Enable z/VM to directly boot from a ftp server
This originally was a hack to simplify testing of lots of SLES builds. Now, it is a even simplified hack that has all special settings removed that I need here. Since we now have openSUSE Tumbleweed available at http://download.opensuse.org/ports/zsystems/tumbleweed/repo/oss/, this script might be helpful for others as well. Before you can use this, you will have to add IOS3270 to your system as found at http://www.vm.ibm.com/download/packages/descript.cgi?IOS3270.
When running this program, it displays a number of ftp servers that provide openSUSE Tumbleweed for s390x. To boot, proceed as follows:
- put the cursor into the line with the server you want to use and press enter
- The script will download all needed files on a ramdisk
- An xedit window will be displayed with the current parmfile. You can either edit the parameters there or just press F3 to continue.
- The installation routine will be started.