Browsing IBM PowerVM Virtual Assets

You can browse an IBM frame server to review a variety of server objects (such as LPAR, pool, and configuration information) related to the IBM frame virtual environment.

To browse an IBM frame

Prior to browsing IBM virtual assets, you must have distributed the IBM PowerVM configuration object to the AIX server configured as the agentless managed object, as described in Setting up an IBM PowerVM environment.

1. In the Servers folder, navigate to the IBM frame server.
2. Right-click the server and select Browse.
3. In the Live Browse tab or the content editor, expand the Live node.
4. Expand the IBM Configuration server object type to display the nodes.
   The following table describes the structure of the IBM Configuration server object type.
   

   View	Description
   Configuration	Shows information about the following characteristics of the frame: Connections — Displays information about the connection such as IP address, service processor role and the status of the connection. Hardware — Displays the key hardware information for the frame, such as CPU configuration, memory statistics, list of physical adapters, list of profiles in use, and virtual network management type. Software — Displays various software parameters configured for the frame, such as memory sharing, micro-partitioning, page size, and power-on type. Workload Groups — Displays information about any workload groups set up for the frame, including workload group name, processors, and memory. General — Displays basic information about the frame such as serial number, model type, and state. Server Properties — Displays the hardware management console (HMC) name associated with the frame.
   LPAR List	Lists all the LPARs in the frame, with an indication of each LPAR's state. You can browse each LPAR to view information about its hardware, options, profiles, and settings. For each LPAR, you can view hardware configuration, which includes CPU, MEMORY, RESOURCE RESERVATION and those displayed below. Options — Displays information such as LPAR name and ID, server state, system name, and OS version. Profiles — Displays information about the LPAR's profile, such as processor mode, memory settings, and shared processor pool information. Settings — Displays information such as boot settings and LPAR service and support settings. Hardware — Displays various hardware information for the LPAR, such as CPU, memory, and physical IO.
   Pools	Lists information about the frame's IO pools, shared processor pools, and shared memory pool. IO pools — Displays the pool name, pool ID, LPAR name, and LPAR ID. Shared Memory Pools — Displays the pool name, Device Used by (LPAR name), and Device Used by (LPAR ID), Paging VIOS Name, Paging VIOS ID, Size (in MB), Type (logical or physical), State (active or inactive), Physical Location, Redundant Device, Redundant Device Name, Redundant VIOS Name, and Redundant Device State. Shared Processor Pools — Displays the object name, Pool Name, Pool ID, Reserved Processing Units, and Maximum Processing Units.
   VIO Servers	Lists all the VIO servers in the frame, with an indication of each VIO server's state. You can browse each VIO server to view information about: Adapter mapping — Displays information about the type of adapters configured for the VIO server, such as Net Server and SCSI Server adapter mappings (including information about the virtual target devices). Options — Displays general information such as LPAR name and ID, server state, resource configuration, system name, current profile, and OS version. Profiles — Displays information about the VIO server's profile, such as: Profile hardware — Displays memory settings, CPU configuration information, physical adapters, and virtual adapters. Profile options — Displays general information such as LPAR name and ID, environment, LPAR I/O Pool IDs, maximum virtual slots, Work Group ID and so on. Profile settings — Displays profile boot settings, service and support settings (such as Redundant Error Path reporting), and profile power controls. Settings — Displays information such as boot settings and LPAR service and support settings (such as Redundant Error Path reporting). Hardware — Displays various hardware information for the LPAR, such as Physical adapters, Physical IO, Virtual adapters, CPU, and Memory. Other — Displays information such as workgroup ID and power control information (such as Maximum Power Control). Server Properties — Displays information about the server, such as managed system name, partition host name, OS version, IP address, model type, and HMC version.