Cabling The Server And Accessing The Integrated Virtualization Manager - IBM Power 720 Express 8202-E4B Installation Manual

Note: You should configure and start an IBM i TCP interface on a second port (T2, T3, T4) prior to
moving the console. This action ensures there is an alternate method to access the server.
Use the information in step 3b to reset the PC to its original TCP/IP settings.
Note: The PC IP configuration must be reset prior to cabling the PC back to the network, because the
PC is configured with the gateway IP address.
The PC and server console port (T1) can now be recabled to the network.
Next, you need to install an operating system and enable service and support functions for your server.
For instructions, see "Completing server setup" on page 33.

Cabling the server and accessing the Integrated Virtualization Manager

When you install the Virtual I/O Server in an environment where no Hardware Management Console
(HMC) is present, the Virtual I/O Server automatically creates a management partition whose interface is
the Integrated Virtualization Manager.
To prepare for and install the Virtual I/O Server and enable the Integrated Virtualization Manager,
complete the following steps:
1. Connect a serial cable from a PC or ASCII terminal to a system port on the server.
2. Do the following steps:
v Verify that you have access to the Advanced System Management Interface (ASMI) using the Web
interface. For details, see Accessing the ASMI using a Web browser.
v Verify that you have administrator or authorized service provider authority in ASMI.
v Using the Web-based ASMI, change the following settings as appropriate for the type of partition
on which you are installing the Integrated Virtualization Manager:
For an AIX or Linux partition, complete the following steps to change the partition boot mode:
a. In the navigation area, expand Power/Restart Control.
b. Click Power On/Off System.
c. Select Boot to SMS menu in the AIX/Linux partition mode by boot field.
d. If you are installing the Integrated Virtualization Manager on an IBM System i model, select
AIX/Linux in the Default partition environment field.
e. Click Save settings and power on.
v Open a terminal session on the PC, using an application such as HyperTerminal, and wait for the
SMS menu to appear. Be sure that the line speed is set to 19,200 bits per second to communicate
with the system unit.
v Using the Web-based ASMI, change the partition boot mode back so that the server loads the
operating environment during startup:
a. Expand Power/Restart Control.
b. Click Power On/Off System.
c. Select Continue to operating system in the AIX/Linux partition mode boot field.
d. Click Save settings.
3. Insert the Virtual I/O Server CD or DVD into the optical drive.
4. In SMS, select the CD or DVD as the boot device:
a. Select Select Boot Options, and press Enter.
b. Select Select Install/Boot Device, and press Enter.
c. Select CD/DVD, and press Enter.
d. Select the media type that corresponds to the optical device, and press Enter.
e. Select the device number that corresponds to the optical device, and press Enter.
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