Aix using mkcd and creating a bootable ISO image from mksysb images

Create an ISO image of AIXLPAR2 from an existing mksysb file. I had already created a mksysb file of AIXLPAR2 in /usr/sap/put/AIXLPAR2-mksysb.

root@AIXLPAR2 /usr/sap/put # mkcd -L -S -I /usr/sap/put/image -m /usr/sap/put/AIXLPAR2-mksysb

Initializing mkcd log: /var/adm/ras/mkcd.log…

Verifying command parameters…

Creating temporary file system: /mkcd/cd_fs…

Populating the CD or DVD file system…

Building chrp boot image…

Copying backup to the CD or DVD file system…

Creating Rock Ridge format image: /usr/sap/put/image/cd_image_712892

Running mkisofs …

….

mkrr_fs was successful.

Making the CD or DVD image bootable…

Removing temporary file system: /mkcd/cd_fs…

root@AIXLPAR2 /usr/sap/put # ls -ltr

total 4369112

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Aug 20 10:31 lost+found

-rw-r–r–    1 root     system   2236979200 Dec 10 09:16 AIXLPAR2-mksysb

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Dec 10 09:23 image

– Confirm the ISO image has been created.

root@AIXLPAR2 /usr/sap/put # cd image

root@AIXLPAR2 /usr/sap/put/image # ls -ltr

total 4483256

-rw-r–r–    1 root     system   2295425024 Dec 10 09:24 cd_image_712892

 – Copy the image to the VIOS virtual media library directory.

 # df -m .

Filesystem    MB blocks      Free %Used    Iused %Iused Mounted on

/dev/VMLibrary_LV   7168.00   2768.93   62%        6     1% /var/vio/VMLibrary

# scp 10.X.X.X:/usr/sap/put/image/cd_image_712892 .

root@10.X.X.X’s password:

cd_image_712892                               100% 2189MB  40.5MB/s   00:54

 

# ls -ltr

total 13432312

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Dec 03 11:08 lost+found

-rw-r–r–    1 root     staff    3857645568 Dec 04 08:53 AIX61_DVD_1.iso

-rw-r–r–    1 root     staff     724271104 Dec 04 10:09 AIX61_DVD_2.iso

-rw-r–r–    1 root     staff    2295425024 Dec 10 09:33 cd_image_712892

– Rename the image to a more meaningful name.

# mv cd_image_712892 AIXLPAR2_mksysb.iso

# ls -ltr

total 13432312

drwxr-xr-x    2 root     system          256 Dec 03 11:08 lost+found

-rw-r–r–    1 root     staff    3857645568 Dec 04 08:53 AIX61_DVD_1.iso

-rw-r–r–    1 root     staff     724271104 Dec 04 10:09 AIX61_DVD_2.iso

-rw-r–r–    1 root     staff    2295425024 Dec 10 09:33 AIXLPAR2_mksysb.iso

– Map a virtual optical device to the client LPAR.

$ lsmap –vadapter vhost1

SVSA            Physloc                                      Client Partition ID

————— ——————————————– ——————

vhost1          U7998.61X.10071DA-V1-C13                     0x00000000

VTD                   vtscsi3

Status                Available

LUN                   0x8100000000000000

Backing device        lp2vd1

Physloc

$ mkvdev -fbo -vadapter vhost1

vtopt0 Available

 

$ lsmap –vadapter vhost1

SVSA            Physloc                                      Client Partition ID

————— ——————————————– ——————

vhost1          U7998.61X.10071DA-V1-C13                     0x00000000

 

VTD                   vtopt0

Status                Available

LUN                   0x8200000000000000

Backing device

Physloc

 

VTD                   vtscsi3

Status                Available

LUN                   0x8100000000000000

Backing device        lp2vd1

Physloc

 

$ lsrep

Size(mb) Free(mb) Parent Pool         Parent Size      Parent Free

7139      579 rootvg                   139776            57344

 

Name                                    File Size Optical         Access

AIX61_DVD_1.iso                              3679 None            rw

AIX61_DVD_2.iso                               691 None            rw

AIXLPAR2_mksysb.iso                           2190 None            rw

 

$ loadopt -f -vtd vtopt0 -disk AIXLPAR2_mksysb.iso

 

$ lsmap -vadapter vhost1

SVSA            Physloc                                      Client Partition ID

————— ——————————————– ——————

vhost1          U7998.61X.10071DA-V1-C13                     0x00000000

 

VTD                   vtopt0

Status                Available

LUN                   0x8200000000000000

Backing device        /var/vio/VMLibrary/AIXLPAR2_mksysb.iso

Physloc

 

VTD                   vtscsi3

Status                Available

LUN                   0x8100000000000000

Backing device        lp2vd1

Physloc

– Boot the LPAR from the virtual “SCSI CD” and install the image as “normal”.

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