SIMPLE STEP TO INSTALL AIX FROM A VIRTUAL DVD ROM

SIMPLE STEP TO INSTALL AIX FROM A VIRTUAL DVD ROM

1.     CREATE A ISO IMAGE FROM A AIX DVD

Log on to vio server using padmin user

Load Media into drive and run command

dd if=/dev/cd0 of=/tmp/aiximage.iso  bs=1m

2.     CREATE A DVD REPOSITORY

Check for any repository already present

$ lsrep

The DVD repository has not been created yet.

  Display the storage pool available on the VIO

$ lssp

Pool              Size(mb)   Free(mb)  Alloc Size(mb)    BDs Type

rootvg              40000     20110             128     10 LVPOOL

Create a  Virtual Media Repository in the storage pool rootvg

$ mkrep -sp rootvg -size 1280M

Virtual Media Repository Created

Repository created within "VMLibrary_LV" logical volume

$

  List the newly created Virtual Media Repository 

$ lsrep

Size(mb) Free(mb) Parent Pool         Parent Size      Parent Free

     125      125 rootvg                   40000        20110

3.     ASSIGN A IMAGE TO A MEDIA

$ pwd

/home/padmin

Copy the previously created iso image

View the iso image

$ ls -altr *.iso

-rw-r--r--    1 padmin   staff        102400 Aug 28 12:52 aiximage.iso

Create a media named aiximage

$ mkvopt -name aiximage -file aiximage.iso

Make sure that the image is assigned to the repository

$ lsrep

Size(mb)                         Free(mb)          Parent Pool         Parent Size      Parent Free

     126               125 rootvg                                  40000                  20110

Name                                    File Size Optical         Access

aiximage                                        1 None            rw

4.     ASSIGN MEDIA TO A LPAR

We can assign media through  Tasks == > Configuration == > Virtual resources

== > Virtual Storage Management  

Get a list of managed servers

hscroot@HMC1:~> lssyscfg -r sys -F name

Prod2-8234-EMA-SN1D2

QA1-8234-EMA-SN102

Prod4-8234-EMA-SN1B2

Prod1-8234-EMA-SN1A2

TSMDev-8204-E8A-S5CE2

Prod3-8234-EMA-SNFC2

hscroot@HMC1:~>

List the LPARs on one of the managed servers listed above

hscroot@HMC1:~> lssyscfg -r lpar -m Dev-8234-EMA-SN10CFFE2 -F

name,lpar_id,lpar_env,state

castd0,21,aixlinux,Running

casmd0,20,aixlinux,Running

casd00,18,aixlinux,Running

casmd0,16,aixlinux,Running

casd20,15,aixlinux,Running

 

From the list, select  an LPAR on which media in the Virtual Media Repository will be used and Note the lpar_id of the LPAR

For example casd00,18,aixlinux,Running

List the virtual server adapters on VIO server

$ lsmap -all -field svsa clientid

SVSA             Client Partition ID

---------------  -------------------

vhost0           0x00000003

SVSA             Client Partition ID

---------------  -------------------

vhost16          0x00000012

Assign virtual optical media to virtual host adapter associated with the LPAR

   mkvdev -fbo -vadapter vhost16

vtopt0 Available

Load virtual optical media into the file

$ loadopt -disk aiximage  -vtd vtopt0

BOOT THE CLIENT LPAR USING CDROM AND INSTALL AIX