installios command
Purpose
Installs the Virtual I/O Server. This command is run from the HMC.
Syntax
installios [ -p partition_name -i ipaddr or hostname -S subnet_mask -g gateway -d path -s system_name -m mac_address -r profile [-n] [-P speed] [-D duplex] [-l language ] ] [-t] | -u
Description
The installios command installs the Virtual I/O Server. It must be run from the HMC. All of the flags are optional. If no flags are provided, the installios wizard is invoked and the user is prompted to interactively enter the information contained in the flags.
Flags
| Flag name | Description |
|---|---|
| -s | Specifies the managed system. The name of the managed system that is maintained by the HMC. This name must match the name that is shown on the HMC, not a host name. |
| -p | Specifies the partition name. The name of the LPAR that is installed with
Virtual I/O Server. This partition must be of type
Virtual I/O Server and the name that is given
for it must match the name that is shown on the HMC, not
a host name. |
| -r | Specifies the profile name. The name of the profile that contains the hardware resources being installed. |
| -d | Specifies the path to installation images. Either /dev/cdrom or the path to a system backup of the Virtual I/O Server created by the backupios command. The path might also specify a remote location mountable by NFS such as hostname:/path_to_backup |
| -i | Specifies the client IP address. The IP address with which the client's network interface is configured for network installation of the Virtual I/O Server operating system. |
| -S | Specifies the client subnet mask. The subnet mask with which the client's network interface is configured for network installation of the Virtual I/O Server operating system. |
| -g | Specifies the client gateway. The default gateway that the client uses during network installation of the Virtual I/O Server operating system. |
| -m | Specifies the client MAC address. The MAC address of the client network interface through which the network installation of the Virtual I/O Server takes place. |
| -P | Specifies speed (optional) The communication speed with which to configure the client's network interface. This value can be 10, 100, or 1000, and is 100 by default if this flag is not specified. |
| -D | Specifies duplex (optional). The duplex setting
with which to configure the client's network interface. This value
can be full or half and is set to full by
default if this flag is not specified. |
| -n | Specifies not to configure the client's network interface (optional): If this flag is specified, then the client's network interface will not be configured with the IP settings that are specified in the flags given to this command after the installation has completed. |
| -l | Specifies language (optional): The language in which the license agreement is
displayed before the installation. Upon viewing the license, a prompt is shown asking if the license
is to be accepted. If the prompt is answered with y, then the installation will
proceed and the Virtual I/O Server license will be automatically
accepted after the installation. If the prompt is answered with n, then the
installios command exits and the installation does not proceed. If this flag is
not specified, then the installation will proceed, but the Virtual I/O Server will not be usable until the license is manually
accepted after the installation. |
| -t | Specifies to migrate the Virtual I/O Server. This option creates network installation management (NIM) resources to be used for the migration and requires a Virtual I/O Server migration DVD. |
| -u | Unconfigure installios (optional). It manually unconfigures the installios installation resources. This flag is only needed if a problem occurs during the installation and installios does not automatically unconfigure itself. |