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Installing Linux Guests
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To install the Linux guest operating system, follow these basic steps:

  1. Obtain installation materials and necessary site-specific information.

  2. Create the virtual machine with appropriate virtual devices.

  3. Boot the Linux installation (Boot) program onto the guest.

  4. Use the boot program to install and configure Linux in the guest.

  5. Add scripts to the installed Linux that are specific to running Linux in a guest.

Each step is described in more detail in the following sections.

Preparing to Install Linux Guests

Before you begin the installation process, make sure you have the following information about the guest:

  • Guest's networking information:

    • Network host name assigned to the guest

    • IP Address assigned to the guest (if fixed)

    • Netmask

    • IP address of one or more DNS servers

    • IP address of the gateway machine

  • Time zone of the guest

  • Guest's root password

  • If using a network server:

    • The network name of the server

    • Method by which it exports the Linux installation tree (FTP or NFS)

    • Directory path to the installation tree

  • The ISO image files for a supported Linux guest operating system. For more information about specific Linux guest operating system requirements, see the HP Integrity Virtual Machines Release Notes.

Using this Procedure

The following procedure shows how to install a Linux guest with a fixed IP address. For information about setting up the Linux operating system with a DHCP-served IP address, see your specific operating system product documentation.

Table 6-1 describes the Linux text user interface (TUI) movement keys:

Table 6-1 Linux TUI Control Keys

tabMoves to next field
altMoves to the previous field
spaceSelects the item from a list
arrowScroll lists that are too long for a single screen
enterActivates the action

 

Linux Guest Installation Media

You can install Linux guests using any one of the following types of installation media:

  • Images (*.iso files) of the Red Hat Installation DVDs (recommended) (described in Section ).

  • Boot disk containing the boot program and a network server containing the packages (described in Section ).

The procedures for installing from each type of media are described in the following sections.



Chapter 6 Creating Linux Guests
  		 


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