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Insert the installation CD into the CD-ROM drive. Determine the volume name by which OS/400 refers to the CD. This can be found by executing the command wrklnk '/qopt/*' at the OS/400 command line. WRKOPTVOL gives more information on the optical media. Unless there is another CD with the same label in another drive, the volume name is Red_Hat. Note, if the volume name includes a timestamp (as it does when there are name conflicts), ejecting and re-inserting the CD causes the volume name to change and you must determine what it is again.

If you are installing to SCSI disks, you must have a copy of the ibmsis driver CD-ROM. If you have multiple CD-ROM drives available to the target LPAR, you must determine which CD-ROM drive is the first CD-ROM drive (/dev/iseries/vcda/) for the LPAR. Refer to IBM documentation for information how to determine this. Place the driver media into the first CD-ROM drive when instructed by the installation program.

Ensure that your Network Server (NWS) is varied off using the OS/400 WRKCFGSTS (*nws)command.

Edit the Network Server Description (NWSD). Set the IPL source field to *STMF.

Set the IPL stream file field to /QOPT/RED_HAT/PPC/ISERIES/BOOT.IMG (case is not significant), where Red_Hat is the name of the CD volume as it appears under /QOPT.

Set the IPL parameters option to 'dd' (including quotes) if you are using a driver. Otherwise, set the option to *NONE.

Note: Red Hat recommends using the vnc or display=<workstation> boot commands to begin a graphical installation. Otherwise, set the field to *NONE to perform a text mode installation. On your workstation, be sure to set the xhost+command to the hostname of the system being installed. For more information on available boot commands, refer to Appendix E Additional Boot Options in the manual.

Use a Telnet client to connect to the virtual console of the OS/400 partition hosting your Linux partition using a command like telnet <hosting partition> 2301. Refer to Section 2.1.4 Using the iSeries Virtual Consoles, in the manual, for more details on using the virtual console.

Vary on the NWS. The boot sequence begins on the virtual console in a few seconds. The installation program begins automatically. If you are performing a VNC or X-Host based installation, network information can be configured via a virtual console.