==== Where to find PPC distributions ====

**New:** Linux x64 simulator for P8 PPC64 and PPC64le
  http://www-304.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/pwrfs/pwrfsdownload.html
  

**New:** CentOS 7.2 supports BE and LE, opensuse 13.2, Ubuntu 14.04, Fedora 21 supports Big Endian (BE) and Little Endian (LE). If you use Little Endian with PowerKVM, you can install virtual servers using LE and BE.

For BE, the bootloader used is yaboot, while LE use grub.

**New:** in Ubuntu 16.04, native support for ZFS (also in Debian).

Add specific packages for IBM Power servers:
  https://public.dhe.ibm.com/software/server/POWER/Linux/yum/OSS/RHEL/9/ppc64le/
  http://www-304.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/installtools/home.html
  https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/home.html
  
**CentOS (Redhat freeware):**

http://mirror.centos.org/altarch/7/isos/

https://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/AltArch/

**Fedora:**

ftp://fr2.rpmfind.net/linux/fedora-secondary/releases/21/Server/

**OpenSuse:**

http://download.opensuse.org/ports/ppc/distribution/13.2/iso/

http://ftp.opensuse.org/pub/opensuse/ports/ppc/factory/repo/oss/suse/ppc64/

http://download.opensuse.org/ports/ppc/distribution/13.2/repo/oss/

**Ubuntu**

http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/releases/trusty/release/

**Fedora archives**

ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/archive.fedoraproject.org/fedora/linux/releases/

==== Install on RAID adapter ====

http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/tutorials/au-aix-raid/

If you plan to use a hardware adapter to build a raid or mirror, then boot on diagnostic CD before start the OS installation.

==== Network install ====

>> You need to specify:\\
>> Server IP: download.opensuse.org\\
>> Path: /ports/ppc/distribution/12.2/repo/oss

If you need **multipathing** (Ex if you use dual VIOS), then start the install using:
  install disk-detect/multipath/enable=true
  
For installation under PPC, don't forget, instead /boot, allocate a partition not formated, under type **0x41 PPC PReP Boot**. The rest is the same than x86

**Select:**
  new install

  Custom partition

  Hard Disks
    sda1 (Do not format ) type  0x41 PPC PReP Boot
	Do not mount
    sda2 Do not Format   type 0x8E Linux LVM

  Volume Manager
    Create a VG
    create LVs

===== Specific Linux PowerPC packages and commands =====

**powerpc-utils**
<code>
/usr/bin/amsstat
/usr/sbin/activate_firmware
/usr/sbin/bootlist              : set the disk to boot
/usr/sbin/drmgr
/usr/sbin/hvcsadmin
/usr/sbin/lparstat              : info about profile (cpu, memory, partition ID, partition name...
/usr/sbin/ls-vdev               : list virtual devices
/usr/sbin/ls-veth               : list virtual ethernet adapters
/usr/sbin/ls-vscsi              : list virtual SCSI adapters
/usr/sbin/lsdevinfo
/usr/sbin/lsprop
/usr/sbin/lsslot                : list physical slots
/usr/sbin/nvram
/usr/sbin/nvsetenv
/usr/sbin/ofpathname
/usr/sbin/ppc64_cpu
/usr/sbin/pseries_platform
/usr/sbin/rtas_dump
/usr/sbin/rtas_event_decode
/usr/sbin/rtas_ibm_get_vpd
/usr/sbin/serv_config
/usr/sbin/set_poweron_time
/usr/sbin/snap
/usr/sbin/sys_ident
/usr/sbin/uesensor
/usr/sbin/update_flash          : flash the phsical server firmware
/usr/sbin/lsslot                : list physical slots
/usr/sbin/update_flash_nv
</code>

**iprutils**
<code>
/sbin/iprconfig                 : util to create, list...raid arrays, and flash SAS adapter
/sbin/iprdbg
/sbin/iprdump
/sbin/iprinit
/sbin/iprupdate
</code>

**lsvpd**
<code>
/usr/sbin/lscfg                 : list config (also lshw)
/usr/sbin/lsmcode               : print firmware level for all hardware (-A)
/usr/sbin/lsvio                 : list VIOS info
/usr/sbin/lsvpd                 : list config (also lshw)
/usr/sbin/vpdupdate             : update VPD inventory in case of corruption
</code>

**ppc64-diag**
<code>
/usr/sbin/add_regex
/usr/sbin/convert_dt_node_props
/usr/sbin/diag_encl
/usr/sbin/encl_led
/usr/sbin/explain_syslog
/usr/sbin/extract_opal_dump
/usr/sbin/extract_platdump
/usr/sbin/lp_diag
/usr/sbin/opal-elog-parse
/usr/sbin/opal_errd
/usr/sbin/rtas_errd
/usr/sbin/syslog_to_svclog
/usr/sbin/usysattn              : attention LED
/usr/sbin/usysfault
/usr/sbin/usysident             : make blinking a device (for example adapter to identify)
</code>

**rsct.core**
<code>
/usr/bin/displayevent
/usr/bin/elogevent
/usr/bin/enotifyevent
/usr/bin/ewallevent
/usr/bin/ldpdef
/usr/bin/logevent
/usr/bin/lphistory
/usr/bin/lsactdef
/usr/bin/lsaudrec
/usr/bin/lscondition
/usr/bin/lscondresp
/usr/bin/lsevent
/usr/bin/lslpclacl
/usr/bin/lslpcmd
/usr/bin/lslpracl
/usr/bin/lslpriacl
/usr/bin/lslprsacl
/usr/bin/lsresponse
/usr/bin/lsrsrc                 : list HMC connections
/usr/bin/lsrsrc-api
/usr/bin/lsrsrcacl-api
/usr/bin/lsrsrcdef
/usr/bin/lsrsrcdef-api
/usr/bin/lssensor
/usr/bin/lssr-api
/usr/bin/startrsrc
/usr/bin/stoprsrc
...
</code>

**servicelog**
<code>
/usr/bin/log_repair_action
/usr/bin/servicelog
/usr/bin/servicelog_manage
/usr/bin/servicelog_notify
</code>