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LSGp Purpose
This Lab Set Up Guide provides directions for installing, preparing, and verifying the lab
hardware and software in preparation for conducting a class of course AN15.
The “Requirements” section of this document may also be used to determine the specific
hardware and software needed to conduct a class.

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LSG Requirements
Last updated 8:30 pm August 11, 2011
The following tables list the hardware, software, and other materials needed to set up a lab
to conduct a class of course AN15 ERC 2.0.

Hardware requirements for a full class

Table 1 lists the number of machines, HMCs, and the resources required to conduct the
class for the course class size (8 students)
Table 1: Power System(s) and HMCs for a full class of 8 students
Number of
System
Number of Teams per Number of
machine Firmware HMC level Features
machines HMCs
level

AL710_099 V7R3.5 PowerVM Enterprise

1 4 (see note) 1
or later or later Edition
Physical
Physical HEA MCS
CPUs HEA External
Fiber
Ethernet Memory value logical Storage
Channel (Proc units) (always 1?)
Adapters ports size
Adapters
1 1 17G 4.6 N/A N/A 220 GB
Note: If you mention only 1 HMC, all the managed systems will be attached to it. If you
specify more than one HMC, each one will be attached to a different managed system.
Note: The physical ethernet adapters requirement could also be satisfied with IVE; the
assumption here is that we are using actual PCIe adapters.

Special HMC configurations:

Special HMC user accounts should be created (enough for the enrollment) with enough
authority to view all aspects and to additionally shutdown and activate the LPARs assigned
to this class. It is suggested that the names be something like: hscroot_01, hscroot_02, and
so on. It is also suggested that the password should be the same as the username.

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Hardware required, regardless of the number of students:

Table 2: Hardware for running the class regardless of the number of student
VIO or Logical Memory #VP CE Physical Fiber
AIX LPAR partition Min/Des/Max Min/Des/Max Min/Des/Max Ethernet Channel
name /Cap/Uncap Adapters Adapters
VIO vios1 768/1G/1G 1/2/2/UnCap 0.2/1.0/1.0 1 1
Uncap

Table 3: Storage LUNs required for the class regardless of the number of students
LUN type
Shared
LUN size (shared/ If not shared, zoned to: Function
between:
not shared)
12 GB not shared N/A vios1(physical FC) rootvg of vios1

Hardware requirements for one team lab set (2 students)

A labset is comprised of 2 students sharing three LPARs: two “client” LPARs and one
“server” LPAR. The LPARs are referred to as lpar1 or lpar2, but these names are only
placeholders for whatever LPARs are forming a pair to work as a team; the actual names
will likely be different. The server LPARs should have a naming convention that
distinguishes them from the client LPARs, such as having “srv” as part of the name. If such
a naming convention is not used, the provisioning organization must inform the instructor of
which LPARs were setup as “server” LPARs.
Table 4 and Table 5 list the POWER system configuration needed to prepare a lab set.
When preparing for a class, multiply the items below by the number of lab sets needed for
the class.
Table 4: Hardware required for one Team lab set
PCIe Fiber HEA
CE Min/Des/Max #VP
LPARs Memory Ethernet Channel logical
Cap/Uncap Min/Des/Max
Adapters Adapters ports
1G/1.5G/1.5
lpar1 0.2/.3/.3/Uncap 1/2/2/ N/A N/A N/A
G
1G/1.5G/1.5
lpar2 0.2/.3/.3/Uncap 1/2/2/ N/A N/A N/A
G
srv3 1G/1G/1G 0.2/.3/.3/Uncap 1/2/2/ N/A N/A N/A

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Table 5: Storage LUNs for one team lab set
LUN type
LUN size (shared/ Shared between: zoned to: Function
not shared)
vscsi0 disk for
15 GB not shared N/A vios1(physical FC) lpar1’s rootvg (see
note)
vscsi1 disk for
15 GB not shared N/A vios1(physical FC)
lpar1’s hdisk1
vscsi2 disk for
2 GB not shared N/A vios1(physical FC)
lpar1’s hdisk2
disk for lpar1’s
2 GB not shared N/A lpar1’s virtual FC
hdisk4
vscsi2 disk for
2 GB not shared N/A vios1(physical FC)
lpar1’s hdisk3
vscsi0 disk for
8 GB not shared N/A vios1(physical FC) lpar2’s rootvg (see
note)
vscsi1 disk for
8 GB not shared N/A vios1(physical FC)
lpar2’s hdisk1
vscsi2 disk for
2 GB not shared N/A vios1(physical FC)
lpar2’s hdisk2
vscsi2 disk for
2 GB not shared N/A vios1(physical FC)
lpar2’s hdisk3
disk for lpar2’s
2 GB not shared N/A lpar2’s virtual FC
hdisk4
vscsi0 disk for
8 GB not shared N/A vios1(physical FC) srv3’s rootvg (see
note)
Note: The vscsi disk backed by the LUN intended for a client LPAR’s rootvg must be
discovered as hdisk0. The virtual FC accessed disk must be the last disk discovered by the
client LPAR (hdisk5).
To expedite the zoning of LUNs to the defined virtual FC adapters it is suggested that a
standard WWPN format be used. The create client virtual FCs should be updated to follow
a standard WWPN format. Zoning of the LUNs for the virtual FC adapters should follow the
same WWPN format:
The structure of the 16 character WWPN will be:
1 “C”
2-5 System# and class number (such as 3041 for sys3041, 3042 for sys3042.....etc.)
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12-14 Bus ID of the physical Fibre channel adapter which is mapped in the VIOS
15,16 Team-based number (01, 02, 03, etc.)
It is assumed that the 4 character field in positions 2 through 5 is a combination of the 3
digit managed system identifier and a single digit class number.
For example, if we have an AN42 and an AN14 running on the same managed system
sys324, we would have the following LPAR names:
sys3241_lpar1 sys3241_lpar2 .... etc for the first course provisioned
sys3242_lpar1 sys3242_lpar2 ...etc for the second course provisioned

Special name resolution requirements (for student LPARs)

Is there any name resolution needed? _Yes_
If no - there are no name resolution requirements; skip to next section
Name resolution options (place X next to selected options)
__X__1. /etc/hosts
_X___A. provide resolution to all LPARs, HMC, NIM server using standardized names
_X___B. provide some other type of name resolution (describe):
_ The name of timeserver needs to resolve to a well known time server, such as
the NIST provided servers. For a list of time servers see:
http://tf.nist.gov/tf-cgi/servers.cgi
One example of a time server address is: 64.236.96.53
__
____2. DNS
____A. provide standard name resolution to the Internet destinations
____B. provide some other type of DNS setup (describe):
___________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________
____3. Some other type of name resolution (describe):
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

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LSG Special NIM server requirements

Is NIM function needed for anything other than class provisioning? ___NO______
If no - there are no special NIM requirements; skip to next section
Is student access to a NIM server required? _______
If no, describe any special setup is that is needed at the provided NIM server (and then skip
to the next section):
AIX levels other than initial provisioning level:
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
Any special objects to be created other than what was created for initial
provisioning.
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
Machine operations that should be performed prior to class start:
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________

If student root access is needed -

The NIM server is to be:
____ A. a student LPAR in the class server (identify which LPARs)
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
____B. a NIM server which is not in a student LPAR.

The pre-class NIM configuration of extra NIM server involves (X mark next to needed
configuration):
____ A. creation of populated lppsource directories.
List special names and AIX levels (Only if the names or levels need to be
different than standard provisioning setup):
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____B. creation of directories with only fix pack files (list names and fix packs)
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____C. NIM server filesets installed.
____D. NIM master configured.
____E. lpp_source objects defined (list names and AIX levels)
List special names and AIX levels (Only if the names or levels need to be
different than standard provisioning setup):
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____F. spot defined
List special names and AIX levels (Only if the names or levels need to be
different than standard provisioning setup):
___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
____G. machines defined.
Assumed one object per class LPAR, using the standard class IP addresses and
hostnames.
Describe any additional machines with IP addresses and names (for additional
interfaces, WPARs, etc.)
____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________
____H. operations on machines (describe any details for the operations)
___ bosinst
___ maint_boot
___ diag
_____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________
____I. Other special NIM objects to create or configure (for example: bosinst_data or
script objects). Provide details:
_____________________________________________________
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LSG Software requirements

Table 10 lists the images required for the course.
Table 10: mksysb image requirements
Software image name Version (oslevel or ioslevel) lpar
all “client”
mk_an15_erc2.0_client_71TL0SP1 7100-00-01-xxx
LPARs
all “server”
mk_an15_erc2.0_server_71TL0SP1 7100-00-01-xxx
LPARs
mk_an15_erc2.0_vios_2101FP21 2.1.0.1-FP-21 (or later) vios1

Table 11 lists the tools and software needed at the student workstation (usually a remote
facility such as citrix). When preparing for a class, be sure you have the correct number of
licensed copies of any non-IBM software.
Table 11: Software for one student lab set
Software product Version Licensing requirement
Firefox latest
PuTTY recent

Table 12 lists the software needed to prepare the host or server machine. Those software
are required to be in the mksysb image(s).
Table 12: Software for host machine
Licensing
Software product Version lpars
requirement
AIX AIX 7.1 TL0 SP01 all “client” LPARs
AIX AIX 7.1 TL0 SP02 all “server” LPARs
AIX bos.alt_disk_install AIX 7.1 TL0 SP01 all “client” LPARs
compatible with AIX
ssl package all
oslevel
compatible with AIX
ssh package all
oslevel
vnc server all “client” LPARs
Note: The server lpar only holds the SP2 bff file for serving to the client over NFS; it is not
itself at SP2, nor will it serve out SP2 when acting as a NIM server.

Tools and lab files requirements

Table 14 lists the tools the instructor and/or students will need during the class. Quantities
are specified for either each lab set, or for the entire class. The non-AIX product tools will
be available in the CLP NFS Server 10.6.252.1: /export/labfiles/XXX directory (XXX is the
course name).

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Table 14: Tools and labfiles needed for the class
Location of lab
Tool lpars Comments
files in lpars
Tools to be used
during lab exercises.
all “client”
an152labfiles.tar.Z /home/workshop These tools may be
LPARs
part of the mksysb
image.
lppsource for
7100-00-01 to be
gencopy of AIX 7100-00-01 (AIX all “server” /lpp_source7100-
used by student in the
7.1 base plus SP1) LPARs 00-01
lab exercises which
use NIM.
source for 7100-00-02
gencopy of AIX 7100-00-02 (only all “server” /export/AIX_7100 to be used by student
the SP contents) LPARs -00-02 in the lab exercises
(access via NFS).

Customization scripts code

Scripts codes detail
N/A

Skills required to set up the lab

The following specialized skills are required to set up the lab:
• AIX installation and configuration, including LVM and network configuration
• VIOS installation and configuration
• NIM installation and configuration
• HMC administration, including POWER system partitioning and configuration
• Installation of the lab files using the zcat and tar command

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LSG Setup instructions

The following table describes the configurations of the team lab set.
Table 17: LPARs virtual Storage Adapters configuration for one class lab set
Logical Client LPAR name/ VIO server name / vFC Client VIO / FC
Partition Virtual SCSI slot # Virtual SCSI slot # Server LPAR / adapter
name slot vFC slot
lpar1/21 vios1/21 N/A N/A N/A
lpar1/22 vios1/22 N/A N/A N/A
lpar1/23 vios1/23 N/A N/A N/A
lpar2/24 vios1/24 N/A N/A N/A
lpar2/25 vios1/25 N/A N/A N/A
lpar2/26 vios1/26 N/A N/A N/A
srv3/27 vios1/27 N/A N/A N/A

Table 18: LPARs virtual Storage Adapters configuration for one class lab set
Logical Client LPAR name/ VIO server name / vFC Client VIO / FC
Partition Virtual SCSI slot # Virtual SCSI slot # Server LPAR / adapter
name slot vFC slot
lpar1/28 vios1/28 N/A N/A N/A
lpar2/29 vios1/29 N/A N/A N/A

Note: The virtual slot numbers may be whatever is convenient for the provisioning
organization. The ones shown here are just filled in for convenience. It is suggested that in
a 4 labset class, the lab sets use the following ranges for all virtual storage adapters (both
VSCSI and FC):
- labset1: 20 through 29
- labset2: 30 through 39
- labset3: 40 through 49
- labset4: 50 through 59
All virtual FC adapters will be mapped to fcs0.
If the provisioning organization is not able to setup NPIV virtual FCs, inform the instructor
so that he may adjust the lab exercise.
The matching VIOS virtual server adapter will match the virtual slot number used by the
client.

Table 19 lists the virtual Network Adapters configuration for one class lab set LPARs on the
managed system(s). Duplicate the table if more than one managed system.

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:Table 19: LPARs virtual Network Adapters configuration for a 4 labset class
Logical Partition Virtual VLAN Access IEEE HEA HEA HEA
name Ethernet ID External 802.1Q Physical Port logical
slot network Port ID Group Port ID
vios1 11 1 Yes No N/A N/A N/A
All other lpars 11 1 No No N/A N/A N/A
lpar1 N/A N/A N/A No 0 1 1
lpar2 N/A N/A N/A No 0 1 2
lpar3 N/A N/A N/A No 0 1 3
lpar4 N/A N/A N/A No 0 1 4
lpar5 N/A N/A N/A No 1 1 5
lpar6 N/A N/A N/A No 1 1 6
lpar7 N/A N/A N/A No 1 1 7
lpar8 N/A N/A N/A No 1 1 8
Note: The CLP team may change the VLAN IDs to facilitate courses integration, but the
VLAN shared with the vios1 must be en0 on the client LPARs. The VLAN shared with the
vios1 must bridge to the default network that supports remote access.
Note: The Port group MCS value should be set to value to allows at least16 total logical
ports (MCS=2 would work), of which 8 will be used by this class, using two of the four IVE
physical ports. Another class that uses IVE can co-exist on the same server by being
allocated logical ports for the remaining two physical IVE ports.

Hardware and virtualization (VIOS) setup instructions

Use the following information in addition to the normal hardware installation procedures to
set up the lab hardware.
__ 1. Allow remote connection and command execution to the HMC.
__ 2. Define the VIOS per the above requirements
__ 3. Install the specified level of VIOS.
__ 4. Configure the VIOS services according to the above requirements.
__ a. On vios1, define SEA for bridging VLAN traffic to the class network. Example
command:
$ mkvdev -sea ent0 -vadapter ent1 -default ent1 -defaultid 1
(assuming that ent0 = physical Ethernet adapter, ent1 = Virtual Ethernet adapter
bridging the VLAN1
__ b. On vios1, define virtual SCSI support (virtual target devices under each vhost,
mapped to the appropriate backing storage)
__ 5. Configure the managed system to use appropriate MCS values for the IVE prt
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LSG __ 6. Define the student LPARs per the above requirements. When creating student LPAR
profiles, use a name of “default”.
__ 7. Replace the generated WWPNs for the client LPARs with the standard WWPNs
according to the previous requirements. LUN zoning must match the WWPNs used
by the virtual FC adapters.

Software setup instructions

Use the following information in addition to the normal software installation procedures to
set up the lab software.

Operating system setup instructions

Perform the following steps:
__ 1. Install into the student LPARs the specified level of AIX.
__ a. Ensure that only hdisk0 is in the rootvg.
__ 2. In post install configuration,
__ a. Set the root password to ibmaix.
__ b. Install any additional software not already installed.
__ c. Only one disk (which contains the standard rootvg logical volumes) in the
rootvg should be bootable. Clear the bootable status for all other disks on the
system by running the following command, substituting the appropriate numbers
for all other disks on the system for the # symbol:
# chpv -c hdisk#
__ d. Complete network minimal configuration:
configure en0 with the appropriate class network IP address and mask.
set the initial hostname (and name resolution of the IP)
and define the appropriate IP gateway to allow remote access.
__ e. Customize /etc/hosts as specified.
__ f. Install the ssh and ssl utilities. The suggested levels are:
openssh.base.client 5.2.0.5301 C F Open Secure Shell Commands
openssh.base.server 5.2.0.5301 C F Open Secure Shell Server
openssh.man.en_US 5.2.0.5300 C F Open Secure Shell
openssl.base 0.9.8.1300 C F Open Secure Socket Layer
openssl.man.en_US 0.9.8.1300 C F Open Secure Socket Layer

__ g. Install the lab files

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copy the labfiles tar ball to /tmp (or access via NFS mount from a server)
Extract the tar ball contents (to /home/).
For example:
$ cd /home
$ zcat /tmp/an152labfiles.tar.Z | tar -xvf - | more
$ ls
__ h. Backup the existing inittab, remove the platform_agent entry, and kill the
slp_srvreg process (if it exists):
# cp /etc/inittab /etc/inittab.bak
# rmitab platform_agent
# ps -el | grep slp
# kill <pid of slp_srvreg>

Additional setup instructions for the “server LPARs”

Perform the following steps:
__ 1. gencopy the AIX7 TL0 SP1 base and fix packs (matching what is installed in the
LPARs) into /lpp_source7100-00-01. The space requirements should be
approximately 1.75 GB. It is suggested that this be a separate file system which is
automatically mounted at system restart.
__ 1. gencopy the AIX7 TL0 SP2 fix pack only into /export/AIX_7100-00-02. The space
requirements should be approximately 512 MB. t is suggested that this be a
separate file system which is automatically mounted at system restart.
__ 2. Copy the bos.sysmgt.7.1.0.0.I file from the /lpp_source7100-00-01 directory to the
/usr/sys/inst.images directory.

NIM setup instructions for an additional server (if needed)

No additional server NIM configuration needed; students will configure their “server” LPAR
to act as their NIM server. Skip to the next section.
Perform the following steps (if needed):
__ 1. If not using a specified LPAR while partitioning the class server, allocate a machine
(or LPAR on some non-class server) with enough storage and other resources to
effectively act as a NIM server.
__ 2. Install AIX at the same level as the LPARs.
__ 3. Set root password to ibmaix.

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LSG __ 4. Install needed NIM server filesets.

__ 5. Configure the NIM master.
__ 6. Define the specified resources (may need to first gencopy the necessary software
from media into a directory or mount a remote software repository)
__ 7. Define the client machines (all student LPARs).
__ 8. Allocate the resources to the client machine objects.
__ 9. Execute the specified operation for each client machine object.

Verification procedures
Use the following information to verify the installation and configurations of the lab and/or
instructor systems. Login to each student LPAR and:
For the server LPARs:
__ 1. Log in as root with a password of ibmaix.
__ 2. Run setclock.
You should get a date and time displayed. If setclock hangs then the IP address
defined in /etc/hosts is not responding (it may be in invalid timeserver address). If
setclock gives an error that the nameserver is not defined, then the nameserver
entry is missing in /etc/hosts
__ 3. Run oslevel -s and check that the level is 7100-00-01.
__ 4. Validate that the /export/AIX_7100-00-02 directory exists and has contents.
__ 5. Validate that the /lpp_source7100-00-01 directory has contents.
__ 6. Execute exportfs and check that there are no NFS exported filesystems.
On the client LPARs:
__ 1. Ensure that the lab exercises are installed:
# ls -l /home/workshop
__ 2. Run setclock.
You should get a date and time displayed. If setclock hangs then the IP address
defined in /etc/hosts is not responding (it may be in invalid timeserver address). If
setclock gives an error that the nameserver is not defined, then the nameserver
entry is missing in /etc/hosts
__ 3. Run oslevel -s and check that the level is 7100-00-01.
__ 4. Check to be sure the man pages are working (for example, by typing # man ls).
__ 5. Execute lspv to validate that there are four virtual disks with hdisk0 associated with
the rootvg.

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__ 6. For each disk in the lspv listing, run the command:

# bootinfo -s hdisk#
Ensure that hdisk0 and hdisk1 are large disks (for example: 8 GB), while hdisk2 and
hdisk3 are small disks (for example: 2 GB).
__ 7. Type in the alt_disk_copy command to check for the alt_disk_install filesets (should
get a syntax error, rather than a command not found message).

Instructor information
Provide the instructor the following information:
__ 1. IP addresses and hostnames (HMC, AIX LPARs, VIO servers, etc.) and the
associated login information (user name and password).
__ 2. NIM server access (IP address) and login information (user name and password).

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LSG Course image information

Complete this section if a standard course image is being created for use during delivery of
the course. Document information about the course image that will be needed by IT
support, classroom providers, and instructors to install and verify the image for a class.

Image information
Platform: (Select all that apply:)
Intel [ ]
AIX [ ]
AS/400 [ ]
MVS/Host [ ]
Network access: (Specify one of: Internet, Intranet, isolated)
Network IP configuration: (Specify one of: DHCP, Static)
Network bandwidth: (Specify one of: 384kbps, 512kbps, 768kbps, 1mbps,
T1 - 1.5mbps)
Image login information: User ID:
Password:

Lab setup instructions

Provide instructions for loading the image on to a student or instructor machine.

VMware-specific information
If the image will be based on VMware, provide the following information.

• VMware product used to create the image:

• Size of VMware image when uncompressed (MB):

• Memory requirement for the host (physical) system:

• Required virtual network configuration (specify one of: Bridged, NAT (Network Address
Translation), Host-only):

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Image customization and environment settings

Provide a detailed set of instructions that the classroom provider needs to follow after
loading the image on to each student or instructor workstation. For example, after loading
some images it is necessary to change the hosts file or DB2 node name.

Verification procedures
Provide a detailed set of steps for the classroom provider in order to verify that each
student and instructor workstation is ready for a class. Describe instructions for starting the
image, testing network connectivity, and a minimal set of steps to verify the functionality on
the image.

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