Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Chapter 1. Introduction to iSeries Integration for Linux Server -- 1.1 Product overview -- 1.2 Positioning between Intel Linux and Linux on POWER -- 1.2.1 Linux on POWER on iSeries -- 1.2.2 Intel Linux on iSeries -- 1.3 Which environment to use -- Chapter 2. Planning and installation -- 2.1 Overview -- 2.2 Distribution support -- 2.3 Hardware support -- 2.3.1 Integrated xSeries Server support -- 2.3.2 Integrated xSeries Adapter support -- 2.4 Summary of installation procedures -- 2.5 Planning the installation -- 2.5.1 Reviewing the planning documentation -- 2.5.2 Understanding virtual devices -- 2.5.3 Objects created on OS/400 -- 2.6 Installing the hardware -- 2.6.1 Integrated xSeries Server -- 2.6.2 Integrated xSeries Adapter -- 2.7 Completing the pre-installation tasks on OS/400 -- 2.7.1 Installing the required iSeries licensed program for Linux integration -- 2.7.2 Installing the PTFs required for Linux integration support -- 2.7.3 Creating the driver diskette -- 2.7.4 Connecting a USB diskette drive to the Integrated xSeries Server -- 2.7.5 Connecting the integrated server into the Ethernet LAN -- 2.8 Starting the installation from OS/400 -- 2.9 Completing the installation from the Linux console -- 2.9.1 Completing the installation of RHEL 3 -- 2.9.2 Completing the installation of SLES 8 -- 2.10 Completing the post-installation tasks -- 2.10.1 Running the ixssetup.sh script -- 2.10.2 Running the ixsupdt utility -- Chapter 3. OS/400 operations -- 3.1 Index of OS/400 operations -- 3.2 Overview -- 3.3 Setting up your operational interface -- 3.3.1 Getting started with iSeries Navigator -- 3.3.2 Customizing the iSeries Navigator interface -- 3.3.3 Getting started with OS/400 command line.

3.4 Working with network server descriptions -- 3.4.1 Working with Linux servers using iSeries Navigator -- 3.4.2 Working with Linux servers using CL commands -- 3.5 Starting Linux servers -- 3.5.1 Starting Linux servers using iSeries Navigator -- 3.5.2 Starting Linux servers using CL commands -- 3.5.3 Starting Linux servers using a CL program -- 3.5.4 Starting Linux servers automatically at iSeries startup -- 3.6 Shutting down Linux servers -- 3.6.1 Shutting down Linux servers using iSeries Navigator -- 3.6.2 Shutting down Linux servers using CL commands -- 3.6.3 Shutting down Linux servers using a CL program -- 3.6.4 Shutting down Linux servers from the Linux console -- 3.6.5 Shutting down Linux servers by forcing a shut down -- 3.6.6 Shutting down Linux servers by powering down the iSeries -- 3.7 Managing Linux drives -- 3.7.1 iSeries storage management overview -- 3.7.2 Introducing network server storage spaces -- 3.7.3 Understanding storage space linking -- 3.7.4 Managing Linux drives using iSeries Navigator -- 3.7.5 Managing Linux drives using CL commands -- 3.7.6 Creating Linux drives using iSeries Navigator -- 3.7.7 Creating Linux drives using CL commands -- 3.7.8 Linking Linux drives using iSeries Navigator -- 3.7.9 Linking Linux drives using CL commands -- 3.7.10 Unlinking Linux drives using iSeries Navigator -- 3.7.11 Unlinking Linux drives using CL commands -- 3.7.12 Deleting Linux drives using iSeries Navigator -- 3.7.13 Deleting Linux drives using CL commands -- 3.7.14 Cloning Linux drives using iSeries Navigator -- 3.7.15 Cloning Linux drives using CL commands -- 3.8 Sharing iSeries tape and optical drives with Linux -- 3.8.1 Sharing iSeries tape drives with Linux -- 3.8.2 Sharing iSeries optical drives with Linux -- 3.8.3 Restricting iSeries tape and optical drives -- 3.9 Deleting Linux servers.

3.10 Viewing messages for a Linux server -- 3.10.1 Viewing messages for a server through the server's monitor job -- 3.10.2 Viewing messages for a server through the QSYSOPR message queue -- 3.11 Maintaining the Linux integration code -- Chapter 4. Linux system administration -- 4.1 Overview of Linux operating system -- 4.2 Inodes -- 4.3 File ownership and permissions under Linux -- 4.4 Users and groups management -- 4.5 Seeking information on hardware under Linux -- 4.6 Configuring physical network adapters on IXA/IXS -- 4.7 Enabling and disabling daemons -- 4.8 Enabling, disabling, and configuring inetd services -- 4.9 Basic file system and disk management -- 4.9.1 Logical Volume Manager -- 4.10 Process management -- 4.11 Analyzing logs -- 4.12 Accessing devices attached to your iSeries -- 4.13 Archiving and backup under Linux -- 4.14 RPM package manager -- 4.15 Where to look for more information -- Chapter 5. Backup and recovery -- 5.1 Overview of backup and recovery -- 5.1.1 Back up from a server-centric perspective -- 5.2 Planning a backup strategy -- 5.2.1 Staged backup -- 5.2.2 Backup and recovery tips -- 5.2.3 Automating backup and recovery -- 5.2.4 Backup technique positioning and recommendations -- 5.2.5 Recommended backup schedule -- 5.2.6 Hot spare -- 5.3 OS/400-centric backup -- 5.3.1 Storage space backup overview -- 5.3.2 Storage space backup tips -- 5.3.3 Components of the Linux integration environment -- 5.3.4 Using BRMS to back up an integrated Linux server -- 5.3.5 OS/400-centric backup methods -- 5.3.6 OS/400-centric backup using the Save menu -- 5.3.7 OS/400-centric backup using CL commands -- 5.3.8 OS/400-centric backup using CL programs -- 5.4 OS/400-centric recovery -- 5.4.1 Integrated hardware considerations -- 5.4.2 OS/400-centric recovery roadmap -- 5.4.3 OS/400-centric recovery methods.

5.4.4 OS/400-centric recovery using CL commands -- 5.4.5 OS/400-centric recovery using CL programs -- 5.4.6 File-level recovery via storage spaces -- 5.5 Linux-centric backup and recovery -- 5.5.1 Overview -- 5.5.2 Linux recovery options -- 5.5.3 Choosing a tape drive for use by your Linux backup application -- 5.5.4 Restricting iSeries tape drives that can be used by Linux -- 5.5.5 Setting up an iSeries tape drive for use by Linux -- 5.5.6 Backing up files using Linux utilities and applications -- 5.5.7 Backing up Linux files to the iSeries IFS -- Appendix A. Concurrent xSeries maintenance -- Concurrently maintaining an Integrated xSeries Server -- Related publications -- IBM Redbooks -- Other publications -- Online resources -- How to get IBM Redbooks -- Help from IBM -- Index -- Back cover.