Installing VIOS

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The plan is to install VIOS (example: Ver 2.1.3 fp10-23) straight to a LUN, and NOT to a local disk drive. Requires BOTH VIOS Install disks. (Physical Media).

  1. Download the VIOS Install ISO’s and burn them to a DVD-R (Required to be associated to your IBM Account + hardware)
  2. Have LUNS carved up and presented to the target system
  3. Place VIOS Install DVD 1 in the media tray, and in Advanced Management Module (AMM) associate Media Tray to Blade 1.
  4. Use Remote Control (or cli) to take control of target blade (at slot 1), reboot it.
  5. Go into SMS menus’ and boot it from USB CDROM
  6. Start installation (Change disk to install to the target LUN).
  7. After VIOS is installed it will automatically reboot. Go into SMS and install that drive as default.

Upon reboot, you should login to the system, a password change (forced) will happen and then type license -accept.

$ ioslevel
2.1.3.0 fp10-23

		


				
			




			

				


	
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