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Add the LPAR AIM Instance

After adding an HMC or an IVM Server connection to the CA Virtual Assurance manager, add an AIM instance to manage the new Server. CA Virtual Assurance then discovers the PowerVM environment.

Follow these steps:

1. Open the CA Virtual Assurance user interface from the Start menu. Click Administration, Configuration.

   The Configuration page appears.

2. Select IBM PowerVM from the Provisioning section in the left pane.

   The right pane refreshes and displays the managed HMC and IVM Servers, associated Virtual I/O Servers, and the LPAR AIM Servers.

3. Click (Add) on the LPAR AIM Servers pane toolbar.

   The New LPAR AIM Server dialog appears.

4. Select the LPAR AIM Server from the drop-down list.

   The list of discovered LPAR AIM Servers appears. If you have installed the LPAR AIM on the local system, the name of the local system appears in the list too.

5. Select the HMC or IVM Server from the drop-down list.

   CA Virtual Assurance populates the HMC/IVM Server drop-down list with the HMC and IVM Servers listed in the HMC/IVM Servers pane. You can only manage those HMC or IVM Servers for which your CA Virtual Assurance manager has a valid connection established.

   Note: If the AIM resides on a remote system, CA Virtual Assurance must discover the system first. After discovery, the AIM server appears in the drop-down list.

6. Click OK.

   A new AIM instance for the selected Server is added. If the instance is not in an error or in a stopped state, CA Virtual Assurance starts to discover the associated PowerVM environment:

   • For each HMC server, the AIM discovers all Power Systems and the Virtual I/O servers.
   • For each IVM server, the AIM discovers a Power System that the IVM manages.

   When the discovery process is complete, you can start managing your PowerVM environment.

The Administration Tab shows an aggregated state for all the P Systems and VIO Servers the AIM discovered. To view their individual configuration state press the Show Managed Systems icon.