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.

You must activate the following analyses:
  • PowerVM® HMC Overview
  • PowerVM Managed System Overview
  • PowerVM LPAR Overview
  • AIX® NIM Overview
To activate the PowerVM analyses, navigate to the Domain Panel of the Server Automation domain and select Virtualization > PowerVM > Setup and Maintenance and select PowerVM HMC Overview. In the Analysis: PowerVM HMC Overview pane, select Activate. Repeat this action for the PowerVM Managed System Overview and PowerVM LPAR Overview analyses.

To activate the AIX NIM analysis, navigate to the Domain Panel of the Server Automation domain and select Virtualization > AIX NIM > Setup and Maintenance 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

  1. Open the Server Automation domain.
  2. In the Domain Panel, select Virtualization > PowerVM > LPAR Operations > State Management and select the PowerVM Netboot a Logical Partition (LPAR) task.
  3. 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 to the left of 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.
  4. 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 to the left of 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 to the left of 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Click Take Action. In the Take Action dialog box, select the LPAR that you want to netboot, and click OK.

Results

In the Action: PowerVM Netboot a Logical Partition (LPAR) window, you can view the progress of the action. When the Status changes to Complete, the netboot of the LPAR is complete.