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ibm.com/redbooksIBM BladeCenterJS23 and JS43Implementation GuideAlex Zanetti de LimaKerry AndersNahman CohenSteven StrainVasfi GucerFeaturing installa

viii IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide11.1.2 Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

66 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideIn addition to a new web interface and the ability to install the IBM Director server on AIX, Ac

Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture 67򐂰 Monitoring synchronization across cluster򐂰 Monitoring and automated response򐂰 Auto

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 69Part 2 System configuration and managementHaving covered the basic system information and architect

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 71Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVMThis chapter describes how to perfo

72 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideThis chapter has the following sections:򐂰 “Planning considerations” on page 73򐂰 “VIOS system man

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 734.1 Planning considerationsWhen planning your system environment for a IBM Blade

74 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-1 Expansion card port path through BladeCenter S mid planeNote: An RPQ is required wh

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 75Figure 4-2 Expansion card port path through BladeCenter H mid planeInternal sto

Contents ixAppendix B. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server AutoYaST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521AutoYaST introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

76 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guiderequired If you desire to use advanced operations available under PowerVM Enterprise Edition, su

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 77򐂰 Combined Form Factor horizontal (CFFh) I/O expansion cardsCIOv adapter cards po

78 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-4 Qlogic Ethernet and 4 Gb Fibre Channel “combo card”CFFhThTogether with an installed

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 79When JS23/43 blades with CFFh cards are installed in a BladeCenter H or HT the ca

80 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideJS23/JS43 storageThere are currently four different types of storage available:򐂰 Internal 73GB o

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 81򐂰 IBM Total Storage DS4000™ series򐂰 IBM Total Storage DS3000™ series򐂰 IBM Total S

82 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidewhich components supported by the blade are supported by the Virtual IO Server as well. The data

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 83The cabling is described in the product documentation of the storage subsystem. V

84 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideYou can use either interface to create, delete, and update the logical partitions and perform dy

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 85Figure 4-6 IVM navigation and work areasThe login to the UI is described in 4.4

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86 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guideand IVM command help by using the --help flag. Detailed command help can be shown using the man

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 87[Accept (a)] | Decline (d) | View Terms (v)After you enter a, enter the license

88 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideEthernet adapters:ent0 Available Logical Host Ethernet Port (lp-hea)ent1 Available

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 89 Set Date and TimeZone Change Passwords Set System Security VIOS TCP/IP Confi

90 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideSelect the desired interface. On the next screen, shown in Example 4-8, you enter the TCP/IP con

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 91Example 4-9 lstcpip command sample output$ lstcpip -interfacesName Address

92 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide IPv4 address = 172.16.1.200 Network Mask = 255.255.255.0 State = detachatt

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 93attributes: en7 State = downattributes: en8 State = downattributes:

94 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideA Welcome window that contains the login and password prompts opens, as shown in Figure 4-7. The

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 95Figure 4-8 Guided Setup window4.4.2 Verify and modify VIOS partition memory an

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. xiFigures1-1 With and without blade servers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

96 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-9 View/Modify Partitions windowAdministrators can change properties of the VIOS LPAR,

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 97Figure 4-10 Partition Properties, General tabFigure 4-11 shows the Memory tab.

98 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-11 Partition Properties, Memory tabThe default memory configuration for the VIOS LPAR

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 99Figure 4-12 Partition Properties, Processing tabProcessing unit allocations for

100 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide$ lshwres -r proc --level lpar --filter "\"lpar_ids=1\"" -F curr_proc_units

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 101done during the LPAR creation process. Refer to 3.8.4, “Integrated Virtual Ether

102 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-14 HEA Port PropertiesYou can display a list of connected partitions (if any) and MA

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 103Figure 4-15 HEA Port Properties, Connected Partitions4.5.2 Virtual Ethernet A

104 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guideallows the port to operate in promiscuous mode. When this mode is enabled, there is only one lo

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 105Figure 4-17 View/Modify Virtual Ethernet showing Initialize Virtual Ethernet o

xii IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide4-17 View/Modify Virtual Ethernet showing Initialize Virtual Ethernet option 1054-18 View/Mo

106 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-18 View/Modify Virtual Ethernet window Use the Virtual Ethernet Bridge tab to displa

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 107Figure 4-19 View/Modify Virtual Ethernet Bridge tabFigure 4-20 on page 108 sho

108 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-20 Physical adapter selection for SEA creationFigure 4-21 on page 109 indicates the

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 109Figure 4-21 Successful SEA creation result4.5.3 Physical adaptersWith the IBM

110 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-22 View/Modify Physical Adapters windowBy default, all physical adapters are owned b

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 111Figure 4-23 Physical Adapter assignment to new partitionFigure 4-24 on page 11

112 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-24 View/Modify Physical Adapter window showing change of ownership of Gigabit Ethern

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 113ent2 Available 01-21 Gigabit Ethernet-SX PCI-X Adapter (14106703) vsa0 Avail

114 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidehttp://www.ibm.com/developerworks/power/library/l-bladenetconf/index.html?ca=drs-VLAN configura

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 115lpar_name=js23-vios,lpar_id=1,slot_num=6,state=1,ieee_virtual_eth=0,port_vlan_id

Figures xiii4-58 Create Partition: Processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1494-59 Create Partition: Ethernet

116 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideExample 4-14 Using chhwres command to create new VIOS virtual Ethernet adapter$ chhwres -r vi

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 117lpar_name=js23-vios,lpar_id=1,slot_num=3,state=1,ieee_virtual_eth=0,port_vlan_id

118 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideWe now create a SEA or bridge between this new virtual adapter and a physical Ethernet port, in

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 119ent5 Available Virtual I/O Ethernet Adapter (l-lan)ent6

120 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-28 VIOC adapter to VIOS virtual Ethernet mappingVIO Client verification and configur

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 121VLAN details of ent1 can be displayed using the entstat command on the VIO Clien

122 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideTo work with VIOS storage, click View/Modify Virtual Storage in the navigation area of the IVM

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 123in Figure 4-30 on page 123. This displays the list of the physical volumes avail

124 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidehdisk8 Available IBM MPIO FC 1750hdisk9 Available IBM MPIO FC 1750hdisk

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 125Creating a new storage poolTo create a new storage pool, click the Storage Pools

xiv IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide5-18 Optical and tape selections for a shared memory partition . . . . . . . . . . 2015-19 Su

126 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-32 Create new storage poolFigure 4-33 shows the new storage pool.Figure 4-33 Newly

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 127Figure 4-34 Reduce or delete a storage poolSelect the physical volumes that yo

128 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideYou can create virtual disks from the View/Modify Virtual Storage window by selecting the Virtu

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 129Figure 4-37 Virtual disk settingsThe newly created virtual disk appears in the

130 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-39 Extend virtual diskSpecify the amount of space that the virtual disk will be exte

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 131Figure 4-41 Extended virtual diskThe next section explains how to delete a vir

132 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-42 Delete virtual diskConfirm the deletion of the virtual disk by clicking OK, as sh

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 133򐂰 Virtual optical devicesPhysical tape devices must be Serial Attached SCSI (SAS

134 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guideover the remote control interface of the Advanced Management Module (AMM) in the BladeCenter ch

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 135Figure 4-45 Change physical optical device assignmentVirtual optical devicesVi

Figures xv7-4 SAS Connection module login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2547-5 SAS connection module welcome. .

136 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-46 Create media library2. Select an available storage pool and the amount of storage

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 137Figure 4-47 Media library size and storage poolDepending on the size of the me

138 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideTo add new media in the media library, click Add Media... as shown in Figure 4-48 on page 138.F

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 139The Create blank media option allows you to create blank media that may written

140 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-50 Performing taskClick the Monitor Task link from the Navigation area to verify the

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 141Figure 4-51 Newly created media with the copy operation in progressModifying m

142 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guideassigned to two LPARs. Select the check box for the desired media and click the Modify partitio

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 143Figure 4-53 Modify media partition assignmentClick OK to return to the view of

144 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-54 New assigned media to partitionsA media can be removed from a partition following

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 145– IBM BladeCenter JS23 or JS43 should be at the latest system firmware.򐂰 All I/O

xvi IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide7-47 Connect console session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

146 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-55 View/Modify Partition4.7.3 Partition name When the wizard starts, a new window w

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 147Figure 4-56 Create Partition: Name 4.7.4 Partition MemoryFigure 4-57 on page

148 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-57 Create Partitions: Memory 4.7.5 Partition ProcessorsOn the Create Partition: Pro

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 149Figure 4-58 Create Partition: Processors 4.7.6 Partition EthernetThe Create P

150 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-59 shows the first three options. The selection in this example is virtual Ethernet ad

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 151Figure 4-60 Create Partition: Storage TypeIn this example we are using physica

152 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-61 Logical Partition: Storage4.7.8 Optical and tape devicesOptical devices, both ph

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 153present and select a virtual optical device. If a virtual optical device in not

154 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-63 Create Partition: Physical Adapters4.7.10 Partition SummaryThe final window of t

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 155Figure 4-64 Create Partition: SummaryAfter your review is done and any needed

Figures xvii7-90 IBM i power down partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3338-1 Remote Control window - ass

156 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-65 View/Modify Partition showing new partition4.7.11 Partition properties changes a

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 157Figure 4-66 Partition Properties General tabDLPAR capabilities can be retrieve

158 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-67 DLPAR retrieved capabilitiesSelecting the Memory tab will display current and pen

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 159Figure 4-68 Partition Properties Memory tabThe Processing tab is used to chang

160 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-69 Partition Properties, Processing tab for shared poolPartitions using dedicated pr

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 161The processor compatibly mode can also be changed when using dedicated processor

162 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-71 Partition Properties, Ethernet tabNote: Before you can DLPAR remove Ethernet adap

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 163The Storage tab can be used to add or remove storage devices, either physical vo

164 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideOptical device assignments, both physical and virtual, and physical tape assignments can be man

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 165Figure 4-74 Partition Properties, changing the current mounted mediaPhysical a

xviii IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide9-11 SMS Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

166 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-75 Partition Properties, Physical Adapters tab4.8 Console access and activating a p

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 1674.8.1 Opening a virtual terminalAccessing a partition virtual terminal from the

168 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-77 shows a successful connection to the LPAR virtual terminal.Figure 4-77 Virtual Te

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 169Figure 4-78 Activating a partitionThe next window shows the current state of t

170 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-79 Confirm partition activationWhen the LPAR activation starts, the message Performi

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 171The lsrefcode command can be used to monitor the status codes as the LPR becomes

172 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide4.8.3 Shutdown a VIO Client partitionThe shutdown of a partition can be initiated from the UI

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 173Figure 4-80 Shutdown an LPARThe Shutdown partitions window, as shown in Figure

174 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 4-81 Partition shutdown optionsFrom this window, choose the shutdown type option. The

Chapter 4. System planning and configuration using VIOS with IVM 175The corresponding CLI shutdown options to use with the -o flag are:򐂰 osshutdown

Figures xix10-17 Power Savings option . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41510-18 Power Savings options . .

176 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideShutdown using the CLIThe shutdown command to use from the CLI or console session is shown in E

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 177Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVMActive Memory Sharing is an IBM PowerVM ad

178 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide򐂰 “Active Memory Sharing summary” on page 209

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 1795.1 Planning considerationsActive Memory Sharing is an IBM PowerVM advanced memory virt

180 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide򐂰 Virtual Input/Output Server 2.1.1򐂰 Only virtual I/O, no physical adapters or logical ports fr

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 181development environments and workloads that do not have sustained load requirements.5.1.

182 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideTable 5-1 Estimated additional VIOS CPU entitlement per shared memory LPARShared memory parti

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 183򐂰 Assigning a memory weight. The IVM UI allows three values, low, medium and high, with

184 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideSince a common paging storage pool is required, the first step is to created a storage pool tha

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 185Figure 5-2 Starting the storage pool creation3. The next window will prompt for the na

xx IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide12-1 Select BladeCenter boot mode main page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46312-2

186 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 5-3 Naming the storage pool and selecting backing devicesFigure 5-4 on page 187 shows

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 187Figure 5-4 Storage pool list with new pool for paging addedWith the paging storage poo

188 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 5-5 Defining a shared memory pool4. Clicking the Define Shared Memory Pool button will

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 189Figure 5-6 Shared memory pool configuration values5. After clicking the OK button the

190 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 5-7 Shared memory pool defined state6. Click the Apply button to create the shared mem

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 191Figure 5-8 Shared memory pool information after creationNow that we have created a sha

192 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide1. Click the View/Modify Shared Memory Pool from the IVM navigation area.2. Then click on Pagin

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 193Figure 5-10 Dedicated device selection for share memory use4. Figure 5-11 on page 194

194 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 5-11 Dedicated device defined to paging space devices5.2.3 Creating shared memory LPA

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 195ports from a HEA, dedicated processors, and physical adapters are no longer available.1.

Figures xxiB-7 AutoYaST software selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530B-8 Configure the root user . . .

196 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 5-13 Selecting memory mode and amount for a shared memory partition3. The next step wi

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 197Figure 5-14 Selecting the number of processors in a shared memory partition4. The next

198 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 5-15 Ethernet selection for a shared memory partitionThe storage selection options for

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 199Figure 5-16 Storage selection for a shared memory partitionFigure 5-17 on page 200 sho

200 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 5-17 Storage selection for a shared memory partitionTwo of the options shown in Figure

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 201Figure 5-18 Optical and tape selections for a shared memory partitionThe summary page

202 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 5-19 Summary of selections for a shared memory partitionFigure 5-20 on page 203 shows

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 203Figure 5-20 View/Modify Partition window showing newly created shared memory partition

204 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 5-21 shared memory pool with paging space assignments in paging pool5.2.4 Shared memo

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 205Figure 5-22 Shared memory pool view showing both types of paging devicesA new shared m

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206 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 5-23 Shared memory pool view showing assigned dedicated paging deviceChanging the maxi

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 207Figure 5-24 Partition memory properties showing maximum memory and paging space change

208 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 5-25 shared memory pool after partition maximum memory values changed5.2.5 Active Mem

Chapter 5. Active Memory Sharing configuration using IVM 2095.3 Active Memory Sharing summaryActive Memory Sharing provides the ability to better u

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 211Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installationIBM AIX can be installed native on IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS

212 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide6.1 Install IBM AIX 6.1 in a PowerVM client partitionThis section assumes that you have alread

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 2132. Specify the name of the storage pool and select the physical volumes that will be assigned to this storag

214 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide4. Click Create Library. See Figure 6-4.Figure 6-4 Media library - create library5. Specify t

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 2156. It takes a moment to create the library volume and file. After that is done, return to the panel shown in

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. xxiiiTables2-1 Processor features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

216 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideYou may look at existing media files in /var/vio/VMLibrary. The last step on this page is the s

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 217This function can be reached with Monitor Task before you close your browser window or from the main window’

218 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide6.1.2 Prepare the PowerVM client partitionPerform the following steps to create a client parti

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 2192. Depending on the setup of your IVM, you will be at the Guided Setup or on the View/Modify Partitions page

220 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide3. Verify that you have your storage available to the VIOS. Click View/Modify Virtual Storage i

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 2214. Click the View/Modify Storage page on the Physical Volumes tab to see a list of available hard drives to

222 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide5. Specify the name and the type of the partition. The name is used to identify the partition,

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 2236. Define the amount of memory that will be assigned to the partition. In Figure 6-17 we chose 1 GB. Click N

224 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide7. Choose the number of CPUs that will be used by the partition. You have to decide whether to

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 225As shown in Figure 6-19, we chose one virtual Ethernet adapter. Click Next to proceed.Figure 6-19 Create p

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226 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideAs shown in Figure 6-20, select Assign existing virtual disks and physical volumes. Click Next

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 22710.Select the physical volume or volumes that need to be available to the partition. Figure 6-21 shows the s

228 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guideis the CDROM drive that is provided via the Remote Control Web interface of the Advanced Manage

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 22912.Change the selected media from none to AIX-6.1 and click OK. See Figure 6-23.Figure 6-23 Create partiti

230 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide14.Verify your setting and click Finish to create a partition with the settings you defined. Se

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 23115.The new partition will be listed under View/Modify Partitions, as shown in Figure 6-26.Figure 6-26 Newl

232 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide1. To activate the partition, click the check box of the partition and click Activate. See Figu

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 2333. The status of the partition has changed to running. Select Open Terminal from the More Tasks drop-down li

234 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide4. Authenticate on the Virtual IO Server to get the virtual terminal connected. You may use the

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 235AIX Version 6.1Starting NODE#000 physical CPU#001 as logical CPU#001... done.Starting NODE#000 physical CPU#

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. xxvNoticesThis information was developed for products and services offered in the U.S.A. IBM may not

236 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide 88 Help ?>>> Choice [1]:8. Modify required settings such as language or time zone

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 237 ibm3164 vt100 wyse100 ibmpc vt320 wyse350

238 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide13.Navigate through the licenses. When you have finished reading, click F3 twice. You are retur

Chapter 6. IBM AIX V6.1 installation 239n=Find Next16.The installation assistant will guide you through the first administrative tasks, such as sett

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 241Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installationThis chapter explains the installation process of the IBM i V6.1

242 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide7.1 Preparing for installationThere are important considerations for setting up and using IBM

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 243Figure 7-1 IBM i 6.1 installation process

244 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide7.1.2 Hardware environmentsThis section describes an example IBM BladeCenter chassis and IBM B

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 245IBM BladeCenter JS23 Express򐂰 1 JS23 Express server򐂰 4 GB memory򐂰 1 QLogic Ethernet and 4 GB Fibre Channel Exp

xxvi IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidetechniques on various operating platforms. You may copy, modify, and distribute these sample p

246 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideTable 7-2 on page 246 lists the minimum and required features needed to manage an IBM BladeCent

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 247For more information on supported devices on a BladeCenter JS23/JS43 server, refer to the following site:http:

248 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide2. Click the down arrow in the Product family box and select the corresponding product: IBM Bla

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 249Figure 7-3 on page 250 shows an example of the available firmware and bios updates. Scroll the list to find th

250 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-3 Example: Partial list of available downloads by type

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 2517.1.4 VIO Server software environmentsVIO Server is part of IBM PowerVM Editions (formerly Advanced POWER Vir

252 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide6.1 LAN console This IP address on the LAN is used to allow the 5250 console to connect to the

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 253To provide access to a SAS drive in the BladeCenter S chassis to the partition, at least one SAS I/O module mu

254 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide7.1.8 Disk configuration in BladeCenter S To use a pre-defined configuration to a BladeCenter

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 255Figure 7-5 SAS connection module welcome2. Select Zoning. In the example shown in Figure 7-6 on page 256, Pr

Notices xxviiJava, JRE, Power Management, Solaris, Sun, and all Java-based trademarks are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the United States,

256 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-6 SAS connection module zone groupsFigure 7-7 on page 257 shows the definition and s

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 257Figure 7-7 SAS connection module zoning4. To verify the configuration in the SAS module configuration menus,

258 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-8 AMM SAS configuration zone5. Click Predefined Config 09 to proceed.Figure 7-9 on p

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 259Figure 7-9 AMM SAS configuration zone 9For detailed information, refer to Implementing the IBM BladeCenter S

260 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideThe IBM Storage Configuration Manager (SCM) may be used to create an individual configuration i

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 261http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/i/software/access/windows/v6r1pcreq.htmlFor more information about the IBM Syste

262 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-11 IBM System i Access for Windows welcome screen3. The License Agreement shown in F

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 263Figure 7-12 IBM System i Access for Windows Licence Agreement4. IBM System i Access for Windows can be insta

264 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-13 IBM System i Access for Windows install location5. Depending on the native langua

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 265Figure 7-14 IBM System i Access for Windows Primary language6. Depending on the complexity of functions, sev

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266 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-15 IBM System i Access for Windows Setup Type7. Select Complete and click Next8. Som

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 267Figure 7-16 IBM System i Access for Windows Restricted Features9. The installation starts automatically afte

268 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-17 IBM System i Access for Windows installation progress10.Figure 7-18 on page 269 i

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 269Figure 7-18 IBM System i Access for Windows installation completed11.To finalize the IBM i Access for Window

270 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideAfter the console PC is successfully rebooted, the information screen shown in Figure 7-20 is d

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 2717.3 Creating an IBM i 6.1 partitionUsing Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) to create an IBM i 6.1 parti

272 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide7.3.2 VIO Server configurationFor a detailed explanation of how to setup and configure the VIO

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 2732. Click Create Partition. The next available Partition ID is preselected.a. Enter a name for the partition in

274 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-23 Partition memory definition panel4. Select the desired processor configuration. C

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 275of the HEA ports prior to creating this partition. For more information on bridging the HEA ports see 4.5.1, “

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. xxixPrefaceThis IBM® Redbooks® publication provides a detailed technical guide for configuring and us

276 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-27 on page 276 shows an example of available disk units. For this partition we selecte

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 277Figure 7-28 on page 277 provides an example of the optical selection panel. If the media tray for the BladeCen

278 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidethe Properties task. The first tab of the properties box is the General tab. Here you can view

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 279Figure 7-30 Partition memory allocationFigure 7-31 on page 279 provides an example of the Processing tab. Yo

280 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-32 Processing units value change7.3.5 IBM i 6.1 install media preparationThere are

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 2811. In the active Windows session, select Start → All Programs → IBM System i Access for Windows → Operations C

282 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide2. Click New Connection to continue. You reach the Operation Console Configuration wizard Welco

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 283Figure 7-36 IBM System i Operations Console - choose a configurationClick Next to continue.4. The System i s

284 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-37 IBM System i Operations Console - enter the Service host nameEnter the service ho

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 285The service host name and service TCP/IP address are stored automatically in the host file of the IBM System i

xxx IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideNahman Cohen is an IT manager in Memorex Telex Israel for 10 years. He has 18 years of experien

286 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-39 IBM System i Operations Console - enter the Service TCP/IP AddressClick Next to c

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 287Figure 7-40 Specify Interface Information8. Modify the required fields to the actual implementation. In our

288 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-41 System Properties - Serial numberTarget partition This is the Target partition is

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 289Figure 7-43 IBM System i Operations Console - enter System serial numberEnter values and click Next to conti

290 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-44 IBM System i Operations Console - enter Service tools device IDEnter the Service

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 291Figure 7-45 IBM System i Operations Console - finalizing the setupClick Finish to save the configuration inf

292 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guideconnect icon. Once the session starts the connection the partition can be activated. Partition

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 293After the prerequisites are completed, the steps required to install 6.1 on a BladeCenter JS23/JS43 are essent

294 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide5. Depending on the native language, a selection can be made in the following screen as shown i

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 295Figure 7-50 Install LIC 6. Now select the target install device. Move the cursor to the target device, type

Preface xxxiLab systems setup in support of this project required the availability of multiple IBM BladeCenter chassis, POWER blade servers, plus va

296 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-51 Select source disk7. Confirm the previous selection of the Load Source Device by

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 297Figure 7-52 Confirm source device8. The install Licensed Code (LIC) menu appears on the console as shown in

298 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-53 Select options9. The Confirmation screen appears as shown in Figure 7-54 on page

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 299Figure 7-54 Confirm definitionAfter you confirm the definition, you reach the Initialize the Disk status scr

300 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-55 Initialize disk10.Next, the Install Licensed Internal Code status display appears

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 301Figure 7-56 Install LIC status11.The Disk Configuration Attention Report display might appear on the console

302 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-57 Attention ReportAfter the Licensed internal Code installation is complete, you wi

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 303Figure 7-58 Install the operating system7.4 Installing the IBM i 6.1 Operating SystemFrom the IPL or Instal

304 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-59 Select install deviceTyp e 2 and press Enter to continue.2. The Confirm Install o

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 305Figure 7-60 Confirm installation3. The Select a Language Group screen displays the primary language preselec

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306 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-61 Select language feature4. Type choice and press Enter to continue.The Confirm Lan

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 307Figure 7-62 LIC install confirm language5. The Licensed Internal Code IPL in Progress screen appears on the

308 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-63 IPL in progressThe Install the Operating System screen appears on the console, as

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 309Figure 7-64 Set date and time7. Figure 7-65 on page 310 shows an example of a status display in the operator

310 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-65 Installation status8. When the Sign On screen is displayed, as shown in Figure 7-

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 311Figure 7-66 Sign On screenAt this stage, the IBM i 6.1 system is ready to use. Information about installing

312 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFor IBM i 6.1, IBM i5/OS, or OS/400® Operating Systems, fixes are available. To Obtain an IBM i

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 313The IBM Systems Navigator for i provides a graphical interface to manage a BladeCenter JS23/JS43 server or Pow

314 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide7.5 IBM i 6.1 Backup/RestoreThere are two different methods to perform a backup or restore of

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 315IBM i 6.1 restore - virtual optical devicePerforming a restore follows the same 2-stage process in reverse:1.

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 1Part 1 The IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 serversThis Part provides general and technical description

316 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide2. A standard 6.1 save command or BRMS is used to perform a save on the tape device (tap0x). If

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 317Figure 7-69 IVM Create Storage Pool3. Enter a name for the storage pool (in our case the internal disk in th

318 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-70 IVM Create blank media7. Select Create blank media and enter a meaningful Media D

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 319Figure 7-71 IVM Virtual optical device createdTo assign the new created virtual optical device to the IBM i

320 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-72 Virtual optical device assign to partition9. Select the IBM i 6.1 partition and c

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 321Figure 7-73 IVM Virtual optical device assignment doneAfter the virtual optical device is mounted to the cor

322 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-74 Virtual optical device check device7.5.2 Creating Virtual Media Library using IV

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 323Figure 7-75 Create Storage Pool option5. Provide a storage pool name.6. Select the option Logical Volume Bas

324 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide10.Expand the section Virtual Optical Media.11.Click on Create Library.Figure 7-77 on page 324

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 325For example: A new installation of IBM i OS in an IBM i partition. 򐂰 Create ISO image files of the installatio

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326 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-80 Select the output destination folderFigure 7-81 on page 326 shows an example of t

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 327򐂰 Copy the iso image file to the JS23/JS43 using ftp. The file will be copied to the /home/padmin directory. M

328 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 7-82 Blade Task - Remote Control4. Once the task Remote Control has been selected, use

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 3296. After selecting the Remote Drive option, you will see the Remote Disk window appear. Select the CD ROM and/

330 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideAfter the file has been added it will appear under the Selected Resources list. Figure 7-87 on

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 331Figure 7-89 on page 331 shows an example of the resources added using the above process. Figure 7-89 New phy

332 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideProviding details of configuring and using the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager client and server is

Chapter 7. IBM i V6.1 installation 3336. Execute the command PWRDWNSYS in the command line, then use F4 to prompt for options as shown in Figure 7-9

334 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 335Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installationThis chapter describes the procedures to inst

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 3Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM BladeCenter This chapter provides an introduction to IBM BladeCenter

336 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide8.1 Supported Red Hat operating systemsRed Hat Enterprise Linux for POWER Version 4.6 or later

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 337In addition, ensure there is enough unpartitioned disk space or have one or more partitions

338 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide4. Double-check that your blade bay owns the media tray by opening the AMM window and selecting

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 339c. Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the More Tasks field and select Open terminal

340 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 8-5 SMS menua. Select 1 = SMS Menu by pressing the number 1 on the keyboard.b. Select

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 341using this media, we highly recommend running the media check. Once the media check is comp

342 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guideb. Click Activate, as shown in Figure 8-6.Figure 8-6 Activating an IVM partitionc. Click the

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 343Figure 8-8 SMS menua. Select 1 = SMS Menu by pressing the 1 key on the keyboard.b. Choose

344 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideYou will notice the packet count value increasing. After the complete boot image is uploaded, t

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 345Figure 8-10 Select network device6. To configure DHCP, select either IPv4 or IPv6 support

4 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide1.1 Highlights of BladeCenter Blade servers are thin servers that insert into a single rack-moun

346 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 8-11 TCP/IP configuration panel7. In the next panel, configure the LPAR’s IPv4 address

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 347Figure 8-13 NFS server configuration window panel10.In this step it is possible to start

348 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 8-15 Installation number panel13.Select the disk partitioning type for this installati

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 349Figure 8-16 Select Partitioning Type panel14.A warning appears asking if the selection is

350 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 8-17 Review Partitioning panel17.Press OK on the Network Configuration panel. The defa

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 351Figure 8-18 Select additional packages panel23.Press OK to allow the installation to begi

352 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide24.Press Reboot after the Install Complete window appears, as shown in Figure 8-20Figure 8-20

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 35325.During boot the Setup Agent window appears (Figure 8-21). You can modify any of the fiel

354 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidegraphical display (via Blade Center’s KVM), as an alternative. See Appendix A, “Consoles, SMS,

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 355firewall --enabled --port=22:tcpauthconfig --enableshadow --enablemd5selinux --enforcingtim

Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM BladeCenter 5most flexible and cost-efficient solutions for UNIX®, i and Linux deployments available in the market. F

356 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide-sysreportNotice that all of the partition information is commented out with a # symbol. This s

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 357rectangle in Figure 0-1. It is also important to define a root password to enable SSH login

358 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide3. In the Installation Method panel (shown in Figure 0-2), all the basic parameters for a netwo

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 3594. The next editable panel is the Partition Information panel, shown in Figure 0-3. Press A

360 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide5. In the Network Configuration panel, click Add Network Device to add the devices you are inst

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 3616. The next panel is the Authentication panel. In this configuration, we use the default se

362 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide8. Figure 0-6 shows the Package Selection panel. It is not possible to select individual packag

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 363Example: 0-1 Basic Kickstart configuration file#platform=IBM pSeries# System authorizatio

364 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide@[email protected] adjust the Kickstart configuration file that you have cre

Chapter 8. Red Hat Enterprise V5.3 Linux installation 365Figure 8-23 Open Firmware prompt2. Type the following command in the Open Firmware prompt

© Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2009. All rights reserved.Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication

6 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guideservers into a single chassis, leveraging the management, space and power savings provided by IBM

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 367Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installationThis chapter describes the procedures to i

368 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide9.1 Supported operating systemsSUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 Service Pack 1 (SLES 10 SP1) fo

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 369In addition, the SLES 11 installation guide suggests to have at least 1.5 GB of hard dis

370 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 9-1 Start Remote Console panel3. Press Refresh.4. Double-check that your blade bay own

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 371Figure 9-3 Activating an IVM partitionc. Click the drop-down arrow to the right of the

372 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 9-5 SMS Menua. Select 1 = SMS Menu by pressing the number 1 on the keyboard.b. Select

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 373g. Choose 2. Normal Mode Boot. See Figure 9-7 on page 373.Figure 9-7 Select Mode Booth

374 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide9.4 Linux network installation (detailed)This section describes a Network File System (NFS) in

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 375Figure 9-10 Opening a terminal window from the IVMThe console is a pop-up and it will

Chapter 1. Introduction to IBM BladeCenter 7– Extract the most from your third-party management solutions by utilizing the BladeCenter Open Fabric M

376 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 9-11 SMS Menua. Select 1 = SMS Menu by pressing the number 1 on the keyboard.b. Choose

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 377Figure 9-12 Main Menu2. Choose 2) Kernel Modules (Hardware Drives), as shown in Figure

378 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 9-14 Load ppc Modules4. Select each individual module to pre-install based on your LPA

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 379– LPAR’s IP address– LPAR’s netmask– LPAR’s gateway– LPAR’s name server– The NFS server’

380 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideThe LPAR begins reading from the SLES 11 image directory and then displays the Your awesome Set

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 381Figure 9-18 Installation Mode13.Configure your clock and time zone information, as sho

382 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide14.The Installation Settings window provides the Keyboard layout, Partitioning information, Sof

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 383Figure 9-21 AGFA License Agreement16.Choose [Install] to start the installation, as sh

384 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideThe YaST window refreshes to the installation progress bars, as shown in Figure 9-23. The top s

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 385Figure 9-24 Confirm hardware detection window18.Boot the system. See Figure 9-25 on pa

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386 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide19.Enter the root user’s password. Press [Next] to confirm, as shown in Figure 9-26 on page 386

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 387Figure 9-27 Hostname and Domain Name21.Select Use Following Configuration in the Netwo

388 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 9-28 Change network configurationa. Select Firewall as shown in Figure 9-29.Figure 9-2

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 389b. Scroll to Allowed Services.c. Find and highlight SSH in the new window, as shown in F

390 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 9-31 Allowed Service Secure Shell Server (SSH)f. Now the Firewall section of the Netwo

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 39122.Test the Internet connection, if desired.23.Change the Certification Authority (CA) I

392 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 9-34 New Local User26.YaST will write the configuration settings and then display the

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 393Figure 9-35 Installation completed window29.Login to the system with the new user., as

394 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 9-36 Login screen9.5 Native SLES 11 installationA native SLES 11 installation of a JS

Chapter 9. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server V11 installation 3959.6 SLES 11 automated installationSuSE has an automated installation functionality know

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 9Chapter 2. General descriptionThe newest release of the IBM BladeCenter POWER6 processor based blade

396 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 9-37 Open Firmware prompt2. Type the following command in the Open Firmware prompt to

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 397Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technologyThe EnergyScale technology

398 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide10.1 Power management through the AMMThe IBM BladeCenter Advanced Management Module (AMM) prov

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 399Figure 10-1 BladeCenter Power Domain SummaryScrolling the page down bel

400 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 10-2 Additional power settingsFigure 10-3 Chassis thermal and trending optionsSelect

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 401The Power Module Redundancy option is used when only one AC source is pre

402 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidecapabilities or collect power trend data appear as a link to a module-specific detail view. Fig

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 403Figure 10-6 Blade power configuration settingsPower capping is used to

404 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 10-7 Bladeserver trend data10.1.2 Using the AMM CLI UI for blade power managementSimi

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 405 -pme: power management and capping enabling for blades (off, on). Note

10 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide2.1 Overview of the JS23 and JS43 Express blade serversThe newest release of the IBM BladeCente

406 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideExample 10-3 The env command used to set a persistent targetsystem> env -T blade[4]OKsyste

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 407-ps onPM Capability: Dynamic Power Measurement with capping and power sav

408 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidemost instances multiple paths to the same options in AEM. The AEM redbook that will be created

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 409Figure 10-8 Director menu optionsOnce AEM has been selected you will ha

410 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 10-9 Active Energy Manager options10.2.2 AEM Energy PropertiesUsing the check box you

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 411Figure 10-10 Select resourceFigure 10-11 Actions optionsUsing the var

412 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 10-12 Properties - Active Energy tabUsing the Edit tab you can modify the energy price

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 41310.2.3 BladeCenter Energy PropertiesIn this next section we will look at

414 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guideto save your settings. An example of the power capping options are shown in Figure 10-15 on pag

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 415Figure 10-17 Power Savings optionThe power savings options are as follo

Chapter 2. General description 11Table 2-1 on page 11 provides a general overview of the processor features of the IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43.Tab

416 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 10-18 Power Savings optionsViewing BladeServer JS23/JS43 Trend DataUsing the AEM you c

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 417Figure 10-20 Trend Data displayIn the trend data panel you can view var

418 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 10-21 Trend data chart options Information events as noted by the icon will display de

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 419page 419 provides an example of this option.The file is then viewable usi

420 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 10-24 Energy calculator optionSet the values for the cost of energy using the cost pro

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 421Select the Calculate Energy Cost button to see the data. Figure 10-26 on

422 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 10-27 Work with power policiesSelecting the option to Work with power policies brings

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 423Figure 10-29 Group SelectFigure 10-30 Select targetsOnce your targets

424 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 10-31 Selected targets addedOnce the targets have been defined you can begin to create

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 425Figure 10-32 Power policy wizard welcomeIn the next screen you will pro

12 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideTable 2-3 Storage featuresTable 2-4 on page 12 provides a general overview of the virtualizati

426 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 10-34 Power policy typeSelect the Group Power Capping settings by selecting either the

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 427Figure 10-36 Power policy summaryNow that the policy has been created,

428 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 10-38 Apply power policyIn the next screen you can select when to apply the policy. Fi

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 429example. Figure 10-40 on page 429 provides an example of the settings to

430 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 10-41 Notification tabThe Options tab will allow you to set which time base to use, ei

Chapter 10. JS23 and JS43 power management using EnergyScale technology 431Figure 10-42 Policy options tabActive Energy Manager can also be contro

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 433Chapter 11. Performing Live Partition MobilityThis chapter discusses the requirements and configur

434 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide11.1 RequirementsPartition mobility places certain demands on hardware, software, network and

Chapter 11. Performing Live Partition Mobility 435Figure 11-1 Management Partition Updates viewFrom the CLI use the ioslevel command to display th

Chapter 2. General description 13Table 2-6 Environment considerationsTable 2-7 on page 13 provides a general overview of the physical characterist

436 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide11.1.4 PowerVM EnterprisePowerVM Enterprise Edition is an optional feature on an IBM BladeCent

Chapter 11. Performing Live Partition Mobility 437Figure 11-2 PowerVM Enterprise key entry11.1.5 LPAR OS versionsThe running operating system in

438 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide11.2 Preparation This section describes the settings and configurations that must be verified

Chapter 11. Performing Live Partition Mobility 439Figure 11-3 Memory region size Storage and hdisk reserve policyOnly physical volumes (LUNs) visi

440 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide$ chdev -dev hdisk1 -attr reserve_policy=no_reservehdisk1 changed$ lsdev -dev hdisk1 -attr | gr

Chapter 11. Performing Live Partition Mobility 441Figure 11-4 hidsk reserve policy not set correctlyWhen the validation process is run, an error m

442 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 11-5 Partition Migration validation error message for target storage11.2.2 Networking

Chapter 11. Performing Live Partition Mobility 443VIOS-Neptune,activePhobes - RHEL5-U2,inactiveMars - AIX 6.1,active11.2.3 Partition requirementsIn

444 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuidePOWER6This mode is possible for both POWER6 and POWER6 + processor based servers. This mode ind

Chapter 11. Performing Live Partition Mobility 445Figure 11-6 Processor compatibility mode on JS23/JS43JS12 and JS22 blades used POWER6 technology

14 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideTable 2-8 on page 14 provides information on supported I/O options for the IBM BladeCenter JS23

446 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 11-7 Processor compatibility mode on JS12/JS22The requirement is that the source and t

Chapter 11. Performing Live Partition Mobility 447Figure 11-8 Change the processor compatibility mode on JS23/JS43Virtual optical devicesAll virtu

448 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 11-9 Virtual optical device to be removed11.3 Migrating the LPARThe following section

Chapter 11. Performing Live Partition Mobility 449Figure 11-10 Partition Migrate optionThe Migrate Partition view will open with the mobile partit

450 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 11-11 Partition Mobility validation

Chapter 11. Performing Live Partition Mobility 451At the end of the successful validation process, the Migrate Partition window will be updated simi

452 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 11-13 shows the results of the validation process that discovered a problem that would p

Chapter 11. Performing Live Partition Mobility 453MigrateWith a successful completion of the validation process the migrate step can be started. Cli

454 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideThe Migrate Status view can be accessed directly from the View/Modify Partitions window. Check

Chapter 11. Performing Live Partition Mobility 455Figure 11-16 shows the View/Modify Partitions view on the remote IVM, indicating migration has sta

Chapter 2. General description 15Table 2-9 Integrated FunctionsTable 2-10 Integrated functionsComponent FeaturesIntegrated functions JS23: Two 1

456 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideAt the end of the migration process the State of the mobile partition changes from Migrating -

Chapter 11. Performing Live Partition Mobility 457[VIOSE01042034-0418] The partition cannot be migrated because the virtual SCSI server adapter has

458 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide[1] 24076366$ lssyscfg -r lpar -F name,stateVIOS-Neptune,RunningPhobes - RHEL5-U2,RunningMa

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 459Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnosticsThis chapter discuss methods and best practices rela

460 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide12.1 Firmware updatesIBM periodically makes firmware updates available for you to install on t

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 4613. Copy the new firmware image file to your system, inside the /tmp/fwupdate or /home/padmin/fw fo

462 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide12.1.2 Starting the firmware image from the TEMP sideBefore running firmware updates, you need

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 463Figure 12-1 Select BladeCenter boot mode main page3. Select the desired JS23 or JS43 blade serve

464 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 12-2 Firmware selection page5. Restart the blade server. Click Blade Tasks → Power/Res

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 465Figure 12-3 Blade Power / Restart6. Verify that the system starts using the firmware image from

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. iiiContentsFigures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

16 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideTable 2-11 on page 16 provides information on supported operating systems for the IBM BladeCente

466 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 12-4 Enter SMS Menu2. Select 6 (Firmware Boot Side Options). As shown in Figure 12-5 o

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 467Figure 12-5 SMS main menu3. Figure 12-6 on page 468 shows the SMS Boot Side Option Menu. In the

468 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 12-6 SMS firmware boot side options4. Press X → 1 to restart the system, as shown in F

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 46912.1.3 Verify current firmware levelBefore doing firmware updates, you must know which firmware l

470 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideGet firmware level using the SMS menu1. Boot your blade server and hit 1 to enter the SMS menu,

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 471XXX It is the release level. Changes in the release level means major updates in the firmware code

472 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide12.2 System diagnosticsPOWER6 processor-based systems contains specialized hardware detection

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 473If the Service Processor detects a problem during POST, an error code is logged in the AMM event l

474 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideTable 12-1 Description of Front Panel buttons and LEDsIt is possible to control some of Front

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 475Figure 12-11 AMM BladeCenter LEDs control and status pageLight PathLight Path diagnostics is a s

Chapter 2. General description 17– The JS23 blade server supports one 2.5 inch hard disk drive.The JS43 blade server can support up to two 2.5 inch

476 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 12-12, Figure 12-13 on page 477, and Table 12-2 on page 477 show all Light Path LEDs ava

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 477Figure 12-13 LEDs on the IBM BladeCenter JS43 Express MPE planarTable 12-2 Lightpath LED descr

478 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideDiagnostic utilities for the AIX operating systemAIX provides many diagnostic and maintenance f

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 479diagnostic aids and productivity tools overview” on page 546 for more details on the IBM Installat

480 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideA checkpoint might have an associated location code as part of the message. The location code p

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 481򐂰 Advanced Management Module User’s Guide ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/systems/support/intellistatio

482 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide3. Select the desired blade server. The Reference codes will be shown for the chosen blade serv

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 483Figure 12-16 AMM event log interfaceService AdvisorThe Service Advisor enables the Blade Center

484 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidein the normal Product Activity Logs (PAL) or System Activity Logs (SAL). Most errors the IBM i

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 485Figure 12-18 More Tasks - Reference CodesOnce the reference codes option is selected, a new wind

18 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide– Automatic service processor reset and reload recovery for service processor errors– Automatic

486 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 12-19 Reference Code list - normal IPLNow let’s look at an error condition in the IBM

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 487One of the places to look for errors will be in IVM. Looking at the View/Modify partitions screen

488 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 12-21 Reference Code list - error conditionUsing the start of call procedures this ref

Chapter 12. System maintenance and diagnostics 489Figure 12-22 AMM Event LogThe event log can be filtered to view only events specific to the blad

490 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidefrom IVM we looked at earlier. This data can also be saved by scrolling to the bottom of the ev

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 491Part 3 AppendixesIn this part of the book we provide additional technical support information:򐂰 Ap

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 493Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open FirmwareThis appendix briefly covers the methods to gain acces

494 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideConsoles of the IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43Like the previous JS12 and JS22 BladeCenter server

Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open Firmware 495Figure A-1 JS23/JS43 Control PanelPressing the keyboard/video select button switches the console t

Chapter 2. General description 19integrated L2 cache soldered directly to the system planar board. Additionally there is a 32MB L3 cache that is int

496 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideUse the key combination as follows:1. Click and hold the Shift key.2. Click Num Lock twice.3. R

Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open Firmware 497Figure A-2 AMM login panel2. If prompted, select the time-out parameter that defines after how muc

498 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure A-3 Select time-out parameter3. After successful login you will see the status page of

Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open Firmware 499Figure A-4 Blade Remote Control options4. Click Start Remote Control as shown in Figure A-5. A new

500 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure A-6 Remote control - remote console and remote diskSerial Over LANSerial over LAN (SOL

Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open Firmware 501You can establish up to 20 separate Web-interface, Telnet, or SSH sessions with a BladeCenter manage

502 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guideas the active console if you do not select the SOL console as the active console. The SOL sessi

Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open Firmware 503Figure A-8 Power/Restart blade optionsThe blade will perform the requested action.4. Refresh this

504 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidedefault account is USERID with password PASSW0RD. See Example A-1 on page 505.Help is available

Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open Firmware 505Example: A-1 Use of the power commandlogin as: USERIDUsing keyboard-interactive authentication.pas

20 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide2.4.2 Processor featuresThe key processor features are as follows:򐂰 The BladeCenter JS23 blade

506 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideYou may exit from the SOL session and return to the Advanced Management Module CLI by using the

Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open Firmware 507You need to enter the SMS menu over the physical console to change the active console, in this case

508 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide򐂰 (6) Use Stored Boot list򐂰 (8) Enter Open Firmware PromptThe stored boot list used to load the

Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open Firmware 509 2. Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load) 3. Change SCSI Settings 4. Select Console 5. Sel

510 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide2. Identify the World Wide Port Name and/or World Wide Node Name.3. Set the connection type.4.

Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open Firmware 511 8 = Open Firmware Prompt 6 = Stored Boot List Memory Keyboard Ne

512 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidecommand show-devs on the Open Firmware prompt as shown in Example A-6. The output of the comman

Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open Firmware 513The examples in this section were created using a CFFh combo card with the firmware 4.00.24 and FCod

514 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFirmware version 4.00.24 ok0 >In case of the usage of an Optical Pass Through Module, it is

Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open Firmware 515Depending on your fiber channel targets and the connectivity that you use to connect to them, you ma

Chapter 2. General description 212.4.5 Internal diskTable 2-15 provides a list of supported disks on a BladeCenter JS23 blade. Disk drives are not

516 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideWhen no changes are made, the boot process can be started by leaving the Open Firmware prompt w

Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open Firmware 517Example: A-16 Display the World Wide Node and Port Name of an Emulex CFFv HBA0 > host-wwpn/wwnn

518 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide4. 4 Gb/s Link Speed -- OnlyEnter <x> to QUITEnter a Selection:Enter the number of your

Appendix A. Consoles, SMS, and Open Firmware 519can see that the topology is set to Point to Point. The set commands return nothing.Example: A-21

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 521Appendix B. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server AutoYaSTThis appendix describes the SUSE AutoYaST tool to

522 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideAutoYaST introductionThe AutoYaST configuration tool allows a system administrator to install S

Appendix B. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server AutoYaST 523There are a lot of optional settings, but some are mandatory settings or dependencies. It is im

524 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure B-1 YaST Control Center in graphics mode

Appendix B. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server AutoYaST 525Figure B-2 YaST Control Center in text mode

22 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 2-2 on page 22 shows the physical layout of the JS43 blade Multiple Expansion Unit (MPE)

526 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideNavigating the YaST graphical interface1. Start the YaST application, which opens a window as s

Appendix B. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server AutoYaST 5272. After the selection, the main AutoYaST configuration window opens as shown in Figure B-4.Fig

528 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide3. Clone the configuration of the installation server by selecting Tools → Create Reference Pro

Appendix B. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server AutoYaST 5294. A second window opens, as shown in Figure B-6. In addition to the default resources such as

530 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure B-7 AutoYaST software selectionb. Hardware - Configures Partitioning, Sound, Printer,

Appendix B. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server AutoYaST 531iv. Remove any static IP configurations on the next panel and press Add. Some selections are al

532 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure B-8 Configure the root user iv. High-light root and its row again and press Edit.v. Ad

Appendix B. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server AutoYaST 533 <global> <activate>true</activate> <boot_chrp_custom>/dev

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 535Appendix C. Additional Linux installation configuration optionsThis appendix describes some of the

Chapter 2. General description 23Table 2-17 BladeCenter JS43 processor support2.5.3 Memory featuresThe integrated memory controller supports sixt

536 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideBasic preparations for a Linux network installationThis section provides all the basic informat

Appendix C. Additional Linux installation configuration options 537Configuring a BOOTP or DHCP serviceDHCP is an extension to the original BOOTP spe

538 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide option routers 172.16.1.1; subnet 172.16.1.0 netmask 255.255.255.0 { option broadcast-add

Appendix C. Additional Linux installation configuration options 539Configuring a Trivial File Transfer Protocol serviceYou can use the TFTP to provi

540 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide5. Finally, scroll down to [Finish] and press the Enter key.Example C-2 shows a TFTP daemon con

Appendix C. Additional Linux installation configuration options 5412. Then entercp /mnt/suseboot/inst64 /tftpboot/installCopying the Red Hat Enterpr

542 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure C-2 Initial setup of SLES NFS installation server4. Then click [Next].5. Leave the def

Appendix C. Additional Linux installation configuration options 543Figure C-3 Source configuration window11.If you chose the Read CD or DVD Medium

544 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guideumount /mnt/2. Make sure the export directory is exported via NFS entry in /etc/exports. For ex

© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 545Appendix D. Service and productivity tools for LinuxThis appendix describes how to install IBM ser

24 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidedrives or the SSD disk units can be RAIDed however, the drives must be of the same type. It is a

546 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideIBM service diagnostic aids and productivity tools overviewThe IBM service diagnostic and produ

Appendix D. Service and productivity tools for Linux 547Figure D-1 Service diagnostic and productivity packages decision treeSuccessfully install

548 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideInstall tools on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/SLES 11 running on BladeCenter serversThis section

Appendix D. Service and productivity tools for Linux 549Figure D-3 OS level selection tabs example4. Click and save each of the packages under the

550 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide5. Use a transfer protocol such as FTP or SCP to send each *.rpm package to the target system o

Appendix D. Service and productivity tools for Linux 551Install tools on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5/SLES 11 running on IVM-managed serversThis secti

552 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure D-5 Available packages for Red Hat/SuSE Linux on IVM-managed server

Appendix D. Service and productivity tools for Linux 553Tool Basic InformationPlatform Enablement Library A library that allows application to acce

554 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide5. Use a transfer protocol such as FTP or SCP to send each *.rpm package to the target system o

Appendix D. Service and productivity tools for Linux 555Figure D-6 DLPAR and Live Partition mobility services are enabledSee Chapter 4, “System pl

Chapter 2. General description 25Table 2-21 BladeCenter support2.6.1 BladeCenter HIBM BladeCenter H delivers high performance, extreme reliabilit

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 557ABR Automatic BIOS recoveryAC alternating currentACL access control listAES Advanced Encryption S

558 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideDVMRP Distance Vector Multicast Routing ProtocolDVS Digital Video SurveillanceECC error checkin

Abbreviations and acronyms 559ISL Inter-Switch LinkISMP Integrated System Management ProcessorISP Internet service providerIT information technology

560 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideRAS remote access services; row address strobeRDAC Redundant Disk Array ControllerRDC Remote De

Abbreviations and acronyms 561USB universal serial busUTF Universal Telco FrameUTP unshielded twisted pairVBS Virtual Blade SwitchVGA video graphics

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 563Related publicationsThe publications listed in this section are considered particularly suitable f

564 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide򐂰 IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager Version 3.1.1 is an IBM Director extension. For mo

Related publications 565http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v1r3s/en_US/info/iphb1/iphb1.pdf򐂰 The BladeCenter Interoperability Guide ca

iv IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide2.6.4 Number of IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Express in Supported Blade Center Chassis . . . .

26 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 2-3 and Figure 2-4 on page 27 display the front and rear view of an IBM BladeCenter H.Fig

566 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidehttp://www-304.ibm.com/jct01004c/systems/support/supportsite.wss/supportresources?taskind=3&

Related publications 567http://publib.bolder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/topic/rzahc/rzahcswinstallprocess.htm򐂰 Use the IBM i recommended Fixes

568 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide򐂰 Your awesome Setup Tool (YaST) will assist with the completion of a SLES install. More detail

Related publications 569ibm.com/services

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 571IndexSymbols/etc/dhcpd.conf 537/etc/init.d/dhcpd restart command 538/etc/init.d/dhcpd start c

572 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidehighlights 4BladeCenter H 26BladeCenter Hardware preparation 247BladeCenter JS23 18Inte

Index 573rmtcpip 93commit new firmware 460configuration fileKickstart 362Connect the System i LAN console 280Configuration wizard 282dedic

574 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideGigabit Ethernet 25Hhdisk reserve policy 439help 85high performance computing (HPC) appli

Index 575544Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.3automated installation 354System i Access for Window 261Installing License internal code (LIC) 292inte

Chapter 2. General description 27Figure 2-4 Rear view of BladeCenter HThe key features on the rear of the BladeCenter H are:򐂰 Two hot-swap blower

576 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidefrom the CLI 174from the UI 172lpcfgop 87lpcfgop command 87lslparmigr 457lsrefcode

Index 577physical optical device 215Physical over-commit 180physical volumes 122assigning 226Point-to-point protocol (PPP) 16port_vlan_id

578 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideSolid State Disk Technology 5Solid state drive (SSD) 17specialized hardware detection circu

Index 579data sheet 81, 565default user 86, 94fixpack download location 434planning 73Virtual Input/Output Server 177virtual media library

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28 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guideprovides clients with easy remote management and connectivity to the BladeCenter H chassis for t

Chapter 2. General description 292.6.2 BladeCenter SThe BladeCenter S chassis is a robust and flexible physical platform. Its modular tool-free des

30 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 2-5 BladeCenter S front view

Chapter 2. General description 31The key features on the rear of the BladeCenter S are:򐂰 Four hot-swap blower modules as standard.򐂰 One hot-swap man

32 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidedepend on the I/O Expansion Card installed in the blade servers. Bay 2 is reserved for future us

Chapter 2. General description 332.6.3 BladeCenter HTThe IBM BladeCenter HT is a 12-server blade chassis designed for high-density server installat

34 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide򐂰 Four hot-swap power-module bays (two power modules standard)򐂰 New serial port for direct seria

Chapter 2. General description 35Figure 2-8 IBM BladeCenter HT rear viewTable 2-24 lists the features of the IBM BladeCenter HT.Table 2-24 Blade

Contents v4.2.3 VIOS/IVM command line interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854.3 First VIOS login . . . . . . . . . . .

36 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideThe BladeCenter HT chassis allows for either 12 single-slot blade servers or six double-slot bla

Chapter 2. General description 372.6.4 Number of IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Express in Supported Blade Center ChassisIBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS

38 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideFigure 2-10 Maximum number of IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Express per IBM Blade Center chass

Chapter 2. General description 39– Integration into leading workgroup and enterprise systems-management environments.– Ease of use, training, and se

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© Copyright IBM Corp. 2009. All rights reserved. 41Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architectureIBM BladeCenter JS23 Express is a sing

42 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide򐂰 “Systems management” on page 64

Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture 433.1 POWER6 processorThe POWER6 processor capitalizes on the enhancements brought by

44 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide򐂰 POWER6 processor modules on IBM BladeCenter JS23 Express and JS43 ExpressIBM BladeCenter JS23

Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture 45supports operands in other data types, including signed or unsigned binary fixed-poi

vi IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide5.1.6 Memory weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideEnhanced SMT featuresTo improve SMT performance for various workloads and provide robust quality

Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture 47existing integer and floating-point units and enables highly parallel operations, up

48 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidepower savings mode is enabled, the firmware of the system continuously monitors the utilization

Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture 493.4.1 Thermal Power Management Device (TPMD)The implementation of performance-aware

50 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide3.6 Management CardThe Management Card provides a mean for making the Anchor system information

Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture 513.7.1 Memory description of IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 ExpressIBM BladeCenter JS

52 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide2. DDIMs are to be installed in pairs. First filling BusA then BusB of each planar, as shown abo

Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture 533.7.3 Memory RASIBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Express supports Memory Scrubbing, EC

54 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide򐂰 Compatible with PCI at the software layers3.8.2 I/O Expansion CardsIBM BladeCenter JS43 Expre

Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture 55Table 3-2 Supported CIOv PCI-e Expansion Cards3.8.3 Universal Serial Bus (USB) su

Contents vii7.5.1 Creating a virtual media library for backup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3167.5.2 Creating Virtual Media Library using

56 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guide3.8.4 Integrated Virtual Ethernet (IVE)IVE is the name given to the collection of hardware comp

Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture 573.8.6 Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) storage subsystemIBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Exp

58 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideRAID supportIBM BladeCenter JS23 Express has no RAID available.IBM BladeCenter JS43 Express has

Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture 59Before you can create a RAID array, you must reformat the hard disk drives so that t

60 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation Guidevia the BladeCenter Mid planar. Each DSM has 2 SAS expanders with each expander connecting to th

Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture 61Figure 3-6 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Express BCH and BCHT SAS Topology3.9 Pow

62 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideTable 3-3 PowerVM editions for IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Express3.10 Operating system sup

Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture 63IBM periodically releases maintenance packages for the AIX 5L operating system. Thes

64 IBM BladeCenter JS23 and JS43 Implementation GuideMany of the features described in this document are operating system dependent and might not be

Chapter 3. Technical description of the hardware architecture 65The BladeCenter Web interface allows the following:򐂰 A System Administrator can easi