Registering an operating system instance

If you have installed an operating system instance outside z/VM Center, you need to register it to enable z/VM Center to work with it.

Before you start:
  • z/VM Center can only manage a single operating system for each z/VM virtual server. You cannot perform this task for a z/VM virtual server for which z/VM Center is already aware of an operating system. You need to de-register an existing operating system before you can register a new operating system.
  • To be able to perform this task you need to know:
    • Which disks hold the operating system instance, the applications installed on it, and other data that is closely related to the operating system
    • From which disk the operating system is booted
    • Where applicable, the IP addresses you want to use for any network interfaces
    • The host name used by the operating system instance
z/VM Center needs some basic information on an operating system instance to be able to work with it. It automatically gathers this information when you install an operating system instance using an operating system template. If you install an operating system instance outside z/VM Center, you need to register it to supply the required information. An operating system instance that you install outside z/VM Center is not represented in the z/VM Center task window until you register it.

Be aware that registering does not make any changes to the operating system configuration data. Be sure to enter the correct configuration data, according to the actual operating system configuration.

Complete the following steps to register an operating system instance:

  1. If it is not started already, start the Virtual Server Deployment task for the z/VM System you want to work with.
  2. In the z/VM System resource tree, expand the z/VM Virtual Servers node to display a list of z/VM virtual servers.
  3. Expand the node for the z/VM virtual server on which your operating system instance has been installed.
  4. Select and right-click the Operating Systems node below the expanded z/VM virtual server node; then click Register Operating System to start the Register Operating System wizard.

    If an operating system instance on the z/VM virtual server is already known to the Virtual Server Deployment, this menu item is not selectable.

  5. Follow the instructions in the Register Operating System wizard.
Result: The operating system instance is known to z/VM Center and you can work with it in the same way as operating system instances that have been installed from an operating system template.
相關工作
Creating a new operating system instance in a z/VM virtual server
De-registering an operating system instance
Starting the Virtual Server Deployment task
相關參考
Operating System pane
Register Operating System wizard
Available Operating Systems pane
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