Configuring the storage on the Secure Service Container partition

Use this procedure to make storage devices assigned to the Secure Service Container partition available in IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers. These resources can then be utilized by the containerized applications running on the Secure Service Container partition.

This procedure is intended for users with the role appliance administrator.

Before you begin

  • Refer to the checklist that you prepared in the topic Planning for the environment.
  • Check with the cloud administrator the list of requirements of the containerized application to assign sufficient resources (disk space, network adapters) to IBM Hyper Protect Virtual Servers.
  • Check with the IBM Z or LinuxONE system administrator that sufficient resources are assigned to the Secure Service Container partition to fit the requirements of the containerized application.
  • Check with the IBM Z or LinuxONE system administrator to get the disk IDs that can be used for the Secure Service Container partition.
  • Check that you have downloaded the Secure Service Container User's Guide, SC28-6978-02a.

Procedure

Storage resources are grouped into storage pools that are created when the appliance is built. A storage pool is a uniquely named collection of storage disks on which the appliance file system is mounted.

  • Use the Secure Service Container user interface to manage the storage resources. On the Secure Service Container partition user interface, use the Storage Disks by Storage Pool page to add FICON DASD or FCP disks to a storage pool. Each storage pool must contain only one type of storage: either FICON DASD or FCP disks.

    For more detailed instructions, see Viewing and managing storage resources section in Chapter 14 Using the Secure Service Container user interface after you download Secure Service Container User's Guide, SC28-6978-02a.

Complete the following steps by using the Graphical User Interface of the Secure Service Container.

  1. Login to the User Interface of the Secure Service Container by using the IP address of the Secure Service Container.

  2. In the navigation pane, click the Storage icon.

  3. In the LV Data Pool area, click the plus sign (+) to add a disk to the LV Data Pool.

  4. In the Available Devices area select the disks that you want to add, and click the >> icon to move the selected disks to the Assigned Devices list.

  5. Click Apply. The Confirm Add disk page is displayed.

  6. Review your selection and click Yes to proceed. You can view the status of attaching and formatting of the disks. When the attach and format of the disks are complete, you can view the details of the disks that you added in the LV Data Pool area.
    Note:

    • The disks that you have selected will be formatted.
    • The volumes for Hyper Protect Virtual Server containers and Secure Build containers can be created and allocated from the storage pool when those containers are created on the Secure Service Container partition.

Next

You can configure the network devices by following the instructions on Configuring the network on the Secure Service Container partition.