Obtaining a PowerVM Virtualization Engine system technologies activation code

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:
  1. 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.
  2. 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:
      1. In the navigation area, expand Systems Management.
      2. Select Servers.
      3. In the contents area, select the destination blade server.
      4. 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):
      1. Start the IVM, if it is not running already.
      2. 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):
      1. On the Welcome page, click Resources.
      2. Expand Hosts, and select the destination host.
      3. Click Actions, and select System Configuration > Capacity on Demand (CoD).
      4. In the Capacity on Demand window, select Advanced Functions from the Select On Demand Type list, and then select PowerVM.
      5. 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.

  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.

  4. Go to the Capacity on Demand Activation code web page to retrieve your code.
    1. 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.
    2. 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.

  5. 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:
      1. 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

      2. 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.


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