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.<\/b><\/p>\n
root@AIXLPAR2 \/usr\/sap\/put # mkcd -L -S -I \/usr\/sap\/put\/image -m \/usr\/sap\/put\/AIXLPAR2-mksysb<\/p>\n
Initializing mkcd log: \/var\/adm\/ras\/mkcd.log…<\/p>\n
Verifying command parameters…<\/p>\n
Creating temporary file system: \/mkcd\/cd_fs…<\/p>\n
Populating the CD or DVD file system…<\/p>\n
Building chrp boot image…<\/p>\n
Copying backup to the CD or DVD file system…<\/p>\n
…<\/p>\n
Creating Rock Ridge format image: \/usr\/sap\/put\/image\/cd_image_712892<\/p>\n
Running mkisofs …<\/p>\n
….<\/p>\n
mkrr_fs was successful.<\/p>\n
Making the CD or DVD image bootable…<\/p>\n
Removing temporary file system: \/mkcd\/cd_fs…<\/p>\n
root@AIXLPAR2 \/usr\/sap\/put # ls -ltr<\/p>\n
total 4369112<\/p>\n
drwxr-xr-x\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 root\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0system\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 256 Aug 20 10:31 lost+found<\/p>\n
-rw-r–r–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 root\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 system\u00a0\u00a0 2236979200 Dec 10 09:16 AIXLPAR2-mksysb<\/p>\n
drwxr-xr-x\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 root\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 system\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 256 Dec 10 09:23 image<\/p>\n
– Confirm the ISO image has been created.<\/b><\/p>\n
root@AIXLPAR2 \/usr\/sap\/put # cd image<\/p>\n
root@AIXLPAR2 \/usr\/sap\/put\/image # ls -ltr<\/p>\n
total 4483256<\/p>\n
-rw-r–r–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 root\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 system\u00a0\u00a0 2295425024 Dec 10 09:24 cd_image_712892<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/b>– Copy the image to the VIOS virtual media library directory.<\/b><\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/b># df -m .<\/p>\n
Filesystem\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 MB blocks\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Free %Used\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Iused %Iused Mounted on<\/p>\n
\/dev\/VMLibrary_LV\u00a0\u00a0 7168.00\u00a0\u00a0 2768.93\u00a0\u00a0 62%\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1% \/var\/vio\/VMLibrary<\/p>\n
# scp 10.X.X.X:\/usr\/sap\/put\/image\/cd_image_712892 .<\/p>\n
root@10.X.X.X’s password:<\/p>\n
cd_image_712892\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 100% 2189MB\u00a0 40.5MB\/s\u00a0\u00a0 00:54<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
# ls -ltr<\/p>\n
total 13432312<\/p>\n
drwxr-xr-x\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 root\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 system\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 256 Dec 03 11:08 lost+found<\/p>\n
-rw-r–r–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 root\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 staff\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3857645568 Dec 04 08:53 AIX61_DVD_1.iso<\/p>\n
-rw-r–r–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 root\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 staff\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 724271104 Dec 04 10:09 AIX61_DVD_2.iso<\/p>\n
-rw-r–r–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 root\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 staff\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2295425024 Dec 10 09:33 cd_image_712892<\/p>\n
– Rename the image to a more meaningful name.<\/b><\/p>\n
# mv cd_image_712892 AIXLPAR2_mksysb.iso<\/p>\n
# ls -ltr<\/p>\n
total 13432312<\/p>\n
drwxr-xr-x\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2 root\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 system\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 256 Dec 03 11:08 lost+found<\/p>\n
-rw-r–r–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 root\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 staff\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3857645568 Dec 04 08:53 AIX61_DVD_1.iso<\/p>\n
-rw-r–r–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 root\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 staff\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 724271104 Dec 04 10:09 AIX61_DVD_2.iso<\/p>\n
-rw-r–r–\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1 root\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 staff\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2295425024 Dec 10 09:33 AIXLPAR2_mksysb.iso<\/b><\/p>\n
– Map a virtual optical device to the client LPAR.<\/b><\/p>\n
$ lsmap \u2013vadapter vhost1<\/p>\n
SVSA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Physloc\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Client Partition ID<\/p>\n
————— ——————————————– ——————<\/p>\n
vhost1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U7998.61X.10071DA-V1-C13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0x00000000<\/p>\n
VTD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 vtscsi3<\/p>\n
Status\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Available<\/p>\n
LUN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0x8100000000000000<\/p>\n
Backing device\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lp2vd1<\/p>\n
Physloc<\/p>\n
$ mkvdev -fbo -vadapter vhost1<\/p>\n
vtopt0 Available<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
$ lsmap \u2013vadapter vhost1<\/p>\n
SVSA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Physloc\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Client Partition ID<\/p>\n
————— ——————————————– ——————<\/p>\n
vhost1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U7998.61X.10071DA-V1-C13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0x00000000<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
VTD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 vtopt0<\/b><\/p>\n
Status\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Available<\/p>\n
LUN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0x8200000000000000<\/p>\n
Backing device<\/b><\/p>\n
Physloc<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
VTD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 vtscsi3<\/p>\n
Status\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Available<\/p>\n
LUN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0x8100000000000000<\/p>\n
Backing device\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lp2vd1<\/p>\n
Physloc<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
$ lsrep<\/p>\n
Size(mb) Free(mb) Parent Pool\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Parent Size\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Parent Free<\/p>\n
7139\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 579 rootvg\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 139776\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 57344<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Name\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 File Size Optical\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Access<\/p>\n
AIX61_DVD_1.iso\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03679 None\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 rw<\/p>\n
AIX61_DVD_2.iso\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 691 None\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 rw<\/p>\n
AIXLPAR2_mksysb.iso\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2190 None\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 rw<\/b><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
$ loadopt -f -vtd vtopt0 -disk AIXLPAR2_mksysb.iso<\/b><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
$ lsmap -vadapter vhost1<\/p>\n
SVSA\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Physloc\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Client Partition ID<\/p>\n
————— ——————————————– ——————<\/p>\n
vhost1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 U7998.61X.10071DA-V1-C13\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0x00000000<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
VTD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0vtopt0<\/p>\n
Status\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Available<\/p>\n
LUN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0x8200000000000000<\/p>\n
Backing device\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \/var\/vio\/VMLibrary\/AIXLPAR2_mksysb.iso<\/b><\/p>\n
Physloc<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
VTD\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 vtscsi3<\/p>\n
Status\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Available<\/p>\n
LUN\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 0x8100000000000000<\/p>\n
Backing device\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 lp2vd1<\/p>\n
Physloc<\/p>\n
– Boot the LPAR from the virtual \u201cSCSI CD\u201d and install the image as \u201cnormal\u201d.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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