Linux directory prototype definitions

To support the creation of virtual machines and the application of images into 

these virtual machines, a special customization is required for DirMaint  (DIRM) 

using native z/VM. We defined the default Linux profile used in each of the z/VM 

Guest user definitions. This is where we were able to specify the default building 

blocks to be used by IDI workflows for the creation of the user IDs associated 

with each dynamically provisioned server.

The following example shows the Linux prototype directory entry used in this 

scenario. In our case, the NICDEF statement refers to the virtual network device 

address of C200, which can be used by each dynamically provisioned server 

without parameter file modification and allows connectivity via the z/VM vswitch 

definition (presented later).

Example 17   Linux prototype directory entry

USER LINUXVM NOLOG                                  

 INCLUDE LINDFLT                                     

 NICDEF C200 TYPE QDIO LAN SYSTEM LAN1 MACID 010000  

 MDISK 191 3390 AUTOG 0010 ANY MR 

The following example shows the Linux default profile that is referenced during 

virtual machine creation of our provisioned servers.

Example 18   Linux default profile

PROFILE LINDFLT                                          

   CLASS G                                                  

   STORAGE 512M                                             

   MAXSTORAGE 2047M                                         

   IPL C02                                                  

   IUCV ALLOW                                               

   MACHINE ESA                                              

   CONSOLE 0009 3215 T                                      

   SPOOL 000C 2540 READER *                                 

   SPOOL 000D 2540 PUNCH A                                  

   SPOOL 000E 1403 A                                        

   LINK MAINT 0190 0190 RR                                  

   LINK MAINT 019D 019D RR                                  

   LINK MAINT 019E 019E RR                                  

*DVHOPT LNK0 LOG1 RCM1 SMS0 NPW1 LNGAMENG PWC20050413 CRCed 

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