After you replace the management card, you must reenter
the activation code for the PowerVM® function
to enable virtualization.
Before you complete this procedure, install the management
card, as described in Installing
the management card.
PowerVM 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).
To locate your VET
code and then install the code on your blade server, complete the
following steps:
- Power on the blade server. If a Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) partition
is installed, power on only the VIOS partition. If VIOS is not installed,
power on one of the partitions.
- List the activation information that you must supply when the
new VET activation code is ordered through one of the following methods:
- By using HMC:
- In the navigation area, expand Systems Management.
- Select Servers.
- In the contents area, select the destination blade server.
- Click Tasks > Capacity on Demand (CoD) > PowerVM >
View Code Information.
The following is an example of
the PowerVM output:
Note: When you request the activation code, you
must supply the information that is emphasized in the following example.
CoD VET Information
System type: 7895
System serial number: 12-34567
Anchor card CCIN: 52EF
Anchor card serial number: 01-231S000
Anchor card unique identifier: 30250812077C3228
Resource ID: CA1F
Activated Resources: 0000
Sequence number: 0040
Entry check: EC
Go to step 3.
- By using Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM):
- Start the IVM,
if it is not running already.
- In an IVM session,
enter the lsvet -t code command.
The following
is an example of the
lsvet command output:
Note: When
you request the activation code, you must supply the information that
is emphasized in the following example.
sys_type=7895,sys_serial_num=12-34567,anchor_card_ccin=52EF,
anchor_card_serial_num=01-231S000, anchor_card_unique_id=30250812077C3228,
resource_id=CA1F,activated_resources=0000,sequence_num=0040, entry_check=EC
Go
to step 3.
- By using IBM Systems
Director Management Console (SDMC):
- On the Welcome page, click Resources.
- Expand Hosts, and select the destination
host.
- Click Actions, and select System
Configuration > Capacity on Demand (CoD).
- In the Capacity on Demand window, select Advanced Functions from
the Select On Demand Type list, and then select PowerVM.
- Click View Code Information.
The following
is an example of the PowerVM output:
Note: When you request the activation
code, you must supply the information that is emphasized in the following
example.
CoD VET Information
System type: 7895
System serial number: 12-34567
Anchor card CCIN: 52EF
Anchor card serial number: 01-231S000
Anchor card unique identifier: 30250812077C3228
Resource ID: CA1F
Activated Resources: 0000
Sequence number: 0040
Entry check: EC
Go to step 3.
- Send a request for the VET activation code for your
replacement management card to the System p® Capacity on Demand mailbox at pcod@us.ibm.com.
If the
HMC or
SDMC was
used to get the VET information, include the following fields and
their values:
- System type
- System serial number
- Anchor card CCIN
- Anchor card serial number
- Anchor card unique identifier
If the
IVM lsvet
-t code command was used to get the VET information, include
the following fields and their values:
- sys_type
- sys_serial_num
- anchor_card_ccin
- anchor_card_serial_num
- anchor_card_unique_id
Following is an example of a statement that you can include
in the email:
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 the code and posts the VET activation code on
the website.
- Go to the Capacity on Demand Activation code web page
to retrieve your code.
- Enter the system type, which is the value of the sys_type field
from the IVM or
the System type field from the HMC or SDMC.
- Enter the serial number, which is the value of the sys_serial_num
from the IVM or
the System serial number field from the HMC or SDMC.
If the code has not yet been assigned, then the following
note is displayed:
No matching activation code found.
Otherwise,
look for a VET entry with a date that aligns with your request date.
Then, record the corresponding VET activation code.
- Enter the VET activation code to activate PowerVM virtualization
through one of the following methods:
- For HMC or IVM graphical
user interface (GUI), see Entering the PowerVM activation code.
- For SDMC GUI,
see Entering the activation code for PowerVM Editions
using the SDMC.
- For IVM command-line
interface (CLI), complete the following steps:
- In an IVM session,
enter the following command to activate the 34-character VET activation
code.
chvet -o e -k <activation_code>
Where, <activation_code> is
the Activation Code.
For example, if the activation code is 4D8D6E7A81409365CA1F000028200041FD,
enter the following command:
chvet -o e -k 4D8D6E7A81409365CA1F000028200041FD
- In an IVM session,
validate that the code entry is successful by using the lsvet
-t hist command.
The following is an example of the
command output:
time_stamp=03/06/2013 16:25:08,"entry=[VIOSI05000400-0331] CoD advanced
functions activation code entered, resource ID: CA1F, capabilities: 2820."
time_stamp=03/06/2013 16:25:08,entry=[VIOSI05000403-0332] Virtual I/O server
capability enabled.
time_stamp=03/06/2013 16:25:08,entry=[VIOSI05000405-0333] Micro-partitioning
capability enabled.
This ends the procedure.
The procedure does
not require you to restart the blade server to activate the PowerVM virtualization functions.
Note: If
you intend to restart the blade server after you complete this procedure,
wait at least 5 minutes before you restart the blade server, or before
you power off and power on the blade server. This is to ensure that
the activation code is stored in the vital product data on the management
card.