AIX VUG AdvancedPowerVMToolkit

2014 IBM Corporation

IBM Lab Based Services

AIX-VUG Advanced PowerVM Toolkit

Mike Gregor Senior Power Consultant28 August 2014


Advanced PowerVM Toolkit

Value Proposition

Business Challenge

Clients struggling with consistency in their build process when deploying VIO servers and clients.

Differences in configuration depending on who built the systems and when.

Attempted to develop their own scripts and automation, but struggled with adding new features and ongoing support.

Issues migrating partitions from one managed system to another

Solution

Introduced the Advanced PowerVM Toolkit and process to accelerate the clients transition from Power6->Power7->Power8 across their infrastructure.

Provide planning, assessment and execution to implement the Toolkit and provisioning process based on client requirements.

Work with customer to integrate Toolkit into their existing build process and automation.

Key Benefits

Reduced manual errors associated with current build process.

Able to integrate Toolkit into their existing automation, thereby creating a repeatable methodology for deploying new VIO servers and client LPARs

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Typical Provisioning Flow

Gathering of system build information

HMC, managed system

VIO and client names, network, storage, cpu, memory,vswitches, processor pools,

Repeated series of:

HMC GUI or command line execution

NIM commands

VIO commands



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Advanced PowerVM Toolkit Flow

Use gathered system information to create build profiles using the Toolkit Provisioning Language

Single VIOS build profile which defines your VIO server configuration

One or more client build profiles which defines clients to build on same frame

Process these simple, ASCII-text build profiles using Provisioning Toolkit

Executes the HMC, NIM, and VIO commands in proper order

Produces repeatable results

Apply build profile templates to new similar frames by changing variables

One touch VIO build and configuration

Capture / Create / Build capabilities



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Capture

Capture profile contains hmc, group, [managed system, [partition,[profile]] that defines data to retrieve and where to place it

Code can be run interactively to specify the HMC, managed systems, and partitions

Commands are issued through HMC to gather data associated with VIO servers and client partitions

Basis for performing migrations or DR activity

Logically groups data for deployment to target frames



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Create

Uses previously captured data to create build profiles

Process one or multiple systems captured data

Create VIO pair to support selected client networks

Reuse of client VFC wwpns

Add, remove, and over ride capabilities for any partition attribute

Config profile contains minimum set of information that requires updating

client ip, netmask, gateway,bosinst, vlans

Summary file represents VIO and client partition requirements in csv format

cpu, memory, network, storage



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Build

Use gathered system information to create build profiles using the Toolkit Provisioning Language

Single VIOS build profile which defines your VIO server configuration

One or more client build profiles which defines clients to build on same frame

Process these simple, ASCII-text build profiles using Provisioning Toolkit

Issues the HMC, NIM, and VIO commands

Produces repeatable results

Apply build profile templates to new similar frames by changing variables

One touch VIO build and configuration



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Wiki style Users Guide

Easy lookup of function and syntax

Code examples



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User Interface

Java Swing-based to run on nearly any desktop or laptop

Provisioning Toolkit syntax-aware build profile editor facilitates build profile creation:

Provides built-in sample templates for VIO Server and Client build profiles (e.g. VIO Server pair, NPIV Client, VSCSI Client)

Provides built-in samples for individual Toolkit keyword use (e.g. SERVERINFO, PARTITION, SEA, etc.)

Keyword and syntax highlighting guides build profile creation

Syntax awareness detects numerous classes of errors and typos to find errors in build profiles before processing them

Remote execution of build operations from within the UI



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Options for Obtaining Advanced PowerVM Toolkit

Deal Closer Program (Pre- or Post Sales for our Sellers on the line)

See PreDefined Service offering for Toolkit out under Deal Closer website

PowerCare Program (eligible for 770/780/795 only) - select "POA" option at time of TDA

Direct Lab Services Statement of Work (SOW)

Business Partner Contract Attachment (CA)

$12,500 One Time Fee

For further questions on funding approach, please contact:

Linda Hoben [email protected] 1-720-395-0556

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Stephen Brandenburg [email protected] 1-301-240-2182



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Code and Documentation Updates IBM ResourceLink

Customer is registered with IBMID and notified when complete

Subscription capability allows for automatic notification of updates

Customer downloads at their convenience



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New Function 4Q-2014

VSCSIMAP to disk UDID

DRAW capability for build profiles and current managed system

UI support for capture/create



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Additional Support Slides



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APVM Toolkit Build Provisioning Language

SERVERINFO Define a managed system and its managing HMC

VARIABLES Create a free-form substitution variable

SHAREDPP Create or rename a shared processor pool in hypervisor

VSWITCH Create or rename a virtual switch in the hypervisor

BOSINST Define a NIM resource OS image

DEFINE Create a NIM definition on-the-fly

DISKATTR Define hdisk attributes used for VSCSI mapped disks

VSCSIRESOLVE Choose a sort order for VSCSI LUN size matching

VSCSIZONE Define a system as part of a common VSCSI zone

FABRIC Designate a fabric name for VFC client adapters wwpn report

FABRICDEF Designate a fabric identifier for a list of HBA ports



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APVM Toolkit Build Provisioning Language

ENATTR Create a named set of enX device attributes

ENTATTR Create a named set of entX device attributes

ECHATTR Create a named set of etherchannel attributes

SEAATTR Create a named set of SEA attributes

SEADEF Create a named set of common SEA parameters

FCSATTR Create a named set of fcsX device attributes

FSCSIATTR Create a named set of fscsiX device attributes

IOSLOTS Assign physical I/O slots to a partition

HEA Configure an IVE port

VETHMAP Define a virtual ethernet adapter for a client partition

PARTITIONDEF Create a named set of partition parameters

PARTITION Define a logical partition

VIO Define a VIO stanza



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APVM Toolkit Build Provisioning Language (VIO Stanza)

EN Set attributes for VIOs enX devices defined in ENATTR

ENT Set attributes for VIOs entX devices defined in ENTATTR

ETHERCHANNEL Create an etherchannel device for the VIO

PORT Configure a physical or virtual ethernet port for the VIO

SEA Configure an SEA for the VIO

MKVG Create a volume group on VIO

FCS Set attributes for VIOs fcsX devices defined in FCSATTR

FSCSI Set attributes for VIOs fscsiX devices defined in FSCSIATTR

VFCGEN Create VFC adapters in client and VIO

VFCMAP Map a VFC adapter to an VIO HBA port

VFCMAPFABRIC Map VFC adapter to HBA ports defined by FABRICDEF

VSCSIGEN Create VSCSI adapters in client and VIO

VSCSIMAP map a VSCSI adapter to a LUN

VSCSIMAPLV map a VSCSI adapter to a logical volume



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User Interface - File



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User Interface - File



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User Interface - Insert



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User Interface - Deploy



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User Interface - Execute



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User Interface Execution Output



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User Interface - View



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User Interface - Themes

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