Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Part 1 Learn, understand, and plan before you install -- Chapter 1. Simplifying the infrastructure -- 1.1 The complexity of today -- 1.2 Automation -- 1.2.1 Provisioning and orchestration -- 1.2.2 Autonomic computing technologies -- 1.3 Virtualization -- 1.3.1 Existing virtualization facilities -- 1.3.2 The Web services as a new virtualization opportunity -- 1.3.3 Positioning the IBM Virtualization Engine -- 1.4 The value of the IBM Virtualization Engine -- 1.4.1 Managing infrastructure complexity -- 1.4.2 Simplifying management and reducing cost -- 1.4.3 Improving IT utilization -- 1.4.4 Improving service levels -- Chapter 2. The IBM Virtualization Engine Systems Edition -- 2.1 Virtualization technologies for p5 and pSeries -- 2.1.1 Dynamic logical partitioning (DLPAR) and Micro-Partitioning -- 2.1.2 IBM Cluster Systems Management -- 2.1.3 Partition Load Manager -- 2.1.4 Virtual I/O Server -- 2.2 Virtualization technologies for iSeries -- 2.2.1 Dynamic logical partitioning -- 2.2.2 Micro-Partitioning -- 2.2.3 Virtual Partition Manager -- 2.2.4 Virtual I/O -- 2.3 Virtualization technologies for zSeries -- 2.3.1 Virtual servers: LPAR and z/VM -- 2.3.2 Parallel Sysplex clustering -- 2.3.3 Workload Manager for z/OS -- 2.3.4 HiperSockets -- 2.3.5 Intelligent Resource Director -- 2.3.6 Virtual local area network -- 2.3.7 zSeries Application Assist Processor -- 2.4 Virtualization technologies for xSeries and BladeCenter -- 2.4.1 IBM Director -- 2.4.2 VMware -- 2.4.3 Virtual Machine Manager -- Chapter 3. The IBM Virtualization Engine Management Collection -- 3.1 IBM Enterprise Workload Manager -- 3.1.1 The EWLM topology -- 3.1.2 The domain policy -- 3.1.3 The Application Response Measurement standard.

3.2 IBM Tivoli Provisioning Manager -- 3.2.1 The data center model -- 3.2.2 The workflow -- 3.2.3 The automation package -- 3.2.4 The deployment engine -- 3.2.5 For more information -- 3.3 IBM Director Multiplatform -- 3.3.1 The IBM Director Server -- 3.3.2 The IBM Director Agent -- 3.3.3 The IBM Director Console -- 3.3.4 For more information -- 3.4 IBM Virtualization Engine console -- 3.4.1 The Virtualization Engine console architecture components -- 3.4.2 The Virtualization Engine console user components -- 3.5 The common runtime -- 3.5.1 The components -- 3.5.2 Installing the common runtime -- 3.6 IBM Grid Toolbox V3 for Multiplatforms -- 3.7 Resource Dependency Service -- 3.8 Topology and terminology -- 3.9 Supported operating systems -- Chapter 4. The planning advisor tool -- 4.1 Step 1: Accessing the planning advisor -- 4.2 Step 2: Completing the interview -- 4.3 Step 3: Ordering the code -- 4.3.1 Passport Advantage Online -- 4.3.2 Important notes -- 4.3.3 Summary -- 4.4 Step 4: Obtaining the code -- 4.4.1 Basic code -- 4.4.2 Fix packs -- 4.5 Step 5: Understanding your logical topology -- 4.6 Step 6: Matching the logical with the physical topology -- 4.7 Step 7: Learning about the installation process -- 4.8 Summary -- Part 2 Installing the Virtualization Engine -- Chapter 5. Installing IBM Director, the Virtualization Engine console, and TPM on a BladeCenter with xLinux -- 5.1 Before the installation -- 5.1.1 The topology -- 5.1.2 The installation flow -- 5.1.3 Pre-installation recommendations -- 5.1.4 Using the Virtualization Engine planning advisor -- 5.1.5 Verifying the requirements -- 5.2 The installation process -- 5.2.1 Installing the Virtualization Engine console component -- 5.2.2 Installing the IBM Director component -- 5.2.3 Installing the Tivoli Provisioning Manager component -- 5.3 Fix pack installation considerations.

5.3.1 Applying fix packs to the Virtualization Engine console -- 5.3.2 Applying fix packs to the IBM Director -- 5.3.3 Applying fix packs to the Tivoli Provisioning Manager -- 5.4 Post-installation step: configuring the data center model -- 5.4.1 The DCM that is provided with Tivoli Provisioning Manager installation -- 5.4.2 Our DCM XML file -- Chapter 6. Installing the Virtualization Engine console, IBM Director, TPM, and EWLM on pSeries with AIX -- 6.1 Before the installation -- 6.1.1 The topology -- 6.1.2 The installation flow -- 6.1.3 Pre-installation recommendations -- 6.2 Installing the Virtualization Engine console component -- 6.2.1 Installing and configuring Tivoli Directory Server -- 6.2.2 Installing the Virtualization Engine console code -- 6.3 Installing the IBM Director Server and Agent components -- 6.3.1 Installing DB2 Universal Database V8.1 with Fix Pack 5 -- 6.3.2 Installing the IBM Director Server code on Windows 2003 -- 6.3.3 Installing the IBM Director Agent code on AIX -- 6.3.4 Installing the Virtualization Engine console bridge for IBM Director -- 6.4 Installing the Enterprise Workload Manager component -- 6.4.1 Planning the installation -- 6.4.2 Installing the EWLM Domain Manager -- 6.4.3 Configuring the EWLM Domain Manager -- 6.4.4 Installing the EWLM Managed Server -- 6.4.5 Configuring the EWLM Managed Servers -- 6.4.6 Verifying the installation -- 6.5 Installing Tivoli Provisioning Manager on top of the Virtualization Engine components on a pSeries with AIX -- 6.5.1 The installation process -- 6.5.2 Step 1: Configuring system prerequisites -- 6.5.3 Step 2: Installing prerequisites utilities -- 6.5.4 Step 3: Installing and configuring the Tivoli Directory Server V5.2 code -- 6.5.5 Step 4: Installing the prerequisite software on the server node -- 6.5.6 Step 5: Applying mandatory patches.

6.5.7 Steps 6: Installing the Tivoli Provisioning Manager code -- 6.5.8 Steps 7 to 9: Post-installation tasks -- 6.5.9 Step 10: Verifying the installation -- Chapter 7. Installing the Virtualization Engine console, IBM Director, TPM, and EWLM on Blade with Windows -- 7.1 Before the installation -- 7.1.1 The topology -- 7.1.2 The installation flow -- 7.1.3 The pre-installation steps -- 7.2 Installing the Virtualization Engine console component -- 7.2.1 Installing and configuring the Virtualization Engine console prerequisites -- 7.2.2 Installing the Virtualization Engine console code using the wizard -- 7.3 Installing the IBM Director components -- 7.3.1 Choosing the components -- 7.3.2 Creating the IBM Director Database -- 7.4 Installing Enterprise Workload Manager -- 7.4.1 Configuring the EWLM Domain Manager -- 7.4.2 Starting EWLM -- 7.4.3 Connecting to EWLM Control Center -- 7.4.4 Installing the EWLM Managed Server -- 7.5 Installing Tivoli Provisioning Manager -- 7.5.1 Installing the prerequisites -- Chapter 8. Installing and configuring the Virtualization Engine for IT management in an OS/400 environment -- 8.1 Scenario description -- 8.1.1 Objectives -- 8.1.2 Topology -- 8.2 Configuration steps -- 8.2.1 Task 1: Completing and printing the planning worksheets -- 8.2.2 Task 2: Completing the LDAP installation for the Virtualization Engine console -- 8.2.3 Task 3: Installing the Virtualization Engine -- 8.2.4 Task 4: Installing and configuring the Virtualization Engine agents on managed servers -- 8.2.5 Task 5: Configuring EWLM Domain Manager -- 8.2.6 Task 6: Installing and configuring EWLM Managed Servers -- 8.2.7 Task 7: Beginning the planning process for implementing systems provisioning -- Chapter 9. Installing Virtual Machine Manager and VMware on managed servers -- 9.1 Virtual Machine Manager -- 9.2 The topology.

9.3 The VMM installation process -- 9.3.1 Setting up the VMM environment -- 9.3.2 Deploying an additional IBM Director Agent -- 9.4 Uninstalling VMM components -- 9.4.1 Uninstalling VMM on management servers -- 9.4.2 Uninstalling VMM on managed servers -- Part 3 Using the Virtualization Engine Scenarios -- Chapter 10. How to use TPM and EWLM to provision a resource -- 10.1 About this scenario -- 10.2 The topology of this scenario -- 10.3 Configuring the scenario -- 10.3.1 Setting up the EWLM environment -- 10.3.2 Configuring Tivoli Provisioning Manager -- 10.4 Demonstration of the scenario -- Chapter 11. How to monitor an application in a heterogeneous environment using the VE console and EWLM -- 11.1 The topology for this scenario -- 11.1.1 Management servers -- 11.1.2 Managed servers -- 11.1.3 The workload -- 11.2 Configuring the heterogeneous scenario -- 11.2.1 EWLM consideration -- 11.2.2 IBM Director consideration -- 11.2.3 Virtualization Engine console consideration -- 11.2.4 Tivoli Provisioning Manager consideration -- 11.2.5 WebSphere Application Server configuration -- 11.2.6 DB2 consideration -- 11.3 Validating the configuration -- 11.3.1 Validating the configuration with EWLM -- 11.3.2 Validating IBM Director and the Virtualization Engine console -- 11.4 Testing the heterogeneous scenario -- 11.4.1 Monitoring the workload running under normal conditions -- 11.4.2 Monitoring the workload under stressful condition -- 11.4.3 Resolving and monitoring the stressful conditions -- 11.5 Conclusions -- Chapter 12. How to fix hardware constraints using TPM and IBM Director -- 12.1 The topology for this scenario -- 12.2 Configuring the IBM Director -- 12.3 Configuring RDM -- 12.4 Configuring Tivoli Provisioning Manager data center resources -- 12.4.1 Creating a resource pool -- 12.4.2 Creating the boot server -- 12.4.3 Creating the spare Blade.

12.4.4 Creating the software stack.