This book describes the procedure for preparing the installation of SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server on IBM System z systems. It provides all information needed to prepare the installation on the LPAR and z/VM side.
Basically, this manual is divided in two parts.
- General Information and Requirements
This part provides information about the requirements both on the hardware and the software side that need to be met to install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server successfully on your machine.
- Preparing for Installation
This part covers the preparation procedure for the installation of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM System z. Learn which basic preparations need to be performed on the LPAR and z/VM side. It guides you to the point where YaST, the SUSE® Linux Enterprise Server installation and configuration tool, takes over.
Additionally, the appendix contains a chapter featuring an overview of possible network connection types. The second chapter in the appendix focuses on automated system configuration using the parmfile.
![[Tip]](admon/tip.png) | Further Information about SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM System z |
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Find a short introduction to SUSE Linux Enterprise Server on IBM System z in Start-Up Guide of which you received a printed copy. Find a detailed description of the installation procedure and the administration of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server in Installation and Administration, which you can find at http://www.novell.com/documentation/sles10/. | |