Netbooting a logical partition
When you create a logical partition (LPAR), you must create a NIM client for the LPAR and then netboot the LPAR. Using the PowerVM Netboot a Logical Partition (LPAR) task, you can netboot an existing LPAR.
Before you begin
If you do not have a NIM client for the LPAR that you want to netboot, create a NIM client with theAIX NIM Create a Client for a Logical Partition (LPAR) on a NIM Master Server task. For more information, see Creating a NIM client for an LPAR on a NIM server task.
- PowerVM® HMC Overview
- PowerVM® Managed System Overview
- PowerVM® LPAR Overview
- AIX® NIM Overview
To activate the AIX® NIM analysis, navigate to the Domain Panel of the Server Automation domain and select and select AIX NIM Overview. In the Analysis: AIX NIM Overview pane, select Activate.
For information about how to disable validation on certain parameters in the task, see Turning off validation in a task.
Procedure
- Open the Server Automation domain.
- In the Domain Panel, select PowerVM Netboot a Logical Partition (LPAR) task. and select the
- In the NIM Details section, enter
values for the following parameters.
- NIM Server
- Select the NIM server from which you want the LPAR to netboot.
- NIM Network
- Select a NIM network from which you want the LPAR to netboot. To override the validation that is provided on the parameter, in the Validation column for the parameter and select OFF. For more information, see Turning off validation in a task.
- NIM IP
- Enter the IP address of the LPAR that you want to netboot.
- In the LPAR Details section, enter
values for the following parameters.
- HMC
- Select the Hardware Management Console on which the LPAR that you want to netboot is located.
- Managed System
- Select the managed system that hosts the LPAR that you want to netboot.
- LPAR Name
- Select the LPAR that you want to netboot. To override the validation that is provided on the parameter, select OFF in the Validation column for the parameter. For more information, see Turning off validation in a task.
- LPAR Profile
- Select the name of the LPAR profile that you want to netboot. To override the validation that is provided on the parameter, select OFF in the Validation column for the parameter. For more information, see Turning off validation in a task.
- LPAR IP
- Enter the IP that you want to assign to the selected LPAR.
- LPAR Gateway
- You can view the gateway IP address of the LPAR that you want to netboot. You can also enter a different NIM IP in this field.
- LPAR Subnet
- You can view the subnet mask for the LPAR that you want to netboot. You can also enter a different NIM IP in this field.
- In the Completion Test Details,
enter values for the following parameters.
- Test SSH Connection
- Select whether you want to test if SSH is functional when the LPAR netboots. If you select true, enter values for the User Name and Password parameters.
- User Name
- Enter the user name with which you want to connect with SSH to the LPAR server.
- Password
- Enter the password that corresponds to the user name with which you want to test the SSH connection to the LPAR server.
- Click Take Action. In the Take Action dialog box, select the LPAR that you want to netboot, and click OK.