Restore a Server from a NIM Mksysb

This doesn’t include actually setting up the mksysb in NIM as a bootp resource, that is another issue.
It also doesn’t include creating the LPAR entry in the HMC or adding resources to a vio server such as disk and network.

Open the HMC graphical interface. Pick the Server:

Unless told otherwise, pick the default profile and make sure to select the ‘Open a terminal window’ checkbox.

    Opening Virtual Terminal On Partition  . . .

 Open in progress

 Open Completed.

If you are asked to set this as the system console, follow the onscreen instructions to do so. Next you should see an IBM splash screen. The words Memory, Keyboard, Network, SCSI, and Speaker will begin to appear at the bottom of the screen.

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   1 = SMS Menu                      5 = Default Boot List
   8 = Open Firmware Prompt      6 = Stored Boot List

    Memory      Keyboard     Network     SCSI     Speaker

At this point hit 1 to go into the SMS menu:

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version SF240_358
 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
 Main Menu
 1.   Select Language
 2.   Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load)
 3.   Change SCSI Settings
 4.   Select Console
 5.   Select Boot Options

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:

                                  X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
 Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 2

Select 2 to go to the Remote IPL Menu:

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version SF240_358
 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
 NIC Adapters
      Device                            Location Code         Hardware  Address

1.  Interpartition Logical LAN    U9133.55A.10387-T1  fef830004002

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:

                                  X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
 Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1

In this case, we only have one choice, a virtual adapter. You must know
that your adapter is configured with the switch correctly and hooked up,
a ping test is possible which you can use to test connectivity to the
NIM server (or any other server). I will show you this in a little bit.

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version SF240_358
 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
 Network Parameters
Interpartition Logical LAN: U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1
 1.   IP Parameters
 2.   Adapter Configuration
 3.   Ping Test
 4.   Advanced Setup: BOOTP

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:

                                  X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1

Now you need to tell the LPAR about the remote server. This will host
a bootp image that allows network booting and network installation.

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version SF240_358
 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Interpartition Logical LAN: U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1
 1.   Client IP Address                    [000.000.000.000]
 2.   Server IP Address                    [000.000.000.000]
 3.   Gateway IP Address                   [000.000.000.000]
 4.   Subnet Mask                          [255.255.255.000]

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:

                                  X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1

Start with #1, this time must of the screen won’t change, but you will
be prompted at the bottom to put in IP addresses:

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen
 X = eXit System Management Services

---------------------------------------------------------------

 X to Abort or Enter Client IP Address: 10.32.16.130

Keep entering values in all fields, don’t forget the subnet mask, it may be
wrong.

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version SF240_358
 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
Interpartition Logical LAN: U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1
 1.   Client IP Address                    [10.32.16.130]
 2.   Server IP Address                    [10.32.18.39]
 3.   Gateway IP Address                   [10.32.16.1]
 4.   Subnet Mask                          [255.255.252.000]

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen
 X = eXit System Management Services

---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1

Now you can do the ping test. Select ESC to return to the previous screen.

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version SF240_358
 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
 1.   IP Parameters
 2.   Adapter Configuration
 3.   Ping Test
 4.   Advanced Setup: BOOTP

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen
 X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 3

On the ping test screen, you could check your IPs one last time, and then
hit 1 to execute:

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version SF240_358
 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
 Ping Test
 Interpartition Logical LAN: U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1
 Speed, Duplex:  auto,auto
 Client IP Address: 10.32.16.130
 Server IP Address: 10.32.18.39
 Gateway IP Address: 10.32.16.1
 Subnet Mask: 255.255.252.0
 Protocol: Standard
 Spanning Tree Enabled: 1
 Connector Type:

 1. Execute Ping Test

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen
 X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1

It will wait a little while for spanning tree, if you disable this. ping and
initial boot runs faster:

                         .---------------------.
                         |  Attempting Ping... |
                         `---------------------'

PING: wait 60 seconds for Spanning Tree ...
PING: Ready to ping:
PING: source hardware address is fe f8 30 0 40 2
PING: destination hardware address is fe f8 30 0 50 2
PING: source IP address is 10.32.16.130
PING: destination IP address is 10.32.18.39

If all is configured correctly, you will see a success:

                           .-----------------.
                           |  Ping  Success. |
                           `-----------------'

 Press any key to continue..........

Press any key to get back to your menu and then press ‘M’ to
go back to the main menu. Next you will need to set the boot
list to boot from the network instead of the disks.

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version SF240_358
 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
 Main Menu
 1.   Select Language
 2.   Setup Remote IPL (Initial Program Load)
 3.   Change SCSI Settings
 4.   Select Console
 5.   Select Boot Options

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:
 X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 5

Select 5, to change the Boot Options:

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version SF240_358
 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
 1.   Select Install/Boot Device
 2.   Configure Boot Device Order
 3.   Multiboot Startup 

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen
 X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1

Select 1

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version SF240_358
 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
 Select Device Type
 1.   Diskette
 2.   Tape
 3.   CD/DVD
 4.   IDE
 5.   Hard Drive
 6.   Network
 7.   List all Devices

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen
 X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1

Select 6 for the Network:

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version SF240_358
 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
 Select Device
 Device  Current  Device
 Number  Position  Name
 1.        -      Virtual Ethernet
                  ( loc=U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1 )

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen
 X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1

Select Normal Mode Boot

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version SF240_358
 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
 Select Task

Virtual Ethernet
    ( loc=U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1 )

 1.   Information
 2.   Normal Mode Boot
 3.   Service Mode Boot

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen
 X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1

And then select 1 to continue:

 PowerPC Firmware
 Version SF240_358
 SMS 1.6 (c) Copyright IBM Corp. 2000,2005 All rights reserved.
---------------------------------------------------------------
 Are you sure you want to exit System Management Services?
 1.   Yes
 2.   No

---------------------------------------------------------------
 Navigation Keys:
 M = return to Main Menu
 ESC key = return to previous screen
 X = eXit System Management Services
---------------------------------------------------------------
Type menu item number and press Enter or select Navigation key: 1

You should see a splash screen with bootp information at the bottom.

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IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM                             IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM     STARTING SOFTWARE       IBM IBM IBM IBM
IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM        PLEASE WAIT...       IBM IBM IBM IBM
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BOOTP: chosen-network-type = ethernet,auto,none,auto
BOOTP: server   IP =        10.32.18.39
BOOTP: requested filename =
BOOTP: client   IP =        10.32.16.130
BOOTP: client   HW addr =   fe f8 30 0 40 2
BOOTP: gateway  IP =        10.32.16.1
BOOTP: device    /vdevice/l-lan@30000002
BOOTP: loc-code  U9133.55A.103878H-V4-C2-T1

After a little bit you should see a successful Send (S)
and Receive (R). If this doesn’t happen pretty quickly, something is
wrong.

BOOTP R = 1 BOOTP S = 2

After bootp succeeds, an install image is transferred into memory
with trivial-ftp (tftp):

FILE: /tftpboot/testaix06
FINAL Packet Count = 26880
FINAL File Size = 13762048 bytes.
load-base=0x4000
real-base=0x2000000
Elapsed time since release of system processors: 55023 mins 13 secs

An AIX welcome screen shows how many processor and memory you have.
The kernel is always 32 bit at this point because the install process works
for both 32 and 64 machines.

------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Welcome to AIX.
                       boot image timestamp: 21:01 10/27
                 The current time and date: 15:40:44 10/28/2009
               number of processors: 1    size of memory: 8192MB
boot device: /vdevice/l-lan@30000002:10.32.18.39,,10.32.16.130,
10.32.16.1,00,00
                     kernel size: 12192396; 32 bit kernel
------------------------------------------------------------------


******* Please define the System Console. *******

Type a 1 and press Enter to use this terminal as the
  system console.
Pour definir ce terminal comme console systeme, appuyez
  sur 1 puis sur Entree.
Taste 1 und anschliessend die Eingabetaste druecken, um
  diese Datenstation als Systemkonsole zu verwenden.
Premere il tasto 1 ed Invio per usare questo terminal
  come console.
Escriba 1 y pulse Intro para utilizar esta terminal como
  consola del sistema.
Escriviu 1 1 i premeu Intro per utilitzar aquest
  terminal com a consola del sistema.
Digite um 1 e pressione Enter para utilizar este terminal
  como console do sistema.

Press 1 and Enter ( you won’t see your choice echo back to you)

>>>  1 Type 1 and press Enter to have English during install.

   88  Help ?

>>> Choice [1]:

Select your language

                           Welcome to Base Operating System
                      Installation and Maintenance

Type the number of your choice and press Enter.
Choice is indicated by >>>.

>>> 1 Start Install Now with Default Settings

    2 Change/Show Installation Settings and Install

    3 Start Maintenance Mode for System Recovery

    4 Configure Network Disks (iSCSI)

    88  Help ?
    99  Previous Menu

>>> Choice [1]:

Go to choice 2 to see what disks we are set to use:

                           System Backup Installation and Settings

Either type 0 and press Enter to install with the current settings, or type the
number of the setting you want to change and press Enter.

      Setting:                                 Current Choice(s):

    1 Disk(s) where you want to install ...... hdisk0
         Use Maps............................. No
    2 Shrink File Systems..................... No
    3 Import User Volume Groups............... No
    4 Recover Devices......................... No

>>> 0 Install with the settings listed above.

+-----------------------------------------------------
    88  Help ?         |  WARNING: Base Operating System
    99  Previous Menu  |        Installation will destroy
                       |        or impair recovery of ALL data
                       |        on the destination disk hdisk0.
>>> Choice [0]:

Pick 0 or enter to continue on:

        Approximate     Elapsed time
     % tasks complete   (in minutes)
                        Installing Base Operating System



        Please wait...






          5               0      Making file systems.

The message saying that filesystems are being made shouldn’t
last too long.

        Approximate     Elapsed time
     % tasks complete   (in minutes)

          7               2      0% of mksysb data restored.

Next a counter starts to tell you how much of the data is
actually restored. This part gets pretty boring and sometimes
estimates incorrectly.

0042-008 NIMstate: Request denied - Method_req

If you see messages like this then ask the system admin. to
check the NIM client entry to see if the CPU id is set
incorrectly.


        Approximate     Elapsed time
     % tasks complete   (in minutes)

          14               12      9% of mksysb data restored.

Use vtmenu from the HMC to log into a partition

It is much easier to use putty or some other robust terminal, rather than using the java console from the hmc menu. First log onto the hmc as hscroot and run vtmenu:

ssh hscroot@nad0019hmc02
Password:
Last login: Tue Oct 27 14:00:21 2009 from 10.32.12.45^M
hscroot@nad0019hmc02:~> vtmenu

You will see a list of servers to pick from:

 Retrieving name of managed system(s) . . . 

 ----------------------------------------------------------
  Managed Systems:
 ----------------------------------------------------------
   1) dv_505_one
   2) pr_51A_one
   3) pr_570_one
   4) dv_570_one
   5) pr_51A_one
   6) pr_570_two
 
 Enter Number of Managed System.   (q to quit): 6

Next select your partition:

 ----------------------------------------------------------
  Partitions On Managed System:  pr_570_10DEAEA_Prod.
  OS/400 Partitions not listed
 ----------------------------------------------------------
   1)    serveraixp03                        Running
   2)    serveraixp07                        Running
   3)    serverviop01                        Running
   4)    serveraixp04                        Running
   5)    serveraixp06                        Running

 
 Enter Number of Running Partition (q to quit): 4

And finally, you have a console:


    Opening Virtual Terminal On Partition serveraixp04 . . .


 Open in progress

 Open Completed.



AIX Version 5
Copyright IBM Corporation, 1982, 2008.
Console login:

When you are finished use ~. to close the vtmenu session.

If the screen is locked, you can use this command to unlock it and also start up
a session without traversing the menu’s:

rmvterm -m dv_55A_103878H_Dev_viod02 -p nad0019aixd22
mkvterm -m dv_55A_103878H_Dev_viod02 -p nad0019aixd22

Find the IP addresses for the HMC from the front panel

The front panel of the HMC has three buttons ( selectselectselect) below it. When the machine is booted up, it shows a few lines of system information.  It has two modes; normal and maintenance.  In normal mode, you have one of 4 possible menus that you can display.  They are labelled 1,2,4 and 20.  You press the enter button select to toggle between displaying information and changing menus.  Menu 1 is an overall status, menu 2 allows you to change the service processor you want to work with (A or B, or just A) and also change the operating mode (N or M). In maintenance mode, you have menus labelled 1,2,3,4,7,8,20,25,26,30,42 and 43.  We are only interested in menu 30, which will show us the two ip addresses configured for the HMC to use.

First, put the HMC in manual mode.

 

01 N V=F HMC=1
                T

 

Push Enter select

 

01

Push Up Button select

02

Push Enter select

 

02 A<N
              T

Push Enter select

02 A N<
 T

Push Up Button select

 

02 A M<
 T

Push Enter select

02

(You are now in Maintenance Mode, if you were to go back to the home screen by going to 01 and pressing enter, you would see the M where the N used to be)

Next, go to section 30:

Push Up Button selectuntil you get to 30

30

 

Push Enter select

30**

Push Up Button select

3000

Push Enter select

SP A: ETH0 T6
192.168.254.253

 

Push Down Button select

3000

 

Push Down Button select

3001

Push Enter select

SP A: ETH1 T6
10.140.150.14

When you are done, you should probably change back to normal mode, go to menu 01, and press enter to leave the display showing what we see at the top of this post.