
Chapter 1 Steps to Get You Started .
1.3. Preparing for a Network Installation
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation media must be available for either a network installation
(via NFS, FTP, or HTTP) or installation via local storage. Use the following steps if you are perform-
ing an NFS, FTP, or HTTP installation.
The NFS, FTP, or HTTP server to be used for installation over the network must be a separate machine
which can provide the complete RedHat/ directory. Both the RedHat/base/ and RedHat/RPMS/
directories must be available and populated with all files from all installation CD-ROMs.
Note
The directory specified in the following refers to /location/of/disk/space/. This means it is the
directory up to, but not including, the RedHat/ distribution directory. For example, if you have Red
Hat Enterprise Linux 4 installation files located in /export/rhel/ on the installation staging server,
/location/of/disk/space/ would be /export/rhel/.
To copy the RedHat/ directory from the installation CD-ROMs to a Linux machine which acts as an
installation staging server, perform the following steps:
• For each binary CD-ROM, execute the following commands:
• mount /mnt/cdrom
• cp -var /mnt/cdrom/RedHat /location/of/disk/space
where /location/of/disk/space/ is a directory you create such as /export/rhel/
• umount /mnt/cdrom/
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