Learn how to perform system administration in a Power Systems environment. Learn about the features of PowerVM Editions and how to configure and manage LPARs running AIX V7.1 using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).
TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is appropriate for system administrators, technical support individuals, and IBM business partners who implement LPARs on IBM Power Systems.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
General TCP/IP knowledge is strongly recommended. This prerequisite can be met by attending TCP/IP for AIX System Administrators (AN21G).This introductory course does not require any logical partitioning experience.
COURSE CONTENT:
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Introduction to partitioning
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Hardware system overview
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Hardware Management Console
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Hardware Management Console maintenance
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System power management
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Planning and configuring logical partitions
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Partition operations
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Dynamic LPAR infrastructure
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
After completing this course, you should be able to:
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Describe important concepts associated with managing POWER7 processor-based systems, such as logical partitioning, dynamic partitioning, virtual devices, virtual processors, virtual consoles, virtual local area network (VLAN), and shared processors
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Describe the features of the PowerVM editions
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Use the System Planning Tool to plan an LPAR configuration
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Describe the functions provided by the HMC
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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
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Describe the rules associated with allocating resources, including dedicated processors, processing units for micro-partitions, memory, logical host Ethernet adapter, and physical I/O for AIX and Linux partitions
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Configure and manage LPARs using the HMC graphical user interface (GUI) and HMC commands
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Interpret physical and AIX location codes and relate to the key hardware components
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Power on and power off the POWER7-based system
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Use the HMC to back up and restore partition data
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Perform dynamic LPAR operations (DLPAR)
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
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