Installing PowerVM NovaLink
Use the PowerVM® NovaLink installer to install the entire PowerVM NovaLink environment on a new managed system (Greenfield Installation). Alternatively, for systems that are already running and managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC), create a Linux logical partition, and use the PowerVM NovaLink installer to prepare and install the Linux operating system and the PowerVM NovaLink (and related) software.
If you plan to use the PowerVM NovaLink installer to install the entire PowerVM NovaLink environment on a new managed system, add the Virtual I/O Server installation files to the PowerVM NovaLink image.
PowerVM NovaLink must be installed before adding the system to the Power Enterprise Pool 2.0. If PowerVM NovaLink is reinstalled by using the installer, the host must be removed from the Power Enterprise Pool 2.0 before the install procedure.
For easier installation of PowerVM NovaLink on multiple servers, set up a netboot (bootp) server to install PowerVM NovaLink from a network.
The PowerVM NovaLink software is supported via a PowerVM support contract. Support for the underlying operating system (Ubuntu or RHEL) on which the PowerVM NovaLink software runs can be obtained separately, either directly with the Linux vendor or through IBM.
