S390x/Installation - Revision history

Prabuanand: Changing Category name to S390x from IBM

2024-10-15T15:51:30Z

Changing Category name to S390x from IBM

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:51, 15 October 2024
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	{{Note\|If you do 'sys' installation, there will be no swap partition anymore and 1st partition will be boot, 2nd partition will be root}}		{{Note\|If you do 'sys' installation, there will be no swap partition anymore and 1st partition will be boot, 2nd partition will be root}}

	[[category:~~IBM~~]]		[[category:S390x]]

Zcrayfish: /* 2. The boot media */ Use alpinelatest template.

2024-01-19T09:20:28Z

2. The boot media: Use alpinelatest template.

← Older revision		Revision as of 09:20, 19 January 2024
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	Boot media are found at:		Boot media are found at:

	* https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/~~v3.19~~/releases/s390x/		* https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}/releases/s390x/


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	{{ic\|alpine_repo{{=}}}} : the location of the Alpine repository from which packages are downloaded.		{{ic\|alpine_repo{{=}}}} : the location of the Alpine repository from which packages are downloaded.

	:For stable release, use {{ic\|https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/~~v3.19~~/main}}		:For stable release, use {{ic\|https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v{{#expr:{{AlpineLatest}}}}/main}}

	:For rolling release, use {{ic\|https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main}}		:For rolling release, use {{ic\|https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/main}}

Sertonix: /* Create the directories on the HOST */ fix and shorten mkdir

2024-01-10T14:43:03Z

Create the directories on the HOST: fix and shorten mkdir

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:43, 10 January 2024
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	on $HOME		on $HOME
	<pre><nowiki>		<pre><nowiki>
	mkdir ~~Alpine mkdir~~ Alpine/rdrr Alpine/dasd /Alpine/prtrr		mkdir -p Alpine/rdrr Alpine/dasd /Alpine/prtrr
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>

Zcrayfish: /* Using netboot media */ Typos in ic template usage.

2024-01-09T21:53:12Z

Using netboot media: Typos in ic template usage.

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:53, 9 January 2024
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	Download the latest [https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/releases/s390x/netboot/vmlinuz-lts kernel] and [https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.10/releases/s390x/netboot/initramfs-lts initramfs].		Download the latest [https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.19/releases/s390x/netboot/vmlinuz-lts kernel] and [https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/v3.10/releases/s390x/netboot/initramfs-lts initramfs].

	Start qemu: (modify {{ic\|ip{{=}}~~}} {{ic\|~~alpine_repo{{=}}~~}} {{~~ssh_key{{=}}}} for your needs)		Start qemu: (modify {{ic\|ip{{=}} alpine_repo{{=}} ssh_key{{=}}}} for your needs)

	{{cmd\|$ qemu-system-s390x -M s390-ccw-virtio \		{{cmd\|$ qemu-system-s390x -M s390-ccw-virtio \

LnkLst: /* Create the directories on the HOST */

2024-01-03T14:47:23Z

Create the directories on the HOST

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:47, 3 January 2024
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	on $HOME		on $HOME
	<pre><nowiki>		<pre><nowiki>
	mkdir Alpine mkdir Alpine/rdrr Alpine/dasd /Alpine/prtrr		mkdir Alpine mkdir Alpine/rdrr Alpine/dasd /Alpine/prtrr
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>

LnkLst at 14:47, 3 January 2024

2024-01-03T14:47:00Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:47, 3 January 2024
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	on $HOME		on $HOME
	<pre><nowiki>		<pre><nowiki>
	mkdir Alpine		mkdir Alpine mkdir Alpine/rdrr Alpine/dasd /Alpine/prtrr
	cd Alpine
	~~mkdir~~ rdrr
	~~mkdir~~ dasd
	~~mkdir prtr~~

	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>

LnkLst: /* Customize the hercules.cnf file */

2023-12-29T08:37:01Z

Customize the hercules.cnf file

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	DEFSYM NUMCPU "2"		DEFSYM NUMCPU "2"
	DEFSYM MAXCPU "3"		DEFSYM MAXCPU "3"
	DEFSYM MAINSIZE "4196" # 4 MB Ram		DEFSYM MAINSIZE "4196" # 4 GB Ram
	DEFSYM CPUM "1090" # "8561" # "2817"		DEFSYM CPUM "1090" # "8561" # "2817"
	DEFSYM CPUSER "000001"		DEFSYM CPUSER "000001"

LnkLst at 08:27, 29 December 2023

2023-12-29T08:27:05Z

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	# Comunications IP (OSA)		# Comunications IP (OSA)
	# ipaddr $(IPTAP)		# ipaddr $(IPTAP)
	# ~~{{ic\|~~Don't put any IP over the QETH device}}		# !!!Don't put any IP over the QETH device!!!
	# --------------------------------------------------------------------#		# --------------------------------------------------------------------#
	0600-0602 QETH ifname $(TAP0) iface $(IFNM) mtu 1500 chpid 0 #debug		0600-0602 QETH ifname $(TAP0) iface $(IFNM) mtu 1500 chpid 0 #debug

LnkLst at 08:24, 29 December 2023

2023-12-29T08:24:46Z

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	==== (Optional) Check the configuration files ====		==== (Optional) Check the configuration files ====
	On 3270 client, enter following commands to check if the configuration files are correctly transferred:		On 3270 client, enter following commands to check if the configuration files are correctly transferred:
			[[File:X3270-3.png\|right\|300px\|thumb\|Figure 3.]]
	<code>xedit alpine znetboot</code>		<code>xedit alpine znetboot</code>

	<code>xedit znetboot exec</code>		<code>xedit znetboot exec</code>
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	==== Start ZNETBOOT ====		==== Start ZNETBOOT ====
	On 3270 client, type below command and wait till Figure 3.: ~~[[File:X3270-3.png\|right\|300px\|thumb\|Figure 3.]]~~		On 3270 client, type below command and wait till Figure 3.:

	<code>znetboot alpine</code>		<code>znetboot alpine</code>

LnkLst at 08:19, 29 December 2023

2023-12-29T08:19:41Z

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	= 1. Known Issues =		= 1. Known Issues =
	1. Installation on 2 or more DASDs (either ECKD and FBA) on z/VM & Hercules (Hyperion) Emulator is not supported in the installer script ({{ic\|setup-alpine}}) at the moment. If you want to install/extend on more than 1 DASD. However, installation on 2 or more virtio (SCSI) disks on KVM is supported just like other architectures.		1. Installation on {{ic\|2 or more DASDs}} (either ECKD and FBA) on z/VM & Hercules (Hyperion) Emulator is {{ic\|not supported}} in the installer script ({{ic\|setup-alpine}}) at the moment. If you want to install/extend on more than 1 DASD. However, installation on 2 or more virtio (SCSI) disks on KVM is supported just like other architectures.

	= 2. The boot media =		= 2. The boot media =
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	# Comunications IP (OSA)		# Comunications IP (OSA)
	# ipaddr $(IPTAP)		# ipaddr $(IPTAP)
	# ~~'''~~Don't put any IP over the QETH device~~'''~~		# {{ic\|Don't put any IP over the QETH device}}
	# --------------------------------------------------------------------#		# --------------------------------------------------------------------#
	0600-0602 QETH ifname $(TAP0) iface $(IFNM) mtu 1500 chpid 0 #debug		0600-0602 QETH ifname $(TAP0) iface $(IFNM) mtu 1500 chpid 0 #debug
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	==== Customize the Alpine initramfs-lts file ====		==== Customize the Alpine initramfs-lts file ====

	This step is necessary because the emulator don't have a Linux tty console and at the of send the alpine-setup.sh script the ssh session with root is not permitted.		This step is necessary because the emulator don't have a Linux tty console and at the moment of send the alpine-setup.sh script the ssh session with root is not permitted.
	The trick is put a root password and create a admin user. This "hack" is taken from [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/689678/automate-alpine-linux-installation Automate Alpine Linux Installation]		The trick is put a root password and create a admin user. This "hack" is taken from [https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/689678/automate-alpine-linux-installation Automate Alpine Linux Installation]

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	# Routes		# Routes
	# --------------------------------------------------------------------		# --------------------------------------------------------------------
	sudo ip route add default via 192.168.1.1 dev "$BRIDGE"		#sudo ip route add default via 192.168.1.1 dev "$BRIDGE"
	</nowiki></pre>		</nowiki></pre>

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	Available ECKD DASD(s) are:		Available ECKD DASD(s) are:

	On hercules (Hyperion) emulator use ~~'''~~only~~'''~~ 1 dasd (the 0120 address preferibly)		On hercules (Hyperion) emulator use {{ic\|only}} 1 dasd (the 0120 address preferibly)
	0.0.04c0 (3390/0c 3990/e9 IBM)		0.0.04c0 (3390/0c 3990/e9 IBM)
	0.0.05d1 (3390/0c 3990/e9 IBM)		0.0.05d1 (3390/0c 3990/e9 IBM)
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	== Copying SSH keys to new Alpine system ==		== Copying SSH keys to new Alpine system ==

			{{ic\|This step is not necessary under Hercules (Hyperion) Emulator installation}}

	By default, Alpine disables root login with a password via SSH. SSH keys are used instead.		By default, Alpine disables root login with a password via SSH. SSH keys are used instead.