Installing Ubuntu on IBM Power System POWER9 servers with a USB device
Quick Start Guide for installing Linux on IBM Power System POWER9 servers
Version 1.0.0
This guide helps you install Ubuntu on a Linux on Power Systems POWER9 server.
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About this task
Use this information to install Ubuntu on a non-virtualized or bare metal IBM Power System LC server. This procedure follows these general steps:
- Download the Ubuntu ISO file
- Create a bootable USB device
- Connect to the BMC firmware to set up network connection
- Install Ubuntu from USB device
Download your ISO files from the Ubuntu release website. Look for the PowerPC64 Little-Endian server install image. Supported Ubuntu releases include:
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Ubuntu 18.04: http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/18.04/release/
For a list of supported distributions, see Supported Linux distributions and virtualization options for POWER8 and POWER9 Linux on Power systems.
Procedure
What to do next
For more information, see the following resources:
- Ask Ubuntu website at http://askubuntu.com/
- IBM Knowledge center at https://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/
- The Linux on Power® developer portal at Linux on Power developer portal.