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Chapter 6. Configuring a Network File System server
for RHEL 5.2
A common method of installing Linux on z/VM is over the network from another server using
the Network File System (NFS). To accomplish this, we recommend using a PC Linux system.
This server supplies both the RHEL 5.2 distribution and the files associated with this book.
The server must have at least 4 GB of free disk space. It can be a Linux PC, but it can also be
a UNIX machine (Sun™ Solaris™, Hewlett Packard HP-UX, IBM AIX® or other). You can
also choose to use a Windows workstation using FTP or HTTP. There are often more issues
encountered when using a Windows workstation than a Linux or UNIX workstation to serve
the RHEL 5.2 install tree.
The steps in this chapter explain how to configure a PC Linux box as the NFS server. The
Red Hat Installation Guide for the IBM S/390 and IBM System z Architectures publication
provides additional information about the installation options on the Web at:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/enterprise/
Performing the following tasks will set up a Linux NFS server:
Installing Linux on the PC
Downloading files associated with this book
Setting up a RHEL 5.2 install tree
Enabling the NFS server
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