PowerVM LPM and SRR Automation Tool
Live Partition Mobility (LPM)
- Design for maintenance and migration
- Build a LPM plan for a maintenance window with control over VIO, HBA mappings, etc.
- Automate and accelerate mobility action
- Schedule automated LPM operations or quickly move one or many partitions to another server in a few clicks with an easy-to-use GUI
- Rollback simply to original server
- Return the partitions back in a few clicks to the original server with the original HBA and Virtual slot ID mappings
Simplified Remote Restart (SRR)
- Design for unplanned outages
- Build a SRR plan ready to execute in the event of an unplanned outage
- Automate and accelerate mobility action
- Use a GUI to quickly SRR many or all the partitions to one or more destination servers
- Rollback simply to original server
- Once the outage has been resolved / repaired, move all the partitions back to the original server with just a few clicks
LPM/SRR Automation Tool
- Support HMC V7R7.6 or later
- Support Power7, Power8, Power9 and Power10 servers
- Can be installed on AIX, Linux or Windows
- Requires only ssh connection to HMC. No agent on LPARs
- Accessed by launching a browser and point to the server where the tool is installed.
Live Partition Mobility Move Operation
Live Partition Mobility Return Operation
Simplified Remote Restart (SRR) Operation
Simplicity, Flexibility and Productivity
- The Tool installation is done by unzip a single file. Available on AIX, Linux, and Windows.
- The Tool requires only ssh connection to HMC. Users use a browser to access the Tool GUI. The is no agent running on lpars.
- The Tool provides many options in its GUI for LPM/SRR automation. In addition, A user can customize LPM/SRR operations at a more granular level with Plans.
- The Tool allows pre- and post- scripts so that it can prep the LPM/SRR before migration or setup the required environment after the LPM/SRR.
- The Tool can significantly increase productivity of sysdmins when performing LPM / SRR operations within maintenance windows. It saves time and efforts on scripting and record keeping through automation.
For more information on this tool or general assistance, contact IBM Technology Expert Labs.
Historical Info: Here is a quick list of the most popular items:
1) FAQ - answers common questions and common customer issues
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/3379971
2) Presentations from 2019 TechU and 2020 TechU. The 2019 presentation talks more about the tool and the 2020 presentation compares the tool's LPM/SRR capabilities to the free capabilities from the HMC.
3) What are the new features in 9.1 and how to use them - this is detailed information on the new features in V9.1
LPM V9 New Features Training v930_0.pdf
4) Contact TEL for access to the tool