Front cover IBM PowerVC Version 2.0 Introduction and Configuration Sachin P. Deshmukh Thierry Huché Stephen Lutz Ahmed Mashhour Christopher Emefiene Osiegbu Borislav Ivanov Stoymirski Redbooks IBM Redbooks IBM PowerVC Version 2.0 Introduction and Configuration May 2021 SG24-8477-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page xix. First Edition (May 2021) This edition applies to Version 2, Release 0, Modification 0 of IBM PowerVC (product number 5765-VS2) and IBM PowerVC for Private Cloud (product number 5765-VC2). © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2021. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Figures . vii Tables . xiii Examples . .xv Notices . xix Trademarks . .xx Preface . xxi Authors. xxii Now you can become a published author, too! . xxiii Comments welcome. xxiv Stay connected to IBM Redbooks . xxiv Chapter 1. IBM PowerVC introduction . 1 1.1 IBM PowerVC overview . 2 1.1.1 IBM PowerVC functions and advantages . 2 1.1.2 IBM PowerVM NovaLink overview . 3 1.2 IBM PowerVC editions . 7 1.2.1 IBM PowerVC . 7 1.2.2 IBM PowerVC for Private Cloud . 7 1.3 PowerVC versions and releases . 7 1.3.1 IBM PowerVC release to OpenStack edition cross-reference . 7 1.3.2 IBM PowerVC 1.4 versions . 8 1.3.3 IBM PowerVC Version 2.0.0 . 9 1.4 IBM PowerVC adoption. 11 Chapter 2. IBM PowerVC planning . 13 2.1 IBM PowerVC requirements . 14 2.1.1 Hardware and software information . 14 2.1.2 Hardware and software requirements for IBM PowerVC . 14 2.1.3 Other hardware compatibility . 19 2.1.4 Web browser supported . 19 2.2 IBM PowerVM NovaLink requirements . 19 2.2.1 PowerVM NovaLink system requirements . 19 2.3 Host and partition management planning . 22 2.3.1 Physical server configuration . 23 2.3.2 HMC or PowerVM NovaLink planning. 23 2.3.3 Virtual I/O Server planning . 27 2.4 Placement policies and templates. 30 2.4.1 Host groups. 30 2.4.2 Placement policies . 31 2.4.3 Template types . 33 2.4.4 Information that is required for compute template planning . 34 2.4.5 Tips for deploy template planning . 40 2.5 IBM PowerVC storage access SAN planning . 41 2.5.1 vSCSI storage access. 41 2.5.2 NPIV storage access . 43 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2021. iii 2.5.3 Shared storage pools . 44 2.6 Storage management planning . 45 2.6.1 IBM PowerVC storage terminology. 45 2.6.2 Storage templates. 49 2.6.3 Storage connectivity group and tags. 53 2.6.4 Combining storage connectivity groups, tags and storage port groups . 55 2.7 Network management planning . 56 2.7.1 Infoblox support . 56 2.7.2 Multiple network planning . 58 2.7.3 Shared Ethernet Adapter planning . 58 2.7.4 Planning Single Root I/O Virtualization networks . 60 2.8 Planning users and groups . 61 2.8.1 User management planning . 61 2.8.2 Projects and role management planning. 62 2.9 Security management planning. 65 2.9.1 Ports that are used by IBM PowerVC . 65 2.9.2 Providing a certificate . 66 2.10 Product information . 66 Chapter 3. IBM PowerVC installation . 69 3.1 Setting up the IBM PowerVC environment . 70 3.1.1 Creating the virtual machine to host IBM PowerVC . 70 3.1.2 Downloading and installing the Linux operating system . 77 3.1.3 Customizing the Linux operating system . 78 3.2 Installing IBM PowerVC . 81 3.3 Uninstalling IBM PowerVC . 86 3.4 Upgrading IBM PowerVC . 87 3.4.1 Before you begin. 88 3.4.2 Performing an in-place upgrade . 89 3.4.3 Upgrading or migrating from earlier versions . 95 3.4.4 Migrating PowerVC from ppc64 to ppc64le or x86_64 . 96 3.4.5 Upgrading to PowerVC for Private Cloud from PowerVC Standard Edition . 96 3.5 Updating IBM PowerVC . ..