Prerequisites: All vios nodes are below 2.2.6.31 (old db standard) Shared Storage Pools are being used Vscsi devices are used (optional) An additional PV disk to install vio 3.1 to Systems managed by a Hardware Management Console SAN drivers disk (if required) NOTE: Vios 3.1 is based on AIX 7.2 TL3, so any NIM servers … Read more
To determine what firmware is installed, we’ll use a couple of tools from IBM to help aid in that discovery. Inventory Scout -> installed on aix 5.3 systems and up Fix Level Recommendation Tool (FLRT) -> Used to determine vulnerability of system from installed filesets, instfix packages etc Download a new catalog for invscout (saving … Read more
There may be a time whereby one wants to clone the VIOS. This can be done on the same system (to an alternate disk), or perhaps for a remote system. This is explained in detail at: https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/how-clone-powervm-vios-rootvg When I attempted this, I ran into a little bit of a snag. I was attempting to use … Read more