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Installing VIOS As Easy As HMC 12feb2014
Installing VIOS As Easy As HMC 12feb2014
as easy as
H.M.C.
Jyoti Dodhia
jyoti_dodhia@uk.ibm.com
Agenda
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Virtual I/O Server What?
What is VIOS?
Provides virtual resources to AIX, Linux, and IBM i (i7.1/i6.1) client partitions
Benefits of virtualisation
Increased utilisation
+
Improved service
+
Improved flexibility
=
Reduced costs (hardware, floor space, energy, licensing)
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To VIOS or not to VIOS
It depends!
External Storage
What is supported?
IBM i POWER External Storage Support Matrix Summary
http://www-03.ibm.com/support/techdocs/atsmastr.nsf/WebIndex/PRS4563
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Installing VIOS
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And then
Press 0 to select console
Next
Type 1 for SMS Menu
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And so on
And so on..
V7R7.7.0 SP1
Readme - http://www-
933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/firmware/readme?fixid=MH01343#e
nhance
Add a GUI enhancement for the installation of VIOS, allowing the
user to install the Virtual I/O Server and managing Virtual I/O Server
images using a GUI interface.
SP2 recommended
See AIXpert blog entry:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/aixpert/entry
/upgrading_to_hmc_v7r770_upgrade_to_service_pack_2_immediat
ely?lang=en
InfoCenter
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/powersys/v3r1m5/topic/p7hb1/iphb
1_vios_configuring_installhmc_dvd.htm
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Lets begin with HMC
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Activate the VIOS partition
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Installing from Local Repository
Assumes you will boot over the network as the
install image is on HMC need to ensure that
networking is setup correctly
NIM Server IP
Address is the ip
address of the
HMC.
Here the image
VIOS_V2.2.2 has
been previously
imported
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Or via HMC Management task
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VIOS ip settings
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And progresses
Hint:
For better scrollable
view - click on the
bookmark star this
bookmarks the page.
Open browser and go
to that recently
bookmarked page
OR
ssh into the HMC and
check
/var/log/nimol.log
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Easy to scroll and manually refresh
Usually
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As hdisk0 was not available
Install progresses
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And completes
Login prompt
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Installing from DVD
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Installing from DVD
Install
continues
as before
And completes
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Resources
HMC V7R7.7.0 SP1
Readme:
http://www-933.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/firmware/readme?fixid=MH01343#enhance
SP2 recommended
See AIXpert blog entry:
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/blogs/aixpert/entry/upgrading_to_hmc_v7r770
_upgrade_to_service_pack_2_immediately?lang=en
InfoCenter
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/powersys/v3r1m5/topic/p7hb1/iphb1_vios_configuring_installh
mc_dvd.htm
AIXchange
VIOS Installation via GUI, Rob McNelly
http://ibmsystemsmag.blogs.com/aixchange/2013/05/vios-installation-via-gui.html
PowerITPro
How to install VIO Server from the HMC GUI, Glenn Robinson
http://poweritpro.com/blog/how-install-vio-server-hmc-
gui?elq=e8d2069ad6a04951ac5fc14f4a1247c5
Aimed at:
Technical audience - operators, systems administrators and technical specialists
Those using / planning to use IBM's Power based systems
Customers / Business Partners / IBMers
UK & Ireland audience initially, but spread to other countries
Sessions:
#1: Exploiting Virtualisation on IBM Power Systems with PowerVM #17&18: Updating Power Systems, I/O and HMC
#2: VIOS - how to get going #19&20: Power7 Affinity and Performance
#3: Controlling processor resources in virtualised partitions #21: Power Advisors (VIOS, LPAR and Java)
#4: Deeper dive into Active Memory Sharing #22: PowerSC What/Why/How
#5: Virtualisation Best Practices #23: Dynamic Platform Optimizer (DPO)
#6: Deeper dive into Shared Storage Pools and Thin Provisioning #24: Removable Disk Cartridge (RDX) on Removable Mass Storage
#7: Virtualisation and the world of 10Gbit Ethernet (RMS)
#8: Deeper dive into Active Memory Expansion #25: Electronic Service Agent
#9: VIOS maintenance #26: Active and Dynamic Systems Optimizer (ASO/DSO)
#10: Active Memory Deduplication #27: Shared Storage Pools Phase 3
#11: IBM i Suspend/Resume #28: Whole POWER Machine Monitoring
#12: Dual VIOS Upgrade walk-through #29: Monitoring POWER/AIX/VIO with IBM Tivoli Monitoring
#13: Shared Storage Pools ... from Experience #30: Tricks of the Power Masters
#14: IBM i Live Partition Mobility #31: External Storage and IBM i sizing/modelling
#15: Capture and Deploy partitions #32: Power Systems Configuration Best Practices
#16: Virtual Partition Manager for IBM i #33: Shared Storage Pools Phase4
#34: PowerVP
Plus more planned
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Power Systems Technical hands-on sessions
Aimed at:
Technical audience - operators, systems administrators and technical specialists
Those using / planning to use IBM's Power based systems
IBMs Customers in UK & Ireland
Sessions:
VIOS for You and i Jan and Feb full!
More to follow
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PowerVC 1.2 - Virtualization Center
VM capture & deploy tool and more
Based on OpenStack
GA - 6th December 2013
PowerVC Initial Thoughts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DngP6NH5vLA
PowerVC 1.1 Hands-On Video (9 min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug-OobzmSEQ
Virtual Machines it will control
Linux on Power RHEL and SLES
AIX 6 & AIX 7
Statement of direction for IBM i
Key functions
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https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/servicemanagement/cvm/pvc/index.html
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Pre-Requisites
PowerVC runs on
Power Server running Red Hat RHEL 6.4
x86 running Red Hat RHEL 6.4
You are responsible for sourcing, licensing and S/W maintenance
of RHEL
Virtual Machines it will control
Linux on Power RHEL and SLES
AIX 6 & AIX 7
Statement of direction for IBM i
Hardware
POWER7 or POWER7+
PowerVC Standard Edition also covers POWER6/6+
Power Server or PureFlex Foundation (build to order) node
= which is not FSM controlled i.e. using IVM or HMC
Pricing
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