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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Installation Guide 5.2 - linux.meuhobby.com

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Interface<br />

Note<br />

If you have a slow network connection or prefer a text-based installation, do not<br />

set the DISPLAY= variable in the parm file. The text-based installation is similar to<br />

the graphical installation; however, the graphical installation offers more package<br />

selection details and other options not available in text-based installs. It is<br />

strongly re<strong>com</strong>mended to use the graphical installation whenever possible.<br />

To run the graphical installation, use a workstation that has an X Window System server or VNC<br />

client installed. Use an SSH client that allows X11 forwarding or a Telnet client. SSH is strongly<br />

re<strong>com</strong>mended for its security features as well as its ability to forward X and VNC sessions.<br />

Enable X11 forwarding in your SSH client prior to connecting to the <strong>Linux</strong> image (the <strong>Linux</strong><br />

guest running on z/VM).<br />

3.1. <strong>Installation</strong> using X11 Forwarding<br />

For example, to connect to the <strong>Linux</strong> image and display the graphical installation program using<br />

OpenSSH with X11 forwarding on a <strong>Linux</strong> workstation, type the following at the workstation shell<br />

prompt:<br />

ssh -X <strong>linux</strong>vm.example.<strong>com</strong><br />

The -X option enables X11 forwarding.<br />

The graphical installation program cannot be started if your DNS or hostnames are not set<br />

correctly, or the <strong>Linux</strong> image is not allowed to open applications on your display. You can<br />

prevent this by setting a correct DISPLAY= variable. Add the parameter<br />

DISPLAY=workstationname:0.0 in the parameter file, replacing workstationname with the<br />

hostname of the client workstation connecting to the <strong>Linux</strong> Image. Allow the <strong>Linux</strong> image to<br />

connect to the workstation using the <strong>com</strong>mand xhost +<strong>linux</strong>vm on the local workstation.<br />

If the graphical installation via NFS does not automatically begin for you, verify the DISPLAY=<br />

variable settings in the parm file. If performing a VM installation, rerun the installation to load the<br />

new parm file on the reader. Additionally, make sure when performing an X11 forwarded display<br />

that the X server is started on the workstation machine. Finally, make sure either the NFS, FTP<br />

or HTTP protocols are selected, as all 3 methods support graphical installations.<br />

3.2. <strong>Installation</strong> using VNC<br />

If you are using VNC, a message on the workstation SSH terminal prompts you to start the VNC<br />

client viewer and details the VNC display specifications. Enter the specifications from the SSH<br />

terminal into the VNC client viewer and connect to the <strong>Linux</strong> image to begin the installation.<br />

Once you have logged into the <strong>Linux</strong> image the loader will start the installation program.<br />

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