1SP2 IBM SmartCloud Entry on Power Systems Development Plan v1

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Implementing IBMSmartCloud Entry on PowerSystems

(Course Code 1SP2)

ERC 1.2

V3.0

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UNIX Software Skills Enablement

Updated on 02/19/13


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Course materials may not be reproduced in whole or in part

without the prior written permission of IBM.

Cloud on Power Copyright IBM Corp. 2013


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Copyright IBM Corp. 2013 Cloud on Power 3

Design Document for the 1SP2 - ImplementingIBM SmartCloud Entry on Power Systems Course

What This Document is About

This document describes the work planned to develop the Implementing IBM

SmartCloud Entry on Power Systems course.

Description of Work

This work plan document covers the updating of the 2-day Implementing IBM

SmartCloud Entry on Power Systems course for internal and external audience.

This course is the follow-on of the 1SP0 Cloud Foundation on Power course.

Work Planned

This project will consist of updating the 1SP2 course materials from SmartCloud Entry

2.2 to version 2.4 of SmartCloud Entry product offering. This update will make use of the

following:

1) The updated lab environment created in the 1SP0 course update that was completed

in February of 2013.

2) Materials developed for the 1SX2 Implementing SmartCloud Entry on System x and

NGT71 IBM SmartCloud Entry Implementation in IBM PureFlex projects

3)Any available Redbook/papers and existing presentation materials

Sources for information

The following documents will be used in the creation of the Implementing IBM

SmartCloud Entry on Power Systems course:

- SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems Documentation

- IBM Training Cloud computing courses

- www.ibm.com website

- developerWorks web site

- Developers and Redbook writers


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Equipment requirements for development

The development team will utilized a Proof of Conceptenvironment to reduce the

overall number of systems required for delivery and allow students to work with the

concept. A production environment would require at least two servers, one for the

management node (ISD, etc.) and one as the node to be managed. The following

equipment will be required for the development work outlined in this document:

- Remote access to the CLP lab environment described in Deploying Cloud

Components on POWER redbook:

Qty 1 - P6-550s (4 CPUs, 16 GB memory, Internal disks 0-23), 1 SCSI adapter,

1+ Ethernet Adapter, 2 Dual port FC Adapters, Hardware Management Console

(HMC)

- This is required to allow for side by side development

Storage Area Network (SAN)

Brocade 2005 B64 Version 10 FC switch

DS3400 storage subsystem


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- Brief Partition Configurations:

- Software:

SmartCloud Entry 2.4

ISD Components:

- IBM Systems Director 6.3.2 with updates

- VMControl 2.4.2 with updates

- Storage Control 4.2.3 with updates

AIX 6.1 TL06 SP3 or later

VIOS 2.2.1.o or later with all available updates

LSIs SMI-S provider for DS3K V10.19.GG.36

Brocade SMI-S provider V120.11.0

Equipment requirements for delivery

Lab teams will utilize a Proof of Conceptenvironment and will require one set of the

following equipment):

P6-550 (4 CPUs, 16 GB memory, Internal disks 0-5), 1 SCSI adapter, 1+

Ethernet Adapter, 2 Dual port FC Adapters, Hardware Management Console

(HMC)

The entire class will require access to the following equipment: Storage Area Network (SAN)

Brocade 2005 B64 Version 10 FC switch

DS3400 storage subsystem

The lab environment must be pre-installed and partially configured to enable successful

delivery of the course.

Table 1: Processor and Memory Definitions - Power6 systems

Processing Units Processors MemoryMode Sharing Mode

LPAR Min Des Max Min Des Max Min Des Max

VIOS 0.1 0.1 1.0 1 1 2 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB SharedUncapped,

weight=128

ISD 0.1 0.1 2.0 1 1 4 4 GB 6 GB 24 GB Shared Uncapped,weight=128

SCE 0.1 0.1 1.0 1 1 2 2 GB 2 GB 16 GB SharedUncapped,weight=128

CIM1 0.1 0.1 1.0 1 1 2 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB SharedUncapped,weight=128

CIM2 0.1 0.1 1.0 1 1 2 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB SharedUncapped,weight=128

VA1 0.1 0.1 1.0 1 1 2 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB SharedUncapped,weight=128

VNC 0.6 0.6 2.0 6 6 6 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB SharedUncapped,weight=128


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Development schedule

Development and planning work will begin on February 14th, 2013 and the project will

take approximately 37 person days to complete. This time estimate does not include the

time from reviewers or the delivery of the T3.

Based on current workloads for the development team members, it is anticipated that

the development project could be handed-over for publishing by May 3rd, 2013.

The Train-The-Trainers (T3) event will be scheduled after the development project

completion date.

See the table below for a detailed analysis of the development schedule.

Course content overlap with 1SX2 Implementing SmartCloudEntry on System x

The content and structure of this course overlaps with the Implementing SmartCloud

Entry on System x course. The presentation and the structure of the labs can be shared

between the two courses. Some of the areas of uniqueness include:

- Installation (Windows/Linux/AIX)

- VMWare vs VMControl virtual infrastructure

Analysis of DevelopmentUnit # and Title Development Days

Research and designing flow 4

Unit 1 - IBM SmartCloud Entry on Power

Systems Overview4

Exercise 1 Introduction to the lab environment 1

Unit 2 - IBM SmartCloud Entry on Power

Systems Installation and Configuration4

Exercise 2 Installing SmartCloud Entry 2.4 1

Unit 3 - IBM SmartCloud Entry User Interface 4

Exercise 3 IBM SmartCloud Entry User Interface 1

Unit 4 - IBM SmartCloud Entry Administration 4

Exercise 4 IBM SmartCloud Entry Administration 1

Unit 5 - Using IBM SmartCloud Entry 4

Exercise 5 Using IBM SmartCloud Entry 1Unit 6 - Problem Determination 5

Exercise 6 Problem Determination 1

Lab Setup & Lab Setup Guide (LSG) 2

Train-the-trainers (T3) 2

Total: 39 Days


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- Starting/Stopping IBM SmartCloud Entry (Windows vs Linux/AIX)

- VMWare vs VMControl considerations

- VMWare vs VMControl Problem determination steps

The recent update of 1SX2 includes materials related to the migration of data between

SCE 2.3 and 2.4. This material includes both information and lab exercise steps. For the

update of 1SP2, it is my recommendation that the information about migration bementioned, but no actual lab steps be provided.

Course content overlap with NGT71 IBM SmartCloud EntryImplementation in IBM PureFlex

The NGT71 material overlaps with content of the 1SP2/1SX2 course materials. The

NGT71 adds in materials related to:

- Introduction to Cloud

- Power Virtualization and VMControl

These topics are not required in 1SP2, because they are covered by the course

prerequisite requirements.

Development team

The development team will consist of two staff members from UNIX Software Service

Enablement (USSE) team:

- Mike Easlon (USSE)

This team will do the primary development and they will prepare and test the exercises.

Review team

The review team will consist of the development team and:

- Tyrone Dechalus (IBMT)

- Karim Haffad (IBMT)

- Thanh V Lam (IBMT)

- Karim Haffad (IBMTT)

- Patrick Mensac (Lab environment setup)


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Implementing IBM SmartCloud Entry on PowerSystems

Course Description

Duration: 2 days

Purpose

This course provides working knowledge on how to install, configure, and manage the

IBM SmartCloud Entry self-service portal for the Cloud end user that complements IBM

Systems Director VMControl cloud implementations.

This course uses a combination of instructor lectures and machine exercises to provide

the student with practical background knowledge regarding the topics covered.

Audience

The audience for this training includes the following:

- Anyone responsible for implementing and managing a self-service Cloud

infrastructure running on POWER Cloud foundation components.

- Cloud end users

- POWER technical support individuals

- POWER system administrators - POWER system engineers

- POWER system architects

Prerequisites

Students attending this course are expected to have AIX, PowerVM, IBM Systems

Director, and Storage knowledge. These skills can be obtained by attending the

following courses or gained from equivalent experience:

- IBM Training courses on AIX, PowerVM, NIM, IBM System Director, and Cloud: Power Systems for AIX - Virtualization I: Implementing Virtualization (AN300)

PowerVM Virtual I/O Server Configuration (ILO) (AT630)

IBM Systems Director 6.3 for Power Systems I: Installation and Management

(AN940)

AIX Network Installation Manager (NIM): Concepts and Configuration (AN220)

Implementing Power Infrastructure for IBM SmartCloud (1SP0)


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- Storage courses:

SN85 - IBM TotalStorage Productivity Center Workshop

Course Objectives

On completion of this course, students should be able to: - Describe IBM SmartCloud Entry on Power Systems concepts and basic capabilities

- Define the architecture of the IBM SmartCloud Entry

- List the virtual infrastructures that IBM SmartCloud Entry is capable of using

- Describe the integration of an IBM Power Systems virtualization based infrastructure

with IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems solution

- Define key terminology of IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems and the

underlying virtual infrastructure

- Explain how to implement the IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems self-serviceportal on an IBM Power Systems virtualization based infrastructure

- Install and configure IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems solution

- Perform selected tasks utilizing IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems

self-service portal to:

Perform administrative functions

Manage virtual machines

Administer the capabilities and configuration of the IBM SmartCloud Entry for

Power Systems solution

Work with projects, workloads, billing and accounting, metering, request

lifecycle, and approval lifecycle

- List the key steps to resolve common issues found with the IBM SmartCloud Entry

for Power Systems solution

- Perform basic problem determination steps with IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power

Systems solution

Course Agenda

Day 1

(00:45) Welcome

(01:30) Unit 1 - IBM SmartCloud Entry on Power Systems Overview

(00:30) Exercise 1


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(01:30) Unit 2 - IBM SmartCloud Entry on Power Systems Installation and

Configuration

(01:00) Exercise 2

(01:00) Unit 3 - IBM SmartCloud Entry User Interface

Day 2

(00:30) Exercise 3 - Demo

(01:00) Unit 4 - IBM SmartCloud Entry Administration

(01:00) Exercise 4

(01:00) Unit 5 - Using IBM SmartCloud Entry

(01:30) Exercise 5

(01:00) Unit 6 - Problem Determination

(00:30) Exercise 6

(00:15) Wrap up / Evaluation


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Content Analysis

Unit 1 - IBM SmartCloud Entry on Power Systems Overview

What This Unit Is AboutThis unit presents an introduction and overview of the IBM SmartCloud

Entry on Power Systems solution.

What the student should be able to do

After completing this unit, the student should be able to:

- Describe IBM SmartCloud Entry on Power Systems concepts and basic capabilities

Define the architecture of the IBM SmartCloud Entry

List the virtual infrastructures that IBM SmartCloud Entry is capableof using

Describe the integration of an IBM Power Systems virtualization

based infrastructure with IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power

Systems solution

Define key terminology of IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power

Systems and the underlying virtual infrastructure

Exercise 1

This exercise will introduce students to the remote lab environment and the procedures

to verify access to the system resources that have been assigned to students. Also, it

will explore and document the products and versions installed in the lab environment.

Unit 2 - IBM SmartCloud Entry on Power Systems Installationand Configuration

What This Unit Is About

This unit describes the installation and configuration requirements forIBM SmartCloud Entry on Power Systems as needed on IBM Power

Systems to support a cloud environment.




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Explain how to implement the IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power

Systems self-service portal on an IBM Power Systems

virtualization based infrastructure

Install and configure IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems

solution

List the steps required to start and stop IBM SmartCloud Entry forPower Systems server

Exercise 2

In this exercise the students will install and configure the IBM SmartCloud Entry for

Power Systems onto an AIX IBM Systems Director management server.

Unit 3 - IBM SmartCloud Entry User Interface


This unit describes the IBM SmartCloud Entry Web user interface and

associated commands.



Describe how to access the IBM SmartCloud Entry server from a

web browser

List the commonly used controls provided by the IBM SmartCloud

Entry server Web user interface

Define the terms project and workload as it relates to IBM

SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems self-service portal

Perform select tasks using the IBM SmartCloud Entry server Web

user interface

Exercise 3

This lab introduces students to the IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems Web userinterface and select commands. Students will navigate the various menu options

available, and perform limited tasks.


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Unit 4 - IBM SmartCloud Entry Administration


This unit describes administrative functions and tasks that are found in

the IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems self-service portal.



Describe the steps required to update IBM SmartCloud Entry for

Power Systems

Describe the tasks:

- Available to manage user accounts

- Available to manage network configurations

- Related to the request lifecycle

- Related to the approval lifecycle

- Available to manage the metering framework

- Relate to the billing and accounting features of IBM SmartCloud

Entry for Power Systems self-service portal

Perform select administration tasks on the IBM SmartCloud Entry

for Power Systems server

Exercise 4

In this exercise the students will perform select administrative tasks on the IBM

SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems using the Web user interface and command line.

Unit 5 - Using IBM SmartCloud Entry


This unit describes how to use the IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power

Systems Web user interface to accomplish a number of user tasks.



Create and manage a project using the IBM SmartCloud Entry for

Power Systems self-service portal


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Create and manage a workload using the IBM SmartCloud Entry

for Power Systems self-service portal

Create and manage virtual appliances using the IBM SmartCloud

Entry for Power Systems self-service portal

Describe the task to deploy a virtual appliance using the IBM

SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems self-service portal Use the IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems self-service

portal to deploy a virtual appliance to a new virtual server

Perform select user tasks on the IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power

Systems server

Exercise 5

In this exercise the students will deploy a virtual appliance and perform selected user

tasks using the IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems Web user interface and

command line.

Unit 6 - Problem Determination


This unit introduces problem determination techniques that may be

use to resolve selected IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems

server issues.



Collect data to help determine the cause of IBM SmartCloud Entry

for Power Systems issues

Identify commands and techniques used to resolve IBM

SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems server issues

List key problem determination procedures to follow within the IBM

SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems self-service portal

environment

Exercise 6

In this exercise students will look at various log files to check for possible issues related

to IBM SmartCloud Entry for Power Systems.

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