User ManualTable of ContentsContents31 Introduction111.1 Target groups and objective of this manual121.2 System requirements121.3 Supported Hardware141.4 Changes since the previous edition211.5 ServerView Suite link collection211.6 Documentation for the ServerView Suite231.7 Typographic conventions242 Virtual-IO Manager - Introduction252.1 Virtual addresses252.2 Special connection blade for blade server252.3 Management with VIOM - Procedure282.4 Defining networks (LAN) (for blade servers only)302.5 Server profiles432.5.1 Defining server profiles442.5.2 Assigning server profiles442.5.3 Dedicated LAN connections (only for blade servers)452.5.4 Virtualizing I/O parameters452.6 Server profile failover (for blade servers only)472.7 High-Availability (HA) support483 Installation and uninstallation573.1 Prerequisites for the VIOM installation573.2 Installing the Virtual-IO Manager on a Windows-based CMS583.2.1 Installing the Virtual-IO Manager using a graphical interface593.2.2 Installing the Virtual-IO Manager using the command line interface683.3 Updating the Virtual-IO Manager on a Windows-based CMS723.4 Installing the Virtual-IO Manager on a Linux-based CMS733.4.1 Installing the Virtual-IO Manager using a graphical interface743.4.2 Installing the Virtual-IO Manager using the command line843.4.3 Important directories of Virtual-IO Manager883.4.4 Collecting diagnostic information893.5 Updating the Virtual-IO Manager on a Linux-based CMS893.6 License management903.7 Updating ServerView Operations Manager943.8 Upgrading or moving the SQL Server database953.9 Uninstalling the Virtual-IO Manager963.9.1 Uninstalling the Virtual-IO Manager on a Windows-based CMS963.9.2 Uninstalling the Virtual-IO Manager on a Linux-based CMS964 Configuration974.1 Configurations on the managed BX600 Blade Server974.1.1 Supported hardware configurations for the connection blades974.1.1.1 LAN hardware configuration984.1.1.2 Fibre Channel hardware configuration994.1.2 Configuring the BX600 management blade994.1.3 Configuring the I/O connection blades1014.1.4 Connecting IBP modules1044.1.4.1 Network - Overview1054.1.4.2 Notes and recommendations1064.2 Configurations on the managed BX400 Blade Server1094.2.1 Supported hardware configurations for the connection blades1104.2.1.1 LAN hardware configuration1114.2.1.2 Fibre Channel hardware configuration1124.2.2 Configuring the BX400 management blade1134.2.3 Configuring the I/O connection blades1144.2.4 Connecting IBP modules1154.2.4.1 Network - Overview1164.2.5 Switch stacking support1174.3 Configurations on the managed BX900 Blade Server1184.3.1 Supported hardware configurations for the connection blades1194.3.1.1 LAN hardware configuration1194.3.1.2 Fibre Channel hardware configuration1214.3.2 Configuring the BX900 management blade1214.3.3 Configuring the I/O connection blades1234.3.4 Connecting IBP modules1264.3.4.1 Network - Overview1264.3.5 Switch stacking support1274.4 Configurations on the managed PRIMERGY rack server1294.5 VIOM server profile mapping1324.6 PCI slot location in PRIMERGY rack servers1334.7 Adding a server to the ServerView server list1355 Virtual-IO Manager user interface1375.1 Virtual-IO Manager main window1375.2 Tree view1395.2.1 Tree structure (Server List)1405.2.2 Tree structure (Profiles)1415.3 Tabs1425.3.1 Virtual-IO Manager tab1425.3.2 Setup tab1445.3.3 Ext. LAN Connections tab1485.3.3.1 Graphic tab on Ext. LAN Connections tab1485.3.3.2 Details tab on Ext. LAN Connections tab1505.3.4 Server Configuration tab1515.3.5 Chassis Configuration tab1565.3.6 Server Profiles view1585.4 Wizards1615.4.1 Create Network for IBP wizard (only for blade servers)1625.4.1.1 Select Type step (Create Network wizard)1635.4.1.2 Edit Properties step (Create Network wizard - internal network)1645.4.1.3 Edit Properties step (Create Network wizard - single /VLAN network)1655.4.1.4 Edit Properties step (Create Network wizard - dedicated service network)1685.4.1.5 DCB Properties step (Create Network wizard - single/VLAN network)1725.4.1.6 Add Networks step (Create Network wizard - VLAN network)1745.4.2 Edit Uplink Set wizard1765.4.2.1 Edit Properties step (Edit Uplink Set wizard - single/VLAN network)1765.4.2.2 Edit Properties step (Edit Uplink Set wizard - dedicated service network)1805.4.2.3 DCB Properties (Edit Uplink Set wizard - single/VLAN network)1835.4.2.4 Add Networks step (Edit Uplink Set wizard - VLAN network)1855.4.3 Create Server Profile wizard1875.4.3.1 Name step (Create Server Profile wizard)1875.4.3.2 Configure Cards step (Create Server Profile wizard)1895.4.3.3 IO-Channels step (Create Server Profile wizard)1905.4.3.4 Boot Parameter step (Create Server Profile wizard)1945.4.3.5 CNA Parameter step (Create Server Profile wizard)2005.4.3.6 Virtual Addresses step (Create Server Profile wizard)2025.4.3.7 Confirm step (Create Server Profile wizard)2045.4.4 Edit Server Profile wizard2055.4.4.1 Name step (Edit Server Profile wizard)2055.4.4.2 Configure Cards step (Edit Server Profile wizard)2075.4.4.3 IO-Channels step (Edit Server Profile wizard)2085.4.4.4 Boot Parameter step (Edit Server Profile wizard)2125.4.4.5 CNA Parameter step (Edit Server Profile wizard)2185.4.4.6 Virtual Addresses step (Edit Server Profile wizard)2205.4.4.7 Confirm step (Edit Server Profile wizard)2225.4.5 Save Configuration wizard2235.4.5.1 Select Action step (Configuration Backup/Restore wizard)2235.4.5.2 Select File step (Save Configuration Wizard)2245.4.5.3 Select File step (Restore Configuration wizard)2255.4.5.4 Select File step (Delete Backup Files wizard)2275.4.5.5 Select Data step (Save Configuration wizard)2285.4.5.6 Select Data step (Restore Configuration wizard)2295.4.5.7 Select Data step (Delete Backup Files wizard)2305.5 Dialog boxes2315.5.1 Authentication dialog box (single blade server)2315.5.2 Authentication dialog box (PRIMERGY rack server)2345.5.3 Authentication dialog box (PRIMERGY rack server and blade server)2365.5.4 Licenses Information dialog box2375.5.5 Preferences dialog box2385.5.6 Restore Options dialog box (servers)2415.5.7 Restore Options dialog box (server profiles)2435.5.8 Select Profile dialog box2455.6 Context menus2475.6.1 Context menus on the Ext. LAN Connections tab2475.6.2 Context menus in the Server Profiles view2485.6.3 Context menu on the Server Configuration tab2495.7 General buttons2515.7.1 Buttons in the area on the left2515.7.2 Button in the area on the right2515.7.3 General buttons in other dialog boxes2515.8 Icons2526 Using the Virtual-IO Manager2536.1 Starting the Virtual-IO Manager2536.2 Closing Virtual-IO Manager2536.3 Logging the actions using VIOM2546.3.1 Logging the actions on Windows2546.3.2 Logging the actions on Linux2567 Managing servers with VIOM2577.1 Activating management with VIOM2577.2 Changing access rights and ports2597.3 Deactivating management with VIOM2617.4 VIOM internal operations on blade servers2617.5 VIOM-internal operations on a PRIMERGY rack server2667.6 Displaying license information2758 Defining network paths (LAN)2778.1 Defining an uplink set2788.1.1 Defining an internal network2798.1.2 Defining a single network2808.1.3 Defining VLAN networks2828.1.4 Defining a dedicated service network2858.2 Modifying an uplink set2858.3 Deleting networks2868.4 Copying an IBP configuration2878.5 Copying configuration2889 Defining and assigning server profiles2899.1 Defining server profiles2909.2 Viewing server profiles2949.3 Modifying server profiles2949.4 Copying server profiles2959.5 Deleting server profiles2969.6 Assigning server profiles2969.7 Deleting profile assignments29810 Viewing the blade server configuration30111 Saving and restoring30311.1 Saving your configuration and server profiles30311.2 Restoring the configuration30411.2.1 Restoring server profiles30511.2.2 Restoring blade server configurations30611.2.3 Restoring PRIMERGY rack server configurations30711.3 Deleting backup files on the management station30811.4 Restoring VIOM-specific configurations30811.4.1 Restoring an IBP module configuration30811.4.2 Deleting the configuration of an uninstalled IBP module30911.4.3 Restoring the configuration of a server blade slot31011.4.4 Restoring the blade server chassis configuration31112 Importing and exporting server profiles31312.1 Exporting server profiles31312.2 Importing server profiles31312.3 Format of export files31412.3.1 The Objects element31412.3.2 The ServerProfiles element31512.3.3 The ServerProfile element31612.3.4 The IOChannel element31912.3.5 The Address element32312.3.6 The BootEnvironment element32312.3.7 The ISCSIBootConfiguration element32412.3.8 The FCBootConfiguration element32712.3.9 The DCBConfiguration element32912.3.10 The FunctionConfiguration element32913 VIOM scenarios33113.1 Shifting tasks from one server blade to another33113.2 Moving tasks using the server profile failover33213.3 Disaster Recovery33314 VIOM database33714.1 VIOM Backup Service33814.1.1 Configuring the job schedule on Windows33914.1.1.1 Syntax of Quartz cron expressions34014.1.2 Configuring the job schedule on Linux34214.1.3 Configuring the output directories34314.1.4 Starting the Backup Service on Windows34414.1.5 Starting the VIOM Backup Service on Linux34414.1.6 Logging the Backup Service34514.2 Restoring the VIOM database on Windows34514.2.1 Restoration via SQL Server Management Studio34514.2.2 Restoration via Enterprise Manager34914.2.3 Checking the database backup34914.3 Restoring the VIOM database on Linux35015 Appendix35315.1 Replacing IBP modules35315.2 VIOM address ranges35415.3 Creating diagnostic data35615.4 Event logging359Size: 5.16 MBPages: 362Language: EnglishOpen manual
