Use this page to specify required information for performing operating environment installations on partitions in the system plan that you are deploying.
To view or modify the operating environment installation resource and the installation settings for a step, select the step in the Operating Environment Install Steps table. Information for the selected step displays in the Additional Information area of the page.
In almost all cases, you need to update a number of late-binding installation settings before you can deploy an operating environment on a partition. Late-binding installation settings are those settings that are specific to an individual installation instance; for example, the IP address and subnet mask for the target partition on which the operating environment is to be deployed.
Note: If the selected operating environment install step requires the installation of a Linux operating environment, the Deploy System Plan wizard installs some specific IBM software elements as part of deploying the Linux operating environment. These elements are part of the IBM Installation Toolkit for Linux on POWER. For more information, see the IBM Service and productivity tools Web site (http://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/installtools/home.html). These elements are necessary to ensure a successful Linux installation. However, if you do not want these elements on the partition after you complete the system plan deployment, you can remove them.
Select one of the following topics to learn more about using this page:
Operating Environment Install Steps