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:
- If it is not started already, start the Virtual Server
Deployment task for the z/VM System you want to work with.
- In the z/VM System resource tree, expand the z/VM Virtual Servers
node to display a list of z/VM virtual servers.
- Expand the node for the z/VM virtual server on which your operating
system instance has been installed.
- 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.
- 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.