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by Paul Sonnenberg, Mika Heino, Guillermo Corti
IBM PowerVC Version 1.3.1 Introduction and Configuration Including IBM Cloud PowerVC Manager
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Summary of changes
September 2016, Fourth Edition
Chapter 1. IBM PowerVC introduction
1.1 IBM PowerVC overview
1.1.1 IBM PowerVC functions and advantages
1.1.2 IBM PowerVM Novalink overview
1.2 IBM PowerVC Editions
1.2.1 IBM PowerVC Standard Edition
1.2.2 IBM Cloud PowerVC Manager
1.3 IBM PowerVC adoption
Chapter 2. IBM IBM PowerVC versions and releases
2.1 Previous versions overview
2.2 IBM IBM PowerVC enhancements throughout the versions
2.2.1 IBM IBM PowerVC release to OpenStack edition cross-reference
2.2.2 IBM IBM PowerVC first release (R1)
2.2.3 IBM IBM PowerVC Version 1.2.0
2.2.4 IBM IBM PowerVC Version 1.2.1
2.2.5 IBM IBM PowerVC Version 1.2.2
2.2.6 IBM IBM PowerVC Version 1.2.3
2.3 IBM IBM PowerVC Version 1.3.0
2.3.1 Dynamic Resource Optimizer
2.3.2 PowerVM Novalink support
2.3.3 Enhanced fabric management through storage connectivity groups
2.3.4 Managing up to 5000 virtual machines
2.3.5 New supported guest operating systems
2.3.6 Functional enhancements that are introduced in Version 1.3.0 Fix Pack 2
2.4 IBM IBM PowerVC Version 1.3.1
2.4.1 IBM Cloud PowerVC Manager
2.4.2 Self-service portal
2.4.3 Access roles
2.4.4 IBM Cloud PowerVC Manager capabilities
2.4.5 Viewing usage information (metering data)
2.4.6 IBM IBM PowerVC Standard edition
Chapter 3. IBM PowerVC installation planning
3.1 IBM PowerVC requirements
3.1.1 Hardware and software requirements
3.1.2 Hardware and software requirements for IBM PowerVC Standard Edition and IBM Cloud PowerVC Manager
3.1.3 Other hardware compatibility
3.2 IBM PowerVM Novalink requirements
3.2.1 PowerVM Novalink system requirements
3.3 Host and partition management planning
3.3.1 Physical server configuration
3.3.2 HMC or PowerKVM planning
3.3.3 Virtual I/O Server planning
3.4 Placement policies and templates
3.4.1 Host groups
3.4.2 Placement policies
3.4.3 Template types
3.4.4 Information that is required for compute template planning
3.4.5 Information that is required for deploy template planning
3.5 IBM PowerVC storage access SAN planning
3.5.1 vSCSI storage access
3.5.2 NPIV storage access
3.5.3 Shared storage pool: vSCSI
3.5.4 Storage access in IBM PowerVC Standard Edition managing PowerKVM
3.6 Storage management planning
3.6.1 IBM PowerVC terminology
3.6.2 Storage templates
3.6.3 Storage connectivity groups and tags
3.7 Network management planning
3.7.1 Multiple network planning
3.7.2 Shared Ethernet adapter planning
3.8 Planning users and groups
3.8.1 User management
3.8.2 Projects and role management planning
3.9 Security management planning
3.9.1 Ports that are used by IBM Power Virtualization Center
3.9.2 Providing a certificate
3.10 Product information
Chapter 4. IBM PowerVC installation
4.1 Setting up the IBM PowerVC environment
4.1.1 Creating the virtual machine to host IBM PowerVC
4.1.2 Downloading and installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4.1.3 Customizing Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4.2 Installing IBM PowerVC
4.3 Uninstalling IBM PowerVC
4.4 Upgrading IBM PowerVC
4.4.1 Before you begin
4.4.2 Performing in-place upgrade
4.4.3 Upgrading or migrating from earlier versions
4.5 Updating IBM PowerVC
4.6 IBM PowerVC backup and recovery
4.6.1 Backing up IBM PowerVC
4.6.2 Recovering IBM PowerVC data
4.6.3 Status messages during backup and recovery
4.6.4 Consideration about backup and recovery
4.7 IBM PowerVC command-line interface
4.7.1 Exporting audit data
4.8 Virtual machines that are managed by IBM PowerVC
4.8.1 Linux on Power virtual machines
4.8.2 IBM AIX virtual machines
4.8.3 IBM i virtual machines
Chapter 5. IBM PowerVC for managing IBM PowerVM
5.1 IBM PowerVC graphical user interface
5.2 Introduction to the IBM PowerVC setup
5.3 Managing resources outside of IBM PowerVC
5.4 Connecting to IBM PowerVC
5.5 Host setup
5.5.1 Host maintenance mode
5.5.2 Host groups
5.6 Hardware Management Console management
5.6.1 Adding an HMC
5.6.2 Changing the HMC credentials
5.6.3 Changing the HMC
5.6.4 Change management connection, HMC, and PowerVM Novalink
5.7 Storage and SAN fabric setup
5.7.1 Adding a storage controller to IBM PowerVC
5.7.2 Adding a SAN fabric to IBM PowerVC
5.8 Storage port tags setup
5.9 Storage connectivity group setup
5.10 Storage template setup
5.11 Storage volume setup
5.12 Network setup
5.13 Compute template setup
5.14 Environment verification
5.14.1 Verification report validation categories
5.15 Management of virtual machines and images
5.15.1 Virtual machine onboarding
5.15.2 Refreshing the virtual machine view
5.15.3 Starting the virtual machine
5.15.4 Stopping the virtual machine
5.15.5 Capturing a virtual machine image
5.15.6 Deploying a new virtual machine
5.15.7 Resizing the virtual machine
5.15.8 Migration of virtual machines
5.15.9 Host maintenance mode
5.15.10 Restarting virtual machines remotely from a failed host
5.15.11 Attaching a volume to the virtual machine
5.15.12 Detaching a volume from the virtual machine
5.15.13 Resetting the state of a virtual machine
5.15.14 Deleting images
5.15.15 Unmanaging a virtual machine
5.15.16 Deleting a virtual machine
Chapter 6. IBM PowerVC Standard Edition for managing IBM PowerKVM
6.1 Install IBM PowerVC Standard to manage PowerKVM
6.2 Setting up PowerVC Standard managing PowerKVM
6.2.1 Adding the PowerKVM host
6.2.2 Adding storage
6.2.3 Adding a network
6.3 Host group setup
6.4 Importing ISO images
6.4.1 Importing ISO images by using the command-line interface
6.4.2 Importing ISO images by using the GUI
6.4.3 Deploying an RHEL ISO image
6.5 Capturing a virtual machine
6.5.1 Installing cloud-init on the virtual machine
6.5.2 Changing devices to be mounted by name or UUID
6.5.3 Capturing the virtual machine
6.6 Deploying images
6.7 Resizing virtual machines
6.8 Suspending and resuming virtual machines
6.9 Restarting a virtual machine
6.10 Migrating virtual machines
6.11 Restarting virtual machines remotely
6.12 Deleting virtual machines
6.13 Creating and attaching volumes
6.14 Attaching volumes
Chapter 7. IBM Cloud PowerVC Manager
7.1 Logging in as a self-service user
7.2 Self-service portal graphical user interface
7.3 Deploying virtual machines from a template
7.4 Viewing the information that is used for deployment
7.5 Viewing deployment requests
7.6 Administrator actions for user requests
7.6.1 Viewing request details as an administrator
7.6.2 Approving a request as an administrator
7.6.3 Viewing approved new virtual machines
Chapter 8. IBM PowerVC lab environment
8.1 IBM PowerVC lab environment
Appendix A. Useful commands and scripts
Useful openstack commands
Useful IBM PowerVC-config commands
Useful scripts
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1-1 PowerVM Novalink partition 4
1-2 IBM PowerVC Standard edition interface 5
1-3 Host Registration window 6
1-4 PowerVM Novalink diagrams 6
3-1 VIOS settings that must be managed by IBM PowerVC 31
3-2 Modify the maximum virtual adapters 32
3-3 Host group sample 33
3-4 Migration of a partition by using a placement policy 35
3-5 Memory region size view on the HMC 39
3-6 IBM PowerVC storage access by using vSCSI 43
3-7 IBM PowerVC storage access by using NPIV 44
3-8 IBM PowerVC storage access by using an SSP 45
3-9 IBM PowerVC managing PowerKVM storage access 46
3-10 IBM PowerVC storage providers 47
3-11 Fabrics window that shows an embedded switch GUI 47
3-12 Storage pools 48
3-13 Storage templates 49
3-14 Storage template definition: Advanced settings, thin-provisioned 51
3-15 Volume creation 52
3-16 List of storage connectivity groups 53
3-17 Storage connectivity groups 54
3-18 Content of a storage connectivity group 54
3-19 Storage connectivity group redundancy 55
3-20 Storage connectivity groups and tags 56
3-21 Examples of storage connectivity group deployments 57
3-22 Users information 62
3-23 Detailed user account information 63
3-24 Groups tab view under Users on the IBM PowerVC management host 70
3-25 Detailed view of viewer user group on the management host 70
4-1 IBM PowerVC version check 83
4-2 IBM PowerVC version 83
4-3 Maintenance message for logged-in users 92
4-4 Maintenance message for web users 92
5-1 IBM PowerVC Standard Edition home window access to a group of functions 100
5-2 IBM Cloud PowerVC Manager home window access to a group of functions 101
5-3 IBM PowerVC Login window 103
5-4 Initial system check 104
5-5 HMC connection information 105
5-6 PowerVM Novalink connection information 106
5-7 IBM PowerVC Add Hosts window 107
5-8 Managed hosts 108
5-9 IBM PowerVC shows the managed hosts 108
5-10 Host information 109
5-11 Host CPU usage history 109
5-12 Place the host into maintenance mode 110
5-13 Virtual machine migration 111
5-14 Host Groups window 112
5-15 Create Host Group 113
5-16 Add HMC Connection 114
5-17 Change the HMC credentials 115
5-18 Change the HMC 115
5-19 Select the new HMC for hosts 116
5-20 Add extra storage providers 117
5-21 Add Storage 118
5-22 IBM PowerVC window to select a storage pool 119
5-23 Add Fabric window 120
5-24 IBM PowerVC Add Fabric 120
5-25 IBM PowerVC Storage providers tab 121
5-26 IBM PowerVC Fibre Channel port configuration 122
5-27 IBM PowerVC Storage Connectivity Groups window 123
5-28 IBM PowerVC Add Member to storage connectivity group window 124
5-29 Disable a storage connectivity group 125
5-30 Create storage template 126
5-31 IBM PowerVC Create Storage Template window 127
5-32 IBM PowerVC Storage Template Advanced Settings 128
5-33 IBM PowerVC Storage Templates window 128
5-34 IBM PowerVC Create Volume window 129
5-35 List of IBM PowerVC storage volumes 130
5-36 IBM PowerVC network definition 131
5-37 IP Pool tab 132
5-38 IBM PowerVC Create Compute Template 133
5-39 IBM PowerVC Compute Templates 134
5-40 IBM PowerVC interface while environment verification in process 135
5-41 Verification Results view 136
5-42 Example of a validation message for an error status 138
5-43 Operations icons on the Virtual Machines view 139
5-44 Select a host window 139
5-45 Selected hosts window 140
5-46 Collapse and expand sections 140
5-47 Add existing VMs 141
5-48 Example of an informational message 142
5-49 Virtual machine detailed view with collapsed sections 143
5-50 Virtual machine detailed view of expanded Information section 144
5-51 Virtual machine detailed view of the expanded Specifications section 145
5-52 Virtual machine detailed view of expanded Network Interfaces section 146
5-53 Detailed Network Overview tab 146
5-54 Virtual machine Refresh icon 147
5-55 Virtual machine fully started 148
5-56 Virtual machine powered off 149
5-57 Capture window 158
5-58 Capture boot and data volumes 159
5-59 Capture window confirmation 160
5-60 Image snapshot in progress 160
5-61 Image creation in progress 161
5-62 Storage volumes view 161
5-63 Expanded information for a captured image 162
5-64 Volumes section and Virtual Machines section 163
5-65 Image capture that is selected for deployment 165
5-66 Information to deploy an image 165
5-67 Newly deployed virtual machine 168
5-68 Add an Ethernet adapter for a virtual machine 169
5-69 Create Collocation Rule 170
5-70 Virtual Machines: Resize 171
5-71 VM Resize window to select a compute template 171
5-72 Exceeded value for resizing 172
5-73 Migrate a selected virtual machine 175
5-74 Select the target server before the migration 175
5-75 Virtual machine migration in progress 176
5-76 Virtual machine migration finished 176
5-77 Enter Maintenance Mode 177
5-78 Migrate virtual machines to other hosts 178
5-79 Exit Maintenance Mode 178
5-80 Create a compute template with enabled remote restart capability 180
5-81 Correct remote restart state under the Specifications section 181
5-82 Remotely Restart Virtual Machines option 181
5-83 Remotely Restart Virtual Machines 182
5-84 Destination host 182
5-85 Attaching a new volume to a virtual machine 183
5-86 Attached Volumes tab view 184
5-87 Detach a volume from a virtual machine 185
5-88 Confirmation window 185
5-89 Reset the virtual machine’s state 186
5-90 Image that is selected for deletion 187
5-91 Delete an image confirmation window 187
5-92 Unmanage an existing virtual machine 188
5-93 Delete a virtual machine 189
5-94 Select Volumes window to delete selected volumes 189
6-1 IBM PowerVC Login window 193
6-2 IBM PowerVC home window 193
6-3 IBM PowerVC Add Host window 194
6-4 Informational messages 194
6-5 Host added successfully 194
6-6 IBM PowerVC managing PowerKVM hosts 195
6-7 Detailed Hosts view 195
6-8 PowerKVM host information and capacity section 196
6-9 PowerKVM Virtual Switches and Virtual Machines sections 197
6-10 Add a storage device to IBM PowerVC 198
6-11 SAN Volume Controller storage pool choice 199
6-12 The new SAN Volume Controller storage provider 200
6-13 Add a network to the IBM PowerVC configuration 201
6-14 Network is configured 202
6-15 List of virtual switches 202
6-16 Edit virtual switch window 203
6-17 Message about conflicts with the updated virtual switch selections 203
6-18 Details of the virtual switch components 204
6-19 Create a host group 205
6-20 Upload Image window 207
6-21 ISO images that were imported to IBM PowerVC 208
6-22 Status of the imported ISO image 208
6-23 RHEL ISO image details 209
6-24 Select the image for deployment 210
6-25 Virtual machine deployment parameters 211
6-26 Deployment in-progress message 211
6-27 Successful deployment verification message 212
6-28 Virtual Machines view with highlighted State and Health columns 212
6-29 Detailed information 213
6-30 Detailed information with expanded or collapsed sections 214
6-31 Stop the virtual machine 214
6-32 Virtual machine started and active 215
6-33 Warning message before you capture the VM 221
6-34 Capture window 222
6-35 Snapshot in-progress message 222
6-36 Status from the Virtual Machines view 223
6-37 Snapshot status from the Images view 223
6-38 General and network sections of the window to deploy a VM 224
6-39 Activation Input section of the window to deploy a virtual machine 225
6-40 Deployment is started message 225
6-41 Virtual Machines view 226
6-42 Resize virtual machine window 227
6-43 Suspend or pause a virtual machine 228
6-44 Restart a virtual machine 228
6-45 Migrate a virtual machine 229
6-46 Migrate a virtual machine 230
6-47 Remotely Restart Virtual Machines option 230
6-48 Select virtual hosts to restart remotely 231
6-49 Virtual machines that were restarted remotely 231
6-50 Delete a virtual machine 232
6-51 Create Volume window 233
6-52 Attach a new volume to a virtual machine 234
6-53 Attach an existing volume to this virtual machine 235
7-1 IBM PowerVC Login window 238
7-2 Self-service portal home window. 239
7-3 Deploy Templates selection interface 239
7-4 Deploy template information 240
7-5 Deployment that is submitted and request that is created 241
7-6 Request details and information 241
7-7 Request details from the administrator’s home window view 242
7-8 Administrator’s approval submitted 242
7-9 Administrator user clean queue 243
8-1 IBM PowerVC lab environment logical network and SAN connections 246
8-2 IBM PowerVC lab environment logical SAN connections 247
8-3 IBM PowerVC lab environment host system nodes SAN detail 248
8-4 IBM PowerVC lab environment SAN fabric 249
8-5 IBM PowerVC lab environment storage subsystem 250
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