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I'm Bob Welgan, and I'm a developer/designer on VLP. I'm very interested in your questions and feedback about how VLP works. I'll try to post regularly about changes we are making to VLP. One of the things we are working on right now is to better represent the convergence of IBM servers into simply POWER5 and POWER6-based systems. Also, we are excited about our recent deployment of IBM i on POWER6 servers. Stay tuned to this blog for more information about that part of the offering.[Read More]
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Tell Me About Saved ImagesIn VLP, there are two ways of backing up your reserved partition. You can save the state of the system immediately (save now) and you can save the state of the system automatically when the reservation ends (save on exit). In both cases, behind the scenes the VLP automation makes mksysb backups of AIX partitions, tarballs of Linux partitions, and backup images of IBM i reservations. I'm very fuzzy on IBM i things, so forgive/correct me if I got the IBM i-specific name for operating system backups wrong. We call operating system backups images in VLP. Once you've saved an image and your reservation that you used to save the image has ended, you can create a new reservation using that saved image. You can view your saved images by looking at the 'Images' tab in the VLP web application. Now, I just told you how image saving/restoring is supposed to work. Please leave a comment with your image saving/restoring experiences. I'd like to know your opinions of how this works for you, how useful it is, and about any errors you have encountered. [Read More] |
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Welcome
If you are visiting the VLP blog for the first time, please leave us a comment or question. If nothing else just just post a comment to say hello. We would love to hear from you and know who is visiting.[Read More]
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Docker images for ppc64le are making their way onto Docker Hub!!Docker images for ppc64le are making their way onto Docker Hub!! https://hub.docker.com/u/ppc64le/
The repository contains base images that are commonly used to create a number of popular images. As an example, the official docker repository for Java is built from the buildpack-deps image.
We can use the image ppc64le/buildpacks-dep to create a Java image using the same Dockerfile (with slight modification) that is used for x86_64
Check out our previous blog post on requesting a Virtual Server instance with Docker pre-installed to test out the steps below...
From your pp64le system running docker.... $ sudo apt-get install -y git $ git clone https://github.com/docker-library/java.git $ cd java/openjdk-7-jre $ ls Dockerfile
Now edit the Dockerfile, substituting 'FROM buildpack-deps:jessie-curl' with 'FROM ppc64le/buildpack-deps:jessie-curl' and initiate the build $ sudo docker build -t java-ppc64le:openjdk-7-jre .
Once the build is complete we can see the new image in our local repository $ sudo docker images
Running the image we can see that java 1.7.0_85 was installed $ sudo docker run -it java-ppc64le:openjdk-7-jre /bin/bash root@f69dff8037e1:/# java -version
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VLP Live! Q&A Chat
Please join us here for a VLP Live Q&A Chat session, Thursday May 28 at 2:00PM-3:00PM Central US Time. The VLP Team will be there to answer your questions. The Live Chat will be here on the VLP Blog, look for the Chat box that Thursday. Please mark your calendars and come join in the discussion.[Read More]
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POWER7 is here!
Leveraging IBM's virtual loaner program (VLP) can help you
experience the new IBM POWER7, the next generation of Power Systems
technology. Starting February 9th, VLP users can reserve POWER7 systems running AIX 6.1 TL4 SP2 or SLES 11. This is a great way to test/port/evaluate/demo your solutions on the all new POWER7 AT NO-CHARGE!
Where else can you get a POWER7 system within 2 hours?? Come try it out and let us know what you think - either by filling out the end of reservation survey, responding to the VLP blog or by contacting our VLP support through e-mail or Live Chat. We'd love to hear from you! IBM PartnerWorld members can enjoy this easy-to-use, fully automated and dedicated environment at no charge. The VLP provides a wide range of operating systems, including AIX, IBM i, Red Hat and SUSE Linux along with POWER7, POWER6 and POWER5 hardware. Users on the VLP Web site (www.ibm.com/systems/vlp) can use live chat or e-mail via "We're here to help" for answers to questions or help along the way. Visit the site to sign up and reserve a system. |
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VLP Live! Q&A Chat Number 2
Please join us here for another VLP Live! Q&A Chat session, Thursday, July 9 at 10:00am Central US Time. The VLP Team will be here again to answer your questions. Please mark your calendars and come join in the discussion. The VLP team is looking forward to the Live Chat session and hope to have a good turnout from our users!
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What would you like to see in the VLP Blog?
What would you like to see in the VLP blog? What information would be the most helpful for you?[Read More]
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IBM Academic InitiativeMembership in the IBM Academic Initiative is the best way to ensure that you have the latest technology and tools to use in your curricula and research, while supporting the culture of open standards throughout the industry.  Who can join? Faculty members and researcher professionals at accredited institutions of learning, all over the globe. Membership is granted on an individual faculty basis. There is no limit on the number of faculty members from an institution that can join. What does it cost? Your only "cost" to join is the time it takes you fill out the registration forms and get approved. After that, the majority of our offerings are available to you at no-charge. This includes the ability to download all the available IBM technology and courseware, remote access to certain hardware systems, participation in technical webcasts, electronic delivery of our newsletter, and much more. Why bother to join? Members get access to a wider range of assets, are eligible for additional discounts and assistance, and build collaborative partnerships with IBM and other institutions in the open source community. With the possibility of leadership in your field, prestige for your school, and highly employable students....what's not to like? http://www-304.ibm.com/jct09002c/university/scholars/academicinitiative/ |
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IBM i 7.3 release is available on the PDPIBM i 7.3 release is available on the PDP - http://www.ibmsystemsmag.com/Blogs/You-and-i/April-2016/IBM-i-7-3-Announce/ |
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Power8 is now available on the PDPThe IBM Power Development Platform now has the next generation of Power Systems servers incorporating IBM's POWER8 processor.
IBM Announcement: http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/44123.wss For more info: |
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VLP Live! Q&A Chat - July 14 |
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VLP Live! Q&A Chat Session
Please join us here for a VLP Live Q&A Chat session, Thursday May 28 at 2:00PM-3:00PM Central US Time. The VLP Team will be there to answer your questions. Please mark your calendars and come join in the discussion.
The VLP team is looking forward to the Live Chat session and hope to have a good turnout from our users! We want to keep the discussions general to benefit everyone attending and not dive into issues relating to a particular system/application. If you have a specific question or issue with your VLP reservation please submit those to the VLP support team by going to the VLP support tab. Examples of topics for the Live Chat include: connectivity/performance, security, VLP usage models, save and restore, using the Software Access Catalog, managing reservations, new virtualization features, etc. These are just examples which do not cover everything - please feel free join us and ask questions. We want to provide useful information for our users and gain your input so we can continue to provide a valuable offering in the VLP. [Read More] |
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New in VLP February 2008New in VLP February 2008: i5/OS V6R1 is available for early access on VLP. Reservations requested for i5/OS V6R1 require a Non-Disclosure Agreement. For access, send your request to "iaic@us.ibm.com", providing your Name, Company and PW id. VLP provides System p partitions with PowerVM Lx86 enabled RHEL 4, RHEL 9 and SLES 10 Linux, ready for your remote access. IBM PowerVM Lx86 supports the installation and running of most 32-bit x86 Linux applications on any System p model with POWER5™ or later technology. It creates an x86 Linux application environment running on POWER processor-based systems by dynamically translating x86 instructions to Power Architecture instructions. This feature can help you expand your addressable market to Linux on POWER servers at minimal to no cost by allowing you to run your existing x86 Linux applications in a POWER environment. For more information, see http://ibm.com/systems/p/linux/systempave.html, or send an e-mail to LoP@us.ibm.com. [Read More] |
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AIX6 Open Beta and WPARImportant -- During the AIX 6 Open Beta trial, the System Workload Partitions (WPARs) are not automatically enabled. The automatic WPAR creation feature will be only available later this year when AIX 6 will be released officially.AIX 6 open beta -- IBM is offering access to a prerelease version of AIX 6 during the no-charge open beta. AIX 6 provides support for the advanced features of the new IBM POWER6 systems and will include significant new capabilities for virtualization, security, continuous availability features and manageability. AIX 6 is fully binary compatible with AIX 5L. For more information on AIX 6 and the open beta program see: AIX6 Open Beta - Early Programs Now IBM Business Partners can try the AIX 6 open beta preinstalled and ready to use in VLP. With this beta offering, you will receive easy, no-cost access to an AIX 6 image to develop, test or demonstrate your solutions. [Read More] |
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VLP is Moving
THE VLP IS MOVING!
The Virtual Loaner Program website and systems will be unavailable from 12:01AM CDT (GMT-06:00) on Friday, July 13, 2007 through 12:01 AM CDT (GMT-06:00) on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 as we move all VLP systems to a new Data Center. Please plan your work accordingly. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this extended outage may cause, but it is necessary as we continue to grow the VLP. We do not anticipate any major issues during the move -- all VLP systems will simply be shutdown, moved to the new location, and then restarted. Any active reservations that span the move period will be active and available again on Tuesday. If your reservation is scheduled to end during the outage period, it will be removed during the outage. We recommend that you save or backup any critical information on your active VLP reserved systems to a non-VLP repository prior to the move. If you have any concerns or questions, please contact us using the "VLP Support" tab on your reservation page at---> www.ibm.com/systems/vlp Thank you for your continued interest, usage, and support of the VLP.[Read More] |
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New on the Power Development Cloud (PDP)New on the the Power Development Cloud! (PDP) - Updated Ubuntu 16.04 and 14.04 now includes at10.0, xlc fp5 and xlf fp5 pre-installed - RHEL 6.9 BE has now been upgraded from beta level to GA |
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The IBM SDK for Linux on Power 1.10 is now available!
The IBM SDK for Linux on Power 1.10 is now available!
Get it here: https://www-304.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/sdkdownload.html
What's New:
Support for ppc64, ppc64le and x86 64/amd64 Updated support for the three supported architectures and the following operating systems: Ubuntu 14.04 and 16.04, RHEL 7.2 and later, SLES 12 SP1, CentOS7 and Fedora 22.
New Migration Wizard The new Migration Wizard simplifies the migration process by automatically locating issues within a project, such as source code that might produce different results when run on Power. The wizard also provides an issues report and may fix potential migration problems automatically.
New Integration with IBM POWER9 Functional Simulator The SDK provides support for the simulator of the next generation of IBM’s processor. The simulator is designed to provide enough POWER9 processor complex functionality to allow the entire software stack to execute, including loading, booting and running big and little endian Linux environments.
New Integration with Advance Toolchain 10.0 The new Advance Toolchain 10 provides a set of updates on GCC, Glibc, Binutils and includes support for IBM Power 9 processor.
New Integration with IBM XL C/C++ Community Edition Compiler IBM XL C and C++ compilers offer advanced compiler and optimization technologies. The SDK now includes a native support (tech-preview) for the new Community Edition version of IBM XL C/C++ Compiler.
New Docker Management Tooling The new Docker Tooling plug-in allow users to manage Docker Images and Containers located in a remote machine using the client SDK running on your laptop.
New Suggestions on Build Advisor The Build Advisor plugin now offers suggestions on the main set of flags for Advance Toolchain and IBM XL C/C++ Community Edition Compiler.
New Quick-fixes on Source Code Advisor Two new quick-fixes in the Source Code Advisor plugin for ”TOC store in loop optimization”and ”Killed registers”events.
Increased built-in detection on Migration Advisor In this new release, we have added support for more than two hundred SSE built-ins, making the MA 1.10 capable of detecting and migrating automatically about four hundred Intel® intrinsics to altivec.
Updated Installation Resources The simplified installation procedure with a single script to download and perform the installation of the SDK, Advance Toolchain, and IBM® Power Tools repository was updated to include the IBM XL C/C++ Community Edition Compiler.
New visualization graphics and drill down on IBM Power Systems Performance Advisor The Performance Advisor plugin easy the profiling results visualization by using bar charts. In addiction it includes a new drill down feature which allows visualizing the source code line which might be problematic.
Built on Eclipse Neon The SDK leverages the latest stable version of Eclipse Neon (4.6.0).
Updated Eclipse Components The SDK bundles the latest stable versions of Eclipse CDT, Eclipse PTP and Eclipse Linux Tools.
New resources on Cheat Sheets The Cheat sheets provide a quick help inside the Eclipse IDE (Help > Cheat Sheets). Each cheat sheet is designed to help completing a specific task, listing the sequence of steps required to achieve that goal.
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RHEL 7.3 beta image now availableRHEL 7.3 beta image now available on the Power Development Platform. http://ibm.com/partnerworld/pdp Release Notes: |
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Sunset of older IBM i saved images restore.The Power Development Platform (PDP) is planning an upgrade and migration of our storage infrastructure which will allow us room for additional growth. As part of this migration, we will need to drop support for restoration of older IBM i saved images (IBM i6.1.1 and i7.1 prior to TR8). Please backup or migrate critical data from your systems prior to this upgrade which is planned to occur on June 3rd 2016. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
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We now have the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS beta image in PDPWe now have the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS beta image in PDP. http://ibm.com/partnerworld/pdp … #IBMPower #Ubuntu Release notes: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XenialXerus/ReleaseNotes |
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The PDP now has IBM Data Engine for NoSQL - Power Systems EditionNew on the Power Development Platform: IBM Data Engine for NoSQL - Power Systems Edition The IBM Data Engine for NoSQL - Power Systems Edition creates a new tier of memory by attaching up to 57 Terabytes of auxiliary flash memory to the processor without the latency issues of traditional I/O storage. This system is configured with software in a development EMULATION mode, and does not contain real CAPI Flash accelerators. It is intended as a development platform and is suitable for software development, unit testing, and code integration tasks.
For more information, refer to the following resources: - http://ibm.biz/capiflash - Technical Whitepaper about the IBM Data Engine for NoSQL, including best practices - https://github.com/open-power/capiflash/ - Complete source for Data Engine for NoSQL enabling software, including test cases - /opt/ibm/capikv - Software installation on this system, which includes example code, sample applications, headers, and shared libraries, compiled in a development "FILE MODE."
To get started with key-value layer APIs (libarkdb) pass a NULL "file" string to ark_create(...). The database will automatically allocate key/value pairs in system RAM instead of flash. To get started with block-layer APIs (libcflsh_block) create a temporary block file on the local file system (this is for development purposes only, e.g. "fallocate -l 2G ~/blockfile"), then pass that file path to cblk_open(...). The block APIs will read / write data to this test file instead of a real flash accelerator.
Once software is ready for testing on real systems, dynamically or statically-link to production CAPI Flash shared libraries which are available on the system with real accelerators, or available on IBM FixCentral (search for the EJ16 feature code). |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (little endian) Beta is now available on the IBM PDPRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2 (little endian) Beta is now available on the IBM PDP
More info from Red Hat https://www.redhat.com/en/about/blog/red-hat-enterprise-linux-72-beta-now-available IBM Linux Power Community Blog Post |
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The PDP now offers Ubuntu 15.10 beta imageThe PDP now offers Ubuntu 15.10 beta image Details: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes
Try it out today! |
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AIX 7.2 Beta available on the Power Development PlatformAIX 7.2 Beta is available on the Power Development Platform. http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/pdp
As always with AIX, Binary Compatibility continues with the AIX 7.2 release, so if your applications run on AIX 6.1 or 7.1, they'll also run on AIX 7.2. For more on Binary Compatibility, go here.
You can access the Beta in one of several ways:
Note: To participate through the ESP, you will need an activation key. To obtain a key, fill out the form.
At a glance, the AIX 7.2 release includes the following new function: • AIX Live Update for Interim Fixes. • Cluster Aware AIX (CAA) automation with repository replacement mechanism. • SRIOV-backed Virtual Network Interface Card (VNIC). • RDSv3 over RoCE adds support of the Oracle RDSv3 protocol over the Mellanox Connect RoCE adapters. • CAPI (Coherently Accelerator Processor Interface) infrastructure and support for CAPI attached flash storage. • Flash caching. Workloads can take advantage of a read-only cache. |
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Infrastructure Matters - Attend a Linux on Power workshop near you!POWER8 is the first processor designed for Big Data, Analytics and Cloud.
There are plenty of reasons why Power Systems are the top choice of clients for scalable systems and the market place data proves it. IBM is the 8-socket and above revenue leader, according to IDC, and used by 10 of the top 10 banks, 10 of the top 10 telcos, 8 of the top 10 Insurers, and 8 of the top 10 retailers. When you add in the bold, unprecedented OpenPOWER initiative, the path for even greater collaborative innovation is unlimited. Want to hear more? Attend a Linux on Power workshop at one of the worldwide IBM Innovation Center where industry experts will talk about the competitive advantage of IBM Power Systems.
Come hear the latest announcements and news on the OpenPower Foundation and IBM Power Systems. IBM Power Systems Scale-up and Scale-out Offerings including the addition of the E850 and up to 192 cores and 16TB memory in the E880 and new Operating System support. IBM Power Systems Cloud Offerings including Docker on Power support in Ubuntu 15.04, the new Cloud Manager with OpenStack 4.3 Kilo release and a preview of POWER8 in SoftLayer which GAs in 2Q IBM Power Systems Big Data & Analytics Solutions including Power Systems Solution Editions for SAP HANA (Up to 40 cores and 2TB of memory) and hear about perfect linear scaling of IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration up to 192 cores
Still skeptical? Try it to believe it. Bring your Linux code and try it on systems provided by the Power Development Platform (PDP) Cloud and the IBM Innovation Centers (IICs). At the end of this workshop, you'll be able to access a POWER8 virtual server anytime and anywhere to develop, test, tune, proof of concept or demonstrate your application. Get hands on with a pre-built LAMP or WebSphere/DB2 stack. Check out the capability of Docker on Power!
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Testing Docker on the IBM Power Development CloudTesting Docker on the IBM Power Development Cloud By John Jacobson, IBM Cloud Technical Specialist
There have been a few other blog posts written about Docker on Power (see references at the end of this article) so while this is not the first article written about this topic, this is my account of leveraging the IBM Power Development Cloud (PDP) to test and gain familiarity with this container technology on IBM Power Systems....for free.
The Virtual Server Request The PDP currently provides Virtual Server access for Power Systems. This is not a Container as a Service like they offer in Bluemix. However, this does not mean you cannot request a virtual server and get Docker running yourself.
To request Virtual Server access on the PDP, follow the easy steps in the Create reservation user guide https://public.dhe.ibm.com/partnerworld/pub/pdp/create_pdp_reservation_guide.pdf
When making your request, be sure to specify the 'Ubuntu Linux' as the Image category and 'Docker on Ubuntu 16.04' under Select an image.
Once the reservation is available, you can run a few commands to see that docker is installed $ sudo docker version
$ sudo dpkg -l docker.io
Check to see if if the docker service is started $ sudo service docker status Jun 11 10:05:27 sys-5920 docker[2850]: time="2015-06-11T10:05:27-04:00" lev...)"
If docker is not started issue the following command and check the status again $ sudo service docker start $ sudo service docker status
The Docker installation creates a local private network on the virtual server instance. This means by default you won't be able to access your containers unless you expose the particular port. I found a couple different ways to do this. One using the Dockerfile (EXPOSE) as well as deploying the container with -p PORT:PORT. There is an example of this further down in this article.
$ ifconfig docker0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 56:84:7a:fe:97:99
eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 52:54:00:8c:6a:18
If you did not request the Docker image above or you are testing in your own environment here are the steps to install Docker...
Installing docker Looking at various blogs, there are multiple methods to install docker.
Method 1 $ wget ftp://ftp.unicamp.br/pub/linuxpatch/docker-ppc64/ubuntu/14_10/docker.io-1.4.1-dev_ppc64el.deb $ sudo dpkg -i docker.io-1.4.1-dev_ppc64el.deb
Method 2 $ sudo echo deb http://ftp.unicamp.br/pub/ppc64el/ubuntu/14_10/docker-ppc64el/ utopic main >> /etc/apt/sources.list $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install docker.io
Method 3 NOTE: As of Ubuntu 15.04 Vivid Vervet, Docker version 1.5 is included. Therefore the apt repository ftp.unicamp.br is not required. $ sudo apt-get update $ sudo apt-get install docker.io
Check the the installation and status of the docker status using the commands that were previously covered.
Create and Run your own initial base image
There are a couple different methods to get a base image up and running. I tested only the first one as it seemed to be the easiest to get things up and running. Method 1 $ wget http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/releases/14.10/release/ubuntu-core-14.10-core-ppc64el.tar.gz $ cat ubuntu-core-14.10-core-ppc64el.tar.gz | sudo docker import - ubuntucore-ppc64le $ sudo docker images REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID CREATED VIRTUAL SIZE
NOTE: Other ubuntu-core images can be found here ubuntu-core images can be found here http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-core/
Method 2 Since I didn't test Method 2, I don't have any notes to share. If you want to try it, its described in Step 2 here https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/d-docker-on-power-linux-platform/
Run image Once I had the image created, I issued the following command to run it. This created the container and allows an interactive shell.
$ sudo docker run -t -i ubuntucore-ppc64le:latest /bin/bash
NOTE: flags -i interactive -t allocate pseudo tty
Tag image Container Images can be tagged with a label to help identify it. Tags are typically used to specify versioning. $ sudo docker tag c2511a3aafad ubuntucore-ppc64le:14.10 $ sudo docker images
Run Registry images One of the features of Docker is the portability of images. Docker hub and private registries are services that enable the sharing of images. So I went to http://hub.docker.com, clicked on Browse & Search and entered 'ppc64le'. This returned a number of images, so I thought I would download and test.
Here's a list of what I found! https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/schabrolles/odoo_psql_ppc64le/ https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/schabrolles/nagios_ppc64le/ https://hub.docker.com/u/schabrolles/elasticsearch_ppc64le/ https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/schabrolles/memcached_ppc64le/ https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/schabrolles/postgresql_ppc64le/ https://registry.hub.docker.com/u/schabrolles/odoo_ppc64le/
Pull and run image To test pulling and running an existing registry image, issue the following commands
$ sudo docker pull schabrolles/odoo_psql_ppc64le $ sudo docker run -d -p 8069:8069 schabrolles/odoo_psql_ppc64le
To see that the container is running issue the command $ sudo docker ps CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
We can see port 8069 is mapped/exported to the docker host IP:port so you can visit http://<IP_ADDRESS_OF_VIRTUAL_SERVER_RESERVATION>:8069
Create and run your own Container Image (Dockerize) So we've seen how an existing container image was pulled from the registry so let's look at how a container image is built. Container images are built using a Dockerfile. More details on Dockerfile can be found here https://docs.docker.com/reference/builder/ MongoDB example On the Virtual Server issue the following commands $ mkdir -p ~/dockerize/mongodb $ cd ~/dockerize/monogdb $ touch Dockerfile
Then add the following to the Dockerfile ***************************START EXAMPLE********************************* FROM ubuntucore-ppc64le:14.10 MAINTAINER John Jacobson jjacobso@us.ibm.com RUN echo "deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ utopic universe" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-utopic.list && \ sudo apt-get update && \\ mkdir -p /data/db EXPOSE 27017 ENTRYPOINT /usr/bin/mongod ***************************END EXAMPLE*********************************
NOTE: Consider the use of $(lsb_release -sc) instead of hardcoding the ubuntu release name. This allows portability of your Dockerfile across different versions of the Distro. i.e. RUN echo "deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ $(lsb_release -sc) universe" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu-$(lsb_release -sc).list
Build the container To build the container, issue the following command from the directory ~/dockerize/monogdb $ sudo docker build -t mongodb-ppc64:latest . Sending build context to Docker daemon 2.56 kB ---> b40098f62012 deb http://ports.ubuntu.com/ubuntu-ports/ utopic-updates universe .................................. paring to unpack .../libpcap0.8_1.6.2-1_ppc64el.deb ... .................................. .................................. Setting up mongodb-clients (1:2.6.3-0ubuntu5) ... Adding system user `mongodb' (UID 101) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.19-10ubuntu2) ... Step 3 : EXPOSE 27017 ---> Running in 90b960218f64
Some of the bulid steps have been omitted but in the end you should see a message indicating that the container was successfully built
List new container image To see our new container image issue the following command $ sudo docker images | grep mongodb
NOTE: We use grep as to filter our the list of images to just ones containing mongodb
Run the container To run the newly created mongodb container, issue the following command
$ sudo docker run mongodb-ppc64le usr/bin/mongod --help for help and startup options
Additional Container Tasks Remove image To remove an image, issue the following command $ sudo docker rmi <image id or name> NOTE: You may have an issue removing an image if you deployed a container. Even if the container is no longer running, you will get this error. You need to remove the container first OR use -f i.e. $ sudo docker rmi -f
Remove Container To remove a container, issue the following command $ sudo docker rm <container id or name>
Push a container image to a Repository So once I had my mongodb container image, I thought I would try pushing it to Docker hub. However, when I tried to push it, I got a message about buffering to disk and then it failed. This was with version 1.4.1. Interestingly enough, I was able to push images with the prior version of 1.3.0 (but this is pretty old). Instead I created my own local registry to test the push capability. I used the local registry setup instructions documented in Step 3 here https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/d-docker-on-power-linux-platform/
Once my local registry was setup, I was then able to proceed to pushing my image
First you need to tag your current local image appropriately $ sudo docker tag c608a51dc0ce localhost:5000/mongodb-ppc64le
Then you can push $ sudo docker push localhost:5000/mongodb-ppc64le
$ sudo docker images | grep mongodb Remove all exited containers $ sudo docker ps -a | grep Exit | cut -d ' ' -f 1 | xargs sudo docker rm
References
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/d-docker-on-power-linux-platform/
https://docs.docker.com/userguide/
https://docs.docker.com/articles/basics/
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PDP Scheduled OutageThe PDP will be taking a scheduled outage from November 2 until November 6. This includes all current user systems and the PDP Programs Access Web Page. The outage is to migrate the complex to another location to facilitate room for future expansion. We will update via Twitter and this blog when the PDP is available. Follow our Twitter @ibmpdp. Thanks for your patience and understanding. |
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IBM i 72 is now available for Power8 on the PDPIBM i 72 is now available on Power8 on the Power Development Platform. http://www.ibm.com/partnerworld/pdp
Overview and what's new: http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_72/rzahg/rzahgicoverview.htm |
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Power8 is now available on the PDPThe IBM Power Development Platform now has the next generation of Power Systems servers incorporating IBM's POWER8 processor.
IBM Announcement: http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/pressrelease/44123.wss For more info: |
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IBM i 7.2 is available on the PDPIBM i 7.2 is available on the PDP. Please request a promocode for access on the PDP web page. http://ibm.com/partnerworld/pdp More info on IBM i v7.2 http://www-01.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/ssw_ibm_i_72/rzahg/ic-homepage.htm
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VLP is now the Power Development Platform (PDP)The Virtual Loaner Program has now become the Power Development Platform (PDP) to better align with our strategic direction. The PDP focuses on bringing world-wide remote access to IBM POWER processor-based servers on the IBM AIX®, IBM i and Linux®operating systems. The PDP brings the latest in Power hardware for porting, testing, certifying and demonstrating applications.
-Added New Programs capability to beyond Virtual Server Access in the future. -A more streamlined interface with pop-up dialogs and easier reservation navigation. -The ability to dynamically show and hide content in the web interface with expand/collapse. -More social media - get the latest news and info from the PDP website. -A new Linux Porting image with DB2 10.x and Websphere 8.5.
New User Guide for the Power Development Platform - https://public.dhe.ibm.com/partnerworld/pub/pdp/connecting_to_your_pdp_system_a_user_guide.pdf
Find out more at http://ibm.com/partnerworld/pdp |
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IBM Virtual Loaner Program: Please read - changes to hardware and operating system reservation optionsIBM Virtual Loaner Program: Please read - changes to hardware and operating system reservation options
In an effort to maintain costs while offering you no-charge remote access to the latest IBM Power Systems hardware, the IBM Virtual Loaner Program (VLP) will increase its capacity on IBM POWER7 and POWER7+ systems. At the same time, the VLP will no longer be providing access to IBM POWER5 or POWER6 systems or the IBM AIX 5.3, IBM i 5.4, RHEL 5 and SLES 10 operating systems. |
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New Features and Enhancements - April 2013
For more information about IBM Power7+ Systems - http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/ |
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Remote access for simplified solution porting and development on PowerLinux
New: Remote access for simplified solution porting and development on IBM PowerLinux. The IBM Virtual Loaner Program (VLP) now offers ISVs a set of pre-installed tools, including the Advance Toolchain, the IBM PowerLinux Software Development Kit (SDK) as well as a C++ Compiler for easier solution porting to and development on IBM Power Systems servers running Linux. The Advance Toolchain provides development products specifically tailored to make use of IBM hardware features. Complementing the Advance Toolchain, the IBM Linux SDK is a an integrated development environment (IDE) that integrates C/C++ source development with the Advance Toolchain, post-link optimization, and classic Linux performance analysis tools, including OProfile and Valgrind. This no-cost access to the latest IBM Power Systems hardware, development tools and IBM middleware helps ISVs save time and resources, enabling them to move their solutions off competitive platforms and develop their solutions on IBM Systems more quickly and successfully. To find out more, go to the VLP .
Toolchain - http://linuxpatch.ncsa.uiuc.edu/toolchain/at/at5.0/suse/SLES_11/release_notes.at5.0-5.0-0.html SDK - http://www-304.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/lopdiags/sdklop.html |
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AIX Porting and AIX Currency images in VLPThe AIX Porting and AIX Currency images in VLP now have with the latest WebSphere, DB2, and Java already installed. The How To section of VLP has a link about the porting and currency image. |
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VLP changes, Discontinued 10GB shared user space
Dear VLP User,
We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for using the IBM Virtual Loaner Program during the last six months. You may have noticed a few changes during this time. Late last year the maximum memory allowed for a reservation changed from 4GB to 6GB, and then on March 18th, the disk allocation was upgraded so that AIX and Linux systems now have a 35GB base disk, instead of the previous 20GB allocation. The VLP will continue to make additional changes this year as we transition to the IBM Cloud provisioning infrastructure. As part of the ongoing changes to the VLP, on May 31, 2011, we will discontinue providing the current 10GB shared user space currently mounted as your user /home/u000xxx directory. While we know some users utilize this space, most users do not. The significant increase in the base disk allocation should mitigate the removal of this space. If you currently have data stored in this mounted space, you will need to make a reservation (or use a reservation you created after March 18th, with the larger disk) and move the information currently in /home/u000xxxx to another place on the base disk. Then "save" your reservation. In the past, the 10GB space was automatically saved, but after April 30 it will no longer exist, and you will be required to request a save of your reservation, if you want your information to persist. If you need the information in this space on multiple reservations, you will need to copy it to the base disk in each system, as the automatic sharing will also no longer be provided. Any reservation created after May 31, 2011 will not have this space mounted or available. Reservation created prior to April 30, will still have access to the space mounted until the end of that reservation, Restores of previous reservations will NOT have the space mounted. If you have any questions or need assistance with this migration before May 31, 2011, please feel free to request support thru our web site, either via our e-mail support, or our interactive Live Chat function. Regards, Virtual Loaner Program Administration |
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Software Product Compatibility Reports
Software Product Compatibility Reports is an innovative new tool designed to allow customers to easily generate custom reports about compatible IBM software combinations, product end-of-service dates and product translations. Using this tool, customers may create reports about a product's compatibility with operating systems, prerequisite software or virtualization environments. Customers may also use the tool to create tailor-make graphical reports about a set of product's end of service dates. Lastly, using the Software Product Compatibility Reports tool a customer can create reports about the translations available for a product or all the products that have been translated into a specific language.
The tool is now available for use here http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/prodguid/v1r0/clarity/index.html |
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Beyond Jeopardy!: The Business Implications of IBM Watson - An InformationWeek Webcast
IBM Watson passed its first test on Jeopardy! in February 2011, but the real test will be in applying the underlying systems, data management and analytics technology in business and across different industries. http://bit.ly/hWjaWw
Moderated by Stephen Baker, author of Final Jeopardy: Man vs Machine and the Quest to Know Everything, and featuring a panel of IBM business and research executives, this webcast will delve into the present and future business implications of the DeepQA technology behind Watson. http://bit.ly/hWjaWw Topics include: - Overview of IBM Watson, Jeopardy! The IBM Challenge, and DeepQA technology - Business implications of Watson in the areas of Industry transformation, including healthcare - Data management and analytics - Workload optimized systems |
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IBM Systems Director: Platform Management Backbone and Baseline for Integrated Service Management
A new whitepaper, titled IBM Systems Director: Platform Management Backbone and Baseline for Integrated Service Management from IT industry analyst Jeff Cotrupe of Stratecast (a division of Frost & Sullivan) is now available for sellers and IBM Business Partners to download. Find out how IBM Systems Director is the backbone of IBM's Integrated Services Management portfolio, and helps companies achieve their goals of improving responsiveness, service, managing risk, while reducing costs and complexity. http://ibm.co/ekpWBe
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Cloud Announcement (April 7)
On April 7, IBM announced how we will further our enterprise cloud computing leadership with the announcement of new capabilities and proof points based on these thousands of engagements around the world. The announcement includes the new IBM BladeCenter Foundation for Cloud - http://ibm.co/fOPNIX
The world is changing. A new reality is emerging for organizations of every size from every part of the planet. It’s called the cloud—a profound evolution of IT with revolutionary implications for business and society, creating new possibilities and enabling more efficient, flexible and collaborative computing models. IBM is helping clients excel in cloud computing, providing secure and reliable Software as a Service (SaaS), Platform as a Service (Paas) and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solutions http://ibm.co/fOPNIX |
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Compare IBM UNIX servers to Oracle/SUN and HP
The IT landscape is evolving rapidly. Today, IT projects are a key part of business performance. IBM POWER7 can help IT deliver services faster, with higher quality and with superior economics. Learn why "Power is performance redefined."
An historic shift is underway of clients migrating from Sun and HP UNIX® systems to IBM Power Systems™. Over the last four and a half years alone, more than 2,600 businesses have migrated their competitive UNIX systems to Power. With the introduction of POWER7®, that pace has accelerated with over 500 clients migrating in just the 1st half of 2010. In addition, more clients are realizing the benefits of consolidating workloads that have been running on x86 servers onto Power Systems. http://ibm.co/hNgIUN |
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New IBM i Zone in developerWorks
This new technical resource for the IBM i community contains a wealth of information across major topics such as New to IBM i, Technical Library with new articles weekly, Forums and Community, Technology Updates, Tools and Downloads, Services and Events. http://ibm.co/eXrLh9
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Virtual Loaner Program Unscheduled Outage - February 24, 2011
VLP System Users,
There was a catastrophic failure at the electric power substation which supplies power to the data center housing the IBM Virtual Loaner Program, the morning of 24-Feb. The VLP data center has a fully functional and frequently tested backup electrical power system which includes diesel generators. However, the erratic nature of the failure at the substation resulted in the loss of part of the backup configuration. As such, the entire remote access computing environment was shutdown in an abrupt but organized fashion rather than expose the equipment to a shutdown caused by the sudden and total loss of electric power. Most of you experienced an outage from about 0930 CT to about 1900 CT. With a few exceptions, the VLP is again fully functional. If you are still having trouble, please contact VLP Support via the Support tab on our website or Live Chat so we can help you resolve the issue. The VLP team, Dallas sincerely regrets the inconvenience caused by this failure. The events and associated logs will be carefully reviewed and appropriate preventative measures will be implemented. Thanks for using the VLP |
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Updated VLP FAQs now on IBM developerWorks
The newly updated VLP FAQ is now on IBM developerWorks, everything you wanted to know and weren't afraid to ask!
Virtual Loaner Program FAQ on IBM developerWorks - General Virtual Loaner Program FAQ - AIX |
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The IBM Industry Application Platform (IAP) now available on the VLP
The IBM Industry Application Platform (IAP) pre-configured stack on the Virtual Loaner Program is now available with AIX 7.1 in addition to AIX 6.1 and AIX 5.3 systems. We have also updated the software components and user guide.
The IBM Industry Application Platform is a pre-configured instance of IBM WebSphere Application Server, IBM DB2 and WebSphere MQ that is available for your IBM AIX 7.1, AIX 6.1 and AIX 5.3 operating- system images on the IBM Virtual Loaner Program (VLP). You can use VLP to develop, test and validate applications by using these products. After reserving your VLP partition, which includes choosing the hardware configuration and operating system, install the IBM Industry Application Platform on that partition. This is a great way to reduce middleware setup time for ISVs! For details on how to use the IAP on VLP, see the user guide - www.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/static/pdf/IBM_Industry_Application_Platform_VLP_Guide_v1.pdf The IBM Industry Application Platform contains the following software components: WebSphere Application Server v7.0.0.13 DB2 Workgroup Server Edition 9.7.3a WebSphere MQ 7.0.1.3 IBM Rational Agent Controller v8.3 Users can reference the IAP user guide from the VLP How To page - www.ibm.com/partnerworld/wps/pub/systems/vlp/howto |
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VLP IBM i 7.1 installed productsHave you every wondered what products are included in the VLP IBM i 7.1 image? |
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IBM Virtual Loaner Program Was Cloud before the CloudIBM Virtual Loaner Program Was Cloud before the CloudWith all the attention on cloud computing these days—including the recent architectural metaphors for private cloud solutions—you might be surprised to learn that IBM has been a cloud services provider since 2004. Through IBM’s Virtual Loaner Program (VLP), IBM’s PartnerWorld members can get access to IBM i, AIX, and Linux on POWER, running their very own instance with virtually total control.Read the whole article - http://systeminetwork.com/article/ibm-virtual-loaner-program-was-cloud-cloud?ref=nf |
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VLP makes it even easier to load IBM MiddlewareIBM Virtual Loaner Program (VLP) Announces IBM Industry Application PlatformThe IBM Virtual Loaner Program now offers the IBM® Industry Application Platform (IAP) pre-configured stack on AIX 6.1 and AIX 5.3 systems. The IBM® Industry Application Platform is a pre-configured instance of IBM WebSphere® Application Server, IBM DB2® and WebSphere MQ. For details on how to use the IAP, check out the that is available for your IBM AIX® 6.1 and AIX 5.3 operating- system images on the IBM Virtual Loaner Program (VLP). You can use VLP to develop, test and validate applications by using these products. After reserving your VLP partition, which includes choosing the hardware configuration and operating system, install the IBM Industry Application Platform on that partition.For details on how to use the IAP, check out the “IBM Industry Application Platform VLP guide” |
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AIX 7.1 is GA
The Virtual Loaner Program now offers the GA level of AIX 7.1 on POWER7, POWER6 and POWER5 systems. Try out the latest release of AIX at www.ibm.com/systems/vlp
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