Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux on the PowerVC management server or host

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Before you install IBM® Power® Virtualization Center, you must install Red Hat Enterprise Linux into the management virtual machine. For supported Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions, see Hardware and software requirements.

Important: When you run the Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation wizard, on the Software Selection window, choose Server or Server with GUI. After you install the operating system, you must set the maximum file size to unlimited by typing the following command: ulimit -f unlimited.

If you install OS with Server option, you must install Python 3.0 manually.

PowerVC requires certain packages to be installed. Configure and enable the Red Hat Enterprise Linux "yum" repository on the host by using a DVD mount or RHN. This allows PowerVC to find and install the required packages during installation. For instructions to set up the yum repository, see Configuring Yum and Yum Repositories.

Download the package with the correct extension:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Power : ppc64le
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux x86_64: x86_64
You can have Red Hat Enterprise Linux available for installation in one of these ways. See How to Download Red Hat Installation Files for details.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ISO image is available to be mounted.
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux is downloaded to your system.
For detailed Red Hat Enterprise Linux installation instructions, see the documentation in the Red Hat Customer Portal.
Table 1. Red Hat Enterprise Linux packages relevant to PowerVC on high availability repo
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM Power [ppc64le] Red Hat Enterprise Linux x86_64 

clufter-bin
clufter-common.noarch
corosync
libknet1
libknet1-compress-bzip2-plugin
libknet1-compress-lz4-plugin 
libknet1-compress-lzma-plugin
libknet1-compress-lzo2-plugin
libknet1-compress-plugins-all
libknet1-compress-zlib-plugin
libknet1-crypto-nss-plugin
libknet1-crypto-openssl-plugin
libknet1-crypto-plugins-all
libknet1-plugins-all
libnozzle1
pacemaker
pacemaker-cli
pcs
python3-clufter.noarch
python3-fasteners.noarch
resource-agents


clufter-bin
clufter-common.noarch
corosync
libknet1
libknet1-compress-bzip2-plugin
libknet1-compress-lz4-plugin
libknet1-compress-lzma-plugin
libknet1-compress-lzo2-plugin
libknet1-compress-plugins-all
libknet1-compress-zlib-plugin
libknet1-crypto-nss-plugin
libknet1-crypto-openssl-plugin
libknet1-crypto-plugins-all
libknet1-plugins-all
libnozzle1
pacemaker
pacemaker-cli
pcs
python3-clufter
python3-fasteners
resource-agents
Note: The following packages are only applicable in RHEL 8.x environments.
  • clufter-bin
  • clufter-common.noarch
  • python3-clufter.noarch