IBM - Scripting LPAR Automation and Documentation

KURSZIEL
IBM - Scripting LPAR Automation and Documentation: This is an intermediate workshop for Infrastructure and AIX system administrators who want automate and document their environment, prepare their environment for restructuring and disaster recovery. AIX system administrators who cannot use the HMC WEB insterface and want to automate the use of the HMC command line._x000D_

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ZIELGRUPPE
This is an intermediate workshop for Infrastructure and AIX system administrators who want automate and document their environment, prepare their environment for restructuring and disaster recovery. AIX system administrators who cannot use the HMC WEB insterface and want to automate the use of the HMC command line._x000D_

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KURSINHALT
In this workshop you will learn to use the HMC commandline and it's parameters. We will build a basic script based menu to document your LPAR setup, extract the LPAR setup information to easily redeploy your LPAR in case of a disaster and to use this setup to clone these LPARs with new or changed profile data. _x000D_

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You will get an overview of the HMC functions available and how to get access to those functions using the HMC command line tools.Themenübersicht

• Introduction
• Overview of the HMC functions
• Explore the LAB setup
• POWER6 and the HMC
• Build your basic script-menu
• Using the ls*** commands to document your setup
• Starting and stopping LPARs from the commandline
• Extract LPAR and prepare for disaster recovery of single LPARs
• Changing LPAR profiles and automating DLPAR and profile updates
• Extended HMC functions and how to use them
• How to extend the menu functionality

Hinweise
Kurssprache ist deutsch, die Unterlagen sind in englischer Sprache.
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VORRAUSSETZUNG
You Should have:

• Scripting knowledge (KSH or perl) - the workshop is based on KSH scripts but can easily be transfered to using perl scripting.
• Sripting skills can be obtained through the following course (or equivalent experience):
  • Korn and Bash Shell Programming (AL32D3DE) or
  • Perl-Programmierung 1: Einführung (AU22D2DE) or
  • equivalent experience