AIX 7.2 Installation, Quick Start Guide PDF
AIX 7.2 Installation, Quick Start Guide PDF
AIX 7.2 Installation, Quick Start Guide PDF
Version 7.2
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2. Verify the default installation settings from the Overwrite Installation and Settings panel.
3. If the installation and system settings are correct, type 0 in the Choice field and press Enter. Confirm that the
selections on the installation summary panel are correct, and press Enter to begin the BOS installation. The system
automatically reboots after the system installation is complete. Go to Step 9: Finishing the BOS installation.
If your installation settings are not correct, or if you want to change the installation settings, go to Step 6. Changing
the installation settings.
6 Step 6: Optional: Changing the installation settings
To change the installation settings, complete the following steps:
1. In the Installation and Settings panel, type 1 in the Choice field to select the System Settings option.
Installation and Settings
Either type 0 and press Enter to install with current settings, or type the
number of the setting you want to change and press Enter.
1 System Settings:
Method of Installation.............New and Complete Overwrite
Disk Where You Want to Install.....hdisk0
Choice [0]: 1
2. When the Change Method of Installation panel is displayed, type 1 for New and Complete Overwrite Installation and
press Enter.
When the Change Disk(s) Where You Want to Install panel is displayed, you can change the destination disk for the
installation.
Change Disk(s) Where You Want to Install
Type one or more numbers for the disk(s) to be used for installation and press
Enter. To cancel a choice, type the corresponding number and Press Enter.
At least one bootable disk must be selected. The current choice is indicated
by >>>.
Name Location Code Size(MB) VG Status Bootable
>>> 1 hdisk0 04-B0-00-2,0 30720 none Yes
2 hdisk1 04-B0-00-5,0 30720 none Yes
3 hdisk2 04-B0-00-6,0 30720 none Yes
0 Continue with choices indicated above
55 More Disk Options
66 Disks not known to Base Operating System Installation
77 Display More Disk Information
88 Help ?
99 Previous Menu
>>> Choice [0]:
3. If the default settings shown are correct, type 0 in the Choice field and press Enter.
To change the destination disk, complete the following steps:
a. Type the number for each disk where you want to install the BOS in the Choice field and press Enter. Do not press
Enter a final time until you finish selecting all disks. If you must deselect a disk, type its number a second time and
press Enter.
b. To finish selecting disks, type 0 in the Choice field and press Enter. The Installation and Settings panel is displayed
with the selected disks listed under System Settings.
Related information
For more information about installing AIX, see the following resources:
? v For additional release information, see the AIX Release Notes that corresponds to your level of the AIX operating
system in the IBM® Knowledge Center (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_aix_72/com.ibm.aix.base/
releasenotes_kickoff.htm).
v For more detailed installation documentation, see the AIX Version 7.2 installation and migration topic collection in the
IBM Knowledge Center (http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_aix_72/com.ibm.aix.install/insgdrf-
kickoff.htm).
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