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Provision Machine: IBM LPAR (with NIM)

Provisions a client computer and images it with an AIX operating system.

The Build Partition section contains the following fields:

HMC/IVM Name

Specifies the HMC/IVM that is associated with the managed server where the selected partition resides.

System Name

Specifies the name of the data center in IBM LPAR where the virtual machine resides. Select one from the drop-down list.

Partition Name

Defines the name of the partition for image creation. You can use automatically generated text or text extracted from event messages.

Profile Name

Defines the name of an existing profile for the selected LPAR.

The Memory Settings section contains the following fields:

Installed Memory

Identifies installed memory.

Available Memory

Identifies installed memory.

Minimum

Specifies the minimum memory.

Desired

Specifies the desired memory.

Maximum

Specifies the maximum memory.

Require Approval

Select to specify that the ticket requires approval by a third party.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Auto close ticket on approval/rejection

Select to close the ticket after it is approved or rejected.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Ticket Types

Select a valid ticket type from the drop-down list. Depending on your configuration, valid types include:

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Templates

Specifies the template to use to create a ticket. Select a template from the drop-down list. Depending on the ticket type selected, the form is populated with corresponding values.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

The Processor section contains the following fields:

Processing Mode

Specifies the processing mode.

Select between the following options:

Units Available

Identifies available processor units.

Minimum

Specifies the minimum processor units.

Desired

Specifies the desired processor units.

Maximum

Specifies the maximum processor units.

I/O Components

Specifies the I/O components that you want to associate with the LPAR.

I/O Pools

Lets you add, delete and modify the I/O pools.

Maximum Virtual Adapters

Defines the maximum number of virtual adapters.

Virtual Adapters

Identifies the number of virtual adapters

Virtual Serial Adapters

Lets you add, delete and modify the virtual serial adapters.

Virtual Ethernet Adapters

Lets you add, delete and modify the virtual ethernet adapters.

Virtual SCSI Adapters

Lets you add, delete and modify the virtual SCSI adapters.

NIM Master

Defines the computer where you set up and maintain your NIM environment. The NIM environment is a logical group of computers. Multiple NIM environments can be on the same TCP/IP network, but there can only be one active NIM master per environment.

Machine Resource Name

Defines the name of the target computer for NIM installations and update operations. Provisions a client computer and images it with an AIX operating system.

Resource Type

Specifies the resource type for assigning resources to a NIM client.

Resource Group

Defines a logical grouping of resources used for assigning resources to a NIM client more quickly than an individual association.

Individual Resources

Defines the resource name used to create image.

Base Operating System Instance

Defines a file that contains information for the Base Operating System (BOS) installation program.

Licensed Program Products

Defines the licensed program product files to use for an imaging request.

Shared Product Object Tree

Defines the shared product object tree to use for an imaging request.

Resolve Configuration

Defines a file that contains valid /etc/resolv.conf entries that define Domain Name Protocol name-server information for local resolver routines.

First Boot Script

Defines the name of the file to use to configure devices. The script is used when a NIM client is booting for the first time after the BOS installation process finishes.

Post Install Scripts

Defines a comma-separated list of scripts to run post installation.

Host Name

Identifies the name of the host computer.

Username

Defines the root user used for agent deployment.

Password

Defines the root user password used for agent deployment.

Domain Manager

Defines the domain manager.

Scalability Server

Serves as the primary interface for the agent and distributes the CA ITCM workload across multiple hosts. Software delivery adapter supports multiple scalability servers for software distribution.

Template

Lists the software package groups already created.

The imaging process starts on the LPAR and a confirmation message notifies you when the imaging job has completed successfully. When the imaging process is complete, the LPAR is properly discovered and classified.