AN11: Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning

Course Information

Course Name

AN11: Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning

Duration

3 Days

Overview

Learn how to perform system administration in a Power Systems environment. Learn about the features of PowerVM Editions and how to configure and manage LPARs running AIX V7 or Linux using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

Audience Profile

This course is appropriate for system administrators, technical support individuals, and IBM business partners who implement LPARs on IBM Power Systems.

Prerequisites

This introductory course does not require any logical partitioning experience.

General TCP/IP knowledge is strongly recommended.

At Course Completion

• Describe important concepts that are associated with managing POWER processor-based systems, such as logical partitioning, dynamic partitioning, virtual devices, virtual processors, virtual consoles, virtual local area network (VLAN), and shared processors

• Describe the features of the PowerVM editions

• Describe the functions provided by the HMC

• Configure and manage the HMC, including users and permissions, software, start and shutdown, remote access features, network configuration, security features, HMC backup and restore options, and the HMC reload procedure

• Describe the rules that are associated with allocating resources, including dedicated processors, processing units for Micro-Partitioning, memory, physical and virtual I/O for AIX and Linux partitions

• Configure and manage LPARs by using the HMC graphical user interface (GUI) and HMC commands

• Power on and power off the Power Systems server

• Use the HMC to back up and restore partition data

• Perform dynamic LPAR operations (DLPAR)

Course Outline

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Introduction to the course

Module 2: Identify System Administration Functions in Puppet

• Identify system administration functions in Puppet

• Identify system administration functions in Puppet code

Module 3: Puppet Architecture

• Describe the Puppet architecture and describe a state model

Module 4: Implement a Puppet Manifest

• Build, validate, and deploy a Puppet manifest

Module 5: Troubleshoot Puppet Manifests

• Find documentation and diagnose errors in Puppet manifests

Module 6: Implement Git

• Implement Git to manage software

Module 7: Find Information with Facter

• View information about systems using Facter

Module 8: Implement Puppet Modules

• Create Puppet modules and implement classes in a manifest

Module 9: Implement Relationships in a Puppet Module

• Implement namespaces, relationships, and dependencies in a Puppet module

Module 10: Implement Variables and Conditionals in a Puppet Module

• Implement variables and conditionals in a Puppet module

Module 11: Identify Advanced System Administration Functions in Puppet

• Identify advanced system administration functions in Puppet

• Identify advanced system administration functions in Puppet code

Module 12: Implement Puppet

• Deploy and configure a Puppet master and a Puppet client

Module 13: Implement External Puppet Modules

• Implement Puppet modules from Puppet Forge

Module 14: Implement Puppet in a DevOps Environment

• Implement Puppet in a DevOps environment

Module 15: Implement Puppet in Red Hat Satellite 6

• Implement Puppet in a Red Hat Satellite 6 environment

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