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Planning Volume 2, Control Workstation and Software Environment


Appendix C. SP system planning worksheets

This chapter contains the following SP system planning worksheets:

Table 56. List of SP planning worksheets

Number Name Page
1 Preliminary application list Table 57
2 IBM licensed programs to order Table 58
3 External disk storage needs Table 59
4 Major system hardware components Table 60
5 Node layout Figure 58
7 Hardware configuration by frame Table 61
8 SP Ethernet admin LAN configuration Table 62
9 SP additional adapters node network configuration Table 63
10 Switch configuration Table 64
11 SP system image (SPIMG) Table 65
12 PSSP 3.4 file sets Table 66
13 SP control workstation Table 67
14 Select a time zone Table 68
15 Control workstation connections Table 69
16 Site environment Table 70
17-21 SP authentication planning worksheets Table 71

Make copies of these worksheets as required. Instructions for using the worksheets are contained in Chapter 2, Defining the system that fits your needs, in Chapter 3, Defining the configuration that fits your needs, and in Chapter 6, Planning for security.


Table 57. Preliminary list of applications

Preliminary list of applications - Worksheet 1

Application Parallel Need switch?

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Use y if you want this application, n if you do not, ? if you do not yet know whether you want this application.


Table 58. IBM licensed programs to order

IBM licensed programs to order - Worksheet 2
Order
Program number Level for AIX 4.3.3 Level for AIX 5L 5.1
  IBM C 41L3102 5.0.2 or later 5.0.2 or later
  IBM VisualAge C++ Professional (batch C and C++) 41L3180 5.0.2 or later 5.0.2 or later
  IBM DCE 5765-D17 3.1
  IBM DCE Base Services (6693, 41L2819) and Servers (6688, 41L2813) 5801-AAR 3.1
  IBM Parallel System Support Programs (PSSP) 5765-D51 3.4 3.4
  IBM Parallel Environment 5765-D93 3.1 3.2
  IBM Parallel Engineering and Scientific Subroutine Library (Parallel ESSL) 5765-C41 2.2 2.3
  IBM ESSL 5765-C42 3.2 3.3
  IBM High Availability Cluster Multi-Processing (HACMP features HAS, CRM, ES, ESCRM) 5765-E54 4.4.1 4.4.1
  IBM HACMP features HAGEO or GeoRM 5765-E82 2.3 2.3
  IBM LoadLeveler 5765-E69 2.3 3.1
  5765-D61 2.2  
  IBM General Parallel File System 5765-B95 1.5 1.5
  1.4  
  1.3  
Note:
Before PSSP 3.1, IBM Recoverable Virtual Shared Disk was a separate licensed program and the High Availability Control Workstation (HACWS) was a priced feature. They are now components of PSSP.

Table 59. External disk storage

External disk storage - Worksheet 3
Disk subsystem Adapters (# - type) Number of disks Disk size
       
 


 


 


 


 



Table 60. Major system hardware components

Major system hardware components - Worksheet 4
Company name:   Date:  
Customer number:  
Customer contact:   Phone:  
IBM contact:   Phone:  
Complete the following by entering quantities to order:
  Frames Nodes Nodes
  p690: number LPARs:  
  550 (tall):   375 MHz High:   p660 6M1:
  1550 (tall):   375 MHz Wide: p660 6H1:
  500 (short): 375 MHz Thin: p660 6H0:
  1500 (short): M80: p680:

Switch subsystem components    

SP Switch2:   SP Switch2 Adapter:   SP Switch2 PCI-X Attachment Adapter:
    SP Switch2 MX2 Adapter: SP Switch2 PCI Attachment Adapter:

SP Switch 16-port: SP Switch MX Adapter: SP Switch MX2 Adapter:

SP Switch 8-port: SP Switch Adapter: RS/6000 SP System Attachment Adapter:

Extension node components    

SP Switch Router: SP Switch Router Adapter:

SP Expansion I/O Units: 6    
  External Storage Units: Type Quantity
       

     

     

     

Network Media Cards: Type Quantity

     

     

     

     
Fill in the remainder of this chart after you place your order.

SP model number:
 
SP serial number:
 
Purchase order number:
 

Control Workstation:  

Peripherals:  

   

   

   

   

Figure 58. Node layout - Worksheet 5

View figure.

 
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|Table 61. Hardware configuration by frame

Hardware configuration by frame - Worksheet 7
Frame number:   Hardware protocol:   Switch number:  
p690 server name:  HMC hardware monitor user id:
HMC IP addresses:
Slot or LPAR or frame Node or Expansion number Node type or Associated frame/slot Number processors, memory Internal disk Additional adapters
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Note:
For p690 server name, use the name you assigned to the server using the HMC interface.

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|Table 62. SP Ethernet admin LAN

SP Ethernet admin LAN configuration - Worksheet 8
Company name:   Date:  
Frame number:   p690 server name: 
Associated node slot or frame Admin LAN netmask:                (en0 for all but p690) Default route
Hostname Adapter name or physical location IP Address
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Notes:

  1. AIX is case sensitive. If name-to-address resolution is provided by DNS, NIS or some other means, the names in the SDR must match exactly. Otherwise, use lower case for the host name and addresses.

  2. Wide nodes occupy two slots and use the odd-numbered slot.

  3. High nodes occupy four slots (2 drawers) and use the lowest odd-numbered slot.

  4. Use adapter name or physical location for p690 nodes only. All other nodes must use en0.

  5. For p690 server name, use the name you assigned to the server using the HMC interface.


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|Table 63. Additional adapters node network configuration

Additional adapters node network configuration - Worksheet 9
Company name:   Date:  
Frame number:   p690 server name:  
Token ring speed:  
Associated node slot or frame Additional adapters netmask:  Default route
Adapter name or physical location Hostname IP address
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Notes:

  1. AIX is case sensitive. If name-to-address resolution is provided by DNS, NIS or some other means, the names in the SDR must match exactly. Otherwise, use lower case for the host name and addresses.

  2. Wide nodes occupy two frame slots and use the odd-numbered slot.

  3. High nodes occupy four frame slots (2 drawers) and use the lowest odd-numbered slot.

  4. Use adapter physical location for p690 nodes only. All other nodes must use the adapter name.

  5. For p690 server name, use the name you assigned to the server using the HMC interface.


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|Table 64. Switch configuration worksheet

Switch configuration - Worksheet 10
Frame number:   Switch number:   css0 netmask:   css1 netmask:   ml0 netmask:
Slot number Switch port number css0 hostname css0 IP address css1 hostname css1 IP address ml0 hostname ml0 IP address
 1          

 2  





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Note:
Switch port number is necessary only with the SP Switch. Use of css1 and ml0 are options with the SP Switch2 only.

Table 65. Specifying the system images (SPIMG)

Specifying system images - Worksheet 11
System image name
AIX level
Partition number
Install on node numbers
Specify internal disks where you want to install rootvg
Check here if you want only the SPIMG minimal image of AIX ____
IBM licensed programs
  AIX
  PSSP
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Additional AIX software
 
 
 
 
 
Other applications
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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|Table 66. File set list for PSSP 3.4

PSSP 3.4 file sets - Worksheet 12
System image name spimg1

File set Description
  Image of AIX: spimg

spimg.510 Single file with mksysb image of minimal AIX 5L 5.1 system

spimg.433 Single file with mksysb image of minimal AIX 4.3.3 system
  Image: rsct.basic Base components of RSCT 1.2 with PSSP if using AIX 4.3.3 and of RSCT 2.2 with AIX 5L 5.1

rsct.basic.hacmp RSCT Basic Function (HACMP realm)

rsct.basic.rte RSCT Basic Function (all realms)

rsct.basic.sp RSCT Basic Function (SP realm)
  Image: rsct.compat.basic Basic components of RSCT 2.2 with AIX 5L 5.1

rsct.compat.basic.hacmp RSCT Event Management Basic Function (HACMP realm)

rsct.compat.basic.rte RSCT Event Management Basic Function (all realms)

rsct.compat.basic.sp RSCT Event Management Basic Function (SP realm)
  Image: rsct.compat.clients Client components of RSCT 2.2 with AIX 5L 5.1

rsct.compat.clients.hacmp RSCT Event Management Client Function (HACMP realm)

rsct.compat.clients.rte RSCT Event Management Client Function (all realms)

rsct.compat.clients.sp RSCT Event Management Client Function (SP realm)
  Image: rsct.core Core components of RSCT 2.2 with AIX 5L 5.1

rsct.core.auditrm RSCT audit log resource manager

rsct.core.errm RSCT event response resource manager

rsct.core.fsrm RSCT file system resource manager

rsct.core.gui RSCT graphical user interface

rsct.core.hostrm RSCT host resource manager

rsct.core.rmc RSCT resource monitoring and control

rsct.core.sec RSCT security

rsct.core.sensorrm RSCT sensor resource manager

rsct.core.sr RSCT registry

rsct.core.utils RSCT utilities
  AIX 5L rsct.msg.locale.core.*

ssp.msg.locale.core.utils RSCT Utilities Messages where locale is one of 35 locale names

PSSP image: rsct.clients Client components of RSCT 1.2 with PSSP if using AIX 4.3.3

rsct.clients.hacmp RSCT client function (HACMP realm)

rsct.clients.rte RSCT client function (all realms)

rsct.clients.sp RSCT client function (SP realm)

PSSP image: rsct.core Core component of RSCT 1.2 with PSSP if using AIX 4.3.3

rsct.core.utils RSCT core function (all realms)
  PSSP image: ssp Base components of PSSP

ssp.authent SP Kerberos V4 Server

ssp.basic SP System Support Package

ssp.cediag SP CE Diagnostics

ssp.clients SP Client Programs

ssp.css SP Communication Subsystem Package

ssp.docs SP man pages, PDF files, and HTML files

ssp.gui SP System Monitor Graphical User Interface

ssp.ha_topsvcs.compat Compatibility for ssp.ha and ssp.topsvcs clients

ssp.jm SP Job Manager Package

ssp.perlpkg SP PERL distribution package

ssp.pman SP Problem Management

ssp.public Public Code compressed tarfiles

ssp.spmgr SP Extension Node SNMP Manager

ssp.st Switch Table API package

ssp.sysctl SP sysctl package

ssp.sysman Optional System Management programs

ssp.tecad SP HA TEC Event Adapter package

ssp.top SP Communication Subsystem Topology package

ssp.top.gui SP System Partitioning Aid

ssp.ucode SP Supervisor microcode package

PSSP image: ssp.hacws Optional component of PSSP

ssp.hacws SP High Availability Control Workstation
  PSSP image: vsd Components for managing virtual shared disks

vsd.cmi IBM Virtual Shared Disk Centralized Management Interface (SMIT)

vsd.hsd Hashed Shared Disk data striping device driver

vsd.rvsd.hc Recoverable Virtual Shared Disk Connection Manager

vsd.rvsd.rvsdd Recoverable Virtual Shared Disk daemon

vsd.rvsd.scripts Recoverable Virtual Shared Disk recovery scripts

vsd.sysctl IBM Virtual Shared Disk sysctl commands

vsd.vsdd IBM Virtual Shared Disk device driver
  PSSP image: ssp.vsdgui IBM Virtual Shared Disk Perspectives GUI
  PSSP image: ssp.resctr Resource Center with links to online publications and other information.

ssp.resctr.rte SP Resource Center
  PSSP image: ssp.en_US.* US English ISO8859-1, ISO8859-15

ssp.msg.en_US.authent SP Authentication Server Messages

ssp.msg.en_US.basic SP System Support Messages

ssp.msg.en_US.cediag SP CE Diagnostic Messages

ssp.msg.en_US.clients SP Authenticated Client Messages

ssp.msg.en_US.pman SP Problem Management Messages

ssp.msg.en_US.spmgr SP Extension Node Manager Messages

ssp.msg.en_US.sysctl SP Package Messages

ssp.msg.en_US.sysman Optional System Management Messages

PSSP image: ssp.En_US.* US English IBM-850

ssp.msg.En_US.authent SP Authentication Server Messages

ssp.msg.En_US.basic SP System Support Messages

ssp.msg.En_US.cediag SP CE Diagnostic Messages

ssp.msg.En_US.clients SP Authenticated Client Messages

ssp.msg.En_US.pman SP Problem Management Messages

ssp.msg.En_US.spmgr SP Extension Node Manager Messages

ssp.msg.En_US.sysctl SP Package Messages

ssp.msg.En_US.sysman Optional System Management Messages
Note:
You can choose to install complete images or only selected file sets. Keep in mind that some optional components require others. See the respective planning and migration sections in this book for dependencies. For information on which PSSP file sets to install on the control workstation and which to install on a node, see the books PSSP: Installation and Migration Guide and PSSP: Managing Shared Disks.

Table 67. SP control workstation worksheet

SP control workstation - Worksheet 13
SP control workstation image:

Control Workstation Name

Model

Install rootvg on disk

Disk Space

Memory Size
Hardware options and adapters:

Type Quantity

ATM

Ethernet

FDDI

Token ring (speed 16Mbps)

Multiport Serial Adapters

8 mm tape drive

CD-ROM
IBM licensed programs:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Other applications:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Table 68. Time zones

Select a time zone - Worksheet 14
Select
Time zone Select
Time zone Description

(CUT0)
(CUT0GDT) Coordinated Universal Time (CUT)

(GMT0)
(GMT0BST) United Kingdom (CUT)

(AZOREST1)
(AZOREST1AZOREDT) Azores; Cape Verde (CUT -1)

(FALKST2)
(FALKST2FALKDT) Falkland Islands (CUT -2)

(GRNLNDST3)
(GRNLNDST3GRNLNDDT) Greenland; East Brazil (CUT -3)

(AST4)
(AST4ADT) Central Brazil (CUT -4)

(EST5)
(EST5EDT) Eastern U.S.; Colombia (CUT -5)

(CST6)
(CST6CDT) Central U.S.; Honduras (CUT -6)

(MST7)
(MST7MDT) Mountain U.S. (CUT -7)

(PST8)
(PST8PDT) Pacific U.S.; Yukon (CUT -8)

(AST9)
(AST9ADT) Alaska (CUT -9)

(HST10)
(HST10HDT) Hawaii; Aleutian (CUT-10)

(BST11)
(BST11BDT) Bering Straits (CUT-11)

(NZST-12)
(NZST-12NZDT) New Zealand (CUT+12)

(MET-11M)
(MET-11METDT) Solomon Islands (CUT+11)

(EET-10E)
(EET-10EETDT) Eastern Australia (CUT+10)

(JST-9)
(JST-9JDT) Japan (CUT +9)

(KORST-9)
(KORST-9KORDT) Korea (CUT +9)

(WAUST-8)
(WAUST-8WAUDT) Western Australia (CUT +8)

(TAIST-8)
(TAIST-8TAIDT) Taiwan (CUT +8)

(THAIST-7)
(THAIST-7THAIDT) Thailand (CUT +7)

(TASHST-6)
(TASHST-6TASHDT) Tashkent; Central Asia (CUT +6)

(PAKST-5)
(PAKST-5PAKDT) Pakistan (CUT +5)

(WST-4)
(WST-4WDT) Gorki; Central Asia; Oman (CUT +4)

(MEST-3)
(MEST-3MEDT) Turkey (CUT +3)

(SAUST-3)
(SAUST-3SAUDT) Saudi Arabia (CUT +3)

(WET-2)
(WET-2WET) Finland (CUT +2)

(USAST-2)
(USAST-2USADT) South Africa (CUT +2)

(NFT-1)
(NFT-1DFT) Norway; France (CUT +1)


Table 69. Control workstation connections worksheet

Control workstation connections - Worksheet 15
Company name: Date:
System name: Control workstation name:
Frame hardware control connections
Control workstation network connections
Frame number Serial port for RS233 control line tty device Adapter Hostname IP address Netmask
     
       




       
 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






 






Note:
Column 2 applies to nodes with CSP or SAMI hardware protocol. Record one serial port for nodes with CSP and two for nodes with SAMI.
Servers with the HMC protocol require a network connection only. Columns 2 and 3 do not apply.

Table 70. Site environment worksheet

SP site environment - Worksheet 16
Company name: Date:
System name: Control workstation name:
SMIT dialog field name (1) Site attribute (2) Default value Your choice
Default Network Install Image install_image bos.obj.ssp.432  
Remove Install Image After Installs remove_image false  
NTP Installation ntp_config consensus  
NTP Server Hostname ntp_server    
NTP Version ntp_version 3  
Automounter Configuration amd_config true  
User Administration Interface usermgmt_config true  
Password File Server Hostname passwd_file_loc CWS hostname  
Password File passwd_file /etc/passwd  
Home Directory Server Hostname homedir_server CWS hostname  
Home Directory Path homedir_path /home/cws  
File Collection Management filecoll_config true  
File Collection daemon uid supman_uid 102  
File Collection port supfilesrv_port 8431  
SP Accounting Enabled spacct_enable false  
SP Accounting Active Node Threshold spacct_node 80  
SP Exclusive Use Accounting Enabled spacct_exclusive_enable false  
Accounting Master acct_master 0  
CWS LPP source name cw_lppsource_name default (3)
SP administrative locale admin_locale AIX locale of CWS
SDR may contain ASCII data only SDR_ASCII_only true
Root remote command access restricted restrict_root_rcmd false
Remote command method rcmd_pgm rsh  
Remote command executable dsh_remote_cmd /bin/rsh with rsh. /bin/sshwith secrshell.  
Remote copy executable remote_copy_cmd /bin/rcpwith rsh. /bin/scp with secrshell.  
SP Model Number SP_type_model

SP Serial Number SP_serial_number

Notes:

  1. This is the name that appears on the SMIT dialog.
  2. This is the attribute name to use on the spsitenv command.
  3. Make sure that the AIX level of the LPP source (indicated by this value) matches the AIX level installed on the control workstation.


Table 71. Authentication planning worksheet

Authentication planning - Worksheet 17
Syspar: DCE or Kerberos V5 Compatibility or Kerberos V4 Standard AIX
1. Security services to install

N/A
2a. AIX remote command authorization methods for the root user


2b. Authentication methods for AIX remote commands


3. Authentication methods for SP trusted services

N/A
Note:
The rows are ordered to correspond with the related discussion in Choosing authentication options.

Table 72. DCE authentication

DCE authentication - Worksheet 18
DCE cell name
Cell admin user name
Cell admin password
Master security server hostname
Replica security server hostnames
Master CDS server hostname
Replica CDS server hostname
Names of network interfaces to exclude
Lan Profile id
Note:
After you have written the password on the worksheet, be sure to keep the worksheet in a secure environment.

Table 73. PSSP Kerberos V4 or other Kerberos authentication servers

Kerberos authentication servers - Worksheet 19
  Hostname (long) Default realm Control workstation
Primary server      
Secondary servers      
     
     
Client systems      
     
     
     
     
     
Note:

hostname
Fully qualified hostname. For example, kgn.east.abc.com

default realm
Domain portion of hostname in upper case. For example, EAST.ABC.COM

control workstation?

y
This workstation is the SP control workstation for the system being installed.

n
This workstation is not the SP control workstation for the system being installed.

Any of the secondary servers or client systems could be control workstations for other SP systems, but enter y only for this system's control workstation.


Table 74. PSSP Kerberos V4 or other Kerberos local realm information

Kerberos realm information - Worksheet 20
  Name Password
Local realm   (Master)
Administrative principal .admin
other principals    
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Note:

local realm
If you leave the name blank, the local realm is the default realm you entered for the primary server. The password in this row is the master password of the primary authentication server using SP authentication.

administrative principal
The name you will use as the primary administrator of the authentication database. This includes the .admin suffix.

password
After you have written these passwords on the worksheet, be sure to keep the worksheet in a secure environment.

Table 75. AFS authentication server

AFS authentication server - Worksheet 21
Administrative principal  
Password  
Directory containing CellServDB, ThisCell files  
Directory containing kas command  
Note:
After you have written the password on the worksheet, be sure to keep the worksheet in a secure environment.


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