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RE: POWER9/IBMi bootable USB & VIOS

VIOS is easier than IBM i from that perspective. For upgrades I just load
the code into the /home/padmin directory creating a directory for each
level.

Can't do that for 3.1.0 however. That looks like a new install to a
different drive (SAN boot works really well here) and then restore over the
top..... That process is a bit complicated.

For a new installation I just use the image on the HMC (since 8.6.x). to
easy that way.


--
Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
DrFranken
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 8:20 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: POWER9/IBMi bootable USB & VIOS

When I install or upgrade VIOS on a remote customer machine I often have to
get creative. So I load the Flash version of VIOS into an image catalog and
share that to the VIO partition for the load process. I use the Flash
version because you don't need to mess with switching disks it's all one
image.

It also means not having to visit the data center. :-)

- Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

www.Frankeni.com
www.iDevCloud.com - Personal Development IBM i timeshare service.
www.iInTheCloud.com - Commercial IBM i Cloud Hosting.

On 3/21/2019 9:09 AM, Jim Oberholtzer wrote:
Any USB 3.0 will work. Just built a P9 with my own device.

Key to it is downloading the flash version of IBM I, then running the
IBM supplied utility to load the USB. Basically, it explodes the .iso
onto the USB device so when it boots it works just like a DVD.

Then a bonus I did not expect. All five of the DVDs after the I-BASE
were on the USB as well. Loaded IBM i in about 1/2 the time it takes
from a network install even across the backplane.


--
Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects

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Rob Berendt
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 8:04 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: POWER9/IBMi bootable USB

IBM peddles a USB DVD drive which is also effective. As the Power 9's
no longer have an internal one, this is what I use. Granted, once I'm
past bare metal and can use image catalogs I'll use the image catalogs
instead.
I've used this USB DVD for VIOS, etc.

-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf Of
Justin Taylor
Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2019 8:59 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: POWER9/IBMi bootable USB

That sounds like exactly what I need. Unfortunately, I either don't
have it in my ESS or can't find it.

I went:
Software downloads
IBMi 7.3 (GA)
Select All
Then I expanded all the "details" links

Thanks for trying...




-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Dietz [mailto:bdietz400@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 7:45 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
<midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: POWER9/IBMi bootable USB

I went out to the ESS software site and found:

5973: USB Lic Mach Cde Flash Image v07.03.00,ENU,ESD

Utility for bootable Licensed Machine Code USB

USB I_BASE_01_Licensed_Machine_Code_RS_730-F


That seems like what you are looking for.

Bryan

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