Configuration Patterns and Compute Node Image Deployment: Ngtb2 Ibm Pureflex System Implementation Services

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IBM PureFlex System Implementation Services
Configuration patterns and compute

node image deployment
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9.0
Unit objectives
After completing this unit, you should be able to:
Differentiate between configuring a compute node using
traditional methods and configuration patterns
Differentiate between deploying an operating system to a
compute node using traditional methods and deploying a
compute node image
Configuration pattern topics

Configuration patterns
Overview
Creating configuration patterns
Modifying configuration patterns
Deploying configuration patterns
Unassign a server profile
Delete a configuration pattern
Deploy compute node image

Overview
Uploading and importing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server into IBM
Flex System Manager
Configuration patterns overview

Support for X-Architecture compute nodes.
Configuration patterns allow for quick, step-bystep configuration of UEFI and IMM settings.
Define, store, and deploy to one or many
compute nodes.
Create configuration patterns from scratch or by
capturing parameters from existing compute
nodes.
Server pattern:
For compute nodes with a common hardware
configuration
For example, unique server patterns for
x220, x222, x240, and x440 compute nodes
Server profile:
Created when a server pattern is deployed to a
compute node
Unique for each compute node

Overview

Overview
Flex System Manager
Creating a configuration pattern (1 of 5)

To create a configuration pattern:
Log in to the FSM web interface.
From the IBM FSM Explorer menu, click
Systems and select Configuration Patterns.
From the Configuration Patterns: Getting
Started window, select Create a new server
pattern from an existing compute node.
You can also create a new pattern from
scratch from this selection.
If a configuration pattern for a specific
hardware platform already exists, select
Deploy an existing server pattern.
From the New Server Pattern Wizard General
tab, click the pencil icon next to Select a
starting point.
Select Create a new pattern from scratch.

From the Form Factor pulldown menu, select the form
factor for the server being
configured.
Specify a name for the server
pattern and an optional
description.
From the Local Storage tab,
select the local storage required.
If RAID is required, select Specify
storage configuration settings.

From the I/O Adapters tab, you can select adapters to add to
the pattern.
Depending on the adapter, you can select specific features to enable
for the adapter.
Selecting Advanced Settings, adds a Min Bandwidth, Max
Bandwidth, and VLAN column to the table.

From the Boot tab, you can specify how the compute node should boot and the
order of the boot options.
If UEFI enabled operating systems are to be installed, select UEFI Only Boot to
shorten the boot time.
Otherwise select UEFI First, Then Legacy, or Legacy Only Boot.
Specify the Normal and Wake on LAN (WoL) Boot Order.

From the Firmware Settings tab, you
can specify additional IMM and UEFI
settings.
System Info
System name, contact name, and

location information
Management Interface
IMM TCP/IP settings
Power Schedule and Capping
IBM AEM settings
Performance and Recovery
Operating modes, processor, and
memory settings
Device and I/O Ports
Extended IMM
Extended UEFI
Modifying a configuration pattern (1 of 2)

To modify a configuration pattern:
From the Configuration Patterns menu, select
Patterns from the Servers section.
From the Servers - Patterns window, expand
the Server Patterns section to list all the
configured server patterns.
You can also list System Information Patterns,
Adapter Patterns, and Port Patterns.
Select the server pattern to be modified.
Click the pencil (edit) icon.
The Edit Server Pattern Wizard is started.
Modifying a configuration pattern (2 of 2)

Edit Server Pattern Wizard
Select the section that needs modification.
Make necessary modifications.
Click Save when finished.

Overview

Overview
Flex System Manager
Deploying a configuration pattern (1 of 2)

To deploy a configuration pattern:
From the Configuration Patterns
menu, select Patterns from the
Servers section.
From the Servers - Patterns
window, expand the Server
Patterns section to list all the
Select the server pattern to be
deployed.
From the Actions menu, select
Deploy.
The Deploy Server Pattern window
is shown.
Deploying a configuration pattern (2 of 2)

Deploy Server Configuration Pattern
Profile Activation:
Full: Server start or restart server immediately
Partial: Defer server restart
From Available Servers list, select the

server (or servers) as target for deployment.
Click Add icon
to move the selected
servers into the Selected Servers lists.
Click Deploy.

Overview

Overview
Flex System Manager

To unassign a server profile:
Profiles from the Servers section.
From the Configuration Patterns: Profiles window,
select the server profile to be unassigned.
From the Actions menu, select Unassign Server
Profile.
Click Unassign.

Overview

Overview
Flex System Manager

To delete a configuration pattern:
Patterns from the Servers section.
From the Servers - Patterns window, expand
the Server Patterns section to list all the
Select the server pattern to be deleted.
Click the delete icon.
Click Delete to delete the configuration pattern.
Compute node image deployment topics

Overview

Overview
Uploading and importing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHELS)
into IBM Flex System Manager
Deploy compute node image overview (1 of 2)

Only X-Architecture compute nodes
supported
Automates operating system
installation
One-to-one or one-to-many operation
Up to 56 nodes concurrently
FSM supports a maximum of five OS
images in local storage at a time
Supported operating systems
VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi)
5.1 with IBM customization
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
6.2, 6.3, and 6.4
Deploy compute node image overview (2 of 2)

VMware vSphere Hypervisor (ESXi) 5.1 with IBM customization
Preloaded on the FSM; no additional setup is required
RHEL 6.2, 6.3. and 6.4
Operating system ISO image must be uploaded and imported to the
FSM before deploying
Three deployment profiles created: Minimal, Basic, and Virtualization
If Virtualization profile is deployed
KVM platform agent automatically installed and configured
If VMControl plug-in is active
> Node added to VMControl virtual servers / hosts automatically
Upload and import RHELS into the IBM Flex

System Manager
To list OS images available in FSM

smcli lsosimages
To upload OS image to FSM

Locate ISO image on remote workstation
Locate accessible directory on FSM
For example, /home/USERID
Secure copy (SCP) to upload from remote workstation to FSM
scp RHEL6.3-20120613.2-Server-x86_64-DVD.iso
USERID@<FSM_hostname_or_IP_address>:/home/USERID
To import OS image into FSM

Import so that OS image is available for deployment
Once successfully imported, the original ISO image is removed from the FSM
smcli importosimage /home/USERID/RHEL6.3-20120613.2-Server-x86_64-DVD.iso
Compute node image deployment topics

Overview

Overview
Uploading and importing Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (RHELS)
into IBM Flex System Manager
Deploy compute node image (1 of 2)

To deploy OS image to
compute node:
From the FSM home page, select
Deploy Compute Node Images.
A password must be set in the

Global settings window before
deploying.
Actions > Global settings >
Credentials
Enter initial administration
password of the OS being
deployed.
Deploy compute node image (2 of 2)

From Deploy Compute Node Images, select:
Compute node or nodes for deployment.
Image to deploy from menu.
Click Deploy Images.

The Deploy Images window is shown.
Click Deploy.
Glossary
IBM Flex System XArchitecture compute nodes
Profile activation
IBM Flex System Manager

(FSM)
FSM Explorer
VMware vSphere Hypervisor

(ESXi) 5.1 with IBM
customization
Server configuration patterns

Unified Extensible Firmware
Interface (UEFI)
Server profile
Red Hat Enterprise Linux

(RHEL) 6.2, 6.3, and 6.4
Upload and import
Checkpoint
1.
A server configuration pattern cannot be created for which of the following IBM
Flex System compute nodes?
a. IBM Flex System x220 Compute Node
b. IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node
c. IBM Flex System p260 Compute Node
d. IBM Flex System x440 Compute Node
2.
Which of the following is not a setting that can be deployed using a server
configuration pattern?
a. Boot order
b. RAID configuration
c. Windows logon password
d. IMM management address
3.
Once Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 is imported into the IBM Flex System
Manager, how many compute node image profiles will be available for
deployment?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
Checkpoint solutions
1. A server configuration pattern cannot be created for which of the following IBM Flex System compute
nodes?
a. IBM Flex System x220 Compute Node
b. IBM Flex System x240 Compute Node
c. IBM Flex System p260 Compute Node
d. IBM Flex System x440 Compute Node
The answer is IBM Flex System p260 Compute Node (X-Architecture compute nodes only).
2. Which of the following is not a setting that can be deployed using a server configuration pattern?
a. Boot order
b. RAID configuration
c. Windows logon password
d. IMM management address
The answer is Windows logon password.
3. Once Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 is imported into the IBM Flex System Manager, how many
compute node image profiles will be available for deployment?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four
The answer is four (ESXi is preloaded and importing RHEL adds three additional profiles).
Unit summary
Having completed this unit, you should be able to:
Differentiate between configuring a compute node using
traditional methods and configuration patterns
Differentiate between deploying an operating system to a
compute node using traditional methods and deploying a
compute node image

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Configuration patterns and compute

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Configuration pattern topics

Deploy compute node image

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Configuration patterns overview

Configuration pattern topics

Deploy compute node image

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Creating a configuration pattern (1 of 5)

Creating a configuration pattern (2 of 5)

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Creating a configuration pattern (3 of 5)

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Creating a configuration pattern (4 of 5)

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Creating a configuration pattern (5 of 5)

System name, contact name, and

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Modifying a configuration pattern (1 of 2)

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Modifying a configuration pattern (2 of 2)

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Configuration pattern topics

Deploy compute node image

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Deploying a configuration pattern (1 of 2)

Deploying a configuration pattern (2 of 2)

From Available Servers list, select the

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Configuration pattern topics

Deploy compute node image

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Unassign a server profile

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Configuration pattern topics

Deploy compute node image

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Delete a configuration pattern

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Compute node image deployment topics

Deploy compute node image

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Deploy compute node image overview (1 of 2)

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Deploy compute node image overview (2 of 2)

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Upload and import RHELS into the IBM Flex

To list OS images available in FSM

To upload OS image to FSM

To import OS image into FSM

Compute node image deployment topics

Deploy compute node image

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Deploy compute node image (1 of 2)

A password must be set in the

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Deploy compute node image (2 of 2)

Click Deploy Images.

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