Learn the skills needed to become an effective administrator on IBM’s POWER6-based systems that support Logical Partitioning (LPAR). Learn about the features of PowerVM Editions (Advanced POWER Virtualization – APV) and how to configure and manage LPARs running AIX V6.1 or Linux using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).
Students must have basic system administration experience with AIX. This prerequisite may be met by attending one of the following classes or students may have equivalent AIX skills.
- AU14V14/Q1314 AIX 6 System Administration I: Implementation
- AU16V9/Q1316 AIX 6 System Administration II: Problem Determination
- AU37V2/Q1237 AIX 5L Implementation Differences
- AW18/Q1818 AIX 5L Jumpstart for UNIX Professionals
General TCP/IP knowledge is strongly recommended. This prerequisite may be met by attending the AU07/Q1307 AIX 5L Configuring TCP/IP course.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Describe important concepts associated with managing POWER6 processor-based systems, such as Logical partitioning (LPAR), dynamic partitioning, virtual devices, virtual processors, virtual consoles, virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), and shared processors.
- Describe the features of the PowerVM Editions (Advanced POWER Virtualization – APV) feature such as Micro-Partitions, multiple Share processor Pools, virtual Small Computer System Interface (SCSI), Virtual Media Repository and Shared Ethernet adapter.
- Describe and configure the Host Ethernet Adapter (Integrated Virtual Ethernet)
- Use the System Planning Tool to plan an LPAR configuration
- Describe the functions of the HMC
- Configure and manage the HMC, including users and permissions, software, startup and shutdown, remote access features, network configuration, security features, HMC backup and restore options, and the HMC reload procedure
- Describe the rules associated with allocating resources, including dedicated processors, processing units for Micro-Partitions, memory, logical host ethernet adapter and I/O for AIX and Linux partitions
- Describe and configure a basic Virtual I/O Server configuration including virtual SCSI disks and Shared Ethernet adapters
- Configure and manage LPARs using the HMC Graphical User Interface (GUI) and HMC commands
- Configure networking using the Integrated Virtual Ethernet (IVE)
- Configure networking using VLANs between AIX partitions
- Interpret physical and AIX location codes and relate to the key hardware components
- Power on and power off the POWER6 system
- Use the HMC to back up and restore partition data
- Install AIX V6.1 and Linux in an LPAR