IBM Power Systems HMC Implementation and Usage Guide

1 Power Systems HMCI mplementation and Usage GuideAttha Surya DharmaMark HaisMinsung KangYuta WakayamaPractical Guide to using the IBM HMC in virtualized Power Systems serversDocuments the RAID 1 feature on IBM HMC CR6 and CR7 Updated to include HMC V7R760 and IBM POWER7 Front coverIBM Power Systems HMC Implementation and Usage GuideApril 2013 International Technical Support OrganizationSG24-7491-01 Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2013. All rights to Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADPS chedule Contract with IBM Edition (April 2013)This edition applies to Version 7, Release 7, Modification 60 of Hardware Management Console (product number 5639-N47). Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in Notices on page xxi.

2 Copyright IBM Corp. 2013. All rights .. ixTa ble s .. xviiExamples.. xixNotices .. xxiTrademarks .. xxiiPreface .. xxiiiThe team who wrote this book .. xxiiiNow you can become a published author, too! .. xxivComments welcome .. xxvStay connected to IBM Redbooks .. xxvSummary of changes..xxviiApril 2013, Second Edition ..xxviiChapter 1. Overview .. Sets of function of the HMC .. HMC type .. Desktop HMC .. Rack mounted HMC .. HMC version matrix to support Power Systems servers .. HMC maximums .. Enhancements in HMC Version 7R760.. Web-browser-based user interface .. System Planning Tool .. Customizable Data Replication .. Custom groups .. New System Reference Code look-up .. Processor compatibility .. Donating dedicated processors.. Processor recovery and partition availability priority.

3 Capacity on Demand enhancement .. Remote DST connection for IBM i.. RAID 1 protection for the HMC .. Blade Power Systems management .. Updated browser support for remote operation .. 11iv IBM Power Systems HMC Implementation and Usage PowerVM management enhancements .. 11 Chapter 2. Planning.. System planning tools .. Work with system plans in the HMC .. Importing a system plan to the HMC .. Exporting a system plan from the HMC .. Creating a system plan on the HMC .. Viewing a system plan on the HMC .. Removing a system plan on the HMC.. System plans deployment .. Deployment validation process .. Deploy a system plan by using the graphical wizard .. PowerVM Introduction .. Processor Virtualization .. Memory Virtualization .. I/O Virtualization.

4 Reliability, Availability, Serviceability on the HMC.. Dual HMC and Redundancy .. RAID 1 Protection .. RAID 1 conversion .. 47 Chapter 3. Installing .. Installation of HMC .. Cabling the HMC .. HMC Guided Setup wizard .. Connecting managed Systems to the HMC.. HMC connectivity scenario .. 92 Chapter 4. Configuring.. Network configuration .. Types of HMC network configurations .. Configuring the HMC network setting .. Testing network connectivity .. Viewing Network Topology .. User Management .. Managing user profiles and access.. Changing the user password .. Customizing user task roles and managed resource roles .. Certificate Management .. Create a certificate .. Modifying existing certificates .. Advanced options for modifying existing certificates.

5 Virtualization using HMC .. 121 Contents Processor virtualization .. Memory virtualization .. Virtual I/O .. Live Partition Mobility .. Host Ethernet Adapter.. Shared pool Usage of dedicated capacity .. Multiple Shared Processor Pool .. Suspend logical partition .. Partition availability priority .. Logical partition management .. Create an AIX or Linux logical partition .. Create an IBM i logical partition .. Capacity on Demand .. Advantages of Capacity on Demand.. Permanent types of Capacity on Demand .. Temporary types of Capacity on Demand.. Capacity on Demand website navigation .. Entering CoD codes .. Stopping Trial CoD .. 170 Chapter 5. Operating.. Basic operation .. Using the web-based user interface .. Systems Management: Servers.

6 Systems Management: Partitions task .. Systems Management: Frames task.. Using the command-line interface.. HMC Management task.. Lock HMC Screen task .. View HMC Events task .. Open 5250 Console task.. Open Restricted Shell Terminal task.. Shut Down or Restart task .. Schedule Operations task .. Format Media task .. Back up HMC Data task .. Restore HMC Data task .. Save Upgrade Data task .. Change Network Settings task .. Test Network Connectivity task .. View Network Topology task .. Tip of the Day task .. View License task .. 236vi IBM Power Systems HMC Implementation and Usage Change Default User Interface Settings task .. Change User Interface Settings task .. Change Date and Time task .. Launch Guided Setup wizard.

7 Launch Remote Hardware Management Console task .. Change User Password task.. Manage User Profiles and Access task .. Manage Task and Resource Roles task .. Manage Users and Tasks task .. Manage Certificates task.. Configure Key Distribution Center task .. Configure LDAP task.. Remote Command Execution task .. Remote Virtual Terminal task .. Remote Operation task .. Change Language and Locale task .. Create Welcome Text task .. Manage Data Replication task .. Manage Install Resources task .. Remotely access the logical partitions from HMC .. Remote AIX, Linux, and Virtual I/O Server Terminal.. Remote IBM 5250 terminal .. Managing partition data .. Restore task .. Initialize task .. Backup task.. Delete task .. 266 Chapter 6.

8 Service support.. Service Management .. Management tasks .. Connectivity.. Software maintenance.. HMC Data backup .. Restoring HMC Data .. HMC software maintenance .. Which firmware or fix level is correct for your system .. Managed system firmware updates .. Advanced System Management Interface .. Connecting to ASMI .. Log in to ASMI.. Power and restart control .. System Service Aids menu .. 348 Contents System Information menu .. System Configuration menu .. Network Services menu .. Performance setup .. On demand utilities .. Login Profile .. 384 Appendix A. Introduction to IBM Systems Director.. 387 Overview of IBM Systems Director.. 388 IBM Systems Director components .. 390 Platform Agent .. 390 Common Agent .. 391 IBM Systems Director Server.

9 392 Appendix B. Managing Power processor-based blades.. 393 Managing a Power processor-based blade with the HMC .. 394 Appendix C. IBM product engineering debug data collection .. 401 Preparing to collect the pedbg .. 402 Run pedbg collection command .. 403 Offload pedbg collection .. 404 Appendix D. Live Partition Mobility support log collection.. 407 Background information .. 408 HMC log collection .. 408 Operating system log collection .. 409 Virtual I/O Server Mover Server Partition snaps .. 409 Hypervisor HMC resource dump .. 410 Sending logs to IBM .. 411 FTP to IBM .. 412 IBM ECuRep .. 412 Related publications .. 413 IBM Redbooks .. 413 Other publications .. 413 Online resources .. 414 Help from IBM .. 416 Abbreviations and acronyms .. 417 Index .. 421viii IBM Power Systems HMC Implementation and Usage Guide Copyright IBM Corp.

10 2013. All rights IBM rack mounted 7042-CR6 (left) and IBM KVM 7316-TF3 (right) .. 41-2 Processor capability mode .. 92-1 The HMC Welcome page: System Plans .. 152-2 The main system plan management page .. 162-3 The system plan management page with a system plan selected .. 172-4 Import System Plan window .. 182-5 Format media .. 192-6 Export System Plan window .. 202-7 Create System Plan window .. 212-8 Customize Network Setting: LAN Adapters tab .. 222-9 Customize Network Setting for LAN Adapters: partition communication . 232-10 Customize Network Setting for LAN Adapters: RMC application .. 242-11 Viewing a system plan .. 262-12 Viewing a system plan .. 272-13 Confirm removal of system plan window.. 282-14 Launch deployment .. 312-15 Confirm the deployment startup.