Re: Scratch Install V7R4 Client Partition from Image Catalog on Host

I got a little further, but still no IPL.  I followed the redpaper instructions and double checked everything.   The setup is using virtual Optical Images of V7R4.

The Host is running V7R2.    Prior to losing the Client LPAR, the CLient LPAR was running V7R3.  We want to bump the client up to V7R4.

I can see the TFTP activity on the host LPAR, but after C500E200 is shown for a minute or two, the IPL fails with B600CF00

Gavin Inman.

On 6/8/2023 3:21 PM, Marc Rauzier wrote:
Le 08/06/2023 à 19:18, Gavin Inman a écrit :

After recovering a server, we lost the image of our Test Client Partition.  Short answer on why, it was a playground and SOMEONE (looking in mirror) forgot to make sure it was backed up.

I'm trying to perform a scratch install of V7R4.

The notes/instructions I have say I need to stick I-BASE into the physical DVD drive to load LIC, etc.

Since I'm 70 miles away from the server, is there a way to boot from an image catalog on the host?

You may want to checkout this redpaper https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpapers/pdfs/redp4937.pdf

There is a chapter wich describes the steps for "Installing a new system from the network"

It is a quite old redpaper so HMC screenshots are not really up-to-date but you can review it and try. It talks about the HMC command line to activate the LPAR but with modern versions you can use the graphic interface.

I"m using an HMC for the config.

Gavin Inman.