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 will be invoked and the user will be 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 maintained by the HMC. This name must match the name shown on the HMC, not a host name. |
| -p | Specifies the partition name. The name of the LPAR that will be installed with Virtual I/O Server. This partition must be of type Virtual I/O Server and the name given for it must match the name 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 to. |
| -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 may 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 will be 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 will be configured for network installation of the Virtual I/O Server operating system. |
| -g | Specifies the client gateway. The default gateway that the client will use 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 will take 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 specified in the flags given to this command after the installation has completed. |
| -l | Specifies language (optional): The language in which the license agreement will be displayed before the installation. Upon viewing the license, a prompt will be 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 will exit and the installation will 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). Will manually unconfigure the installios installation resources. This flag is only needed if a problem occurs during the installation and installios does not automatically unconfigure itself. |
