Quick Start Guide

Complete the prerequisites

Before you install Linux™ on your system, ensure that you have the following items:

• USB keyboard and mouse
• Monitor
• Power cords and outlet for your system
• Distribution media

Prepare to power on

• If your system belongs in a rack, install your system into that rack. For instructions, see the IBM® Knowledge Center and search for your Power hardware model: IBM Knowledge Center.
• Remove the shipping brackets from the power supplies. Ensure that the power supplies are fully seated in the system.
• Connect the monitor, mouse, and keyboard.
• Connect the power cords to the system and plug them into the outlets.

After you connect the power cords, your firmware boots. Wait for a few minutes for this process to complete. Look for the green power LED on the control panel to start flashing, indicating that it is ready to use, and for the prompt 01 N V=N to display in the control panel window.

For information about accessing and using the control panel, see the Control panel topic in the at https://ibm.biz/BdYjwz.

Booting VIOS

1. At the Boot selection window, enter 1 to select the SMS Menu. Enter 1 before the firmware boot screen is completely shown on the display, because it will disappear when complete. If you miss the screen, reboot the system.
2. Insert the VIOS media disk into the disk drive.
3. Enter 2 to Continue to password entry on the Language selection menu. Enter admin.
4. On the main SMS menu, enter 5 to go to the Select Boot Options option.
5. Enter 1 to select Install/Boot Device.
6. Enter 7 to view all of the available boot devices.
7. Enter the number corresponding to the device that you want to use. If your device is not displayed, you can enter N to display more.
8. Enter 2 to perform a Normal Mode Boot.
9. Enter 1 to leave the SMS menu and to start the boot process.

Configure IVM

1. Log in to the management partition with the user ID: padmin.
2. When prompted, change the login password to a secure password.
3. Accept the Virtual I/O Server license agreement by using the license command: license -accept. For more information about using this command, see Virtual I/O Server and IVM commands.
4. Configure the TCP/IP connection for the Virtual I/O Server management partition by using the mktcpip command. For example: mktcpip -hostname fred -inetaddr 9.5.4.40 -interface en0 -start -netmask 255.255.255.128 -gateway 9.5.4.1 -nsrvaddr 9.10.244.200 -nsrvdomain austin.century.com You must configure TCP/IP before you can perform any dynamic logical partitioning operations.

Connecting to IVM Web-based interface

1. Open a Web browser window, and connect using the HTTP or HTTPS protocol to the IP address that was assigned to the Integrated Virtualization Manager during the installation process. For example, enter https://123.456.7.890 in your Web browser, where 123.456.7.890 is the IP address assigned to the Integrated Virtualization Manager.
2. Enter the default user ID of padmin, and enter the password that you defined during the installation process.
3. In the Integrated Virtualization Manager interface, select View/Modify Virtual Ethernet.
4. Click Initialize Virtual Ethernet. A virtual Ethernet provides Ethernet connectivity among the partitions.
5. Click Apply.
6. If your installation requires external networking, create a virtual Ethernet bridge:
   1. Select Virtual Ethernet Bridge.
   2. Select the physical adapter to bridge.
   3. Click Apply.