There are a lot of SCSI disks as far as I understand ( 68), but they are not mulitpath capable Here are the commands I am issuing to get the installer: wget http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily-live/current/groovy-live-server-ppc64el.iso mkdir iso mount -o loop -t iso9660 groovy-live-server-ppc64el.iso iso kexec -l ./iso/casper/vmlinux --initrd=./iso/casper/initrd.gz --append="ip=xx::xx.xx.xxx.x:255.255.255.0:ltc-boston113:enP1p9s0f0:none:x.x.x.x rl=htt:/xx.xxx.xx.xx/ubuntu-server/daily-live/current/groovy-live-server-ppc64el.iso --- quiet " kexec -e The system is going down NOW! Sent SIGTERM to all processes Sent SIGKILL to all processes [ 98.496213] kexec_core: Starting new kernel [257090.353861465,5] OPAL: Switch to big-endian OS [257093.325518345,5] OPAL: Switch to little-endian OS [ 5.503384] blk_update_request: protection error, dev nvme0c0n1, sector 3124995968 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x4090700 phys_seg 1 prio class 0 [ 5.504824] blk_update_request: protection error, dev nvme0c0n1, sector 3124995968 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x4010000 phys_seg 1 prio class 0 [ 5.504876] Buffer I/O error on dev nvme0n1p2, logical block 24413887, async page read [ 5.506553] blk_update_request: protection error, dev nvme0c0n1, sector 3124995968 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x4090700 phys_seg 1 prio class 0 [ 5.508097] blk_update_request: protection error, dev nvme0c0n1, sector 3124995968 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x4010000 phys_seg 1 prio class 0 [ 5.508141] Buffer I/O error on dev nvme0n1p2, logical block 24413887, async page read ------------------- these messages are related to a disk used as secure boot -------------------- multiple messages mount: mounting /dev/sdaz on /cdrom failed: Device or resource busy .... Two methods available for IP configuration: * static: for static IP configuration * dhcp: for automatic IP configuration static dhcp (default 'dhcp'): vlan id (optional): http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-server/daily-live/current/groovy-live-server-ppc64el.iso (default) url: ..... groovy-live-server-p 97% |******************************* | 905M 0:00:01 ETA groovy-live-server-p 99% |******************************* | 920M 0:00:00 ETA groovy-live-server-p 100% |********************************| 925M 0:00:00 ETA [ 702.806817] blk_update_request: protection error, dev nvme0c0n1, sector 3124995840 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x4010000 phys_seg 1 prio class 0 [ 702.808426] blk_update_request: protection error, dev nvme0c0n1, sector 3124995840 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x4010000 phys_seg 1 prio class 0 Connecting to plymouth: Connection refused [FAILED] Failed to start LVM event activation on device 129:99. [FAILED] Failed to start LVM event activation on device 129:115. [FAILED] Failed to start LVM event activation on device 130:19. [ 727.083442] blk_update_request: protection error, dev nvme0c0n1, sector 3124995840 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x4010000 phys_seg 1 prio class 0 [ 727.085050] blk_update_request: protection error, dev nvme0c0n1, sector 3124995840 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x4010000 phys_seg 1 prio class 0 [ 734.032080] device-mapper: table: 253:74: multipath: error getting device [ 734.042066] device-mapper: table: 253:74: multipath: error getting device [ 735.218583] device-mapper: table: 253:82: multipath: error getting device [ 736.233538] device-mapper: table: 253:89: multipath: error getting device [ 736.240364] device-mapper: table: 253:89: multipath: error getting device [ 736.247518] device-mapper: table: 253:89: multipath: error getting device [ 774.883986] cloud-init[89584]: If you have access to the graphical console, like TTY1 or HMC ASCII terminal you can complete the installation there too. Ubuntu Groovy Gorilla (development branch) ubuntu-server hvc0