Partitioning implementations for IBM e-server p5 servers / [Nic Irving, Mathew Jenner, Arsi Kortesniemi].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Irving, Nic.

Contributor:

Jenner, Mathew.

Kortesniemi, Arsi.

Matsubara, Keigo.

International Business Machines Corporation. International Technical Support Organization.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

IBM redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Memory management (Computer science).

Parallel processing (Electronic computers).

Computer logic.

IBM computers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Edition:

3rd ed.

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : IBM, International Technical Support Organization, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Tables

Examples

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

Become a published author

Comments welcome

Summary of changes

February 2005, Third Edition

October 2003, Second Edition

January 2003, First Edition

Chapter 1. Logical partitioning primer

1.1 An introduction to partitioning

1.1.1 Basic types of partitioning

1.1.2 Partition isolation and security

1.2 Introduction to Micro-Partitioning and Virtualization

1.2.1 Micro-Partitioning

1.2.2 Virtual Ethernet

1.2.3 Virtual I/O Server

1.2.4 Advanced POWER Virtualization technologies

1.2.5 Advanced OpenPower Virtualization technologies

1.2.6 Obtaining the Virtual I/O Server and Partition Load Manager

1.3 Partitioning on eServer p5 and OpenPower servers

1.4 IBM Hardware Management Console

1.5 IBM ^ Information Center

1.6 LPAR Validation Tool

1.7 Operating system support

1.7.1 AIX

1.7.2 Linux

Chapter 2. Partitioning implementation

2.1 Partitioning enablers

2.1.1 Hardware

2.1.2 Firmware

2.2 Partition resources

2.2.1 Partition and system profiles

2.2.2 Processors

2.2.3 Memory

2.2.4 Physical I/O slots

2.2.5 Virtual I/O

2.2.6 Minimum, desired, and maximum values

2.3 Resource planning using LPAR Validation Tool

2.3.1 System Selection dialog

2.3.2 Memory Specification dialog

2.3.3 LPAR Validation dialog

2.4 I/O device assignment considerations

2.4.1 Media devices

2.4.2 Boot device considerations

2.4.3 Network devices

2.4.4 Graphics console

2.4.5 High availability

2.5 LPAR limitations and considerations

Chapter 3. Basic partition management

3.1 Hardware Management Console

3.1.1 Managing I/O devices and slots

3.1.2 Managing memory

3.1.3 Managing processing power.

3.1.4 Scheduling movement of resources

3.2 Advanced System Management Interface

3.2.1 Accessing the ASMI using a Web browser

3.2.2 Accessing the ASMI using the HMC

3.2.3 Network configuration

3.2.4 Service processor

3.2.5 Power/Restart control

3.3 Resetting a server

3.3.1 EEH adapters and partitioning

3.3.2 Restoring a server to factory settings

3.4 Partition Load Manager

3.4.1 Managing memory

3.4.2 Managing processors

3.4.3 Limitations and considerations

3.4.4 Installing Partition Load Manager

3.4.5 Querying partition status

3.4.6 Managing memory resource requests

3.4.7 Processor resources in a shared partition environment

Chapter 4. Virtualized resource management

4.1 Micro-Partitioning technology

4.1.1 Shared processor partitions

4.1.2 Processing units of capacity

4.1.3 Capped and uncapped mode

4.1.4 Virtual processors

4.1.5 Dedicated processors

4.1.6 Capped and uncapped processing units

4.1.7 Dynamic processor deallocation and sparing

4.2 Advanced Virtualization

4.2.1 Virtual LAN

4.2.2 VLAN communication by example

4.3 Introduction to Virtual I/O Server

4.3.1 Shared Ethernet Adapter

4.3.2 Virtual SCSI

4.3.3 Limitations and considerations

4.4 Virtual I/O Server and virtualization configuration

4.4.1 Using the command line interface

4.4.2 Managing hardware resources

4.4.3 Installing Virtual I/O Server

4.4.4 Basic configuration

4.4.5 Ethernet adapter sharing

4.4.6 Virtual SCSI disk

4.4.7 Defining the Virtual SCSI Server adapter on the HMC

4.4.8 Defining the Virtual SCSI Client adapter on the HMC

4.4.9 Creating the virtual target device on the Virtual I/O Server

4.4.10 Limitations and considerations

Chapter 5. Dynamic logical partitioning

5.1 Dynamic logical partitioning overview

5.1.1 Processor resources.

5.1.2 Dynamic partitioning for Virtual Ethernet devices

5.1.3 Dynamic partitioning for Virtual SCSI devices

5.1.4 Capacity on Demand

5.2 The process flow of a DLPAR operation

5.3 Internal activity in a DLPAR event

5.3.1 Internal activity for processors and memory in a DLPAR event

5.3.2 Internal activity for I/O slots in a DLPAR event

5.4 DLPAR-safe and DLPAR-aware applications

5.4.1 DLPAR-safe

5.4.2 DLPAR-aware

5.5 Integrating a DLPAR operation into the application

5.5.1 Three phases in a DLPAR event

5.5.2 Event phase summary

5.6 Script-based DLPAR event handling

5.6.1 Script execution environment

5.6.2 DLPAR script naming convention

5.7 DLPAR script subcommands

5.7.1 The scriptinfo subcommand

5.7.2 The register subcommand

5.7.3 The usage subcommand

5.7.4 The checkrelease subcommand

5.7.5 The prerelease subcommand

5.7.6 The postrelease subcommand

5.7.7 The undoprerelease subcommand

5.7.8 The checkacquire subcommand

5.7.9 The preacquire subcommand

5.7.10 The postacquire subcommand

5.7.11 The undopreacquire subcommand

5.8 How to manage DLPAR scripts

5.8.1 List registered DLPAR scripts

5.8.2 Register a DLPAR script

5.8.3 Uninstall a registered DLPAR script

5.8.4 Change the script install path

5.8.5 The drmgr command line options

5.8.6 Sample output examples from a DLPAR script

5.9 API-based DLPAR event handling

5.9.1 The dr_reconfig system call

5.9.2 A sample code using the dr_reconfig system call

5.9.3 Sample output examples from a DLPAR-aware application

5.9.4 DLPAR-aware kernel extensions

5.10 Error handling of DLPAR operations

5.10.1 Possible causes of DLPAR operation failures

5.10.2 Error analysis facilities

5.10.3 AIX error log messages when DLPAR operations fail

Chapter 6. The POWER Hypervisor

6.1 Introduction.

6.2 Hypervisor support

6.3 Hypervisor call functions

6.4 Micro-Partitioning technology extensions

6.5 Memory considerations

6.6 Performance considerations

Appendix A. Dynamic logical partitioning program templates

General information

Perl template

Korn shell template

DLPAR-aware application using a signal handler

How to compile and run the application

Appendix B. Dynamic logical partitioning output samples

Using the syslog facility

CPU addition

CPU removal

Memory addition

Memory removal

Using the AIX system trace facility

CPU addition trace output

CPU removal trace output

Memory addition trace output

Memory removal trace output

Using the AIX error log facility

Abbreviations and acronyms

Related publications

IBM Redbooks

IBM Redpapers

IBM Whitepapers

pSeries and eServer p5 publications

LPAR Validation Tool

Other publications

Online resources

How to get IBM Redbooks

Index

Back cover.

Notes:

The "e" in "eserver" is printed as the symbol for electronic.

"February 2004."

"SG24-7039-02."

Rev. ed. of Complete partitioning guide for IBM eserver pSeries servers, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Related Work:

Matsubara, Keigo. Complete partitioning guide for IBM eserver pSeries servers.

OCLC:

80245996