Install the Operating System: Screen Shots : Put the OS CD and boot the server First we have to tell

AIX which screen we are installing from. AIX sends a messa ge to each screen whether it is a tty or lft (low function graphic terminal) with a number. Press that number followed by the Enter key. The other displays clear and AIX continues with the selected scre en

Select the language:

Installation Settings

Network Configuration: #smitty mktcpip #netstat -in show the status or ip address with numeric address #netstat rn show the status or Tcp ip routes with numeric ip address To assign temporarily alias #ifconfig en0 192.168.1.1 netmask 255.255.255.0 alias Vg, lv, Fs #mkvg -y #mklv -y #crfs -v : <vgname> -s <pp size> <pv name> <lvname> -t jfs2 <vgname> <no of pp> <pvname> jfs2 d /dev/lvname -m <fs name> -A yes

Increase the file system size: #chfs a size=+1G /fs

Install the Powervm Set padmin credentials username : padmin password : admin license accept Change the date and settings: chdate -year 2012 -month 03 -day 25 -hour 10 -minute 15 Check the Ethernet lsdev | grep ^ent mkgencfg -o init mktcpip -hostname vioserver -inetaddr xx.71.13.250 -interface en0 -start -netma sk 255.255.255.000 -gateway xx.71.13.254 -nsrvaddr xx.71.14.11 -nsrvdomain my.do main.com

Initial setup of the server: Ip address of the service processor : 169.254.2.147 or 169.254.2.146 set our laptop ip address as 169.254.2.140 Once the POST is completed, then in a browser type https://169.254.2.147 It provides ASMI screen username : admin password : admin in ASMI we can change the network settings and CuOD activation..

SEA creation in VIOS: Create SEA on VIO server 1 with failover attribute: $ mkvdev -sea ent0 -vadapter ent2 -default ent2 -defaultid 1 -attr ha_mode=auto ctl_chan=ent3 Assign an ip address to SEA on VIOS1: $ mktcpip -hostname vio1 -interface en4 -inetaddr 9.3.5.136 -netmask 255.255.255 .0 -gateway 9.3.5.41 -nsrvaddr 9.3.4.2 -nsrvdomain itsc.austin.ibm.com -start Create a virtual adapter to be used in the SEA adapter on VIOS2. EX: (ent2) a. Give the virtual adapter the same VLAN ID (PVID) as VIOS1. EX: "1" . b. Check the box "access external network". c. Give the virtual adapter a higher trunk priority. EX: "2" Create another virtual adapter to be used as a Control Channel on VIOS2. EX: (en t3): a. Give this new virtual adapter the same unique VLAN ID (PVID) as the control c hannel on VIOS1. EX: "99" b. Do NOT check the box "access external network". c. Shutdown, Activate VIOS2 or run cfgdev from VIOS command line if created with DLPAR. Create SEA on VIOS2 with failover attribute: $ mkvdev -sea ent0 -vadapter ent2 -default ent2 -defaultid 1 -attr ha_mode=auto

ctl_chan=ent3 Assign an ip address to SEA on VIOS2: $ mktcpip -hostname vio2 -interface en4 -inetaddr 9.3.5.137 -netmask 255.255.255 .0 -gateway 9.3.5.41 -nsrvaddr 9.3.4.2 -nsrvdomain itsc.austin.ibm.com -start