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PowerVM Editions is one of the Capacity on Demand advanced functions.
Capacity on Demand advanced functions are also referred to as Virtualization
Engine systems technologies, or Virtualization Engine technologies (VET).
Use the following procedure to locate your VET code and then install the code on
your blade server.
1. Start the Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) if it is not running already.
2. In an IVM session, enter the lsvet -t code command to list activation
3. Send a note requesting the VET activation code for your replacement
4. Go to the Capacity on Demand Activation code Web page to retrieve your
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information that you must supply when ordering the new VET activation code.
The information returned by the lsvet command resembles the following
example:
sys_type=7998,sys_serial_num=10-0025A,anchor_card_ccin=52BE,
anchor_card_serial_num=00-7000069, anchor_card_unique_id=71010809449A1501,
resource_id=CA1F,activated_resources=0000,sequence_num=0040, entry_check=20
You must supply the part in bold when you request the activation code.
management (anchor) card to the System p Capacity on Demand mailbox at
pcod@us.ibm.com.
Include the following fields and their values from the information you received
after running the lsvet command:
v sys_type
v sys_serial_num
v anchor_card_ccin
v anchor_card_serial_num
v anchor_card_unique_id
Include a statement similar to this:
Please provide a VET activation code for the new
management card (anchor card) in my blade server.
The System p Capacity on Demand site then generates your code and posts
your VET activation code on their Web site.
code.
a. Enter the system type, which is the value of the sys_type field.
b. Enter the serial number, which is the value of the sys_serial_num field.
If the code has not yet been assigned, the page might look like this example:
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