The Virtualization Cookbook for SLES 10 SP2 - z/VM - IBM

4.1 Installing z/VM from DVD or FTP server
The section that follows assumes a first level installation of z/VM from DVD onto 3390 DASD.
If you have not already done so, complete the worksheet in 2.7.1, “z/VM resources
worksheet” on page 16.
For System z9 hardware and older, you will need access to the Hardware Management
Console (HMC) with a user ID that has authority to go into single object operations mode,
though this is not pertinent for z/VM 6.1 as it installs onto System z10 or later. The
requirement to be in single object operations mode for z10 or later has been removed.
z/VM 6.1 is shipped on tape, on DVD and is available from the Internet through electronic
download. z/VM should install faster from tape due to better I/O speeds, however, installing
from tape is becoming less common.
If you are not familiar with the HMC and z/ VM, you may want to use the complete installation
manual z/VM Guide for Automated Installation and Service, Version 6 Release 1.0,
GC24-6097. If you are installing z/VM at the second level (z/VM under z/VM) or onto
FCP/SCSI disk, you will want to use this z/VM manual as the sections that follow do not
address these options.
4.1.1 Obtaining z/VM through electronic download
z/VM can be ordered and delivered electronically through IBM ShopzSeries. A detailed
discussion is outside the scope of this book, however short steps are documented. Note that
the steps and links may change over time, but the basic process should remain the same.
You may download the z/VM product install files to a staging machine, such as a Windows
desktop, as was done in this example, and later upload them to an FTP server. However, you
may also download them directly to the machine that will be the FTP server, such as a Linux
PC if it has access to the Internet and a browser.
To order z/VM, perform the following steps:
► Go to the z/VM service page:
http://www.vm.ibm.com/service/
► Click on the link IBM ShopzSeries in the section IBM Support Portals.
► Sign in by clicking on the link Sign in for registered users in the upper right.
► Click on the link create new software orders.
► On Step 1, click on the radio button z/VM Products and choose VM SDO version 6 in the
dropdown menu to the right. Click Continue.
► On Step 2, select a hardware system on which you plan to run z/VM from the list of
Hardware systems for your customer number, and click Continue.
► On Step 3, for the Filter, select VM - VM Base Product, select your language and for the
Filter, select Show all products. then click Show catalog. A sub-menu appears.
– Select z/VM V6 3390 System DDR and click Continue.
► On Step 4, verify the order and click Continue.
► On Step 5, verify the entitlements and click Continue.
► On Step 6, for the Prefered media, select Internet and click Continue.
► On Step 7, review and click Submit.
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