Installing Linux on a NVMe device in a multipath NED24

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Each Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) device has two paths. Create a shared namespace and attach the namespace to the NVMe device.

To install Linux® on a NVMe device in a multipath NED24, complete the following steps:
  1. Install Linux on the NVMe device.
  2. Power on the system to the system management services (SMS) menu.
  3. Select Select Boot Options (option 5).
  4. Select Configure Boot Device order (option 2).
  5. Select Display Current Device (option 6). The following example output is displayed:
    Current Boot Sequence

(1)  NVMe 343 GB Flash Storage, part=1 ()
      (loc=U50EE.001.WZS000E-P3-C1-R2-L1 )
 (2)    None
 (3)    None
 (4)    None
 (5)    None
  6. Press the Escape key to return to the previous screen.
  7. Select Select 2nd Boot Device (option 2).
  8. Select Hard Drive (option 3).
  9. Select NVMe (option 6). The following example output is displayed:
    Select Media Adapter
 1.  U50EE.001.WZS000E-P3-C1-R1   /pci@800000020000521/pci1014,6bc@0
 2.  U50EE.001.WZS000E-P3-C1-R2   /pci@800000020000581/pci1014,6bc@0
 3.  None
 4.  List all devices
  10. Select the bootable NVMe device as the second boot device.
    Note: The NVMe device that is selected must not be the same primary boot device shown in step 5.
  11. Start Linux.

Supported Linux releases

  • Red Hat® Enterprise Linux 9.2, or later
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15, Service Pack 5, or later

Supported systems

  • IBM Power10