Finishing the Integrated Virtualization Manager installation

After you install the Integrated Virtualization Manager, you need to accept the license agreement, check for updates, configure the TCP/IP connection.

1. Log in to the management partition with the user ID padmin.
2. When prompted, change the login password to a secure password that adheres to your local password-security guidelines.
3. Accept the Virtual I/O Server license agreement. For instructions, see Viewing and accepting the Virtual I/O Server license.
4. Check for updates to the Integrated Virtualization Manager. For instructions, see Viewing and updating the code level of the Integrated Virtualization Manager management partition.
5. Ensure that there is a network connection configured between the management partition and at least one of the physical Ethernet adapters on the managed system. This allows you to access the Integrated Virtualization Manager interface from a computer that is connected to the physical Ethernet adapter. You cannot use the HMC1 and HMC2 ports to connect to the management partition.
6. Configure the TCP/IP connection for the Integrated Virtualization Manager using the mktcpip command. You must configure TCP/IP before you can perform any dynamic logical partitioning operations.
7. Connect to the Web interface or the command-line interface. For instructions, see one of the following tasks:
   • Connecting to the Integrated Virtualization Manager Web-based interface
   • Connecting to the Virtual I/O Server command-line interface