Index

• about this book
• affinity logical partitions
  • Hardware Management Console (HMC)
  • overview
• AIX
  • shutting down
• alternate disk installation

• backup
  • considerations
  • installing using NIM
  • system
  • to CD
  • to tape
  • using NIM

• communication between HMC and Partitions
• configuring online documentation
• consolidation of multiple versions of the same operating system
• creating a system backup

• documentation
  • online
    • configuring
    • installing on a server
    • installing on a system
    • viewing from the CD
• documentation overview
  • documentation web site
• dumps
  • system
    • logical volume
    • managing

• Getting Started

• Hardware Management Console (HMC)
  • affinity logical partitions
  • communicating with partitions
  • managing AIX partitions
  • managing remotely with AIX partition
  • managing remotely with client
  • managing systems with (1), (2)
  • managing with an HMC client
  • Network Adapter Communication
  • partitioning with
  • shutting down a partition
  • working with logical partitions
• highlighting used
• host name
  • naming

• installation scenarios
• installing a system backup
  • using NIM
• installing AIX
  • configuring an initial LPAR as a NIM master
  • considerations
  • in a partitioned environment
  • migrating a system to the AIX 5.2 partition-ready state
  • overview
  • procedures
  • using a separate AIX system as a NIM master
  • using the CD to manually install a logical partition
• ISO 9000

• logical partition
  • consolidation of multiple versions of the same operating system
  • minimum resources
  • mixed production and test environments
  • overview (1), (2)
  • roadmap
  • scenarios
  • server consolidation
  • when to implement
  • working with
• LPP_Source directory

• materials list
• mkcd
• mkcd command
• mksysb command

• naming your OS host
• Network Adapter Communication Between Partitions and the HMC
• Network Installation Management
  • introduction
• NIM
  • see Network Installation Management
• NIM resources
  • bosinst_data
  • LPP_Source
  • mksysb
  • resolv_conf
  • resource group
  • SPOT

• online documentation
• overview
  • documentation
• overview of AIX installation process
• overview of partitions
  • affinity logical partitions
  • dynamic logical partitioning
  • full system partition
  • logical partitions
  • managed system

• partition scenarios
  • Adding Your Managed System to an RS/6000 SP Environment
  • Advanced Installation Options
  • First AIX System in Your Environment
  • Installing a Partition Using Alternate Disk Installation
  • Migrating to AIX 5.1 and Configuring Partition Support
• partitions
  • affinity
  • full system
  • logical
  • roadmap
  • when to implement
  • working with
• publications
  • online
  • related (1), (2)

• readme
  • mkcd
  • README.PARTITION_INSTALL
  • Web-based System Manager
• related publications
• remote management
  • from the Hardware Management Console (HMC)
  • to AIX partitions
• Roadmap, Partition

• scenarios
  • logical partition
• shutting down a logical partition
• shutting down a partition
  • using AIX
  • using the HMC
• SP environment
• storage management
• Sysback
• system, managed
• system backup
• system backup, dump and storage management
• system dump management

• trademarks

• updating NIM
  • updating an existing NIM environment