Use the Pattern Builder to
create virtual system patterns or classic virtual system patterns
with IBM Storage Scale Client script
packages for deploying a IBM Storage Scale Client component.
Before you begin
You must be granted access to patterns, access to create patterns,
or have the Workload resources administration with Full permission to
complete this task.
About this task
Use the Pattern Builder to
create a virtual system pattern, or use the Pattern Editor to create
a classic virtual system pattern for deploying a IBM Storage Scale Client instance.When
you create a IBM Storage Scale Client virtual
system, you add two IBM Storage Scale Client script
packages to a pattern component (for example an OS Node). These script
packages contain the required IBM Storage Scale installation
code for connecting the deployed pattern instance to a IBM Storage Scale Server.
The deployed pattern instance can then access and use the shared file
system associated with the IBM Storage Scale Server.
For
more information about creating and deploying virtual system patterns
and classic virtual system patterns, see the Related links.
Procedure
- Create a virtual system pattern by using the Pattern Builder,
or create a classic virtual system pattern by using the Pattern Editor.
Configure your pattern as needed by providing the necessary
information in the pattern properties pane and save your changes.
- For each pattern component that is being configured as
a IBM Storage Scale Client,
select the Allocate directories on the GPFS shared files
server script package from the Scripts section
of the Pattern Builder or
Pattern Editor and drag and drop it onto the pattern component on
the canvas.
- Select each IBM Storage Scale Client pattern
component in the canvas, and configure the following settings:
- For each pattern component that is being configured as
a IBM Storage Scale Client,
select the GPFS Client Operations script package
from the Scripts section of the Pattern Builder or
Pattern Editor and drag and drop it onto the same pattern component
on the canvas where you placed the Allocate directories
on the GPFS shared files server script package.
- You can select the GPFS Client Operations script
package in the pattern component and display the following settings
in the properties pane:
- If you are creating a virtual system pattern in the Pattern Builder,
in the IBM Storage Scale Client Operations
section the following property is displayed:
- IBM Storage Scale Client Operations
- There are three actions that you can perform using this script
package whenever you run it after deployment:
- Show Client Status
- Connect to IBM Storage Scale shared service Server:
Use this operation to connect to the IBM Storage Scale Server specified
that is by the IBM Storage Scale shared service instance
that is deployed in the same environment profile as the client deployment
- Connect to same IBM Storage Scale Server:
Use this operation if the client instance was already connected to
a IBM Storage Scale Server (that
was specified by the IBM Storage Scale shared service or
that was specified by using the Connect to server operation
user interface) and you want to reconnect to the same IBM Storage Scale Server.
- Generate new IBM Storage Scale key for
Client Cluster
By default the Show Client Status action is displayed in the
selection box. You do not need to change this or select another option
at this time. After deployment, when you choose to run this script
package for a deployed virtual machine instance, you can select any
of the three actions to perform, and provide other required parameters,
such as an administrator user name and password.
- If you are creating a classic virtual system pattern in the Pattern
Editor, the following property is displayed:
- ACTION
- There are three actions that you can perform using this script
package whenever you run it after deployment:
- Show Client Status
- Connect to server
- Generate new IBM Storage Scale key for
Client Cluster
By default the Show Client Status action is displayed in the
selection box. You do not need to change this or select another option
at this time. After deployment, when you choose to run this script
package for a deployed virtual machine instance, you can select any
of the three actions to perform, and provide other required parameters,
such as an administrator user name and password.
Results
Your new pattern is saved. You can find it in the appropriate
pattern catalog in the console.
What to do next
You can continue to configure your IBM Storage Scale pattern deployment as needed, and you can
deploy your IBM Storage Scale virtual system
pattern or classic virtual system pattern to create IBM Storage Scale Client instances
in your Cloud Pak System environment.After
deployment you can perform additional operations to manage the IBM Storage Scale configuration as needed.