Additional documents of interest
 
    
     - Successful Business Continuity - Part 1 - Users and Groups
 
        - 
This article was published in the April 2005 issue of
AIX Update magazine
and discusses system administration needs and requirements oriented
around users and groups.  The overall emphasis of this series of
articles is for  implementation of enterprise wide unique identifiers
for a variety of parameters, such as user names, group names, UID and
GID numbers.
            
        
 
    
    
    
     - Successful Business Continuity - Part 2 - Machine and Host Names
 
        - 
This article was published in the May 2005 issue of 
AIX Update magazine
and discusses naming structures for machines, systems, adapters, and
aliases.  The overall emphasis of this series of articles is for 
implementation of enterprise wide unique identifiers for a variety of
parameters.
            
        
 
    
    
    
     - Successful Business Continuity - Part 3 - Volume Names
 
        - 
This article was published in the December 2005 issue of 
AIX Update magazine
and discusses naming structures for volume groups, logical volumes, log
logical volumes, directory mount points, etc.  The overall emphasis of
this series of articles is for  implementation of enterprise wide unique
identifiers for a variety of parameters.
            
        
 
    
    
    
     - Successful Business Continuity - Part 4 - MQ Series, Startup/Shutdown Scripts, Error Processing
 
        - 
This article was published in the April 2006 issue of  
AIX Update magazine
and discusses how to implement AIX in an environment dedicated to
business continuity.  The topic of this article is the assignment of MQ
Series queue names and aliases, resource group startup and shutdown
script names (Application startup/shutdown script names), error logging,
and error notification.
            
        
 
    
    
    
     - Successful Business Continuity - Part 5 - Miscellaneous topics
 
        - 
This article was published in the August 2006 issue of  
AIX Update magazine
and discusses how to implement AIX in an environment dedicated to
business continuity.  A variety of topics is discussed in this article
including automated documentation generation and management.
            
        
 
    
    
    
     - Automated Microcode Management System
 
        - 
One of the most difficult administration tasks in an AIX environment is
attempting to keep the firmware and microcode up-to-date.  Mt Xia has
devised an automated method of gathering the Microcode information,
determining which microcode needs to be updated, generating reports, and
uploading the required microcode updates to each individual system.
            
        
 
    
    
    
     - Calculating the size of a Virtual Processor
 
        - 
This document describes the algorithms used to calculate the size of a
virtual processor when using shared processors in an LPAR.  The IBM
documentation describes how to calculate CPU utilization, NOT how to
size for configuration, this document clarifies this process.  A
description of the HMC input fields for the processor tab is included.
            
        
 
    
    
    
     - Basics of Partition Load Manager Setup
  
        - 
This presentation was provided by Ron Barker from IBM regarding the PLM Basic
setup.
- ppt 
 
- pdf 
 
            
         
    
    
 
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Procedure: Install/Update HDLM drivers
# login to vio server as "padmin".
# Switch to "oem" prompt.
oem_setup_env
umount /mnt
mount bosapnim01:/export/lpp_source/hitachi /mnt
#  Install and update all filesets from the directories below.
#  "smitty install_all"
cd /mnt/hdlm_5601/aix_odm/V5.0.0.1
cd /mnt/hdlm_5601/aix_odm/V5.0.0.4u
cd /mnt/hdlm_5601/aix_odm/V5.0.1.4U
cd /mnt/hdlm_5601/aix_odm/V5.0.52.1U
#  Copy license file.
cd /mnt/hdlm_5601/license/enterprise
cp *.plk /var/tmp/hdlm_license
#  install and update all filesets from the above directory
#  "smitty install_all"
#  Fileset DLManager 5.60.1.100  Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager
cd /mnt/hdlm_5601
#  Leave the current Directory and unmount Driver Source Directory.
cd /
umount /mnt
Procedure: Install/Update VIO fixpack
# Login to VIO server as "padmin"
# Obtain current IOS level
ioslevel
# Update VIO to latest IOS level
mount bosapnim01:/export/lpp_source/aix/vio_1200 /mnt
updateios -dev /mnt
	** Enter "y" to continue install
# Return to "root" shell prompt and HALT system.
oem_setup_env
shutdown -Fh
# Activate LPAR from HMC WebSM
Procedure: Configure VIO Server to utilize Boot Disks
# Login as "padmin"
# Switch to "oem" prompt
oem_setup_env
# Run in korn shell 93
  ksh93
  
# Remove any vhost adapter configuration settings
  for (( i=0; i<=48; ++i ))
  do
    /usr/ios/cli/ioscli rmdev -pdev vhost${i}
  done
# Remove all HDLM disks
  for i in $( lsdev -Cc disk -F name | grep dlmfdrv )
  do
    rmdev -Rdl ${i}
  done
# Remove all hdisks except for hdisk0 and hdisk1 - assumed to be rootvg
  for i in $( lsdev -Cc disk -F name | grep hdisk | egrep -v 'hdisk0$ | hdisk1$' )
  do
    rmdev -Rdl ${i}
  done
# If an HDLM unconfig file exists, rename it 
  [[ -f /usr/DynamicLinkManager/drv/dlmfdrv.unconf ]] &&
  mv /usr/DynamicLinkManager/drv/dlmfdrv.unconf \
     /usr/DynamicLinkManager/drv/$( date +"%Y%m%d").dlmfdrv.unconf
#  Verify "dlmfdrv.unconf" was renamed.  
   ls /usr/DynamicLinkManager/drv
	
# Set fast fail Parameter for SCSI Adapters and Reconfigure FC Adapters
  chdev -l fscsi0 -a fc_err_recov=fast_fail
  chdev -l fscsi1 -a fc_err_recov=fast_fail
    chdev -l fscsi2 -a fc_err_recov=fast_fail
    cfgmgr -vl fcs0
  cfgmgr -vl fcs1
  cfgmgr -vl fcs2
# Change HDLM settings
  cd /usr/DynamicLinkManager/bin
  print y | ./dlmodmset -e on
  print y | ./dlmodmset -b 68608
# Reconfigure HDLM disks
  ./dlmcfgmgr
# Turn off reserve settings on HDLM Driver
  ./dlnkmgr set -rsv on 0 -s
# Remove HDLM disks
  for i in $( lsdev -Cc disk -F name | grep dlmfdrv )
  do
    rmdev -Rdl ${i}
  done
# Change reserve policy on hdisks to "no_reserve"
  for i in $( lsdev -Cc disk -F name |
              grep hdisk |
              egrep -v 'hdisk0$|hdisk1$' )
  do
    chdev -l ${i} -a reserve_policy=no_reserve
  done
# Reconfigure HDLM disks
  ./dlmcfgmgr
# Verify all HDLM disks have an assigned PVID
  for i in $( lsdev -Cc disk -F name | grep dlmfdrv )
  do
    chdev -l ${i} -a pv=yes
  done
  lspv
# Remove any vhost adapter configuration settings
 /usr/ios/cli/ioscli lsmap -all
# Verify all vhosts adapters exist wihout Devices.
 SVSA            Physloc                                      Client Partition ID
----- ---------------- ------
vhost0          U9119.590.51A432C-V3-C10                     0x00000000
VTD                   NO VIRTUAL TARGET DEVICE FOUND
# Reboot VIO Server.
shutdown -Fr
# End of Final Procedure
# Do not perform this step as part of this procedure
 for (( i=0; i<=48; ++i ))
  do
    /usr/ios/cli/ioscli rmdev -pdev vhost${i}
  done
 
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