9043-MRX - Documentation Index

Table of Contents

• 9043-MRX (IBM Power E1050)
  • PDF files for the IBM Power E1050 (9043-MRX)
  • Product legal notices
    • Hardware notices
      • Class A Notices
      • Class B Notices
    • License Agreement for Machine Code
    • Safety notices
    • Software notices
      • Privacy policy considerations
    • Statement of Limited Warranty
    • Accessibility features for IBM Power servers
    • EU Data Act (Regulation 2023/2854)
  • Planning for the system
    • Site preparation and physical planning
      • Site selection
      • Access
      • Acclimation
      • Acoustics
      • Air conditioning determination
        • General guidelines for data centers
      • Computer room layout
      • Computer room location
      • Electromagnetic compatibility
      • Emergency planning for continuous operations
      • Environmental design criteria
      • Floor construction and floor loading
      • General power information
        • Dual-power installation configurations
          • Dual-power installation: Redundant distribution panel and switch
          • Dual-power installation: Redundant distribution panel
          • Single distribution panel: Dual circuit breakers
      • Lighting
      • Material and data storage protection
      • Overhead cabling
      • Planning for communications
      • Planning for the installation of rear door heat exchangers
        • Heat exchanger specifications
        • Heat exchanger performance
        • Water specifications for the secondary cooling loop
        • Water delivery specifications for secondary loops
        • Layout and mechanical installation
          • Heat exchanger installation overview
          • Heat exchanger filling and draining overview
          • Planning for heat exchangers in a raised floor environment
          • Planning for heat exchangers in a non-raised floor environment
        • Secondary cooling loop parts and services information
          • Miscellaneous parts supplier
          • Services supplier
          • Cooling distribution unit suppliers
        • Installation and support from IBM Integrated Technology Services offerings
      • Power load
      • Power quality
      • Power source
      • Raised floors
        • Conductive contamination
      • Relocation and temporary storage
      • Shock and vibration
      • Space requirements
      • Static electricity and floor resistance
      • System air distribution
      • Temperature and humidity recording instruments
      • Voltage and frequency limits
    • Site and hardware planning
      • Hardware specification sheets
        • Server specifications
          • Model 9043-MRX server specifications
        • Expansion unit and migration tower specifications
          • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer (feature code EMX0)
          • ESLS storage enclosures
          • NED24 – NVMe Expansion Drawer 24
          • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer (feature code ENZ0)
        • Rack specifications
          • Planning for the 7014-T00 and 7014-T42 racks
            • Model 7014-T00 rack
            • Model 7014-T00 rack with optional DC power distribution panel
            • Model 7014-T42 and 7014-B42 rack
            • 7014-T00 and 7014-T42 service clearances and caster location
            • 7014-T00 and 7014-T00 multiple attachment racks
            • 7014-T00 and 7014-T42 rack weight distribution and floor loading
          • Planning for the 7953-94X and 7965-94Y rack
            • Model 7953-94X and 7965-94Y rack
            • Cabling the 7953-94X and 7965-94Y rack
            • Side stabilizing outriggers
            • Multiple racks
          • Planning for the 7965-S42 rack
            • Model 7965-S42 rack specifications
            • Cabling the 7965-S42 rack
            • Multiple racks
            • Model 7965-S42 supported feature codes
            • Model 1164-95X rear door heat exchanger specifications
        • Hardware Management Console specifications
          • 7063-CR1 Hardware Management Console specifications
          • 7063-CR2 Hardware Management Console specifications
        • Rack switch specifications
          • G8052R RackSwitch specification sheet
          • G8124ER RackSwitch specification sheet
          • G8264R RackSwitch specification sheet
          • G8316R RackSwitch specification sheet
        • Rack installation specifications for racks that are not purchased from IBM
      • Planning for power
        • Determining your power requirements
          • Server Information Form 3A
          • Workstation Information Form 3B
        • Plugs and receptacles
          • Supported power cords
          • Supported PDU power cords
        • Modification of IBM-provided power cords
        • Uninterruptible power supply
        • Power distribution unit and power cord options for 7014, 7953, and 7965 racks
        • Calculating the power load for 7188 or 9188 power distribution units
      • Planning for cables
        • Cable management
          • Power cord routing and retention
        • Planning for serial-attached SCSI cables
          • SAS cabling for the ESLS storage enclosures
    • System calculators
  • Installing the IBM Power E1050 (9043-MRX)
    • Installing the IBM Power E1050 (9043-MRX)
      • Installing a rack-based server
        • Prerequisite for installing the rack-mounted server
        • Completing inventory for your server
        • Determining the location and attaching the mounting hardware to the rack
        • Removing the shipping cover from the rear of the system chassis
        • Installing the server using four people
          • Removing the power supplies from the 9043-MRX system
        • Installing the server using three people
          • Removing the power supplies from the 9043-MRX system
          • Removing a voltage regulator module from the 9043-MRX
          • Removing an NVMe U.2 drive from the 9043-MRX system
          • Removing an adapter from the 9043-MRX system
        • Installing the cable-management bracket
        • Installing the system into the rack
        • Replacing components in the system chassis
          • Replacing a voltage regulator module in the 9043-MRX
          • Replacing an NVMe U.2 drive in the 9043-MRX system
          • Replacing an adapter in the 9043-MRX system
          • Installing the system fans
          • Replacing the power supplies in the 9043-MRX system
        • Install the front cover
        • Cabling the server and connecting expansion units
        • Completing the server setup
          • Accessing the eBMC so that you can manage the system
          • Completing the server setup using an HMC
            • Completing the server setup by using an HMC with DHCP
            • Completing the server setup by using an HMC with a static network configuration
          • Completing the server setup without using the HMC
      • Setting up a preinstalled server
        • Prerequisite for installing the preinstalled server
        • Completing inventory for your preinstalled server
        • Removing the shipping bracket and connecting power cords and power distribution unit (PDU) for your preinstalled server
        • Installing the system fans
        • Installing the power supplies in the 9043-MRX system
        • Routing cables through the cable-management arm and connecting expansion units
        • Completing the server setup
          • Accessing the eBMC so that you can manage the system
          • Completing the server setup using an HMC
            • Completing the server setup by using an HMC with DHCP
            • Completing the server setup by using an HMC with a static network configuration
          • Completing the server setup without using the HMC
  • Installing, removing, and replacing parts
    • Adapters
      • Installing, removing, and replacing adapters
        • Installing adapters
          • Preparing the system
          • Installing an adapter
          • Preparing the system for operation
        • Removing and replacing an adapter
          • Preparing the system
          • Removing an adapter
          • Replacing an adapter
          • Preparing the system for operation
        • Permanently removing an adapter from the system
          • Preparing the system
          • Permanently removing an adapter
          • Preparing the system for operation
        • Related procedures for installing and removing adapters
          • Avoiding electric shock
          • Handling static-sensitive devices
          • Updating the worldwide port name
          • Removing and replacing the tailstock on an adapter
          • Hot-plug manager access for AIX
            • Accessing the hot-plug management functions
            • PCI hot-plug manager menu
            • Component LEDs
              • Resetting the LEDs in AIX
          • Installing the AIX device driver software
          • Installing or replacing an adapter with the system power turned on in a Virtual I/O Server
          • Verifying that the hot-plug adapter tools are installed for the Linux operating system
          • Checking the amount of remaining life in NVMe devices
            • Running the AIX command
            • Running the Linux smart-log command
      • Managing adapters
        • Overview of managing adapters for the 9043-MRX system
          • PCI Express
          • Partitioning with multi-adapter configurations
          • Handling static-sensitive devices
        • Adapter information by feature code
        • Adapter details
          • PCIe2 4-port 1 GbE adapter (FC 5260 and FC 5899; CCIN 576F)
          • PCIe3 2-port 10 Gb NIC & RoCE SR/Cu adapter (FC EC2R and FC EC2S; CCIN 58FA)
          • PCIe3 2-port 25/10 Gb NIC & RoCE SFP28 adapter (FC EC2T and FC EC2U; CCIN 58FB)
          • PCIe3 x8 NVMe 3.2 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter (FC EC5C, FC EC5D, and FC EC6X; CCIN 58FD)
          • PCIe3 x8 NVMe 6.4 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter (FC EC5E, FC EC5F, and FC EC6Z; CCIN 58FE)
          • PCIe3 x8 NVMe 1.6 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter (FC EC5A, EC5B, EC5G, and EC6V; CCIN 58FC)
          • PCIe4 2-port 100 GbE RoCE x16 adapter (FC EC66 and EC67; CCIN 2CF3)
          • PCIe2 2-Port USB 3.0 Adapter (FC EC6J and FC EC6K; CCIN 590F)
          • PCIe3 x8 NVMe 3.2 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter (FC EC5C, FC EC5D, and FC EC6X; CCIN 58FD)
          • PCIe3 x8 NVMe 6.4 TB SSD NVMe Flash Adapter (FC EC5E, FC EC5F, and FC EC6Z; CCIN 58FE)
          • PCIe4 2-port 25/10/1 Gb RoCE SFP28 adapter (FC EC71 and FC EC72; CCIN 2CF9)
          • PCIe4 2-port 100 GbE RoCE x16 adapter (FC EC75 and EC76; CCIN 2CFB)
          • PCIe4 2-port 100GbE RoCE with Crypto x16 adapter (FC EC77 and EC78; CCIN 2CFA)
          • PCIe4 x8 NVMe 1.6 TB Flash Adapter (FC EC7A, FC EC7B, FC EC7J, and FC EC7K; CCIN 594A)
          • PCIe4 x8 NVMe 3.2 TB Flash Adapter (FC EC7C, FC EC7D, FC EC7L, and FC EC7M; CCIN 594B)
          • PCIe4 x8 NVMe 6.4 TB Flash Adapter (FC EC7E, FC EC7F, FC EC7N, and FC EC7P; CCIN 594C)
          • PCIe4 x4 Graphics adapter (FC EC90; CCIN EC90)
          • PCIe3 SAS RAID quad-port 6 Gb adapter (FC EJ0J; CCIN 57B4)
          • PCIe3 12 GB Cache RAID SAS quad-port 6 Gb Adapter (FC EJ0L; CCIN 57CE)
          • PCIe3 RAID SAS quad-port 6 Gb LP Adapter (FC EJ0M; CCIN 57B4)
          • PCIe4 4-port NVMe JBOF adapter (FC EJ1X and EJ1Y; CCIN 6B87)
          • PCIe3 4 x8 SAS Port Adapter (FC EJ10, FC EJ11, FC ES30, and FC ES31; CCIN 57B4)
          • PCIe3 x8 SAS quad-port 12 Gb tape adapter (FC EJ2B and FC EJ2C; CCIN 57F2)
          • PCIe3 12 GB Cache RAID+ SAS Adapter Quad-port 6 Gb x8 (FC EJ14; CCIN 57B1)
          • PCIe4 cable adapter (FC EJ2A; CCIN 6B99)
          • PCIe4 cable adapter (FC EJ24; CCIN 6B92)
          • 4767-002 Cryptographic Coprocessor (FC EJ32 and EJ33 for BSC; CCIN 4767)
          • 4769 Cryptographic Coprocessor (FC EJ35 and EJ37 for BSC; CCIN C0AF)
          • PCIe2 4-port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) SR +RJ45 adapter (FC EN0S and FC EN0T; CCIN 2CC3)
          • PCIe2 4-port (10 Gb + 1 GbE) Copper SFP+RJ45 Adapter (FC EN0U and FC EN0V; CCIN 2CC3)
          • PCIe2 2-port 10 GbE BaseT RJ45 adapter (FC EN0W and FC EN0X; CCIN 2CC4)
          • PCIe3 x8 2-port Fibre Channel (32 Gb/s); (FC EN1A and EN1B; CCIN 578F)
          • PCIe3 x8 4-port Fibre Channel (16 Gb/s); (FC EN1C and EN1D; CCIN 578E)
          • PCIe3 x8 4-port Fibre Channel (16 Gb/s); (FC EN1E and FC EN1F; CCIN 579A)
          • PCIe3 x8 2-port Fibre Channel Adapter (16 Gb/s); (FC EN1G and FC EN1H; CCIN 579B)
          • PCIe4 x8 2-port Fibre Channel (32 Gb/s); (FC EN1J and FC EN1K; CCIN 579C)
          • PCIe4 x8 4-port Fibre Channel (32 Gb/s); (FC EN1L and EN1M; CCIN 2CFC)
          • PCIe4 x8 2-port Fibre Channel (64 Gb/s); (FC EN1N and EN1P; CCIN 2CFD)
          • PCIe4 x16 4-port 25/10/1 GbE RoCE SFP28 adapter (FC EN24 and FC EN26; CCIN EC2A)
          • PCIe3 16 Gb 2-port Fibre Channel adapter (FC EN2A and FC EN2B; CCIN 579D)
          • PCIe4 x16 4-port Fibre Channel (32 Gb/s); (FC EN2L and EN2M; CCIN 2F06)
          • PCIe4 x8 2-port Fibre Channel (64 Gb/s); (FC EN2N and EN2P; CCIN 2F05)
          • PCIe3 4-port 10 GbE adapter (FC EN2W and FC EN2X; CCIN 2F04)
          • PCIe 4-port 1 GbE adapter (FC EN2Y and FC EN2Z; CCIN 5775)
        • Installing the AIX device driver software
        • Verifying the AIX device driver software
      • Adapter placement
        • Adapter placement rules and slot priorities for the 9043-MRX
        • Adapter placement rules and slot priorities for the EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer
        • Adapter placement rules and slot priorities for the ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer
        • Related procedures for adapter placement
          • Finding the current system configuration in IBM i
      • SAS RAID controllers for AIX
        • SAS RAID controllers for AIX overview
          • Feature comparison of SAS RAID cards
            • PCIe3 SAS RAID card comparison
          • SAS architecture
          • Disk arrays
            • Supported RAID levels
              • RAID 0
              • RAID 5
              • RAID 6
              • RAID 10
              • RAID 5T2
              • RAID 6T2
              • RAID 10T2
            • Disk array capacities
            • RAID level summary
            • Stripe-unit size
            • Valid states for hdisks and pdisks
              • States for disk arrays (hdisks)
              • States for physical disks (pdisks)
              • pdisk descriptions
        • Viewing link status information
        • Controller software
          • Controller software verification
        • Common controller and disk array management tasks
          • Using the Disk Array Manager
          • Preparing disks for use in SAS disk arrays
          • Secure data deletion for Array Candidate pdisks that are formatted to RAID block size
          • Creating a disk array
          • Migrating an existing disk array to a new RAID level
          • Viewing the disk array configuration
          • Deleting a disk array
          • Using hot-spare disks
            • Creating hot spare disks
            • Deleting hot-spare disks
          • Viewing IBM SAS disk array settings
          • Viewing IBM SAS pdisk settings
          • Viewing pdisk vital product data
          • Viewing controller SAS addresses
          • Controller SAS address attributes
          • System software allocations for SAS controllers
            • Viewing system software allocations for SAS controllers
            • Changing system software allocations for SAS controllers
          • Drive queue depth
            • Changing the drive queue depth
          • Multiple I/O channels
          • AIX command-line interface
          • Considerations for solid-state drives (SSDs)
        • Multi-initiator and high availability
          • Possible HA configurations
          • Controller functions
          • Controller function attributes
          • Viewing HA controller attributes
          • High availability cabling considerations
          • HA performance considerations
          • HA access optimization
          • HA access characteristics within List SAS Disk Array Configuration
          • Configuration and serviceability considerations for HA RAID configurations
          • Installing high availability
            • Installing an HA single-system RAID configuration
            • Installing an HA two-system RAID configuration
              • Functions requiring special attention in an HA two-system RAID configuration
        • SAS RAID controller maintenance
          • Updating the SAS RAID controller microcode
          • Changing pdisks to hdisks
          • Replacing pdisks
          • Viewing SAS fabric path information
          • Example: Using SAS fabric path information
        • Problem determination and recovery
          • SAS resource locations
          • Showing physical resource attributes
          • Disk array problem identification
          • Service request numbers
          • Controller maintenance analysis procedures
            • Examining the hardware error log
            • MAP 3142
            • MAP 3143
            • MAP 3145
            • MAP 3146
            • MAP 3148
            • MAP 3150
            • MAP 3152
            • MAP 3153
            • MAP 3190
            • MAP 3210
            • MAP 3211
            • MAP 3212
            • MAP 3213
            • MAP 3220
            • MAP 3221
            • MAP 3230
            • MAP 3231
            • MAP 3232
            • MAP 3233
            • MAP 3234
            • MAP 3235
            • MAP 3240
            • MAP 3241
            • MAP 3242
            • MAP 3243
            • MAP 3244
            • MAP 3245
            • MAP 3246
            • MAP 3247
            • MAP 3248
            • MAP 3249
            • MAP 3250
            • MAP 3252
            • MAP 3253
            • MAP 3254
            • MAP 3260
            • MAP 3261
            • MAP 3290
            • MAP 3295
            • MAP 3296
            • Finding a service request number from an existing AIX error log
      • SAS RAID controllers for Linux
        • General information
          • Feature comparison of SAS RAID cards
            • PCIe3 SAS RAID card comparison
        • SAS overview
          • SAS architecture summary
          • Disk arrays
          • Supported RAID levels
            • RAID 0
            • RAID 5
            • RAID 6
            • RAID 10
            • RAID 5T2
            • RAID 6T2
            • RAID 10T2
          • Estimating disk array capacities
          • RAID level summary
          • Stripe-unit size
          • Disk array overview
            • Disk array states
            • Physical disk states
            • I/O adapter states
        • RAID controller software
          • Verifying installation of the controller software
          • Linux ipr device driver updates
          • Updating the iprutils package
        • Common IBM SAS RAID controller tasks
          • Starting the iprconfig utility
          • Status of devices, arrays, and paths
            • Viewing device status
            • Viewing array status
            • Viewing path status
          • RAID and JBOD formats
            • Formatting to advanced function
            • Formatting to JBOD
          • Creating and deleting disk arrays
            • Creating an IBM SAS RAID disk array
            • Deleting an IBM SAS RAID disk array
          • Migrating an existing disk array to a new RAID level
          • Hot-spare disks
            • Creating hot-spare disks
            • Deleting hot-spare disks
          • Drive queue depth
            • Linux command-line interface
          • Considerations for solid-state drives (SSD)
        • Multi-initiator and high availability
          • Possible HA configurations
          • Controller functions
          • Controller function attributes
          • Viewing HA controller attributes
          • High availability cabling considerations
          • HA performance considerations
          • Configuration and serviceability considerations for HA RAID configurations
          • HA asymmetric access optimization
            • Enabling asymmetric access
            • Asymmetric access status of disk arrays
          • Installing high availability
            • Installing an HA single-system RAID configuration
            • Installing an HA two-system RAID configuration
            • Functions requiring special attention in an HA two-system RAID configuration
        • IBM SAS RAID controller maintenance
          • Usage tips
          • Updating the controller microcode
          • Physical disks
            • Removing a failed disk
            • Installing a new disk
              • Rebuilding a newly installed disk
          • Disk failure recovery
            • RAID 0 failure
            • RAID 5 disk recovery
              • Recovering a RAID 5 single-disk failure
              • RAID 5 multiple-disk failure
            • RAID 6 disk recovery
              • Recovering a RAID 6 single-disk or dual-disk failure
              • RAID 6 failure of three or more disks
            • RAID 10 disk recovery
              • Recovering a RAID 10 single-disk failure
              • RAID 10 multiple-disk failure
          • Viewing SAS fabric path information
          • Viewing SCSI location and physical resource path
          • Reclaiming IOA cache storage
        • Problem determination and recovery
          • Analyzing error logs
          • Basic vi commands
          • Searching logs
          • Samples: Error logs
            • Sample: Generic IOA or device error log
            • Sample: Device configuration error log
            • Sample: Array error log
            • Sample: Cache error log
          • Disk array problem identification
          • Unit reference code tables
          • Maintenance analysis procedures
            • MAP 3310
            • MAP 3311
            • MAP 3312
            • MAP 3313
            • MAP 3320
            • MAP 3321
            • MAP 3330
            • MAP 3331
            • MAP 3332
            • MAP 3333
            • MAP 3334
            • MAP 3335
            • MAP 3337
            • MAP 3340
            • MAP 3341
            • MAP 3342
            • MAP 3342
            • MAP 3343
            • MAP 3344
            • MAP 3345
            • MAP 3346
            • MAP 3347
            • MAP 3348
            • MAP 3349
            • MAP 3350
            • MAP 3351
            • MAP 3352
            • MAP 3353
            • MAP 3390
            • MAP 3410
            • MAP 3411
            • MAP 3412
            • MAP 3413
            • MAP 3420
            • MAP 3421
            • MAP 3430
            • MAP 3431
            • MAP 3432
            • MAP 3433
            • MAP 3434
            • MAP 3435
            • MAP 3440
            • MAP 3441
            • MAP 3442
            • MAP 3443
            • MAP 3444
            • MAP 3445
            • MAP 3446
            • MAP 3447
            • MAP 3448
            • MAP 3449
            • MAP 3450
            • MAP 3452
            • MAP 3453
            • MAP 3454
            • MAP 3460
            • MAP 3461
            • MAP 3490
            • MAP 3495
            • MAP 3496
    • Cables
      • Front USB cable
        • Removing and replacing the front USB cable
          • Preparing the system
          • Removing the front USB cable
          • Replacing the front USB cable
          • Preparing the system for operation
    • Control panel
      • Removing or replacing the control panel
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing the control panel
        • Replacing the control panel
        • Preparing the system for operation
      • Removing or replacing the control panel display
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing the control panel display
        • Replacing the control panel display
        • Preparing the system for operation
    • Drive backplane
      • Removing and replacing the drive backplane
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing the drive backplane
        • Replacing the drive backplane
        • Preparing the system for operation
    • eBMC card assembly
      • Removing and replacing the eBMC card assembly
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing the eBMC card assembly
        • Replacing the eBMC card assembly
        • Preparing the system for operation
    • External DVD drive
      • Stand-alone USB DVD drive (FC EUA5)
    • Fans
      • Removing and replacing a fan
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing a fan
        • Replacing a fan
        • Preparing the system for operation
    • Memory modules
      • Removing and replacing memory modules in the system
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing a memory module
        • Replacing a memory module
        • Preparing the system for operation
      • Plugging rules for memory modules in the system
    • NVMe U.2 drives
      • Installing an NVMe U.2 drive
        • Preparing the system to install an NVMe U.2 drive
        • Installing an NVMe U.2 drive
        • Preparing the system for operation
      • Removing and replacing an NVMe U.2 drive
        • Preparing the system to remove and replace an NVMe U.2 drive
        • Removing an NVMe U.2 drive
        • Replacing an NVMe U.2 drive
        • Preparing the system for operation
      • Permanently removing an NVMe U.2 drive
        • Preparing the system
        • Permanently removing an NVMe U.2 drive
        • Preparing the system for operation
      • Related procedures
        • Checking the amount of remaining life in NVMe devices
        • Removing an operational NVMe device from an IBM i logical partition
    • Power supplies
      • Removing and replacing a power supply
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing a power supply
        • Replacing a power supply
        • Preparing the system for operation
    • Racks and rack features
      • Installing the IBM Enterprise Slim Rack (7965-S42) rack and features
        • Completing a parts inventory
        • Rack safety notices
        • Positioning and leveling the rack
        • Attaching the rack to a nonraised floor
        • Attaching the rack to a raised floor
        • Connecting multiple racks with rack-to-rack attachment kit for a 24-inch pitch
        • Connecting multiple racks with the rack-to-rack attachment kit for a 600 mm pitch
        • Attaching the stabilizer brackets
        • Connecting the power distribution system
          • Power distribution unit and Intelligent Switched High Function PDU
            • Installing the power distribution unit (PDU), power distribution unit plus (PDU+), Intelligent Switched High Function PDU, or Intelligent Switched High Function PDU+ in the side of a rack
            • Configuring the power distribution unit using the PDU Configuration Utility
            • Cabling the Intelligent Switched PDU to a console
            • Setting up power monitoring using the PDU+
              • Using the IBM DPI Configuration Utility
              • Using the web interface to configure the PDU+
            • Monitoring the power status using the Intelligent Switched PDU
              • Using the IBM PDU Configuration Utility to set up the Intelligent Switched PDU
              • Power-on sequencing (some models)
                • Using SNMP through the Ethernet port
                • Using Telnet through the Ethernet port
                • Using HyperTerminal through the serial port
              • Using the web interface
                • Starting the web interface
                • Power management relay setting
        • Attaching the rack doors
          • Attaching a front or rear door
          • Attaching an acoustic door
          • Changing the side on which your rear door opens
        • Ruggedized kit for the 7965-S42 rack
        • Earth (ground) bonding the rack
          • Rack frame connection point
          • Earth (ground) bonding the side covers to the rack frame
          • Door ground connection points
          • Earth bonding the front and rear doors to the rack frame
        • Installing the side cover
        • Installing an extender to the rack
        • Installing the airflow management kit
        • Removing the rack top cover
        • Replacing the top cover
        • Installing the rear door heat exchanger
          • Preparing to install the rear door heat exchanger on an IBM Enterprise Slim Rack (7965-S42)
          • Rack safety notices
          • Heat exchanger specifications
          • Heat exchanger performance
          • Installing the heat exchanger on an IBM Enterprise Slim Rack (7965-S42) with the hoses routed to the bottom of the rack
          • Installing the heat exchanger on an IBM Enterprise Slim Rack (7965-S42) with the hoses routed to the top of the rack
          • Routing cables through the upper and lower air baffles
          • Maintaining the heat exchanger
        • Water cooling system specification and requirements
      • Installing a system or expansion unit into a rack
    • System backplane
      • Removing and replacing the system backplane
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing the system backplane
        • Replacing the system backplane
        • Preparing the system for operation
    • System processor modules
      • Removing and replacing the system processor module
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing the system processor module
        • Replacing the system processor module
        • Preparing the system for operation
    • Time-of-day battery
      • Removing and replacing the time-of-day battery
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing the time-of-day battery
        • Replacing the time-of-day battery
        • Preparing the system for operation
    • Trusted platform module card
      • Removing and replacing the trusted platform module card
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing the trusted platform module card
        • Replacing the trusted platform module card
        • Preparing the system for operation
    • Voltage regulator modules
      • Removing and replacing voltage regulator modules
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing a voltage regulator module
        • Replacing a voltage regulator module
        • Preparing the system for operation
    • Common procedures for installable features
      • Before you begin
      • Identifying a part
        • Identifying the enclosure or server that contains the part to be replaced
          • Enabling enclosure or server indicators by using the ASMI
          • Control panel LEDs
          • Activating an identify LED for an enclosure or server by using the HMC
        • Finding the part location code and LED support status
        • Identifying a part by using the operating system or VIOS
          • Identifying a part in an AIX system or logical partition
            • Finding the location code for a part in an AIX system or logical partition
            • Activating the indicator light for a part by using AIX diagnostics
          • Identifying a part in an IBM i system or logical partition
            • Finding the location code and activating the indicator light for a part by using the IBM i operating system
          • Identifying a part in a Linux system or logical partition
            • Finding the location code of a part in a Linux system or logical partition
            • Activating the indicator light for a part by using the Linux operating system
          • Identifying a part in a VIOS system or logical partition
            • Finding the location code of a part in a VIOS system or logical partition
            • Activating the indicator light for a part by using the VIOS tools
        • Identifying a part by using the ASMI
          • Activating the identify LED by using the ASMI when you know the location code
          • Activating the identify LED by using the ASMI when you do not know the location code
        • Identifying a part by using the HMC
      • Starting a system
        • Starting a system that is not managed by an HMC
          • Starting a system by using the control panel
          • Starting a system by using the ASMI
        • Starting a system or logical partition by using the HMC
      • Stopping a system
        • Stopping a system that is not managed by an HMC
          • Stopping a system by using the control panel
          • Stopping a system by using the ASMI
        • Stopping a system by using the HMC
      • Installing or replacing a part by using an HMC
        • Installing a part by using the HMC
        • Removing a part by using the HMC
        • Repairing a part by using the HMC
      • Verifying the installed part
        • Verifying a part by using the operating system or VIOS
          • Verifying an installed feature or replaced part by using an AIX system or logical partition
            • Verifying an installed feature by using the AIX operating system
            • Verifying a replaced part by using the AIX operating system
          • Verifying the installed part by using an IBM i system or logical partition
          • Verifying an installed part by using a Linux system or logical partition
          • Verifying an installed part by using stand-alone diagnostics
          • Verifying an installed part or replaced part on a system or logical partition by using Virtual I/O Server tools
            • Verifying an installed part by using the VIOS
            • Verify the replacement part by using the VIOS
        • Verifying the installed part by using the HMC
          • Viewing serviceable events by using the HMC
      • Deactivating an identify LED
        • Deactivating a system attention LED by using the operating system or VIOS tools
          • Deactivating the indicator light for a part by using AIX diagnostics
          • Deactivating the indicator light by using the IBM i operating system
          • Deactivating the indicator light by using the Linux operating system
          • Deactivating the indicator light for a part by using the VIOS tools
        • Deactivating a system attention LED by using the ASMI
          • Deactivating the identify LED by using the ASMI when you know the location code
          • Deactivating the identify LED by using the ASMI when you do not know the location code
          • Deactivating a check log indicator (system information indicator) by using the ASMI
        • Deactivating LEDs by using the HMC
          • Deactivating a system attention LED or partition LED by using the HMC
          • Deactivating an identify LED for a FRU by using the HMC
          • Deactivating an identify LED for an enclosure by using the HMC
    • Finding parts, locations, and addresses
      • Part locations and location codes
        • 9028-21B locations
        • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H locations
        • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H locations
        • 9043-MRX locations
        • 9080-HEX locations
        • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer locations
        • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer locations
        • ESLS storage enclosure locations
        • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer locations
      • Addresses
        • 9028-21B addresses
        • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H addresses
        • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H addresses
        • 9080-HEX addresses
        • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer addresses
        • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer addresses
        • ESLS storage enclosure addresses
        • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer addresses
      • System parts
        • 9028-21B system parts
        • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H system parts
        • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H system parts
        • 9043-MRX system parts
        • 9080-HEX system parts
        • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer system parts
        • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer system parts
        • ESLS storage enclosure system parts
        • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer system parts
        • Disk drive and solid-state drive system parts
        • Keyboard parts
  • Troubleshooting, service, and support
    • Beginning troubleshooting and problem analysis
      • Beginning problem analysis
        • AIX and Linux problem analysis
        • IBM i problem analysis
        • Light path diagnostics
          • Replacing FRUs by using enclosure fault indicators
        • Problem reporting form
      • Reference information for problem determination
        • Symptom index
          • IBM i server or IBM i partition symptoms
          • AIX server or AIX partition symptoms
            • MAP 0410: Repair checkout
          • Linux server or Linux partition symptoms
            • Linux fast-path problem isolation
              • Linux problem isolation procedure
        • Detecting problems
          • IBM i problem determination procedures
            • Using the problem log
          • Problem determination procedure for AIX or Linux servers or partitions
          • System unit problem determination
          • Management console machine code problems
            • Viewing the management console logs
          • Problem determination procedures
            • Disk drive module power-on self-tests
            • SCSI card power-on self-tests
        • Analyzing problems
          • Intermittent problems
            • About intermittent problems
            • General intermittent problem checklist
            • Analyzing intermittent problems
            • Intermittent symptoms
            • Failing area intermittent isolation procedures
          • IPL problems
            • Cannot perform IPL from the control panel (no SRC)
            • Cannot perform IPL at a specified time (no SRC)
            • Cannot automatically perform an IPL after a power failure
    • Reference codes
    • Reference codes that begin with a number sign (#)
    • Failing function codes, failing items, and symbolic FRUs
      • Failing function codes
      • Failing items
      • Symbolic FRUs
    • Isolation procedures
      • Communication isolation procedure
        • COMIP01, COMPIP1
      • Disk unit isolation procedure
        • DSKIP03
      • eBMC isolation procedures
        • BMC0001
        • BMC0002
        • BMC0003
        • BMC0004
        • BMC0005
        • BMC0006
        • BMC0007
        • BMC0008
      • Expansion drawer isolation procedures
        • MEXIP01
        • MEXIP02
        • MEXIP03
        • MEXIP04
        • MEXIP05
        • MEXIP06
        • MEXIP07
        • MEXIP08
        • MEXIP09
        • MEXIP11
        • MEXIP12
        • MEXIP13
        • MEXIP14
        • MEXIP15
        • MEXIP16
        • MEXIP17
        • MEXIP18
      • Host boot isolation procedures
        • HB00001
        • HB00004
        • HB00005
        • HB00008
        • HB00009
        • HB0000A
        • HB00010
        • HB00011
        • HB00022
        • HB0002D
        • HB0003F
        • HB0004F
        • HB00055
        • HB00056
        • HB0005C
        • HB0005D
        • HB00062
      • Intermittent isolation procedures
        • INTIP03
        • INTIP05
        • INTIP07
        • INTIP08
        • INTIP09
        • INTIP14
        • INTIP16
        • INTIP18
        • INTIP20
        • INTIP24
      • I/O processor isolation procedures
        • IOPIP01
          • Using the product activity log
        • IOPIP13
        • IOPIP16
        • IOPIP17
        • IOPIP18
        • IOPIP19
        • IOPIP20
        • IOPIP21
        • IOPIP22
        • IOPIP23
        • IOPIP25
        • IOPIP26
        • IOPIP27
        • IOPIP28
        • IOPIP29
        • IOPIP30
        • IOPIP31
        • IOPIP32
        • IOPIP33
        • IOPIP34
        • IOPIP40
        • IOPIP41
      • Licensed Internal Code isolation procedures
        • LICIP01
        • LICIP03
        • LICIP04
        • LICIP07
        • LICIP08
        • LICIP11
        • LICIP12
        • LICIP13
        • LICIP14
        • LICIP15
        • LICIP16
        • LICIP17
        • LICIP18
      • Logical partition isolation procedure
        • LPRIP01
      • Operations console isolation procedures
        • OPCIP03
      • PCI bus isolation procedures
        • PCI bus isolation using AIX, Linux, or the management console
        • Verifying a system PCI bus repair
        • Analyzing a PCI bus reference code
        • DSA translation
        • Card positions
        • MABIP02
        • MABIP03
        • MABIP05
        • MABIP50
        • MABIP51
        • MABIP52
        • MABIP53
        • MABIP54
        • MABIP55
        • MABIP56
        • MABIP57
      • Power isolation procedures
        • Power problems
          • Cannot power on system unit
          • Cannot power off system unit
        • PWR1900
        • PWR1904
        • PWR1905
        • PWR1907
        • PWR1909
        • PWR1911
        • PWR1912
        • PWR1917
        • PWR1918
        • PWR1920
        • PWR2402
      • Router isolation procedures
        • RTRIP02
        • RTRIP03
        • RTRIP04
        • RTRIP05
        • RTRIP06
        • RTRIP07
        • RTRIP08
      • Serial-attached SCSI isolation procedures
        • SIP3110
        • SIP3111
        • SIP3112
        • SIP3113
        • SIP3120
        • SIP3121
        • SIP3130
        • SIP3131
        • SIP3132
        • SIP3134
        • SIP3140
        • SIP3141
        • SIP3142
        • SIP3143
        • SIP3144
        • SIP3145
        • SIP3146
        • SIP3147
        • SIP3148
        • SIP3149
        • SIP3150
        • SIP3152
        • SIP3153
        • SIP3250
        • SIP3254
        • SIP3290
        • SIP3295
        • SIP4040
        • SIP4041
        • SIP4044
        • SIP4047
        • SIP4049
        • SIP4050
        • SIP4052
        • SIP4053
        • SIP4140
        • SIP4141
        • SIP4144
        • SIP4147
        • SIP4149
        • SIP4150
        • SIP4152
        • SIP4153
      • Service processor isolation procedures
        • FSPSP01
        • FSPSP02
        • FSPSP03
        • FSPSP04
        • FSPSP05
        • FSPSP06
        • FSPSP07
        • FSPSP08
        • FSPSP09
        • FSPSP10
        • FSPSP11
        • FSPSP12
        • FSPSP14
        • FSPSP16
        • FSPSP17
        • FSPSP18
        • FSPSP20
        • FSPSP22
        • FSPSP23
        • FSPSP24
        • FSPSP25
        • FSPSP27
        • FSPSP28
        • FSPSP29
        • FSPSP30
        • FSPSP31
        • FSPSP32
        • FSPSP33
        • FSPSP34
        • FSPSP35
        • FSPSP36
        • FSPSP38
        • FSPSP40
        • FSPSP41
        • FSPSP42
        • FSPSP45
        • FSPSP46
        • FSPSP47
        • FSPSP48
        • FSPSP49
        • FSPSP50
        • FSPSP51
        • FSPSP52
        • FSPSP54
        • FSPSP55
        • FSPSP56
        • FSPSP57
        • FSPSP58
        • FSPSP59
        • FSPSP60
        • FSPSP61
        • FSPSP62
        • FSPSP63
        • FSPSP64
        • FSPSP65
        • FSPSP66
        • FSPSP67
        • FSPSP68
        • FSPSP70
        • FSPSP71
        • FSPSP72
        • FSPSP73
        • FSPSP75
        • FSPSP76
        • FSPSP78
        • FSPSP79
        • FSPSP80
        • FSPSP83
        • FSPSP85
        • FSPSP86
        • FSPSP87
        • FSPSP88
        • FSPSP89
        • FSPSP90
        • FSPSP91
        • FSPSP92
        • FSPSP93
        • FSPSP95
        • FSPSP96
        • FSPSP98
        • FSPSPC1
        • FSPSPD1
      • Tape unit isolation procedures
        • TUPIP03
        • TUPIP04
        • TUPIP06
      • Twinaxial workstation I/O processor isolation procedure
        • TWSIP01
      • Workstation adapter isolation procedure
        • WSAIP01
      • Workstation adapter console isolation procedure
      • Isolating problems on servers that run AIX or Linux
        • MAP 0210: General problem resolution
        • Problems with loading and starting the operating system (AIX and Linux)
        • MAP 0020
        • MAP 0030
        • MAP 0040
        • MAP 0054
        • MAP 0070
        • MAP 0220
        • MAP 0230
        • MAP 0235
        • MAP 0260
        • MAP 0270
        • MAP 0280
        • MAP 0285
        • MAP 0291
        • MAP 4040
        • MAP 4041
        • MAP 4044
        • MAP 4047
        • MAP 4049
        • MAP 4050
        • MAP 4052
        • MAP 4053
        • MAP 4140
        • MAP 4141
        • MAP 4144
        • MAP 4147
        • MAP 4149
        • MAP 4150
        • MAP 4152
        • MAP 4153
        • MAP 5000
        • MAP 5001
        • PFW1540: Problem isolation procedures
        • PFW1542: I/O problem isolation procedure
        • PFW1548: Memory and processor subsystem problem isolation procedure
          • PFW1548: Memory and processor subsystem problem isolation procedure when a management console is attached
          • PFW1548: Memory and processor subsystem problem isolation procedure without a management console attached
        • SAS fabric identification
    • IBM i service functions
      • Dedicated service tools
        • System paging environments
          • Stand-alone paging (nonpaging)
          • Limited paging
          • Full paging
        • Accessing dedicated service tools
          • Performing an IPL to dedicated service tools
          • Using the System Request Key
          • Selecting function 21 from the control panel
          • Performing an alternate IPL to DST (type D IPL)
        • Changing user IDs
          • Changing a service tools user ID
          • Resetting QSECOFR service tools user ID
        • Using function keys in dedicated service tools
        • Exiting dedicated service tools
        • DST options
          • Installing Licensed Internal Code
          • Installing the operating system
          • Perform an IPL
          • Work with Licensed Internal Code
          • Work with disk units
            • Work with disk configuration
            • Display disk configuration
            • Work with ASP threshold
            • Work with ASP configuration
            • Work with mirrored protection
            • Work with device parity protection
            • Work with disk compression
            • Work with hot-spare protection
            • Work with encryption
            • Work with NVMe devices
            • Work with Locking Policy
            • Work with disk unit recovery
            • Disk unit problem recovery procedures
            • Using hot spare device parity protection
              • Concepts for using device parity protection with hot-spare disk units
                • Include hot-spare disk units in your partition
                • Costs and limitations of device parity protection with hot-spare disk units
              • Planning for hot-spare device-parity-protected disk units
              • Setting up hot spare device parity protected disk units
                • Starting device parity protection with hot-spare protection
                • Starting hot spare protection
                • Managing hot spare device parity protected disk units
                  • Stopping hot spare protection
                  • Determining which parity sets are hot spare protected
                  • Displaying hot spare status
              • Troubleshooting hot-spare device parity protection
          • Work with dedicated service tools environment
            • Work with active service tools
            • Work with system devices
            • Work with service tools user IDs
            • How to work with system values
            • Work with alternate installation device
          • Resume operating system display
          • Select DST console mode
          • Start a service tool
            • Display/Alter/Dump
            • Licensed Internal Code log
            • Licensed Internal Code trace
            • Hardware service manager
            • Main storage dump manager
            • Product activity log
            • Operator panel functions
            • Performance data collector
            • Work with communications trace
              • Starting a trace
              • Communications trace limitations
              • SDLC communications trace considerations
              • LAN communications trace considerations
          • Perform automatic installation of the operating system
          • Save Licensed Internal Code
          • Work with remote service support
            • Activating remote service support
          • Work with system partitions
          • Work with system security
          • End batch restricted state
      • Hardware service manager
        • Hardware service manager options
          • Packaging hardware resources
          • Logical hardware resources
          • Locate resource by name
          • Failed and non-reporting resources
          • System Power Control Network
          • Work with service action log
          • Display label location work sheet
          • Device concurrent maintenance
          • Work with resources containing cache battery packs
          • SAS resource path information
        • Collecting information and performing functions from the hardware service manager displays
          • Change resource details
          • Concurrent maintenance
          • Creating frame information
          • Debug the resource
          • Display address
          • Display associated resources
          • Display failed resources
          • Display hardware contained within package
          • Display location
          • Display non-reporting resources
          • Display resources associated with IOP
          • Display resource details
          • Display resources requiring attention
          • Display resource status
          • Display serial/part numbers, logical address, and status/resource name information
          • Display system bus resources
          • Display system information
          • Display unresolved locations
          • Print
          • Refresh the display
          • Remove non-reporting resource information
          • Reserve frame space
          • Verify resources
        • Symbols on the hardware service manager displays
        • Printing the system configuration list and details of the system bus, main storage, or processor
        • Verification procedures
          • Hardware service manager Verify option
          • Verifying optical storage unit
          • Verifying tape
          • Verifying communications
      • Product activity log
        • Service action log
        • Product activity log location
        • Recovering from product activity log errors while in DST
        • Paging environment
        • Options for the product activity log
          • Analyze log
          • Display or print by log ID
          • Changing product activity log sizes
          • Working with removable media lifetime statistics
          • Displaying or printing removable media session statistics
          • Reference code description
        • Function keys for the product activity log
          • Sort-by function
          • Address information function
          • View description function
          • Hexadecimal product activity log data
        • Interpreting product activity log reports
          • Considerations when interpreting product activity log reports
          • Resource name
          • Resource type, model, and location
          • Class
          • System reference code field
          • Multiple SRC entries
          • Logical address format
          • Sequence number
          • Secondary code
          • Table ID
          • IPL source/state
          • Hexadecimal report
            • Examples: Obtaining additional information from hexadecimal reports
      • Service reference procedures
        • Setting the system date and time
        • Determining the dominant operating system
        • System password
        • System unique identifier
        • Locating the system's load source from the system console
        • History file
        • Low-level debug and data collecting procedures
          • Displaying data for functions 63 and 64
        • Logical partitions
          • Examples: Missing or non-reporting system bus resources
          • Accessing the control panel functions of a logical partition
      • Control panel functions
        • Values for IPL types, system operating modes, and speeds
        • Accessing the control panel functions
        • Service extended control panel functions
          • Using Sub-functions
          • Functions 50 to 54–Reserved CE functions
          • Function 55–Platform dump override
          • Functions 56 to 62–Reserved
          • Low-level debug panel functions
            • Function 63–System status SRC trace
            • Function 64–Diagnostic status SRC trace
            • Function 65: Deactivate remote service or initiate console recovery
            • Function 66: Activate remote service
            • Function 67: Disk unit IOP reset/reload
            • Function 68: Concurrent maintenance – power off
            • Function 69: Concurrent maintenance – power on
            • Function 70: IOP dump
            • Functions 71 to 99–reserved
      • System reference code information
        • SRC formats
          • Word 1 - SRC general information
          • Word 2 - System status information
            • Main Storage Dump Indicator (M)
            • IPL State Indicator (I)
            • IPL Type Last Initiated Indicator (G)
        • System reference codes
          • Displaying system reference codes
            • System reference code format descriptions
            • Hardware SRC formats
            • Licensed Internal Code detected problem reference code formats
          • IPL status SRCs
      • Initial program load information
        • IPL type, mode, and speed options
        • Methods to perform IPL
        • Alternate installation IPL
        • Platform IPL sequence
          • Service processor initialization
          • Licensed Internal Code initialization
            • Log entries
        • Status SRCs
      • Licensed Internal Code
        • Fixes and cumulative PTF packages
        • Displaying Licensed Internal Code fixes
        • Utilities to install and restore IBM i Licensed Internal Code
          • Utility to install Licensed Internal Code
          • Utility to restore Licensed Internal Code
        • Authorized program analysis report
      • System architecture and configuration
        • System power overview
          • Power supply
          • Battery power unit
          • System power control network
          • SPCN menu flow
            • Fields on the System Power Control Network display
            • Display Detail option
              • Fields on the Display Detail for Frame display
              • Fields on the Display Detail for Unit display
        • Resource names
        • Hardware configuration restrictions
        • Communications card, cable, and wrap connector reference
        • Communications signal voltage levels
      • Working with storage dumps
        • Automatic main storage dump
        • Performing a main storage dump to disk
        • Copying a main storage dump
          • Working with current main storage dump
          • Working with copies of main storage dumps
        • Main storage dump status
        • Error recovery for dumps
        • Performing a service processor dump
        • Copying the IOP storage dump to removable media
        • Performing an IOP dump
        • IOP dump information in the product activity log
      • IBM i operating system
        • Dedicated service tools in IBM i full paging environment
        • Dedicated service tools in IBM i limited paging environment
        • System service tools
          • Accessing system service tools
          • System service tools options
            • Start a service tool
            • Work with active service tools
            • Work with disk units
            • Work with system partitions
            • Work with system security
            • Work with service tools user IDs and devices (IBM i 7.3, or earlier)
            • Work with service tools server security and devices (IBM i 7.4, or later)
          • SST function keys
        • IBM i online problem analysis and resolution
          • IBM i system-detected problems
            • Problem log
            • Messages relating to hardware failures
          • Customer-detected problems
          • Service support facility
        • Displaying IBM i PTFs
        • IBM i or Licensed Internal Code APAR
        • How to reset an I/O processor while the system is running
        • Varying configuration descriptions on and off
        • Commonly used IBM i service commands
          • Work with System Value (WRKSYSVAL) command
          • Service attributes (DSPSRVA or CHGSRVA) commands
            • ANZPRBAUTO
            • CRITMSGUSR
            • RPTPRBAUTO
            • RPTSRVPVD
            • SNDDTAPKT
            • PTFINSTYP
          • Change Transmit Level (CHGXMTLVL) command
          • Work with Hardware Products (WRKHDWPRD) command
            • Using the configuration description label information to prepare for a system upgrade
            • Using the configuration description label information after a system upgrade
        • Verify commands
          • Verify communications
            • Performing the verify communications procedure
            • Test descriptions
              • Remote modem test
              • Local modem test
              • Communications cable test
              • Communications I/O adapter test
              • Communications I/O processor test
              • Communications I/O processor memory test
              • Communications port A modem and coupler test
              • External ring test
              • Communications or local area network link test
              • Wireless network management utility
              • Wireless echo back test
              • LocalTalk interface test
        • Communications tests
          • Wireless LAN adapter card indicators
          • Communications interface trace
          • Concurrent LPDA-2 tests
    • Finding parts, locations, and addresses
      • Part locations and location codes
        • 9028-21B locations
        • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H locations
        • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H locations
        • 9043-MRX locations
        • 9080-HEX locations
        • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer locations
        • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer locations
        • ESLS storage enclosure locations
        • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer locations
      • Addresses
        • 9028-21B addresses
        • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H addresses
        • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H addresses
        • 9080-HEX addresses
        • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer addresses
        • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer addresses
        • ESLS storage enclosure addresses
        • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer addresses
      • System parts
        • 9028-21B system parts
        • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H system parts
        • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H system parts
        • 9043-MRX system parts
        • 9080-HEX system parts
        • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer system parts
        • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer system parts
        • ESLS storage enclosure system parts
        • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer system parts
        • Disk drive and solid-state drive system parts
        • Keyboard parts
    • Common service procedures
      • System reference code format description
        • System reference code information
          • Determining system reference code address formats
          • Hardware system reference code formats
          • Logical address format
          • Problem reference code formats detected by Licensed Internal Code
      • Searching the service action log
        • Problems with noncritical resources
      • Using the product activity log
      • Hexadecimal product activity log data
      • Examples: Obtaining additional information from hexadecimal reports
      • Reclaiming I/O processor cache storage
      • Dedicated service tools
        • Accessing dedicated service tools
          • Selecting function 21 from the control panel
          • Control panel function codes on the Hardware Management Console
          • Performing an IPL to dedicated service tools
          • Performing an alternate IPL to DST (type D IPL)
        • Starting a service tool
      • Printing the system configuration list and details of the system bus, main storage, or processor
      • Managing the Advanced System Management Interface
        • Accessing the Advanced System Management Interface
        • Displaying error and event logs
        • Setting the system enclosure type
        • Setting the system identifiers
        • Displaying vital product data
        • Clearing all deconfiguration errors
      • Working with storage dumps
        • Managing dumps
          • Performing dumps
            • Performing a platform system dump
              • Performing a system dump by using the management console
              • Performing a system dump by using the control panel
              • Performing a system dump by using the Advanced System Management Interface
            • Performing a service processor dump
              • Performing a service processor dump by using the management console
              • Performing a service processor dump by using the control panel
              • Performing a service processor dump by using the Advanced System Management Interface
          • Copying a dump
            • Copying a dump by using a management console
            • Copying a dump by using an AIX command
            • Copying a dump by using a Linux command
            • Copying a dump by using IBM i service tools
          • Reporting a dump
            • Reporting a dump by using an AIX command
            • Reporting a dump by using a Linux command
            • Reporting a main storage dump, a platform system dump, or an SP dump by using the IBM i service tools
          • Deleting a dump
            • Deleting a dump by using a management console
            • Deleting a dump by using an AIX command
            • Deleting a dump by using a Linux command
            • Deleting a dump by using the IBM i service tools
        • Performing an IBM i main storage dump
          • Performing an IBM i main storage dump by using the Hardware Management Console
          • Performing an IBM i main storage dump by using the control panel
      • Cabling the 9080-HEX system
      • Verifying a repair
        • Verifying the repair in AIX
        • Verifying a repair by using an IBM i system or logical partition
        • Verifying the repair in Linux
        • Verifying the repair from the management console
      • Closing a service call
        • Closing a service call by using AIX or Linux
    • Diagnostics and service aids
      • General diagnostic information
      • Preparing to run the online and stand-alone hardware diagnostics
        • Running the online diagnostics
          • Running online diagnostics in concurrent mode
          • Running online diagnostics in maintenance mode
          • Running online diagnostics in service mode
            • Running online diagnostics in service mode with a management console attached
            • Running online diagnostics in service mode without a management console attached
        • Running the stand-alone hardware diagnostics
          • Running stand-alone diagnostics from CD or DVD on a server without a management console attached
          • Running stand-alone diagnostics from CD or DVD on a stand-alone IBM i server without a management console attached
          • Running stand-alone diagnostics from CD or DVD on a server with a management console attached
          • Running stand-alone diagnostics from a Network Installation Management server
          • Running stand-alone diagnostics from a USB flash drive
      • Secure data deletion for devices by using stand-alone diagnostics
        • Secure data deletion for a SAS attached disk drive with JBOD format
        • Secure data deletion for a SAS attached disk drive or solid-state drive with RAID format
        • Secure data deletion for an NVMe device
          • Creating a namespace for an NVMe device
          • Deleting a namespace for an NVMe device
        • Secure data deletion for an RDX removable disk drive
        • Getting the location code for a device in an IBM i partition by using the resource name of the device
        • Getting the AIX resource name for a device by using the location code in stand-alone diagnostics
      • Tasks and service aids
    • SAS RAID controllers for AIX
      • SAS RAID controllers for AIX overview
        • Feature comparison of SAS RAID cards
          • PCIe3 SAS RAID card comparison
        • SAS architecture
        • Disk arrays
          • Supported RAID levels
            • RAID 0
            • RAID 5
            • RAID 6
            • RAID 10
            • RAID 5T2
            • RAID 6T2
            • RAID 10T2
          • Disk array capacities
          • RAID level summary
          • Stripe-unit size
          • Valid states for hdisks and pdisks
            • States for disk arrays (hdisks)
            • States for physical disks (pdisks)
            • pdisk descriptions
      • Viewing link status information
      • Controller software
        • Controller software verification
      • Common controller and disk array management tasks
        • Using the Disk Array Manager
        • Preparing disks for use in SAS disk arrays
        • Secure data deletion for Array Candidate pdisks that are formatted to RAID block size
        • Creating a disk array
        • Migrating an existing disk array to a new RAID level
        • Viewing the disk array configuration
        • Deleting a disk array
        • Using hot-spare disks
          • Creating hot spare disks
          • Deleting hot-spare disks
        • Viewing IBM SAS disk array settings
        • Viewing IBM SAS pdisk settings
        • Viewing pdisk vital product data
        • Viewing controller SAS addresses
        • Controller SAS address attributes
        • System software allocations for SAS controllers
          • Viewing system software allocations for SAS controllers
          • Changing system software allocations for SAS controllers
        • Drive queue depth
          • Changing the drive queue depth
        • Multiple I/O channels
        • AIX command-line interface
        • Considerations for solid-state drives (SSDs)
      • Multi-initiator and high availability
        • Possible HA configurations
        • Controller functions
        • Controller function attributes
        • Viewing HA controller attributes
        • High availability cabling considerations
        • HA performance considerations
        • HA access optimization
        • HA access characteristics within List SAS Disk Array Configuration
        • Configuration and serviceability considerations for HA RAID configurations
        • Installing high availability
          • Installing an HA single-system RAID configuration
          • Installing an HA two-system RAID configuration
            • Functions requiring special attention in an HA two-system RAID configuration
      • SAS RAID controller maintenance
        • Updating the SAS RAID controller microcode
        • Changing pdisks to hdisks
        • Replacing pdisks
        • Viewing SAS fabric path information
        • Example: Using SAS fabric path information
      • Problem determination and recovery
        • SAS resource locations
        • Showing physical resource attributes
        • Disk array problem identification
        • Service request numbers
        • Controller maintenance analysis procedures
          • Examining the hardware error log
          • MAP 3142
          • MAP 3143
          • MAP 3145
          • MAP 3146
          • MAP 3148
          • MAP 3150
          • MAP 3152
          • MAP 3153
          • MAP 3190
          • MAP 3210
          • MAP 3211
          • MAP 3212
          • MAP 3213
          • MAP 3220
          • MAP 3221
          • MAP 3230
          • MAP 3231
          • MAP 3232
          • MAP 3233
          • MAP 3234
          • MAP 3235
          • MAP 3240
          • MAP 3241
          • MAP 3242
          • MAP 3243
          • MAP 3244
          • MAP 3245
          • MAP 3246
          • MAP 3247
          • MAP 3248
          • MAP 3249
          • MAP 3250
          • MAP 3252
          • MAP 3253
          • MAP 3254
          • MAP 3260
          • MAP 3261
          • MAP 3290
          • MAP 3295
          • MAP 3296
          • Finding a service request number from an existing AIX error log
    • SAS RAID controllers for IBM i
      • SAS RAID controllers for IBM i
        • Feature comparison of SAS RAID cards
          • PCIe3 SAS RAID card comparison
        • SAS architecture
        • Disk arrays
          • Supported RAID levels
            • RAID 5
            • RAID 6
            • RAID 10
            • System mirroring
          • Disk array capacities
          • RAID level summary
      • Controller software
        • Verifying the controller software
      • Common controller and disk array management tasks
        • Viewing IBM SAS disk information
        • Considerations for solid-state drives
      • Dual storage IOA configurations
        • Possible disk storage IOA configurations
        • Dual storage IOA functions
        • Dual storage IOA function attributes
        • Viewing dual storage IOA attributes
        • SAS cabling considerations
        • Performance considerations
        • Dual storage IOA access optimization
        • Installing dual storage IOA configurations
      • SAS RAID controller maintenance
        • Viewing SAS fabric path information
        • Example: Using SAS fabric path information
      • SAS address and physical location information
    • SAS RAID controllers for Linux
      • General information
        • Feature comparison of SAS RAID cards
          • PCIe3 SAS RAID card comparison
      • SAS overview
        • SAS architecture summary
        • Disk arrays
        • Supported RAID levels
          • RAID 0
          • RAID 5
          • RAID 6
          • RAID 10
          • RAID 5T2
          • RAID 6T2
          • RAID 10T2
        • Estimating disk array capacities
        • RAID level summary
        • Stripe-unit size
        • Disk array overview
          • Disk array states
          • Physical disk states
          • I/O adapter states
      • RAID controller software
        • Verifying installation of the controller software
        • Linux ipr device driver updates
        • Updating the iprutils package
      • Common IBM SAS RAID controller tasks
        • Starting the iprconfig utility
        • Status of devices, arrays, and paths
          • Viewing device status
          • Viewing array status
          • Viewing path status
        • RAID and JBOD formats
          • Formatting to advanced function
          • Formatting to JBOD
        • Creating and deleting disk arrays
          • Creating an IBM SAS RAID disk array
          • Deleting an IBM SAS RAID disk array
        • Migrating an existing disk array to a new RAID level
        • Hot-spare disks
          • Creating hot-spare disks
          • Deleting hot-spare disks
        • Drive queue depth
          • Linux command-line interface
        • Considerations for solid-state drives (SSD)
      • Multi-initiator and high availability
        • Possible HA configurations
        • Controller functions
        • Controller function attributes
        • Viewing HA controller attributes
        • High availability cabling considerations
        • HA performance considerations
        • Configuration and serviceability considerations for HA RAID configurations
        • HA asymmetric access optimization
          • Enabling asymmetric access
          • Asymmetric access status of disk arrays
        • Installing high availability
          • Installing an HA single-system RAID configuration
          • Installing an HA two-system RAID configuration
          • Functions requiring special attention in an HA two-system RAID configuration
      • IBM SAS RAID controller maintenance
        • Usage tips
        • Updating the controller microcode
        • Physical disks
          • Removing a failed disk
          • Installing a new disk
            • Rebuilding a newly installed disk
        • Disk failure recovery
          • RAID 0 failure
          • RAID 5 disk recovery
            • Recovering a RAID 5 single-disk failure
            • RAID 5 multiple-disk failure
          • RAID 6 disk recovery
            • Recovering a RAID 6 single-disk or dual-disk failure
            • RAID 6 failure of three or more disks
          • RAID 10 disk recovery
            • Recovering a RAID 10 single-disk failure
            • RAID 10 multiple-disk failure
        • Viewing SAS fabric path information
        • Viewing SCSI location and physical resource path
        • Reclaiming IOA cache storage
      • Problem determination and recovery
        • Analyzing error logs
        • Basic vi commands
        • Searching logs
        • Samples: Error logs
          • Sample: Generic IOA or device error log
          • Sample: Device configuration error log
          • Sample: Array error log
          • Sample: Cache error log
        • Disk array problem identification
        • Unit reference code tables
        • Maintenance analysis procedures
          • MAP 3310
          • MAP 3311
          • MAP 3312
          • MAP 3313
          • MAP 3320
          • MAP 3321
          • MAP 3330
          • MAP 3331
          • MAP 3332
          • MAP 3333
          • MAP 3334
          • MAP 3335
          • MAP 3337
          • MAP 3340
          • MAP 3341
          • MAP 3342
          • MAP 3342
          • MAP 3343
          • MAP 3344
          • MAP 3345
          • MAP 3346
          • MAP 3347
          • MAP 3348
          • MAP 3349
          • MAP 3350
          • MAP 3351
          • MAP 3352
          • MAP 3353
          • MAP 3390
          • MAP 3410
          • MAP 3411
          • MAP 3412
          • MAP 3413
          • MAP 3420
          • MAP 3421
          • MAP 3430
          • MAP 3431
          • MAP 3432
          • MAP 3433
          • MAP 3434
          • MAP 3435
          • MAP 3440
          • MAP 3441
          • MAP 3442
          • MAP 3443
          • MAP 3444
          • MAP 3445
          • MAP 3446
          • MAP 3447
          • MAP 3448
          • MAP 3449
          • MAP 3450
          • MAP 3452
          • MAP 3453
          • MAP 3454
          • MAP 3460
          • MAP 3461
          • MAP 3490
          • MAP 3495
          • MAP 3496
    • Setting up your server to connect to service and support
      • Setting up AIX or Linux to connect to service and support
      • Setting up IBM i to connect to service and support
        • IP packet filter firewall
      • Setting up AIX or Linux to use a management console to connect to service and support
    • Supporting diagnostics
      • Collecting reference codes and system information
        • Using the control panel to collect reference codes and system information
        • Using online diagnostics to collect service request numbers
        • Using IBM i tools to collect reference codes and system information
      • Running the online and stand-alone diagnostics
      • Performing dumps
        • Performing a resource dump
          • Using the control panel to perform a resource dump
          • Using the ASMI to perform a resource dump
        • Performing a system dump
          • Using the control panel to perform a system dump
          • Using the ASMI to perform a system dump
        • Performing a service processor dump
          • Using the control panel to perform a service processor dump
          • Using the ASMI to perform a service processor dump
        • Performing an IBM i main storage dump
        • Managing dumps
          • Copying a dump
            • Using the AIX commands to copy a dump
            • Using the IBM i service tools to set copy options for a dump
            • Using the IBM i service tools to copy a dump
            • Using the Linux command line to copy a dump
            • Using the ASMI to copy a dump
          • Reporting a dump
            • Using AIX commands to report a dump
            • Using the IBM i command CPYFRMMSD to report a main storage or platform dump
            • Using IBM i service tools to report a main storage or platform dump
            • Using Linux commands to report a dump
          • Deleting a dump
            • Using AIX commands to delete a dump
            • Using the IBM i service tools to delete a dump
            • Using Linux commands to delete a dump
      • Reporting problems
        • Reporting problems when the management console is not available
        • Reporting problems when the server is down
        • Using the problem reporting forms
          • Problem reporting form for a system in manufacturing default configuration
          • Problem reporting form for a system with multiple logical partitions
        • Contacting IBM service and support
    • Getting fixes
      • Getting firmware fixes
        • Verifying access keys before you get the server firmware fixes
          • Verifying the access keys before you get the server firmware fixes by using the ASMI
          • Verifying the access keys before you get the server firmware fixes by using the HMC
          • Verifying the access keys before you get the server firmware fixes by using the AIX command
          • Verifying the access keys before you get the server firmware fixes by using the Linux command
          • Verifying the access keys before you get the server firmware fixes by using the IBM i command
        • Getting server firmware fixes by using the ASMI
        • Getting server firmware fixes through AIX or Linux without a management console
        • Getting server firmware fixes through IBM i for a system not managed by a management console
        • Installing firmware using the USB port on the service processor or eBMC on a system that is not managed by a management console
        • Troubleshooting firmware fixes
          • Message regarding a server that was previously managed by a management console
          • Obtaining fixes through AIX or Linux when you are unable to start the system
        • Supporting information for AIX or Linux
          • Using the AIX diagnostics to install the server firmware fix through AIX
          • Using the System Management Interface Tool to mount the fix CD for AIX
          • Obtaining service and productivity tools for Linux
      • Getting I/O adapter and device firmware fixes
        • Getting I/O adapter and device firmware fixes for a system running AIX
        • Getting I/O adapter and device firmware fixes through IBM i
      • Getting operating system fixes
        • Getting operating system fixes for AIX or Linux
        • Getting operating system fixes for IBM i
      • Managing fixes
        • Working with the temporary and permanent side of the service processor
          • Using AIX or Linux commands to work with the temporary and permanent side of the service processor
          • Using the IBM i tools to work with the temporary and permanent side of the service processor
          • Using the control panel to work with the temporary and permanent side of the service processor
          • Switching to the other side of the service processor or eBMC using ASMI or the control panel
            • Using the ASMI to switch to the other side of the service processor
            • Using the control panel to switch to the other side of the service processor
        • Viewing existing firmware levels
          • Using the ASMI to view the existing level of server firmware
          • Using the HMC to view the existing firmware levels
          • Using the AIX command prompt to view the existing firmware level
          • Using the Linux command prompt to view the existing firmware level
          • Using IBM i to view the installed server firmware fixes
        • Viewing available firmware levels
          • Viewing available firmware levels for AIX and Linux
          • Viewing available firmware levels for IBM i
        • Viewing the firmware history or cover letter
          • Viewing the firmware history for AIX or Linux
          • Viewing the firmware cover letter for IBM i
        • Removing the current server firmware level
          • Removing the current server firmware level by using an HMC
          • Removing the current server firmware level by using AIX commands
          • Removing the current server firmware level by using IBM i
          • Removing the current server firmware level by using Linux commands
        • Installing a firmware fix permanently
          • Using AIX commands to install a firmware fix permanently
          • Using IBM i to install a firmware fix permanently
          • Using Linux commands to install a firmware fix permanently
  • Terminals and interfaces
    • Managing eBMC-based systems
      • Security guidelines
      • Managing the system by using the ASMI GUI
        • Logging in to the ASMI GUI
        • Setting the password
        • Resetting the admin password
        • Dashboard layout
        • Overview
        • Operations
          • Performing server power operations
          • Launching the host console
          • Updating firmware
          • Rebooting the eBMC
        • Resource management
          • Configuring memory
          • Manage power usage
          • Accessing capacity on demand
          • Enabling field core override
          • System parameters
        • Hardware status
          • Viewing inventory and system identify LEDs
          • Viewing sensors
          • Viewing PCIe hardware topology
          • Hardware deconfiguration
          • Concurrent maintenance
        • Logs
          • Viewing progress log history
          • Viewing event logs
          • Viewing audit logs
          • Performing dumps
          • Deconfiguration records
        • Settings
          • Updating date and time settings
          • Configuring network settings
          • Configuring the power restore policy
          • Setting SNMP alerts
          • Performing a factory reset
        • Security and access
          • Viewing HMC and user sessions
          • User management
          • Configuring LDAP settings
          • Managing certificates
          • Configuring policies
          • Key clear
        • Notices
      • Managing the system by using DMTF Redfish APIs
      • Managing the system by using the HMC
      • Managing the system by using the IPMI
        • Enabling the IPMI and adding IPMI user accounts
        • Common IPMI commands
        • Risks of using IPMI on IBM Power systems
    • Managing the control panel functions
      • What's new in Managing the control panel functions
      • Control panel concepts
        • Physical control panel
        • Accessing the control panel functions by using the physical control panel
        • Putting the physical control panel in manual operating mode
      • Control panel function codes
      • Primary control panel functions
        • Function 01: Display selected IPL type, and system operating mode
        • Function 02: Select IPL type, system operating mode, and firmware mode
        • Function 03: Restart IPL
        • Function 04: Lamp test
        • Functions 05 - 07: Reserved
        • Function 08: Fast power off
        • Functions 09 - 10: Reserved
        • Function 11: SRC display (ASCII string)
        • Function 12: SRC display (hex words 2 - 5)
        • Function 13: SRC display (hex words 6 - 9)
        • Functions 14 - 19: SRC display (callouts)
        • Function 20: System type, model, feature code, and IPL type
      • Customer-extended control panel functions
        • Function 21: Service tool initiation
        • Function 22: Partition dump
        • Functions 23 - 24: Reserved
        • Functions 25 - 26
        • Functions 27 - 29: Reserved
        • Function 30: Service processor IP address and port location
        • Functions 31 - 33: Reserved
        • Function 34: Retry partition dump
        • Functions 35 - 40: Reserved
        • Function 41: Nondisruptive platform system dump
        • Function 42: Platform system dump
        • Function 43: Service processor dump
        • Functions 44 - 54: Reserved
        • Function 45: Node identification LED
        • Function 46: Start an SMP guided installation
        • Function 47: Skip an SMP cable
        • Functions 48 - 54: Reserved
        • Function 55: View and change platform system dump data
        • Functions 56 - 62: Reserved
        • Function 63: Display system status SRCs
        • Function 64: Display diagnostic status SRCs
        • Function 65: Deactivate remote service or initiate console recovery
        • Function 66: Activate remote service
        • Function 67: Disk unit IOP reset/reload
        • Function 68: Concurrent maintenance – power off
        • Function 69: Concurrent maintenance – power on
        • Function 70: IOP dump
        • Function 71: Activate network boot
        • Function 72: Disable network boot
        • Function 73: Factory reset
        • Function 74: Authentication Override for ACF upload
        • Function 75: Reboot Service Processor
        • Functions 76 - 99: Reserved
      • Values for IPL types and system operating modes
      • Flexible Service Processor (FSP) boot fail support
    • Managing system management services
      • Starting system management services
        • From a logically partitioned server
        • From a nonpartitioned server
        • Access system management services from a direct-attached graphics console
      • Using system management services
        • Menus and descriptions
        • Main menu and navigation
        • Selecting the language
        • Setting up a remote IPL
          • Selecting the BOOTP or TFTP option
          • Selecting the ISCSI option
        • Configuring adapters
          • Selecting the speed, duplex option
          • Selecting the protocol option
        • Changing SCSI settings
        • I/O device information
        • Selecting the console
        • Selecting boot options
          • Selecting to install or boot a device
          • Configuring boot device order
          • Multiboot startup
          • SAN zoning support
      • Power-on self-test keys
      • Exiting system management services
    • Managing IBM i consoles
      • Managing Operations Console
        • Operations Console concepts
        • Planning for your configuration
          • Operations Console considerations
            • General considerations for Operations Console
              • Systems not managed by an HMC
              • Systems managed by an HMC
              • All servers
            • Adapter considerations
              • Determine the console by adapter location
              • External adapters
              • Configured console type
              • Adapter resource considerations
              • Console adapter placement
            • Preparing for the Operations Console environment
              • Console activation in D-mode
              • Backup console for IBM i
                • Considerations for a backup console
                • Verify your system is ready for a backup console
                • Possible backup console configurations
          • Operations Console hardware requirements
            • Operations Console default console port
            • Adapter requirements
          • Operations Console software requirements
          • Control panel options
            • Control panel characteristics
            • Configuration information
          • Operations Console networking
            • Concepts for console networking
            • Bootstrap Protocol
            • HMC considerations
        • Setting up a console
        • Managing Operations Console
        • Troubleshooting Operations Console
      • Hosting the 5250 console from the HMC
        • Preparing the IBM i logical partition to connect to a 5250 console session
        • Connecting to a 5250 console
          • Opening a local 5250 console session from an HMC
          • Opening a remote 5250 console session from an HMC
        • Operating a 5250 console
      • Changing consoles
        • Concepts for changing your console configuration
        • Changing the console by powering off the managed system
        • Changing the console when the managed system is powered on
          • Completing a console change when the logical partition is powered on
            • Completing a console change by using the command line when the logical partition is powered on
            • Changing a console by using the HMC when the logical partition is powered on
        • Changing hardware for one or more consoles
          • Changing hardware for one or more consoles by using the HMC
        • Troubleshooting the new console
        • Related information for Changing consoles
          • Accessing Operations Console information in IBM i Documentation
    • Rack-mounted monitors and keyboards
      • Installing the 7316-TF4 18.5-Inch Flat Panel Rack-Mounted monitor and keyboard
        • Overview of the 7316-TF4 18.5-Inch Flat Panel Rack-Mounted Monitor and Keyboard
          • Console features
          • Check Your Inventory
          • Notices and statements in this document
          • Console unit specifications
            • Rail-to-rail depth measurements
            • Dimensions and weight
        • Installing the 7316-TF4 18.5-Inch Flat Panel Rack-Mounted Monitor and Keyboard
          • Installing the keyboard in the console unit
          • Installing the console unit in the rack
          • Installing the optional console switch
        • Using the TFT-LCD display
          • Using the on-screen display (OSD) menu
            • Using the control buttons
            • Using the display menu
          • Maintaining the TFT-LCD display
          • Technical specifications
          • Supported resolution timing charts
        • Hardware maintenance information
          • Replaceable components
          • Power cords
          • Replacing the keyboard
          • Replacing the cable-management arm
          • Replacing the slide-rail assemblies
          • Replacing the console unit
            • Removing the console unit from the rack
            • Moving the keyboard
            • Removing and replacing the outer slide-rails
            • Installing the console unit in the rack
      • Installing the 7316-TF5 17.3-Inch flat panel rack-mounted monitor and keyboard
  • Operating systems
    • Installing the AIX operating system
    • Installing the IBM i operating system
    • Installing the Linux operating system
  • Virtual computing environment
    • Getting started with PowerVM
      • Management console comparison
      • Introduction to PowerVM
        • PowerVM Editions overview
          • PowerVM Enterprise Edition
          • IBM PowerVM, Linux Edition
        • IBM PowerVM multimedia education
          • Introduction to IBM Power Virtualization Management
      • Configuring PowerVM with HMC
        • Using HMC to configure the managed system
        • Entering the activation code for PowerVM Editions by using HMC Version 7
        • Setting up a single VIOS by using the HMC
          • Creating a VIOS logical partition and partition profile
          • Installing a VIOS
            • Installing a VIOS by using the HMC
          • Configuring a VIOS partition
            • Configuring a VIOS for a client network
              • Adapter ID numbering scheme
            • Configuring a VIOS for client storage
        • Setting up a dual VIOS by using the HMC
          • VIOS partition and system redundancy
          • Creating partition profiles for dual VIOS
          • Installing dual VIOS
          • Configuring VIOS partitions for a dual setup
            • Updating the VIOS for a dual configuration
            • Configuring the VIOS for a client network
            • Configuring the VIOS for client storage
          • Advanced VIOS network
            • Using IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation
            • Enabling IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
            • Configuring multiple shared Ethernet adapters on the VIOS
            • Virtual networking
        • Creating and configuring a logical partition by using the HMC
          • Creating a logical partition profile for the client operating system
          • Adding additional client partitions
          • Configuring virtual resources for logical partitions by using the HMC
            • Managing partitions
      • Secure Boot in PowerVM
        • Terms
        • Secure Initial Program Load (IPL) process
        • Physical TPM support in Secure Boot
          • Provisioning TPM 2.0
          • TPM event logs
        • Signatures and keys in Secure Boot
        • Remote attestation of system software
      • Micro-Partitioning technology
      • Thin provisioning
      • Thick provisioning
      • Shared storage pools
        • Managing shared storage pools
          • Getting started with shared storage pools by using the VIOS command line
            • Configuring the system to create shared storage pools
            • Networking considerations for shared storage pools
            • Managing a cluster by using the VIOS command line
            • Managing storage pools by using the VIOS command line
            • Managing logical units by using the VIOS command line
          • Getting started with shared storage pools by using the VIOS configuration menu
            • Managing a cluster by using the VIOS configuration menu
            • Managing storage pools by using the VIOS configuration menu
            • Managing logical units by using the VIOS configuration menu
      • Related information
        • Prerequisite skills
        • Planning
          • IBM System Planning Tool
          • Planning for logical partitions
          • Planning for the Virtual I/O Server
        • Administering
          • Virtual I/O Server
            • Managing the Virtual I/O Server
          • Live Partition Mobility
            • Moving the mobile partition using the HMC
            • Monitoring the Virtual I/O Server
        • Security
          • Security on the Virtual I/O Server
          • Managing security for logical partitions and operating systems
          • Troubleshooting system plan deployment
          • Troubleshooting system plan conversion
          • Troubleshooting Virtual I/O Server
          • Firmware support matrix for partition mobility
          • Troubleshooting problems with Partition Mobility in an HMC environment
          • Troubleshooting IBM i logical partitions
        • Case studies
        • Virtual I/O Server Commands
    • Logical partitioning
      • What's new in Logical partitioning
      • Logical partition overview
        • Hardware Management Console
          • Partition profile
            • Processor resource assignment
            • Memory resource assignment in partition profiles
            • I/O device assignment
            • Partition profiles that use all of the system resources
          • System profile
        • Benefits of logical partitioning
        • Sharing resources between logical partitions
        • Managed systems
        • Manufacturing default configuration
        • Logical partitioning tools
          • Virtual Partition Manager
        • Physical and virtual hardware resources
          • Processors
            • Dedicated processors
            • Shared processors
            • Virtual processors
            • Software and firmware requirements for processing units
          • Memory
            • Dedicated memory
              • Setting huge-page memory values for AIX dedicated memory partitions
                • Calculating huge-page memory requirements for AIX dedicated memory partitions
            • Active Memory Expansion
          • Terminal and console options for logical partitions
            • Hardware Management Console terminal and console options
            • Operations Console for IBM i logical partitions
          • I/O devices
            • Virtual adapters
              • Virtual Ethernet
              • Virtual Fibre Channel
                • Virtual Fibre Channel for HMC-managed systems
              • Virtual SCSI adapters
              • Virtual serial adapters
            • Tagged resources for IBM i logical partitions
              • Load source placement rules for IBM i logical partitions
              • Alternate restart device placement rules for IBM i logical partitions
            • Switchable devices for IBM i logical partitions
            • Virtual OptiConnect for IBM i logical partitions
            • Expansion unit
          • 5250 CPW for IBM i logical partitions
        • Application support for Linux logical partitions
        • Examples: Logically partitioned systems
      • Planning for logical partitions
        • Trusted Boot
        • Trusted Firewall
        • Preparing to configure Active Memory Expansion
        • Configuration requirements and restrictions for the remote restart capability of a logical partition
        • Verifying that the server supports partitions that are capable of the simplified version of the remote restart feature
        • Verifying that the logical partition supports the simplified version of the remote restart feature
        • Verifying that the server supports Virtual Trusted Platform Module
        • Enabling the platform keystore capability on a logical partition
        • Verifying that the server supports Live Partition Mobility (LPM) capability for logical partitions that are associated with persistent memory volumes
        • Verifying that the server supports auto-priority failover capability for virtual Network Interface Controllers (vNICs) at the system-level
        • Configuring the Virtual I/O Server for the VSN capability
        • Verifying that the server supports the virtual software-tier capability
        • Verifying that the server uses virtual server network
        • Verifying that the server supports single root I/O virtualization
        • Verifying the logical port limit and the owner of the SR-IOV adapter
        • Verifying that the server supports IBM i native I/O capability
        • Software licensing for IBM licensed programs on logical partitions
        • Minimum hardware configuration requirements for logical partitions
      • Partitioning with the HMC
        • Creating logical partitions
          • Creating additional logical partitions
          • Creating logical partitions on a new or nonpartitioned server
          • Assigning a single root I/O virtualization logical port to a logical partition
          • Creating a logical partition with synchronization of the current configuration
          • Enabling the synchronization of the current configuration capability of a logical partition by using the HMC
          • Remote restart states
            • Recovering a simplified remote restart operation by using the HMC
            • Aborting a simplified remote restart operation by using the HMC
            • Viewing the details of simplified remote restart operations by using the HMC
            • Validating the simplified remote restart of a logical partition by using the HMC
            • Remotely restarting a logical partition by using the HMC
            • Enabling or disabling the simplified remote restart capability of a logical partition by using the HMC
            • Creating a logical partition with the simplified remote restart capability
          • Creating a logical partition with Virtual Trusted Platform capability
          • Enabling and disabling a Virtual Trusted Platform Module on a logical partition by using the HMC
          • Viewing the Virtual Trusted Platform Module settings
          • Creating additional partition profiles
          • Creating a system profile
          • Creating an AIX logical partition that uses IBM i virtual I/O resources
            • Creating a network-server description and a network-server storage space for an AIX logical partition
            • Connecting an AIX logical partition to the virtual console
            • Starting the network-server description for an AIX logical partition
          • Creating an IBM i logical partition that uses IBM i virtual I/O resources
            • Creating a network-server description and a network-server storage space for an IBM i logical partition that uses IBM i resources
            • Connecting an IBM i logical partition that uses IBM i virtual I/O resources to the virtual console
            • Starting the network-server description for an IBM i logical partition that uses IBM i virtual I/O resources
          • Creating a Linux logical partition that uses IBM i virtual I/O resources
            • Creating an NWSD and a network-server storage space for a Linux logical partition
            • Connecting to the virtual console for a Linux logical partition
            • Starting the network-server description for a Linux logical partition
          • Designating the service logical partition for your managed system
          • Resetting the managed system to a nonpartitioned configuration
            • Resetting the managed system by using Virtual Partition Manager
          • Deleting a logical partition
        • Configuring virtual resources for logical partitions
          • Configuring Active Memory Expansion
          • Configuring a virtual Ethernet adapter
          • Changing the VLAN IDs of a virtual Ethernet adapter
          • Configuring the Quality of Service priority for a virtual Ethernet adapter
          • MAC address controls using the HMC
          • Configuring the MAC address controls for a virtual Ethernet adapter
          • Configuring a virtual Fibre Channel adapter
          • Configuring shared processor pools
          • Creating a virtual switch
          • Changing the virtual switch mode setting
          • Synchronizing the virtual switch mode
          • Creating a Shared Ethernet Adapter
          • Creating a virtual disk for a VIOS logical partition by using the HMC
          • Creating storage pools
          • Entering the activation code for Active Memory Expansion
          • Reassigning logical partitions to shared processor pools
        • Managing the shared memory pool
          • Changing the size of the shared memory pool
          • Adding a paging VIOS partition to the shared memory pool
          • Changing the paging VIOS partitions assigned to the shared memory pool
          • Removing a paging VIOS partition from the shared memory pool
          • Reinstalling the Virtual I/O Server
          • Adding and removing paging space devices to and from the shared memory pool
          • Deleting the shared memory pool
        • Managing logical partitions
          • Activating a logical partition
            • Activating a partition profile
            • Activating a logical partition based on its current configuration
            • Viewing the resource configuration status of a logical partition
            • Applying a profile to a logical partition
          • Activating a system profile
          • Shutting down and restarting logical partitions
            • Shutting down and restarting AIX in a logical partition
              • Shutting down AIX logical partitions
              • Restarting AIX logical partitions
            • Shutting down IBM i logical partitions
              • Shutting down IBM i logical partitions by using the HMC
                • Performing an immediate or delayed shutdown of an IBM i logical partition
              • Shutting down IBM i logical partitions by using Operations Console
              • Restarting and shutting down IBM i in a logical partition
                • Changing the operating mode for an IBM i logical partition
                • Changing the IPL type for an IBM i logical partition
            • Restarting IBM i logical partitions
            • Shutting down and restarting Linux in a logical partition
              • Shutting down Linux logical partitions
              • Restarting Linux logical partitions
            • Shutting down and restarting VIOS in a logical partition
              • Shutting down Virtual I/O Server partitions
              • Restarting Virtual I/O Server partitions
          • Partition time power-on
          • Managing partition profiles for logical partitions
            • Copying a partition profile
            • Viewing the vNIC properties in a partition profile
            • Changing partition profile properties
            • Deleting a partition profile
            • Adding the PPT ratio to the partition profile
          • Managing system profiles
            • Copying a system profile
            • Changing a system profile
            • Validating a system profile
            • Deleting a system profile
          • Managing backup profiles
            • Creating a backup profile
            • Restoring data from a backup profile
            • Deleting a backup profile
            • Recovering data from a backup profile
            • Initializing the system
          • Managing the resources of a shutdown logical partition
          • Managing logical partition resources dynamically
            • Dynamic Platform Optimizer
            • Querying affinity scores of a logical partition
            • Scheduling Dynamic Platform Optimizer operations
            • Starting and stopping a Dynamic Platform Optimizer operation
            • Managing dedicated memory dynamically
              • Adding dedicated memory dynamically
              • Changing the Active Memory Expansion factor
              • Moving dedicated memory dynamically
              • Removing dedicated memory dynamically
            • Managing shared memory dynamically
              • Adding and removing logical memory dynamically
              • Adding and removing I/O entitled memory dynamically
              • Changing the Active Memory Expansion factor
            • Managing processor resources dynamically
              • Adding processor resources dynamically
              • Moving processor resources dynamically
              • Removing processor resources dynamically
            • Managing physical I/O devices and slots dynamically
              • Adding physical I/O devices and slots dynamically
              • Moving physical I/O devices and slots dynamically
              • Removing physical I/O devices and slots dynamically
            • Managing virtual adapters dynamically
            • Enabling and disabling SR-IOV logical ports
            • Managing SR-IOV logical ports dynamically
              • Adding a single root I/O virtualization logical port to a logical partition dynamically
              • Viewing migratable SR-IOV logical ports and backup virtual devices
              • Modifying a single root I/O virtualization logical port dynamically
              • Removing a single root I/O virtualization logical port from a logical partition dynamically
              • Creating a profile with migratable single root I/O virtualization logical ports
              • Recovering a migratable single root I/O virtualization logical port
            • Scheduling the movement of resources to and from logical partitions
            • Saving the logical partition configuration to a partition profile
          • Managing virtual resources for Virtual I/O Server logical partitions by using the HMC
            • Changing a virtual disk for a VIOS logical partition by using the HMC
            • Changing optical devices
            • Changing a storage pool for a VIOS logical partition by using the HMC
            • Changing a physical volume for a VIOS logical partition by using the HMC
            • Changing virtual Fibre Channel for a Virtual I/O Server by using the HMC
          • Managing the memory configuration of a logical partition
            • Changing the paging VIOS partitions assigned to a shared memory partition
            • Changing the Active Memory Expansion factor
            • Changing the memory weight of a shared memory partition
            • Changing the memory mode
            • Managing dedicated memory dynamically
              • Adding dedicated memory dynamically
              • Moving dedicated memory dynamically
              • Removing dedicated memory dynamically
            • Managing shared memory dynamically
              • Adding and removing logical memory dynamically
              • Adding and removing I/O entitled memory dynamically
          • Obtaining additional WWPNs
          • Setting partition-availability priorities
          • Installing new hardware for IBM i logical partitions
          • Backing up and recovering data
          • Managing logical partitions that use IBM i resources
            • AIX
              • Adding virtual disk units to an AIX logical partition
              • Linking a network-server storage space to a network server description
              • Deleting network-server descriptions for an AIX logical partition
              • Deleting virtual disk drives for an AIX logical partition
              • Using IPL types when running AIX
              • Unlinking virtual disk drives from an AIX logical partition
              • Saving AIX server objects in IBM i
            • IBM i
              • Adding virtual disk units to an IBM i logical partition that uses i virtual I/O resources
              • Linking a network-server storage space to a network server description
              • Deleting network server descriptions for an IBM i logical partition that uses i virtual I/O resources
              • Deleting virtual disk drives for an IBM i logical partition that uses i virtual I/O resources
              • Using IPL types when running an IBM i logical partition that uses IBM i virtual I/O resources
              • Unlinking virtual disk drives from an IBM i logical partition that uses i resources
              • Saving IBM i server objects in i
              • Backing up and recovering IBM i logical partitions that use i virtual I/O resources
            • Linux
              • Adding virtual disk units to a Linux logical partition
              • Linking a network-server storage space to a network-server description
              • Deleting network server descriptions for a Linux logical partition
              • Deleting virtual disk drives for a Linux logical partition
              • Using IPL types when running Linux
              • Unlinking virtual disk drives from a Linux logical partition
              • Saving Linux server objects in IBM i
              • Backing up and recovering Linux logical partitions that use IBM i virtual I/O resources
                • Backing up and recovering files using the tar command
                  • Saving to and restoring from a tape device
                  • Saving to and restoring from a file
                • Backing up and recovering Linux logical partitions using i commands
                  • Save Linux data by using IBM i SAV
                  • Restore Linux data using i RST
              • Backing up the network server description and virtual disk drives associated with a Linux logical partition
                • Building a rescue image on a network storage space
                • Using a rescue image from a network-server storage space
                • Backing up network server descriptions for a Linux logical partition
                • Restoring network-server descriptions for a Linux logical partition
          • Synchronizing the time-of-day clocks
        • User mode access to the hardware accelerator
        • Performance
          • Adjusting the Active Memory Expansion configuration to improve performance
        • Security
        • Troubleshooting IBM i logical partitions
          • Debugging network server description error messages for AIX logical partitions
          • Troubleshooting errors for Linux partitions by using IBM i virtual I/O resources
            • Debugging network server description error messages
            • Troubleshooting Linux virtual tape errors
          • Situations requiring the assistance of an authorized service provider
        • Troubleshooting the RMC connection between the logical partition and the HMC
      • Scheduling operations
        • Scheduling operations of managed systems
        • Scheduling operations of logical partitions
        • Scheduling operations of Virtual I/O Server
        • Scheduling operations of console
      • Performance
      • Troubleshooting the RMC connection between the logical partition and the HMC
    • Virtual I/O Server
      • What's new in Virtual I/O Server
      • Virtual I/O Server overview
        • Operating system support for VIOS client logical partitions
        • Virtual Fibre Channel
          • Virtual Fibre Channel for HMC-managed systems
          • NPIV disk validation for Live Partition Migration
          • NPIV Multiple-Queue support
          • NPIV Fibre Channel-NVMe over Fabrics Protocol Support
        • Virtual SCSI
          • Virtual I/O Server storage subsystem overview
          • Physical storage
            • Physical volumes
            • Logical volumes
              • Volume groups
              • Physical partitions
              • Logical partitions
              • Quorums
            • Virtual media repository
            • Optical devices
            • Tape
          • Virtual storage
            • Disk
            • Optical
            • Tape
            • USB mass storage
            • Device compatibility in a Virtual I/O Server environment
              • Determining whether a physical volume is managed by UDID or IEEE
          • Cache device management
          • Mapping devices
        • iSCSI disk support for VIOS
        • Shared storage pools
          • Clusters
          • Storage pools
            • Storage tiers
            • Failure group
        • Virtual networking
          • IPv6
          • Link aggregation or Etherchannel devices
          • Virtual Ethernet adapters
          • Virtual local area networks
          • Shared Ethernet Adapters
          • Single root I/O virtualization
        • Paging VIOS partition
        • Virtual I/O Server management
          • Virtual I/O Server command-line interface
          • Tivoli software
        • Virtual I/O Server rules management
          • Managing VIOS rules files
          • Managing VIOS updates by using rules files
          • Managing EMC devices by using rules files
      • Scenarios
        • Scenario: Configuring a Virtual I/O Server without VLAN tagging
        • Scenario: Configuring a Virtual I/O Server by using VLAN tagging
        • Scenario: Configuring Shared Ethernet Adapter failover
        • Scenario: Configuring Shared Ethernet Adapter failover with load sharing
        • Scenario: Configuring Shared Ethernet Adapter failover without using a dedicated control channel adapter
        • Scenario: Configuring Network Interface Backup in AIX client logical partitions without VLAN tagging
        • Scenario: Configuring Multi-Path I/O for AIX client logical partitions
      • Planning
        • Specifications required to create the Virtual I/O Server
        • Limitations and restrictions of the Virtual I/O Server configuration
        • Capacity planning
          • Planning for virtual SCSI
            • Latency
            • Bandwidth
            • Sizing considerations
          • Planning for Shared Ethernet Adapters
            • Network requirements
            • Adapter selection
            • Processor allocation
            • Memory allocation
        • Configuration requirements for shared memory
        • Redundancy considerations
          • Client logical partitions
            • Multipath I/O
            • Mirroring for client logical partitions
            • PowerHA SystemMirror in the Virtual I/O Server
            • Link aggregation or Etherchannel devices
            • Shared Ethernet Adapter failover
            • Shared Ethernet adapters for load sharing
          • Virtual I/O Server logical partition
            • Multipathing
            • RAID
            • Link aggregation or Etherchannel devices
          • Redundancy configuration using virtual Fibre Channel adapters
        • Security considerations
        • IBM i restrictions
      • Installing
        • Installing with an HMC Version 7 Release 7.1, or later
          • Entering the activation code with HMC
          • Creating the Virtual I/O Server logical partition on an HMC managed system
            • Manually creating the Virtual I/O Server logical partition on an HMC-managed system
          • Installing the Virtual I/O Server by using the HMC graphical user interface
          • Installing the Virtual I/O Server from the HMC command line
          • Finishing the installation
            • Viewing and accepting the license
        • Reinstalling the Virtual I/O Server
      • Migrating
        • Migrating the Virtual I/O Server from the HMC
          • Migrating the Virtual I/O Server from a downloaded image
        • Migrating the Virtual I/O Server from DVD
        • Migrating the Virtual I/O Server by using the viosupgrade command
          • Methods of upgrading a Virtual I/O Server
          • Upgrading the Virtual I/O Server - non-SSP cluster
          • Upgrading the Virtual I/O Server - SSP cluster
          • Supported Virtual I/O Server upgrade levels
          • Miscellaneous information about upgrading Virtual I/O Server
          • Unsupported upgrade scenarios with the VIOS upgrade tool
      • Configuring
        • Configuring virtual SCSI
          • Creating a virtual target device
            • Mapping to a physical or logical volume
            • Mapping to a file or logical volume
            • Mapping to a file-backed virtual optical device
            • Setting the reserve policy attributes of a device
          • Creating logical volume storage pools
          • Creating file storage pools
          • Creating the virtual media repository
          • Creating volume groups and logical volumes
          • Configure support for SCSI-2 reserve functions
          • Configure support to export the PPRC secondary disk to client partitions
          • Identifying exportable disks
        • Getting started with shared storage pools by using the VIOS command-line interface
          • Mirroring a shared storage pool
          • Configuring the system to create shared storage pools
          • Networking considerations for shared storage pools
          • Adding flash acceleration to shared storage pools
          • Managing storage tiers
            • Creating a storage tier
            • Setting the storage tier type
            • Setting the default storage tier
            • Listing the storage tiers
            • Renaming a storage tier
            • Removing a storage tier
          • Managing a cluster by using the VIOS command line
            • Creating a cluster with a single Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) logical partition
            • Replacing a repository disk
            • Adding a Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) logical partition to a cluster
            • Removing a Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) logical partition from a cluster
            • Deleting a cluster
            • Migrating an existing cluster from Internet Protocol version 4 to Internet Protocol version 6
          • Managing storage pools by using the VIOS command line
            • Adding storage space to the storage pool
              • Adding physical volumes to the storage pool
              • Replacing physical volumes in the storage pool
            • Changing the storage threshold
            • Remove physical volumes from the shared storage pool
          • Managing logical units by using the VIOS command line
            • Provisioning client partitions with logical unit storage
              • Creating logical units
              • Enabling the logical unit backed storage
            • Increasing the size of an existing logical unit
            • Moving a logical unit from one storage tier to another
            • Listing the storage tiers of a logical unit
            • Unmapping a logical unit
            • Renaming a logical unit on a Virtual I/O Server
            • Removing logical units
            • Renaming a virtual target device on a Virtual I/O Server
          • Migrating a cluster configuration to the VIOS Version 2.2.1.0, or later
          • Rolling updates in a cluster
        • Getting started with shared storage pools by using the VIOS configuration menu
          • Managing a cluster by using the VIOS configuration menu
            • Creating a cluster
            • Listing all clusters
            • Deleting a cluster
            • Adding VIOS nodes to a cluster
            • Deleting VIOS nodes from a cluster
            • Listing VIOS nodes in a cluster
          • Managing storage pools by using the VIOS configuration menu
            • Listing storage pools in a cluster
            • Listing physical volumes in the storage pool
            • Adding storage space to the storage pool
              • Adding physical volumes to the storage pool
              • Replacing physical volumes in the storage pool
              • Listing physical volumes in the storage pool
            • Setting and modifying the storage pool threshold alert
              • Listing the threshold alert value of the storage pool
              • Changing the threshold alert value of the storage pool
              • Removing the threshold alert value of the storage pool
          • Managing logical units by using the VIOS configuration menu
            • Creating and mapping logical units
            • Creating logical units
            • Mapping logical units
            • Unmapping logical units
              • Unmapping logical units by logical unit name
              • Unmapping logical units by virtual server adapter name
              • Unmapping logical units by virtual target device name
            • Deleting a logical unit
            • Listing logical units
            • Listing logical unit maps
            • Creating a logical unit snapshot
            • Listing logical unit snapshots
              • Listing snapshots for a logical unit
              • Listing logical units in a snapshot
              • Listing all logical unit snapshots
            • Rolling back to the logical unit snapshot
            • Deleting a logical unit snapshot
        • Getting started with PowerSC Trusted Logging
          • Virtual log repositories
          • Virtual logs
          • Virtual log devices
          • Configuring the virtual log repository
          • Creating a virtual log
          • Listing virtual logs or virtual log devices
          • Reconfiguring virtual logs or virtual log devices
          • Removing virtual logs or virtual log devices
          • Live Partition Mobility of virtual log devices
          • Virtual log devices with shared storage pools
            • Benefits of using virtual log devices with shared storage pools
            • Using virtual log devices with shared storage pools
        • Getting started with PowerSC Trusted Firewall
        • Configuring virtual Ethernet
          • Configuring a Shared Ethernet Adapter with the Virtual I/O Server command-line interface
          • Configuring a Link Aggregation or Etherchannel device
        • Assigning the virtual Fibre Channel adapter to a physical Fibre Channel adapter
        • Configuring the Tivoli agents and clients
          • Configuring the IBM Tivoli Monitoring agent
          • Configuring the IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager agent
          • Configuring the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager client
          • Configuring the Tivoli Storage Productivity Center agents
        • Configuring the Virtual I/O Server as an LDAP client
        • Configuring the Virtual I/O Server for the VSN capability
      • Managing
        • Managing storage
          • Importing and exporting volume groups and logical volume storage pools
            • Importing
            • Exporting
          • Mapping virtual disks to physical disks
          • Increasing virtual SCSI device capacity
          • Changing the virtual SCSI queue depth
          • Backing up and restoring files and file systems
          • Managing storage by using TPC
        • Managing networks
          • Removing the network configuration of the Virtual I/O Server logical partition
          • Dynamically adding or removing VLANs on the Virtual I/O Server
          • Enabling or disabling the virtual Ethernet adapter
          • Enabling and disabling GVRP
          • Managing SNMP
          • Configuring IPv6
        • Subscribing to product updates
        • Updating the Virtual I/O Server
        • Managing Virtual I/O Server commands
        • Backing up the Virtual I/O Server
          • Backing up to tape
          • Backing up to one or more DVDs
          • Backing up to a remote file system by creating a nim_resources.tar file
          • Backing up to a remote file system by creating an mksysb image
          • Backing up user-defined virtual devices
            • Backing up user-defined virtual devices by using the backupios command
            • Backing up user-defined virtual devices by using the viosbr command
          • Scheduling backups
            • By creating a script and crontab file entry
            • Using the viosbr command
          • Backing up by using Tivoli Storage Manager
            • Automated backup
            • Incremental backup
        • Restoring the Virtual I/O Server
          • Restoring from tape
          • Restoring from one or more DVDs
          • Restoring from the HMC by using a nim_resources.tar file
          • Restoring from a NIM server by using an mksysb file
          • Restoring user-defined virtual devices
            • Restoring user-defined virtual devices manually
            • Restoring user-defined virtual devices by using the viosbr command
          • Restoring by using Tivoli Storage Manager
        • Installing or replacing an adapter with the system power turned on in a Virtual I/O Server
        • Viewing information and statistics
        • Removing unused language file sets on the Virtual I/O Server.
        • Virtual I/O Server Performance Advisor
          • Virtual I/O Server Performance Advisor reports
      • Monitoring
      • Security
        • Connecting by using OpenSSH
        • Configuring security hardening
        • Configuring firewall settings
        • Configuring a Kerberos client
        • Using role-based access control
        • Managing users
      • Troubleshooting
        • Troubleshooting the Virtual I/O Server logical partition
          • Troubleshooting virtual SCSI problems
          • Correcting a failed shared Ethernet adapter configuration
          • Debugging problems with Ethernet connectivity
          • Enabling noninteractive shells
        • Recovering when disks cannot be located
        • Troubleshooting AIX client logical partitions
        • Performance data collection for analysis by the IBM Electronic Service Agent
      • Reference
        • Command descriptions
        • Configuration attributes for IBM Tivoli agents and clients
        • GVRP statistics
        • Network attributes
        • SEA failover statistics
        • SEA statistics
        • User types
    • Setting up the virtualization environment
      • Setting up the virtualization environment by using HMC 1020, or earlier
        • What's new in Setting up the virtualization environment
        • Accessing the template library
        • System templates
          • Viewing system template configuration information
          • Capturing a system configuration
          • Changing a system template
            • Changing physical I/O settings
            • Changing Hardware Virtualized I/O settings
            • Changing Virtual I/O Server settings
            • Changing virtual network settings
            • Changing virtual storage settings
            • Changing shared processor pool settings
            • Changing Shared Memory Pool and Reserved Storage Device Pool settings
            • Changing advanced system settings
              • Changing system performance settings
              • Changing power policy settings
          • Prerequisites for deploying a system by using a system template
          • Deploying a system by using a system template
          • Recovering from a system deployment failure
          • Copying a system template
          • Importing a system template
          • Exporting a system template
          • Deleting a system template
        • Partition templates
          • Prerequisites for creating a logical partition by using a template
          • Viewing partition template details
          • Capturing a partition configuration
          • Changing a partition template
            • Changing a partition template to disable Live Partition Mobility
            • Viewing system event logs for the Live Partition Mobility disable operation
          • Copying a partition template
          • Importing a partition template
          • Exporting a partition template
          • Deleting a partition template
          • Creating a logical partition by using a template
          • Creating logical partitions by using Create partition option
      • Setting up the virtualization environment by using HMC Version 10.2.1030, or later
        • What's new in Setting up the virtualization environment
        • Accessing the template library
        • System templates
          • Viewing system template configuration information
          • Capturing a system configuration
          • Changing a system template
            • Changing physical I/O settings
            • Changing Hardware Virtualized I/O settings
            • Changing Virtual I/O Server settings
            • Changing virtual network settings
            • Changing virtual storage settings
            • Changing shared processor pool settings
            • Changing Shared Memory Pool and Reserved Storage Device Pool settings
            • Changing advanced system settings
              • Changing system performance settings
              • Changing power policy settings
          • Prerequisites for deploying a system by using a system template
          • Deploying a system by using a system template
          • Recovering from a system deployment failure
          • Copying a system template
          • Importing a system template
          • Exporting a system template
          • Deleting a system template
        • Partition templates
          • Prerequisites for creating a logical partition by using a template
          • Viewing partition template details
          • Capturing a partition configuration
          • Changing a partition template
            • Changing a partition template to disable Live Partition Mobility
            • Viewing system event logs for the Live Partition Mobility disable operation
          • Copying a partition template
          • Importing a partition template
          • Exporting a partition template
          • Deleting a partition template
          • Creating a logical partition by using a template
          • Creating logical partitions by using Create partition option
    • Managing the virtualization environment
      • Managing the virtualization environment by using HMC Version 10.1.1020, or earlier
        • What's new in Managing the virtualization environment
        • Managing systems
          • Managing system properties
          • Managing Virtual I/O Servers
            • Validating the Virtual I/O Server for maintenance readiness
            • Activating Virtual I/O Servers
            • Viewing the configuration details of a Virtual I/O Server
            • Adding a Virtual I/O Server
            • Managing the properties of a Virtual I/O Server
              • Managing Virtual I/O Server operations
            • Accessing management operations for a VIOS
              • Changing the default profile of a VIOS
          • Managing virtual networks
            • PowerVM networking concepts
              • Virtual networks
              • Virtual switches
              • Virtual network bridges
              • Link aggregation devices
            • Viewing the virtual network configuration
            • The Add Virtual Network wizard
              • Adding a virtual network with an existing virtual network bridge
              • Adding a virtual network by creating a virtual network bridge
            • Changing the name of a virtual network
            • Changing the load group of a virtual network
            • Removing a virtual network
            • Changing a virtual switch
            • Removing a virtual switch
            • Synchronizing a virtual switch
            • Changing a network bridge
            • Adding a link aggregation device
            • Changing a link aggregation device
            • Removing a link aggregation device
          • Managing virtual Network Interface Controllers
            • Viewing virtual NIC backing devices
          • Managing virtual storage
            • Managing optical devices
              • Managing physical optical devices
                • Viewing physical optical devices
                • Changing the partition assignment for a physical optical device
              • Managing virtual optical devices
                • Managing media libraries
                  • Viewing media libraries
                  • Adding or removing a media library
                  • Adding or removing media files from a media library
                  • Changing the partition assignment for a media file
            • Managing physical volumes
              • Viewing the properties of physical volumes
              • Changing physical volume assignments
            • Viewing virtual SCSI adapters
            • Viewing virtual Fibre Channel adapters
              • Viewing virtual Fibre Channel ports for each VIOS
              • Changing to the virtual Fibre Channel adapter view
              • Changing the virtual Fibre Channel port assignment
            • Shared storage pool clusters
              • Viewing the SSP cluster configuration
              • Changing SSP clusters
                • Adding or removing a VIOS to an SSP cluster
          • Managing shared processor pools
            • Changing a shared processor pool
          • Managing shared memory pools
            • Changing a shared memory pool
          • Managing reserved storage device pools
          • Managing SR-IOV adapters
            • Managing SR-IOV adapters
              • Modifying SR-IOV adapters
              • Updating SR-IOV adapter firmware
                • Updating the SR-IOV adapter firmware by using the graphical user interface
                • Updating the SR-IOV adapter firmware by using the command line (system level FW830 and later)
              • Viewing SR-IOV logical port settings
              • Modifying SR-IOV physical port settings
        • Managing SSP clusters by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
          • Viewing the SSP cluster configuration by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
          • Adding an SSP cluster by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
          • Adding tiers by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
          • Adding nodes by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
          • Removing SSP clusters by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
          • Changing SSP clusters by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
            • Changing the assignment of physical volumes in an SSP cluster
            • Replacing a cluster repository disk by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
            • Removing a node by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
            • Managing tier tasks by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
              • Renaming failure groups by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
            • Managing SSP physical volumes by using the All Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
        • Managing partitions (logical partitioning)
          • Activating partitions
            • Activating IBM i partitions
            • Activating AIX or Linux partitions
          • Managing partitions
            • Changing partition properties and capabilities
              • Disabling Live Partition Mobility
              • Viewing system event logs for the Live Partition Mobility disable operation
              • Changing advanced partition settings
            • Validating the configuration of a logical partition before the migration operation
            • Migrating a logical partition
            • Changing processor settings
            • Changing memory settings
            • Managing persistent memory volume
            • Managing physical I/O adapters
              • Adding a physical I/O adapter to a partition
              • Removing a physical I/O adapter from a partition
          • Managing partition profiles for logical partitions
            • Creating a partition profile
            • Copying a partition profile
            • Changing partition profile properties
            • Deleting a partition profile
          • Managing virtual NICs on a logical partition
            • Adding virtual NICs
            • Viewing virtual NICs
            • Changing virtual NICs
            • Removing virtual NICs
          • Managing virtual networks
            • Viewing the virtual network configuration
            • Managing virtual network connections in adapter view
            • Managing virtual network connections in network view
          • Managing virtual storage for a partition
            • Managing virtual storage for a partition in adapter view
            • Managing virtual storage for a partition in storage view
              • Managing virtual SCSI resources for a partition
                • Viewing virtual Fibre Channel assignments to a partition
                  • Assigning virtual Fibre Channel storage to a partition
            • Optical device assignment
              • Viewing virtual optical devices
              • Adding virtual optical devices
              • Removing virtual optical devices
              • Loading and unloading media files
          • Managing hardware virtualized I/O adapters
            • SR-IOV logical port settings
              • Adding SR-IOV logical ports
              • Changing SR-IOV logical ports
              • Removing SR-IOV logical ports
          • Viewing topology diagrams of a system
            • Viewing virtual networking diagrams
            • Viewing virtual storage diagrams
            • Viewing SR-IOV and vNIC diagrams
      • Managing the virtualization environment by using HMC Version 10.2.1030, or later
        • What's new in Managing the virtualization environment
        • Managing systems
          • Managing system properties
          • Managing Virtual I/O Servers
            • Validating the Virtual I/O Server for maintenance readiness
            • Activating Virtual I/O Servers
            • Updating Virtual I/O Servers
            • Upgrading Virtual I/O Servers
            • Viewing the configuration details of a Virtual I/O Server
            • Adding a Virtual I/O Server
            • Deleting a Virtual I/O Server
            • Managing the properties of a Virtual I/O Server
              • Managing Virtual I/O Server operations
            • Accessing management operations for a VIOS
              • Changing the default profile of a VIOS
          • Managing virtual networks
            • PowerVM networking concepts
              • Virtual networks
              • Virtual switches
              • Virtual network bridges
              • Link aggregation devices
            • Viewing the virtual network configuration
            • The Add Virtual Network wizard
              • Adding a virtual network with an existing virtual network bridge
              • Adding a virtual network by creating a virtual network bridge
            • Changing the name of a virtual network
            • Changing the load group of a virtual network
            • Removing a virtual network
            • Changing a virtual switch
            • Removing a virtual switch
            • Synchronizing a virtual switch
            • Changing a network bridge
            • Adding a link aggregation device
            • Changing a link aggregation device
            • Removing a link aggregation device
          • Managing virtual Network Interface Controllers
            • Viewing virtual NIC backing devices
          • Managing virtual storage
            • Managing optical devices
              • Managing physical optical devices
                • Viewing physical optical devices
                • Changing the partition assignment for a physical optical device
              • Managing virtual optical devices
                • Managing media libraries
                  • Viewing media libraries
                  • Creating or removing a media library
                  • Extending a media library
                  • Adding or removing media files from a media library
                  • Changing the partition assignment for a media file
            • Managing physical volumes
              • Viewing the properties of physical volumes
              • Changing physical volume assignments
            • Managing virtual SCSI adapters
              • Viewing virtual SCSI adapters
              • Creating virtual SCSI adapters
              • Removing virtual SCSI adapters
            • Managing virtual Fibre Channel adapters
              • Creating virtual Fibre Channel adapters
              • Removing virtual Fibre Channel adapters
              • Changing to the virtual Fibre Channel adapter view
            • Managing virtual Fibre Channel ports
              • Changing the virtual Fibre Channel port assignment
            • Managing logical volumes
            • Managing volume groups
            • Shared storage pool clusters
              • Viewing the SSP cluster configuration
              • Changing SSP clusters
                • Adding or removing a VIOS to an SSP cluster
          • Managing shared processor pools
            • Changing a shared processor pool
          • Managing shared memory pools
            • Changing a shared memory pool
          • Managing reserved storage device pools
          • Managing SR-IOV adapters
            • Managing SR-IOV adapters
              • Modifying SR-IOV adapters
              • Updating SR-IOV adapter firmware
                • Updating the SR-IOV adapter firmware by using the graphical user interface
                • Updating the SR-IOV adapter firmware by using the command line (system level FW830 and later)
              • Viewing SR-IOV logical port settings
              • Modifying SR-IOV physical port settings
        • Managing SSP clusters by using the Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
          • Viewing the SSP cluster configuration by using the Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
          • Adding an SSP cluster by using the Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
          • Adding tiers by using the Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
          • Adding nodes by using the Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
          • Removing SSP clusters by using the Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
          • Changing SSP clusters by using the Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
            • Changing the assignment of physical volumes in an SSP cluster
            • Replacing a cluster repository disk by using the Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
            • Removing a node by using the Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
            • Managing tier tasks by using the Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
              • Renaming failure groups by using the Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
            • Managing SSP physical volumes by using the Shared Storage Pool Clusters menu
        • Managing partitions (logical partitioning)
          • Activating partitions
            • Activating IBM i partitions
            • Activating AIX or Linux partitions
          • Managing partitions
            • Changing partition properties and capabilities
              • Disabling Live Partition Mobility
              • Viewing system event logs for the Live Partition Mobility disable operation
              • Changing advanced partition settings
            • Validating and migrating the logical partitions
              • Validating the configuration of a logical partition by using HMC Version 10.2.1030 or HMC Version 10.2.1040
              • Migrating a logical partition by using HMC Version 10.2.1030 or HMC Version 10.2.1040
              • Validating and migrating the mobile partition by using HMC Version 10.3.1050, or later
            • Changing processor settings
            • Changing memory settings
            • Managing persistent memory volume
            • Managing physical I/O adapters
              • Adding a physical I/O adapter to a partition
              • Removing a physical I/O adapter from a partition
          • Managing partition profiles for logical partitions
            • Creating a partition profile
            • Copying a partition profile
            • Changing partition profile properties
            • Deleting a partition profile
          • Managing virtual NICs on a logical partition
            • Adding virtual NICs
            • Viewing virtual NICs
            • Changing virtual NICs
            • Removing virtual NICs
          • Managing virtual networks
            • Viewing the virtual network configuration
            • Managing virtual network connections in adapter view
            • Managing virtual network connections in network view
          • Managing virtual storage for a partition
            • Managing virtual storage for a partition in adapter view
            • Managing virtual storage for a partition in storage view
              • Managing virtual SCSI resources for a partition
                • Viewing virtual Fibre Channel assignments to a partition
                  • Assigning virtual Fibre Channel storage to a partition
            • Optical device assignment
              • Viewing virtual optical devices
              • Adding virtual optical devices
              • Renaming virtual optical devices
              • Removing virtual optical devices
              • Loading and unloading media files
          • Managing hardware virtualized I/O adapters
            • SR-IOV logical port settings
              • Adding SR-IOV logical ports
              • Changing SR-IOV logical ports
              • Removing SR-IOV logical ports
          • Viewing topology diagrams of a system
            • Viewing virtual networking diagrams
            • Viewing virtual storage diagrams
            • Viewing SR-IOV and vNIC diagrams
    • Monitoring the virtualization environment
      • Monitoring the virtualization environment by using HMC Version 10.1.1020, or earlier
        • What's new in Monitoring the virtualization environment
        • Getting started
          • Enabling data collection
          • Accessing the Performance Monitoring home page
          • The Performance Monitoring home page
          • Changing Performance Monitoring home page settings
        • Current Resource Utilization graphs
          • The Server Overview section
            • The Capacity Distribution by Processor graph
            • The Capacity Distribution by Memory graph
            • Accessing and reviewing the Detailed Spread graphs
            • The Top Resource Consumers graph
              • Changing the Top Resource Consumers graph
            • The Resource Utilization table
        • The Processor Utilization view
          • Processor trend graphs
          • Processor breakdown tables
        • The Memory Utilization view
          • Memory trend graphs
          • Memory breakdown table
        • The Network Utilization view
          • Network trend graphs
          • Network breakdown tables
        • The Storage Utilization view
          • Storage trend graphs
          • Storage breakdown table
        • Viewing SR-IOV port counters
        • Troubleshooting the Performance Monitoring
        • Disabling data collection
        • Exporting data
      • Monitoring the virtualization environment by using HMC Version 10.3.1050, or later
        • What's new in Monitoring the virtualization environment
        • Getting started
          • Enabling data collection
          • Accessing the Performance dashboard
          • The Performance dashboard
          • Changing Performance dashboard home page settings
        • System dashboard
        • Processor usage
          • Processor usage trends graph
          • Processor usage tables
        • Memory allocation
          • Memory trend graphs
          • Memory allocation per partition table
        • Network bridge traffic
          • Network bridge traffic trends graph
          • Network bridge traffic breakdown tables
        • SR-IOV adapter traffic
        • SR-IOV port counters
        • NPIV adapter traffic
        • vSCSI adapter traffic
        • Troubleshooting the Performance dashboard
        • Environmental dashboard
          • Accessing the Environmental dashboard
        • Disabling data collection
        • Exporting data
    • Live Partition Mobility
      • What's new in Live Partition Mobility
      • Live Partition Mobility on Hardware Management Console
      • Overview of partition mobility
        • Benefits of partition mobility
        • Process of partition mobility
        • Configuration validation for partition mobility
        • Logical partition attributes that change
        • Processor compatibility modes
          • Processor compatibility mode definitions
          • Effective and configured modes
          • Operating system levels that support partition mobility
          • Migration combinations of processor compatibility modes
            • Combinations for active partition mobility
            • Combinations for inactive partition mobility
          • Scenarios: Using processor compatibility modes in partition mobility
        • Partition mobility environment
          • Source and destination servers
          • HMC
          • Source and destination Virtual I/O Server logical partitions
          • Live Partition Mobility pseudodevice
            • Specifying the attributes for a partition mobility operation by using the VIOS
            • Concurrency level attribute
            • Specifying the attributes for a partition mobility operation by using the HMC
            • NPIV LUN or disk level validation
            • Specifying only NPIV port validation or both disk and NPIV port validation for partition migration validation by using the HMC
            • VIOS configuration options for partition mobility performance optimization
          • Configuring the VIOS firewall for partition mobility
          • Mobile partition
          • Software applications
          • Network configuration
          • Storage configuration
            • Basic storage configuration
            • Redundancy configurations
      • Preparing for partition mobility
        • Preparing the source and destination servers for partition mobility
          • Firmware support matrix for partition mobility
          • Determining the available physical memory on the destination server
          • Determining the available I/O entitled memory on the destination server
          • Defining the partition profile policy for inactive partition mobility
          • Setting the inactive profile policy by using the HMC
          • Verifying the destination server for Active Memory Expansion
          • Verifying that the destination server supports partitions that support the simplified version of the remote restart feature
          • Simplified remote restart and migration considerations
          • Verifying that the source or destination server supports redundant mover service partitions
          • Verifying that the destination server supports vNIC adapters
          • Verifying that the destination server supports changing the virtual switch name
          • Adding the reserved storage device in the destination server
          • Verifying that the destination server supports Trusted Boot
          • Determining the trusted system key in the destination server
          • Determining the number of available VTPMs in the destination server
          • Verifying that the destination server supports migration of IBM i mobile partitions
          • Verifying that the destination server supports the restricted I/O mode
          • Verifying the processor-level hardware capabilities of the destination server
          • Verifying that the IBM i mobile partition is in the restricted I/O mode
          • Verifying that the destination server supports the virtual server network
          • Determining the virtual Ethernet switch name and mode in the destination server
          • Determining available processors on the destination server
          • Server evacuation
          • First Failure Data Capture for partition mobility failures
        • Preparing the HMC
          • Verifying SSH authentication between the source and destination HMC
        • Preparing the source and destination Virtual I/O Server logical partitions
          • Enabling the source and destination mover service partitions
          • Verifying the paging space device
          • VIOS configuration for optimum partition mobility performance
        • Preparing the mobile partition
          • Configuration requirements to migrate IBM i mobile partitions
          • Configuring the Virtual I/O Server for the VSN capability
          • Verifying RMC connections
          • Verifying the processor compatibility mode
          • Disabling redundant error-path reporting
          • Disabling virtual serial adapters
          • Removing the mobile partition from a partition workload group
          • Disabling huge pages
        • Preparing the network configuration
          • Configuring secure IP tunnels
          • Preparing the virtual SCSI configuration
            • Setting the reserve policy attributes of a device
            • Verifying the virtual adapter connections to the source Virtual I/O Server logical partitions
            • Verifying that the mobile partition has access to its physical storage
            • Specifying a new name for a virtual target device to use on a destination VIOS partition
        • Preparing the virtual Fibre Channel configuration
          • Identifying the WWPNs that are assigned to a virtual Fibre Channel adapter
          • Verifying the virtual adapter connections to the source Virtual I/O Server logical partitions
      • Migrating the mobile partition
        • Partition mobility with Hardware Management Console
          • Validating and migrating the logical partitions
            • Validating the configuration for partition mobility by using HMC Version 10.2.1040, or earlier
            • Migrating the mobile partition by using HMC Version 10.2.1040, or earlier
            • Validating and migrating the mobile partition by using HMC Version 10.3.1050, or later
          • Using the migrlpar command for partition mobility operations
          • Migrating the logical partition that is associated with a Persistent Memory (PMEM) Volume
          • Migration and PPT ratio
          • Specifying redundant mover service partitions
          • Configuration settings for using redundant mover service partitions
          • Affinity score and partition mobility
          • Adding the mobile partition to a partition workload group
        • Moving the mobile partition with SMIT
      • Troubleshooting partition mobility
        • Troubleshooting active partition mobility
        • Troubleshooting inactive partition mobility
        • Virtual I/O Server errors
    • Commands for the Virtual I/O Server
      • What's new in Virtual I/O Server commands
      • Alphabetical list of commands
        • What's new in Virtual I/O Server commands
        • Naming limits for the Virtual I/O Server devices or objects
        • activatevg command
        • alert command
        • alt_root_vg command
        • artexdiff Command
        • artexget Command
        • artexlist Command
        • artexmerge Command
        • artexset Command
        • backup command
        • backupios command
        • bootlist command
        • cache_mgt command
        • cattracerpt command
        • cfgassist command
        • cfgdev command
        • cfglnagg command
        • cfgnamesrv command
        • cfgsvc command
        • chauth command
        • chbdsp command
        • chdate command
        • chdev command
        • chedition command
        • chkdev command
        • chlang command
        • chlv command
        • chnfsdom command
        • chpath command
        • chrep command
        • chrole command
        • chsp command
        • chtcpip command
        • chuser command
        • chvg command
        • chvopt command
        • chvlog command
        • chvlrepo command
        • cleandisk command
        • clutil command
        • clffdc command
        • clstartstop command
        • cluster command
        • cl_snmp command
        • cplv command
        • cpvdi command
        • deactivatevg command
        • diagmenu command
        • dsmc command
        • entstat command
        • errlog command
        • exportvg command
        • extendlv command
        • extendvg command
        • failgrp command
        • fcstat command
        • fsck command
        • hostmap command
        • hostname command
        • importpv command
        • importvg command
        • installios command
        • invscout command
        • ioslevel command
        • ldapadd command
        • ldapsearch command
        • ldfware command
        • license command
        • loadopt command
        • loginmsg command
        • lsauth command
        • lscluster Command
        • lsdev command
        • lsfailedlogin command
        • lsfware command
        • lsgcl command
        • lslparinfo command
        • lslv command
        • lsmap command
        • lsnetsvc command
        • lsnports command
        • lspath command
        • lspv command
        • lsrep command
        • lsrole command
        • lssecattr command
        • lssp command
        • lssvc command
        • lssw command
        • lstcpip command
        • lsuser command
        • lsvg command
        • lsvlog command
        • lsvlrepo command
        • lsvopt command
        • lu command
        • migratepv command
        • mirrorios command
        • mkauth command
        • mkbdsp command
        • mkkrb5clnt command
        • mkldap command
        • mklv command
        • mklvcopy command
        • mkpath command
        • mkrole command
        • mkrep command
        • mksp command
        • mktcpip command
        • mkuser command
        • mkvdev command
        • mkvg command
        • mkvlog command
        • mkvopt command
        • mkvt command
        • motd command
        • mount command
        • netstat command
        • oem_platform_level command
        • oem_setup_env command
        • optimizenet command
        • part command
        • passwd command
        • pdump command
        • ping command
        • postprocesssvc command
        • prepdev command
        • pv command
        • redefvg command
        • reducevg command
        • remote_management command
        • rendev command
        • replphyvol command
        • restore command
        • restorevgstruct command
        • rmauth command
        • rmbdsp command
        • rmdev command
        • rmlv command
        • rmlvcopy command
        • rmpath command
        • rmrep command
        • rmrole command
        • rmsecattr command
        • rmsp command
        • rmtcpip command
        • rmuser command
        • rmvdev command
        • rmvlog command
        • rmvopt command
        • rmvt command
        • rolelist command
        • rules command
        • rulescfgset command
        • save_base command
        • savevgstruct command
        • seastat command
        • setkst command
        • setsecattr command
        • showmount command
        • shutdown command
        • snap command
        • snapshot command
        • snmp_info command
        • snmp_trap command
        • snmpv3_ssw command
        • sspcache command
        • startnetsvc command
        • startsvc command
        • startsysdump command
        • starttrace command
        • stopnetsvc command
        • stopsvc command
        • stoptrace command
        • svmon command
        • swrole command
        • syncvg command
        • sysstat command
        • tier command
        • topas command
        • topasrec command
        • tracepriv command
        • traceroute command
        • uname command
        • unloadopt command
        • unmirrorios command
        • unmount command
        • updateios command
        • vasistat command
        • vfcctrl command
        • vfcmap command
        • virtadapinfo command
        • viosbr command
        • viosecure command
        • viososmon command
        • viostat command
        • viosupgrade command
        • vmstat command
        • vnicstat command
        • wkldagent command
        • wkldmgr command
        • wkldout command
      • Categorical list of commands
        • Device commands
          • cfgdev command
          • chdev command
          • chpath command
          • cpvdi command
          • lsdev command
          • lsmap command
          • lsnports command
          • lspath command
          • mkkrb5clnt command
          • mkpath command
          • mkvdev command
          • prepdev command
          • rmdev command
          • rmpath command
          • rmvdev command
          • save_base command
          • snmpv3_ssw command
          • vfcctrl command
          • vfcmap command
        • Installation commands
          • bootlist command
          • cfgassist command
          • installios command
          • ioslevel command
          • license command
          • lssw command
          • oem_platform_level command
          • oem_setup_env command
          • remote_management command
          • updateios command
          • viosupgrade command
        • IBM Tivoli Monitoring agent commands
          • cfgsvc command
          • lssvc command
          • postprocesssvc command
          • startsvc command
          • stopsvc command
        • IBM Tivoli Storage agent commands
          • cfgsvc command
          • dsmc command
          • postprocesssvc command
          • startsvc command
          • stopsvc command
        • IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager agent commands
          • cfgsvc command
          • lssvc command
          • postprocesssvc command
          • startsvc command
          • stopsvc command
        • IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center agent commands
          • cfgsvc command
          • lssvc command
          • postprocesssvc command
          • startsvc command
          • stopsvc command
        • Logical volume commands
          • chlv command
          • cplv command
          • extendlv command
          • lslv command
          • mklv command
          • mklvcopy command
          • rmlv command
          • rmlvcopy command
        • Maintenance commands
          • backup command
          • backupios command
          • bootlist command
          • cattracerpt command
          • chdate command
          • chlang command
          • diagmenu command
          • errlog command
          • fsck command
          • fcstat command
          • invscout command
          • ldfware command
          • loginmsg command
          • lsfware command
          • lslparinfo command
          • motd command
          • mount command
          • pdump command
          • restore command
          • restorevgstruct command
          • savevgstruct command
          • shutdown command
          • showmount command
          • snap command
          • startsysdump command
          • starttrace command
          • stoptrace command
          • svmon command
          • sysstat command
          • topas command
          • topasrec command
          • unmount command
          • uname command
          • vasistat command
          • viosbr command
          • viososmon command
          • viostat command
          • vmstat command
        • Network commands
          • cfglnagg command
          • cfgnamesrv command
          • chtcpip command
          • cl_snmp command
          • entstat command
          • hostmap command
          • hostname command
          • lsnetsvc command
          • lstcpip command
          • mktcpip command
          • netstat command
          • optimizenet command
          • ping command
          • rmtcpip command
          • seastat command
          • snmp_info command
          • snmp_trap command
          • startnetsvc command
          • stopnetsvc command
          • traceroute command
          • vnicstat command
        • Physical volume commands
          • importpv command
          • lspv command
          • migratepv command
          • pv command
          • replphyvol command
        • Runtime Expert commands
          • artexdiff Command
          • artexget Command
          • artexlist Command
          • artexmerge Command
          • artexset Command
        • Security commands
          • chauth command
          • chrole command
          • lsauth command
          • lsfailedlogin command
          • lsgcl command
          • lsrole command
          • lssecattr command
          • mkauth command
          • mkrole command
          • rmauth command
          • rmrole command
          • rmsecattr command
          • rolelist command
          • setkst command
          • setsecattr command
          • swrole command
          • tracepriv command
          • viosecure command
        • Shared storage pool commands
          • alert command
          • cluster command
          • clffdc command
          • failgrp command
          • lscluster Command
          • lsmap command
          • lspv command
          • lssp command
          • lu command
          • mkbdsp command
          • pv command
          • rmbdsp command
          • sspcache command
          • tier command
        • Standard shell commands
        • Storage pool commands
          • chbdsp command
          • chsp command
          • lssp command
          • lu command
          • mkbdsp command
          • mksp command
          • pv command
          • rmbdsp command
          • rmsp command
        • User ID commands
          • chuser command
          • ldapadd command
          • ldapsearch command
          • lsuser command
          • mkldap command
          • mkuser command
          • passwd command
        • Virtual media repository commands
          • chrep command
          • chvopt command
          • loadopt command
          • lsrep command
          • lsvopt command
          • mkrep command
          • mkvopt command
          • rmrep command
          • rmvopt command
          • unloadopt command
        • Virtual terminals commands
          • mkvt command
          • rmvt command
        • Volume group commands
          • activatevg command
          • alt_root_vg command
          • chvg command
          • deactivatevg command
          • exportvg command
          • extendvg command
          • importvg command
          • lsvg command
          • mirrorios command
          • mkvg command
          • redefvg command
          • reducevg command
          • syncvg command
          • unmirrorios command
        • Workload manager commands
          • wkldagent command
          • wkldmgr command
          • wkldout command
      • Reading syntax diagrams
      • Exit status for Virtual I/O Server commands
    • System plans
      • What's new in System plans
      • System planning tool
        • System plan conversion
          • Preparing for system plan conversion
          • Limitations of system plan conversion
        • Converting a system plan to System Planning Tool format
          • Troubleshooting system plan conversion
      • System plans on the HMC
        • Creating a system plan by using the HMC
          • Requirements for creating a system plan on the HMC
          • Optimizing data when creating a system plan on the HMC
            • Inventory gathering process on the HMC
              • Requirements for inventory gathering on the HMC
            • Hardware discovery process on the HMC
              • Requirements for hardware discovery on the HMC
            • Tips for maximizing data in a system plan on the HMC
          • Troubleshooting system plan creation for the HMC
        • Importing a system plan into an HMC
        • Deploying a system plan by using the HMC
          • Requirements for deploying a system plan on the HMC
          • Hardware validation on the HMC
          • System plan validation for the HMC
            • Partition validation on the HMC
          • Troubleshooting system plan deployment for an HMC
        • Exporting a system plan from an HMC
        • Viewing a system plan on an HMC
        • Deleting a system plan from an HMC
    • Power Integrated Facility for Linux (Power IFL)
      • Supported systems for Power IFL
      • Basic Power IFL configuration techniques
      • Capacity on Demand (CoD) with Power IFL
      • Compliance monitoring assistance
    • Capacity on Demand
      • What's new in Capacity on Demand
      • Capacity on Demand offerings
      • Preparing for Capacity on Demand
        • Capacity on Demand software licensing considerations
        • Determining when to activate resources
        • Processor sparing and memory sparing
        • Moving activations
        • Planning for Capacity on Demand
        • Setting up your environment for Capacity on Demand
      • Capacity Upgrade on Demand
        • Capacity Upgrade on Demand concepts
          • Capacity Upgrade on Demand processor cores and memory units
          • Capacity Upgrade on Demand activation codes
        • Ordering Capacity Upgrade on Demand activation features
        • Using Capacity Upgrade on Demand from ASMI
        • Activating Capacity Upgrade on Demand
        • Viewing settings for Capacity on Demand resources
      • Trial Capacity on Demand
        • Trial Capacity on Demand concepts
        • Ordering Trial Capacity on Demand
        • Using Trial Capacity on Demand
          • Activating Trial Capacity on Demand
          • Stopping Trial Capacity on Demand
          • Returning Capacity on Demand resources
          • Entering a Capacity Upgrade on Demand activation while running Trial Capacity on Demand
          • Viewing settings for Trial Capacity on Demand resources
      • Elastic Capacity on Demand
        • Elastic Capacity on Demand concepts
          • Elastic Capacity on Demand processor days or memory days
          • Elastic Capacity on Demand enablement code
          • Billing for Elastic Capacity on Demand
            • Billing when changing a running Elastic Capacity on Demand request
            • Billing when testing your Elastic Capacity on Demand activations
        • Ordering Elastic Capacity on Demand
        • Using Elastic Capacity on Demand
          • Activating Elastic Capacity on Demand
          • Stopping an Elastic Capacity on Demand request
          • Changing a running Elastic Capacity on Demand request
          • Testing your Elastic Capacity on Demand activations
          • Returning Elastic Capacity on Demand resources
          • Viewing settings for Elastic Capacity on Demand resources
      • Power Enterprise Pool
        • Power Enterprise Pool codes
        • Power Enterprise Pool and the controller HMC
        • Using Power Enterprise Pools
        • Power Enterprise Pool compliance
      • IBM Power Private Cloud with Shared Utility Capacity
      • PowerVM Editions (PowerVM)
        • PowerVM Editions concepts
        • Ordering PowerVM Editions features
        • Using PowerVM Editions
          • Activating PowerVM Editions
          • Viewing history log for PowerVM Editions activations
      • Other Capacity on Demand Advanced Functions
      • Related information for Capacity on Demand
      • Unlocking the activation code interface
    • PowerVM NovaLink
      • What's new in PowerVM NovaLink
      • PowerVM NovaLink system requirements
      • Resource Monitoring Control (RMC) and PowerVM NovaLink
      • Installing PowerVM NovaLink
        • Adding the Virtual I/O Server installation files to the PowerVM NovaLink installer
        • Setting up network installation of PowerVM NovaLink
        • Installing the PowerVM NovaLink software on a system that is managed by an HMC
        • Installing the PowerVM NovaLink software on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux partition
        • Installing the PowerVM NovaLink 2.2.1 software on an RHEL 8 partition
        • Installing the PowerVM NovaLink 2.2.1 software on an RHEL 9 partition
        • Installing the latest PowerVM NovaLink software on RHEL 8.10 or 9.2, or later
        • Installing the PowerVM NovaLink software by using the PowerVM NovaLink Installer 2.0
        • Installing the PowerVM NovaLink 2.0.3.1 software on scale-out and mid-range IBM Power Systems
        • Installing Red Hat Enterprise Linux LTS on a PowerVM NovaLink partition
        • Updating RSCT packages for PowerVM NovaLink
      • Updating PowerVM NovaLink
        • Updating PowerVM NovaLink from an online repository
        • Updating PowerVM NovaLink from a cloned repository
        • Updating the firmware on a system that is managed by PowerVM NovaLink
      • Upgrading PowerVM NovaLink
        • Upgrading the PowerVM NovaLink software to version 2.0.2
        • Upgrading PowerVM NovaLink 2.2.1.1 to 2.3.3 on an RHEL 8.10 partition
        • Upgrading PowerVM NovaLink 2.2.1.1 to 2.3.3 on RHEL 9.6 partition
        • Upgrading PowerVM NovaLink 2.0.3.1 to 2.1.1 on an RHEL partition
        • Upgrading the RHEL version 8 to 9.6, or later and installing PowerVM NovaLink 2.3.0, or later
      • PowerVM NovaLink API
      • PowerVM NovaLink command-line interface
      • Recovering the PowerVM NovaLink partition
        • Accessing recovery tools from the PowerVM NovaLink installer
        • PowerVM NovaLink system backup and restoration
      • Resetting a PowerVM NovaLink-managed system to an HMC-managed system
      • PowerVM NovaLink Access Control Framework
      • Troubleshooting PowerVM NovaLink
    • Virtual I/O Server release notes
      • VIOS best practice recommendations
      • VIOS package terminology
      • Read this information before installing VIOS
      • VIOS version 4.1.1.0 installation
      • Memory requirements
      • ROOTVG requirements
      • VIOS Version 4.1.1.0 enhancements
      • Software Updates in VIOS version 4.1.1.0
      • Software license agreements
      • Online documentation for VIOS software
  • Enclosures and expansion units
    • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer
      • Overview of the EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer
      • Installing an EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer
        • Installing or setting up an EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
          • Preparing the system to install or set up an EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
          • Completing inventory for installing the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
          • Determining and marking the location in the rack
          • Attaching the mounting hardware to the rack
          • Installing an EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer into a rack
        • Connecting an EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer to your system
          • Preparing the system to connect an EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
          • Routing, connecting, and activating the expansion drawer cable pair or pairs
          • Preparing your system for operation after connecting an EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer to your system
      • Removing an EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer from an existing configuration
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing an EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer from an existing configuration
        • Preparing the system for operation after permanently removing an EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
      • Connector locations
        • Connector locations for the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
      • Installing parts
        • PCIe adapters
          • Preparing the system to install a PCIe adapter in the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
          • Installing a PCIe adapter in the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
          • Preparing the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer for operation after installing a PCIe adapter
        • PCIe3 6-slot fanout module
          • Preparing the system
          • Installing the PCIe3 6-slot fanout module
          • Preparing the system for operation
      • Removing and replacing parts
        • Removing and replacing parts
          • Removing and replacing parts in a drawer that is not managed by an HMC
            • Chassis management card
              • Removing and replacing the chassis management card
                • Preparing the system to remove and replace the chassis management card
                • Removing the chassis management card
                • Replacing the chassis management card
                • Preparing the system for operation
            • Expansion drawer cable
              • Removing and replacing an expansion drawer cable
                • Preparing the expansion drawer
                • Removing an expansion drawer cable
                • Replacing an expansion drawer cable
                • Preparing the expansion drawer for operation.
            • Fans
              • Removing and replacing a fan
                • Preparing the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
                • Removing a fan from the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
                • Replacing a fan in the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
                • Preparing the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer for operation
            • Light pipe conduit
              • Removing and replacing the light pipe conduit
                • Preparing the system
                • Removing the light pipe conduit
                • Replacing the light pipe conduit
                • Preparing the system for operation
            • Midplane
              • Removing and replacing the midplane
                • Preparing the system to remove and replace the midplane
                • Removing the midplane
                • Replacing the midplane
                • Preparing the system for operation
            • PCIe adapters
              • Preparing the system to remove and replace a PCIe adapter
              • Removing a PCIe adapter from the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
              • Replacing a PCIe adapter in the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
              • Preparing the system for operation
            • PCIe3 6-slot fanout module
              • Preparing the system
              • Removing the PCIe3 6-slot fanout module
              • Replacing the PCIe3 6-slot fanout module
              • Preparing the system for operation
            • Power supplies
              • Removing and replacing a power supply
                • Preparing the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer to remove and replace a power supply
                • Removing a power supply from the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
                • Replacing a power supply in the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
                • Preparing the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer for operation after removing and replacing a power supply
            • Power supply conduit
              • Removing and replacing the power supply conduit
                • Preparing the system to remove the power supply conduit
                • Removing the power supply conduit
                • Replacing the power supply conduit
                • Preparing the system for operation after removing and replacing the power supply conduit
            • Voltage regulator modules
              • Removing and replacing a voltage regulator module
                • Preparing the drawer to remove and replace a voltage regulator module
                • Removing a voltage regulator module
                • Replacing a voltage regulator module
                • Preparing the drawer for operation
          • Removing and replacing parts in a drawer that is managed by an HMC
        • Permanently removing parts
          • PCIe adapters
            • Preparing the system to permanently remove a PCIe adapter
            • Permanently removing a PCIe adapter from the EMX0 PCIe3 expansion drawer
            • Preparing the system for operation
          • PCIe3 6-slot fanout module
            • Preparing the system
            • PCIe3 6-slot fanout module
            • Preparing the system for operation
      • Finding parts, locations, and addresses
        • Part locations and location codes
          • 9028-21B locations
          • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H locations
          • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H locations
          • 9043-MRX locations
          • 9080-HEX locations
          • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer locations
          • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer locations
          • ESLS storage enclosure locations
          • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer locations
        • Addresses
          • 9028-21B addresses
          • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H addresses
          • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H addresses
          • 9080-HEX addresses
          • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer addresses
          • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer addresses
          • ESLS storage enclosure addresses
          • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer addresses
        • System parts
          • 9028-21B system parts
          • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H system parts
          • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H system parts
          • 9043-MRX system parts
          • 9080-HEX system parts
          • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer system parts
          • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer system parts
          • ESLS storage enclosure system parts
          • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer system parts
          • Disk drive and solid-state drive system parts
          • Keyboard parts
      • Common procedures for the EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer
        • Powering on an expansion drawer
        • Powering off an expansion drawer
        • Verifying the PCIe hardware topology with an HMC
        • Verifying the PCIe hardware topology without an HMC
        • Labeling the expansion drawer cables
    • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer
      • Overview of the ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer
      • Installing an ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer
        • Installing or setting up an ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer
          • Preparing the system to install or set up an ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer
          • Completing inventory for installing the ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer
          • Determining and marking the location in the rack
          • Attaching the mounting hardware to the rack
          • Installing an ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer into a rack
        • Connecting an ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer to your system
          • Preparing the system to connect an ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer
          • Routing, connecting, and activating the expansion drawer cable pair or pairs while the server is powered on
          • Routing, connecting, and activating the expansion drawer cable pair or pairs while the server is powered off
          • Preparing your system for operation after connecting a drawer to your system
      • Removing an ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer from an existing configuration
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing an ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer from an existing configuration
        • Preparing the system for operation after permanently removing an ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer
      • Connector locations for the ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer
      • Installing parts
        • Adapters
          • Preparing the system to install an adapter in the ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer
          • Installing an adapter in the ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer
          • Preparing the ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer for operation after installing an adapter
        • PCIe4 6-slot fanout module
          • Preparing the system
          • Installing the PCIe4 6-slot fanout module
          • Preparing the system for operation
      • Removing and replacing parts
        • Removing and replacing parts
          • Removing and replacing parts in a drawer that is not managed by an HMC
            • Adapters
              • Preparing the expansion drawer to remove and replace an adapter
              • Removing an adapter from the expansion drawer
              • Replacing an adapter in the expansion drawer
              • Preparing the system for operation
            • Chassis management card
              • Removing and replacing the chassis management card
                • Preparing the system to remove and replace the chassis management card
                • Removing the chassis management card
                • Replacing the chassis management card
                • Preparing the system for operation
            • Expansion drawer cable
              • Removing and replacing an expansion drawer cable
                • Preparing the expansion drawer
                • Removing an expansion drawer cable
                • Replacing an expansion drawer cable
                • Preparing the expansion drawer for operation.
            • Fans
              • Removing and replacing a fan
                • Preparing the expansion drawer
                • Removing a fan
                • Replacing a fan
                • Preparing the expansion drawer for operation
            • Light pipe conduit
              • Removing and replacing the light pipe conduit
                • Preparing the system
                • Removing the light pipe conduit
                • Replacing the light pipe conduit
                • Preparing the system for operation
            • Midplane
              • Removing and replacing the midplane
                • Preparing the system to remove and replace the midplane
                • Removing the midplane
                • Replacing the midplane
                • Preparing the system for operation
            • PCIe4 6-slot fanout module
              • Preparing the system
              • Removing the PCIe4 6-slot fanout module
              • Replacing the PCIe4 6-slot fanout module
              • Preparing the system for operation
            • Power supplies
              • Removing and replacing a power supply
                • Preparing the ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer to remove and replace a power supply
                • Removing a power supply from the ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer
                • Replacing a power supply in the expansion drawer.
                • Preparing the ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer for operation after removing and replacing a power supply
            • Power supply conduit
              • Removing and replacing the power supply conduit
                • Preparing the system to remove the power supply conduit
                • Removing the power supply conduit
                • Replacing the power supply conduit
                • Preparing the system for operation after removing and replacing the power supply conduit
            • Voltage regulator modules
              • Removing and replacing a voltage regulator module
                • Preparing the drawer to remove and replace a voltage regulator module
                • Removing a voltage regulator module
                • Replacing a voltage regulator module
                • Preparing the drawer for operation
          • Removing and replacing parts in a drawer that is managed by an HMC
        • Permanently removing parts
          • Adapters
            • Preparing the system to permanently remove an adapter
            • Permanently removing an adapter from the ENZ0 PCIe4 expansion drawer
            • Preparing the system for operation
          • PCIe4 6-slot fanout module
            • Preparing the system
            • PCIe4 6-slot fanout module
            • Preparing the system for operation
      • Finding parts, locations, and addresses
        • Part locations and location codes
          • 9028-21B locations
          • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H locations
          • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H locations
          • 9043-MRX locations
          • 9080-HEX locations
          • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer locations
          • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer locations
          • ESLS storage enclosure locations
          • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer locations
        • Addresses
          • 9028-21B addresses
          • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H addresses
          • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H addresses
          • 9080-HEX addresses
          • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer addresses
          • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer addresses
          • ESLS storage enclosure addresses
          • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer addresses
        • System parts
          • 9028-21B system parts
          • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H system parts
          • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H system parts
          • 9043-MRX system parts
          • 9080-HEX system parts
          • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer system parts
          • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer system parts
          • ESLS storage enclosure system parts
          • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer system parts
          • Disk drive and solid-state drive system parts
          • Keyboard parts
      • Common procedures for the ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer
        • Powering on an expansion drawer
        • Powering off an expansion drawer
        • Verifying the PCIe hardware topology with an HMC
        • Verifying the PCIe hardware topology without an HMC
    • ESLS storage enclosure
      • Overview for the ESLS storage enclosure
      • Connector locations
        • Connector locations for the ESLS storage enclosure
      • Installing parts
        • Disk drives or solid-state drives
          • Preparing an ESLS storage enclosure
          • Installing a disk drive or a solid-state drive
          • Preparing the ESLS storage enclosure for operation
        • Related procedures for installing disk drives or solid-state drives
          • Mainstream solid-state drives
            • Using the AIX fuel gauge command on a mainstream SSD
            • Using the IBM i fuel gauge tool on a mainstream SSD
            • Using the Linux fuel gauge command on a mainstream SSD
      • Removing an ESLS storage enclosure from a rack
      • Removing and replacing parts in the ESLS storage enclosure
        • Disk drives or solid-state drives
          • Preparing the ESLS storage enclosure
          • Removing a disk drive or solid-state drive
          • Replacing a disk drive or solid-state drive
          • Preparing an ESLS storage enclosure for operation
        • Related procedures for installing disk drives or solid-state drives
          • Mainstream solid-state drives
            • Using the AIX fuel gauge command on a mainstream SSD
            • Using the IBM i fuel gauge tool on a mainstream SSD
            • Using the Linux fuel gauge command on a mainstream SSD
        • Enclosure services manager
        • Midplane
        • Power supply
      • Finding parts, locations, and addresses
        • Part locations and location codes
          • 9028-21B locations
          • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H locations
          • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H locations
          • 9043-MRX locations
          • 9080-HEX locations
          • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer locations
          • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer locations
          • ESLS storage enclosure locations
          • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer locations
        • Addresses
          • 9028-21B addresses
          • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H addresses
          • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H addresses
          • 9080-HEX addresses
          • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer addresses
          • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer addresses
          • ESLS storage enclosure addresses
          • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer addresses
        • System parts
          • 9028-21B system parts
          • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H system parts
          • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H system parts
          • 9043-MRX system parts
          • 9080-HEX system parts
          • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer system parts
          • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer system parts
          • ESLS storage enclosure system parts
          • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer system parts
          • Disk drive and solid-state drive system parts
          • Keyboard parts
    • NVMe expansion drawer
      • Overview for the NVMe Expansion Drawer - 24 devices (NED24)
      • Single path and multipath configurations for the NVMe Expansion Drawer - 24 devices (NED24)
      • Installing an NVMe Expansion Drawer - 24 devices (NED24)
        • Installing or setting up an NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
          • Preparing the system to install or set up an NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
          • Completing inventory for installing the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
          • Determining and marking the location in the rack
          • Attaching the mounting hardware to the rack
          • Installing an NED24 NVMe expansion drawer into a rack
        • Connecting an NED24 NVMe expansion drawer to your system
          • Preparing the system to connect an NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
          • Routing, connecting, and activating the expansion drawer cable pair or pairs while the server is powered off
          • Routing, connecting, and activating the expansion drawer cable pair or pairs while the server is powered on
          • Preparing your system for operation after connecting an NED24 NVMe expansion drawer to your system
      • Removing an NVMe Expansion Drawer - 24 devices (NED24) from an existing configuration
        • Preparing the system
        • Removing an NED24 NVMe expansion drawer from an existing configuration
        • Preparing the system for operation after permanently removing an NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
      • Connector locations
        • Connector locations for the NVMe Expansion Drawer - 24 devices (NED24)
      • Installing parts
        • NVMe U.2 drives
          • Preparing the system to install an NVMe U.2 drive in the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
          • Installing an NVMe U.2 drive in the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
          • Preparing the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer for operation after installing an NVMe U.2 drive
      • Removing and replacing parts
        • Removing and replacing parts
          • Removing and replacing parts in a drawer that is not managed by an HMC
            • Display panel and cable
              • Removing and replacing a display panel and cable
                • Preparing the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Removing a display panel and cable from the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Replacing a display panel and cable in the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Preparing the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer for operation
            • Enclosure Services Manager
              • Removing and replacing an enclosure services manager
                • Preparing the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Removing an enclosure services manager from the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Replacing an enclosure services manager in the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Preparing the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer for operation
            • Expansion drawer cable
              • Removing and replacing an expansion drawer cable
                • Preparing the expansion drawer
                • Removing an expansion drawer cable
                • Replacing an expansion drawer cable
                • Preparing the expansion drawer for operation.
            • Fans
              • Removing and replacing a fan
                • Preparing the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Removing a fan from the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Replacing a fan in the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Preparing the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer for operation
            • Midplane and power distribution boards
              • Removing and replacing the midplane and power distribution boards
                • Preparing the system to remove and replace the midplane and power distribution boards
                • Removing the midplane and power distribution boards
                • Replacing the midplane and power distribution boards
                • Preparing the system for operation after removing and replacing the midplane and power distribution boards
            • NVMe U.2 drives
              • Preparing the system to remove and replace an NVMe U.2 drive
              • Removing an NVMe U.2 drive from the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
              • Replacing an NVMe U.2 drive in the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
              • Preparing the system for operation
            • Power supplies
              • Removing and replacing a power supply
                • Preparing the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer to remove and replace a power supply
                • Removing a power supply from the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Replacing a power supply in the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Preparing the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer for operation after removing and replacing a power supply
            • Temperature Sensor and Cable
              • Removing and replacing a temperature sensor and cable
                • Preparing the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Removing a temperature sensor and cable from the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Replacing a temperature sensor and cable in the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
                • Preparing the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer for operation
          • Removing and replacing parts in a drawer that is managed by an HMC
        • Permanently removing parts
          • NVMe U.2 drives
            • Preparing the system
            • Permanently removing an NVMe U.2 drive from the NED24 NVMe expansion drawer
            • Preparing the system for operation
      • Finding parts, locations, and addresses
        • Part locations and location codes
          • 9028-21B locations
          • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H locations
          • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H locations
          • 9043-MRX locations
          • 9080-HEX locations
          • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer locations
          • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer locations
          • ESLS storage enclosure locations
          • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer locations
        • Addresses
          • 9028-21B addresses
          • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H addresses
          • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H addresses
          • 9080-HEX addresses
          • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer addresses
          • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer addresses
          • ESLS storage enclosure addresses
          • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer addresses
        • System parts
          • 9028-21B system parts
          • 9105-22A, 9105-22B, or 9786-22H system parts
          • 9105-41B, 9105-42A, or 9786-42H system parts
          • 9043-MRX system parts
          • 9080-HEX system parts
          • EMX0 PCIe Gen3 I/O expansion drawer system parts
          • ENZ0 PCIe Gen4 I/O expansion drawer system parts
          • ESLS storage enclosure system parts
          • NED24 NVMe expansion drawer system parts
          • Disk drive and solid-state drive system parts
          • Keyboard parts
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