Re: booting JS12 ibm i from virtual media

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 2:27 AM, Lukas Beeler
<lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 12:51 AM, Steve Richter
<stephenrichter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

how to log into VIOS using SSH ( from a Windows XP PC )? I am able
get an FTP connection from the PC to VIOS.

You can use Putty. It's a free SSH Client for Windows. For uploading
files, i would recommend using SFTP/SCP using either the putty
commandline client or WinSCP or FileZilla.

where, what is VIOS's media library?

On the left side, you should see "Virtual Media" somewhere (under
Storage, View/Modiy Devices). You can then create Virtual Media
Library there, associating space from the rootvg to it. Then, you
upload the files to the homedirectory of padmin, and then choose to
import virtual media from a path through the VIOS web interface.

sounds easy. I might do it the hard way to learn more about the VIOS
command line:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/forums/thread.jspa?messageID=14019019

how do I activate the i5/os partition from the media library?

You remove the real optical device in the partition definition, add a
virtual optical device and then add I_BASE_01 into the virtual optical
device. Then, start the partition. Simple as that.

easy for you maybe. ;)

I finally got my install to work. The final crazy error was a reported
hardware failure when I tried to activate the i5/os partition from the
install media. A long time on the phone with IBM blade hardware
support and then Rochester i5/OS install support, it turned out I had
mistakenly inserted the 2nd and not the 1st IBM i install DVD. never
mind, sorry!

I thought the install was relatively quick. The process of
initializing the system, adding drives to the ASP, loading the LIC and
OS was 2x faster than doing the same on my 460CPW 170. The BCS is a
very sporty piece of hardware. Not too noisy ( esp if the room is cool
) and so far does not use much electricity.

thanks for all the help,