Changing a system template

You can change the details that are specified in a captured, or user-defined system template and save the changes in a new system template. You can also overwrite the template by saving the changes in the same template. You can use this template to deploy other systems by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

1. In the navigation pane, click System resources.
2. Click Templates and OS Images.
   Note: If you are using HMC version 10.3.1061.0 or later, click Templates.
3. Click the System tab and select the system template that you want to change.
4. Click Action > Edit.
   The Template Detail page is displayed.
5. To change the Physical I/O settings, click the Physical I/O tab. You can enable or disable that uses the captured I/O information. Click the Use Captured I/O Information checkbox to use the captured physical I/O information.
   When you enable or disable the Use Captured I/O Information checkbox, the checkbox is displayed in the read-only mode in the Hardware Virtualized I/O tab for the system configuration, and in the Hardware Virtualized I/O tab of the Add VIOS wizard.
6. To change the single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) settings, click the Hardware Virtualized I/O tab. In the SR-IOV tab, the table of SR-IOV adapters displays the properties of the hardware virtualized I/O adapters that are available.
   If the captured system template contains information about RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) logical ports, that information about the RoCE logical ports is listed in the table of SR-IOV adapters. If you are not using any captured I/O information, you must specify the adapter settings during deployment of the system. You can view the physical Ethernet port settings for the selected adapters. Select a physical location code from the Physical Port area to view the physical Ethernet port settings. You can view the Speed, Flow Control, and the MTU Size of the Ethernet adapter. You can also change the values of the Label and Sub-label fields.
7. To change the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) settings, click the Virtual I/O Servers tab. Select the VIOS that you want to rename. You can specify the name in the VIOS Name field. To add a VIOS, complete the following steps:
   1. Click the Add Virtual I/O Server tab.
   2. In the General tab, specify the name for the VIOS in the VIOS Name field.
   3. In the Virtualized Trusted Platform Module Settings area, complete the following steps to change the Virtualized Trusted Platform Module (VTPM) settings of the VIOS:
      1. Select the Enable Virtualized Trusted Platform Module (VTPM) checkbox. The VTPM Version list is enabled and displays all the VTPM versions that are available.
      2. Select one of the following versions from the VTPM Version list:

         • If you select VTPM version 1.2, the VTPM Encryption Level list is disabled.

         • If you select VTPM version 2.0, the VTPM Encryption Level list is enabled and displays the available VTPM encryption levels. Select Power10v1 (Power10 version 1) or Power10v2 (Power10 version 2) as the VTPM encryption level from the VTPM Encryption Level list.

           Notes:

           • VTPM version 1.2 is supported on POWER8®, POWER9™, and Power10 processor-based systems.
           • VTPM version 2.0 is supported on Power10 processor-based system.
           • A partition that is VTPM enabled supports the Trusted Boot capability. Trusted Boot is a capability that is supported on the Power Security and Compliance (PowerSC) Standard Edition.
           • Up to 60 partitions per server can be configured to have their own unique VTPM by using the HMC. The VTPM is used to record the system boot. In association with the AIX® Trusted Execution technology, it provides security and assurance of the boot image on disk, on the entire operating system, and in the application layers.
   4. In the Advanced Settings area of the General tab, you can select or clear the Automatic Start With Managed System, Mover Service Partition, Enable Connection Monitoring, Enable Redundant Error Path Reporting, Enable Time Reference, Enable VTPM, and Allow Performance Information Collection fields. You can select a value for the Secure Boot field. You can specify a value of either 0 kilobytes (KB) or a value within the range of values that are supported by the system for the Platform KeyStore Size field.
   5. In the Processor tab, if you select Shared for the processor mode, you can set the processor weight as capped or uncapped. When you set the processor weight as uncapped, you must specify a value for the processor weight in the Weight field.
   6. In the Virtual Processors area, you can specify values for the Maximum, Allocated, and Minimum fields.
   7. In the Advanced Settings area, you can select a value for the Processor Compatibility Mode.
   8. In the Processor tab, if you select Dedicated as the processor mode, you can specify values for the Maximum, Allocated, and Minimum fields in the Processors area.
   9. In the Advanced Settings area, you can select a value for the Processor Compatibility Mode and the Idle Processor Sharing fields.
   10. In the Memory tab, if you select Shared for the memory mode, you can set the value for the memory in either MB or GB.
   11. In the Memory Allocation area, you can specify values for the Maximum, Allocated, and Minimum fields.
   12. In the Memory tab, if you select Dedicated for the memory mode, you can set the value for the memory in either MB or GB.
   13. In the Memory Allocation area, you can specify values for the Maximum, Allocated, and Minimum fields.
       The Advanced Settings area is displayed only when you use dedicated memory. You can enable Enable Memory Expansion, and the Huge Page Memory.

       • If you enable Enable Memory Expansion, you can specify a value in the range 1.0 - 10.0 for the Active Memory Expansion (AME) factor.
       • If you enable Huge Page Memory, you can specify values for Minimum, Allocated, and Maximum fields.
   14. In the Physical I/O Adapters tab, if you select the Use Captured I/O Information checkbox, you can view the details of the physical I/O adapters that were captured.
   15. Click the Hardware Virtualized I/O tab and then click the SR-IOV tab. If you select the Use Captured I/O Information checkbox, you can view the details of the captured physical Ethernet port. If the captured system template contains information about RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) logical ports, that information about the RoCE logical ports is also listed. If you do not use the captured I/O information, you can select the logical port and the Shared Ethernet Adapter (SEA) backing device that you want to assign to the VIOS. Also, details about the RoCE logical ports are displayed if they are available in the system, but you cannot use RoCE logical ports as SEA backing devices.
   16. If you do not select a SEA backing device and click the Advanced Settings tab, you can select available values for the OS MAC Address Restrictions, VLAN ID Restrictions, Port VLAN ID, and the 802.1Q Priority fields.
   17. To remove a logical port, select the logical port to be removed and click Remove Selected.
   18. To delete a VIOS, select the VIOS, then right-click to select Remove VIOS.
8. To change the virtual network settings, click the Virtual Networks tab. You can change the details of a specific virtual network, virtual switch, or network bridge by selecting the table row of the virtual network, virtual switch, or network bridge, then right-click on the selected entry. You can also delete a network, switch, or network bridge. To add a virtual network, complete the following steps:
   1. Click Add Virtual Network.
   2. Click the Network Name tab.
   3. In the Virtual Network Settings area, enter a value for the virtual network in the Virtual Network Name field.
   4. Select a value for the Virtual Network Type.
      If you selected Internal Network for the Virtual Network Type field, enter a value in the Virtual Network ID field. Optionally, if you selected Bridged Network, you must select a value for the IEEE 802.1q Tagging.
   5. Select the Add new virtual network to all Virtual I/O Servers checkbox to assign the virtual network to all the Virtual I/O Servers that are specified in the template.
   6. In the Virtual Switch Settings area, click Use an existing virtual switch to use existing virtual switches, or click Create a new virtual switch.
      If you clicked Create a new virtual switch, enter a value for the name of the virtual switch in the Virtual Switch Name field.
   7. Click Next.
   8. If the template had any existing virtual network bridges, you can click Select existing Virtual Network Bridge. Optionally, you can also click Create a New Virtual Network Bridge.
   9. In the Virtual Network Bridge Settings area, enter a value for the Virtual Network Bridge PVID (PowerVM) field.
   10. Select a value for the Failover field. If you choose to use failover for VIOS, you must also select a value for the Secondary VIOS and the Load Sharing fields.
   11. Select a value for the Primary VIOS field.
   12. In the Optional Settings area, select values for the Jumbo Frame, Large Send, and QoS fields.
   13. Click Next to view and edit values in the Load Sharing tab only if you are using an existing virtual network bridge.
       Otherwise, clicking Next displays the Summary tab.
   14. In the Load Sharing tab, click Use an existing Load Sharing Group to use an existing load sharing group, or click Create a new Load Sharing Group.
   15. If you select Create a new Load Sharing Group, enter a value for the New Load Group PVID field.
   16. Click Next.
   17. In the summary tab, a summary of the configuration that was selected for the virtual network is displayed. You can review the configuration details and click Finish to add the virtual network to the VIOS specified in the template.
9. To change the virtual storage settings, click the Virtual Storage tab. You can change the details of the Shared Storage Pool Clusters. You can assign each VIOS that is listed in the template to an actual shared storage pool cluster that is managed by the HMC. You can specify a Media Repository for each VIOS.
10. To change the shared processor pool settings, click the Shared Processor Pool tab. You can add shared processor pools, rename the pools (except the Default Pool), and adjust the processing units that are assigned to each pool. You can also delete a shared processor pool.
11. To change the Shared Memory Pool and Reserved Storage Pool settings, click the Shared Memory Pool and Reserved Storage Pool tab. You can change details of a Shared Memory Pool such as the size and maximum pool size. You can also specify whether Active Memory Deduplication must be enabled. You can also change the settings of the Reserved Storage Device Pool. You can select a single VIOS, or specify redundancy settings by selecting Redundant VIOS.
12. To change the advanced system settings, click the Advanced System Settings tab. You can change details of the Power On/Off Configuration, and the Memory and performance Configuration fields.
    Note: If you are using HMC Version 10.3.1050, or later, and firmware level FW1050, or later, the HMC supports 1 GB, 2 GB, and 4 GB of Logical Memory Block (LMB) sizes, along with existing 128 MB and 256 MB of LMB sizes.
13. Click Save and Exit to save the changes in the same template, or select Save As to save the changes in a new template. Click Cancel to exit without making any changes.