PM for System p is intended for customers using AIX 5.1 or later. For customers intending to use PM for System p in an LPAR environment, AIX 5.1 or later is required.
To install this service, there are security requirements and various minimum hardware and software requirements. After PM for System p is installed and running you may want to keep in mind other optional requirements and space considerations as you make changes to your hardware environment. To discover more optional services available,
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The person installing PM for System p on each client system must have root authority for the system. After PM for System p has been installed, the tasks run throughout the day to collect data and transport to IBM will be entered into the crontab list for the root user. Service Agent has similar requirements for root level access.
IBM registration ID
An IBM registration user ID is required to login view analyzed data at the Internet site. Anyone can create an IBM registration ID at:
https://www.ibm.com/account/profile/?page=reg. This ID will be required by an IBM registrar when registering you entitled systems for service and when adding user access to your account.
General AIX software requirements are:
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AIX 5.1 or higher is needed for the LPAR environment. |
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Specific AIX filesets - detailed below |
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Electronic Service Agent for AIX fileset - svcagent at 2.2.0.0 or higher |
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Java 1.1.8 or higher - required filesets are bundled with the Electronic Service Agent install package and are available for installation if needed |
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PM pSeries 1.0 install fileset - pmaix.rte at 1.0.0.0 or higher |
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A relatively current Internet browser with 128 bit SSL support |
Optional software environments include:
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bos.net.ppp - AIX async point to point protocol (PPP) - at 5.1.0.0 or higher. Only required if a modem is going to be used for communications to IBM. (Please note that future versions of Service Agent will be able to use a direct Internet connection if one exists, removing the requirement for a modem and PPP.) |
HMC prerequisites
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pmaix.rte 5.4.x.x or higher (latest version is recommended) |
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set "Enable gathering of PM about this system?" on Service Agent for HMC to 'true' |
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'lspartition -debug' shows 'Active: <3>' for the LPARs that are running pmaix.rte |
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p4 HMC:
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AIX 5.1 - devices.chrp.base.ServiceRM 1.1.0.50 or later |
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AIX 5.2 - devices.chrp.base.ServiceRM 1.2.0.10 or later |
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AIX 5.3 - devices.chrp.base.ServiceRM 1.3.0.0 or later |
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HMC v3.2 or later |
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p5 HMC:
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AIX 5.1 - not supported on p5 |
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AIX 5.2 - devices.chrp.base.ServiceRM 1.2.0.30 or later |
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AIX 5.3 - devices.chrp.base.ServiceRM 1.3.0.0 or later |
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Linux |
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SLES 8 SP3 or later Level |
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SLES 9 |
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RHEL 3 Update 4 or later Refresh |
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RHEL 4 |
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HMC v5 rel 2.1 |
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AIX filesets
Some specific AIX 5.1 or later filesets are required. These are often installed by default, but not in every case. Minimum levels are listed.
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bos.acct - 5.1.0.0 or higher for the commands vmstat and iostat in /usr/bin |
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bos.rte.control - 5.1.0.0 for the command ps in /usr/bin |
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bos.rte.date - 5.1.0.0 or higher for the command date in /usr/bin |
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bos.rte.shell - 5.1.0.0 or higher for the command awk available in the environment variable $PATH |
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bos.rte.edit - 5.1.0.0 or higher for the command sed available in the environment variable $PATH |
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bos.rte.lvm - 5.1.0.0 or higher for the commands lsvg and lspv in /usr/sbin |
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bos.rte.filesystem - 5.1.0.0 or higher for the command df in /usr/bin |
Electronic Service Agent code
The most current version of Electronic Service Agent code can be obtained by anonymous download from the FTP site and directory:
PM for System p code (Collection Agent)
As of January 1, 2008, all AIX partitions must now be using the most current PM for System p Collection Agent (6.0.6.0)
The most current version of PM for System p client code can be obtained by anonymous download from the FTP site:
Browser support
Access to the Internet using a relatively current browser with 128 bit SSL, Javascript support, and cookie support is required to securely view analyzed data. Minimum levels for Mozilla 1.0 and Internet Explorer 5.0 are required.
PM for System p reports and data may be viewed via the Internet from any system with access to the Internet, which could include an AIX system or any other system such as a PC with a relatively current web browser. To view the data a system with a graphics display and resolution of at least 800 x 600 is recommended. Internet access or a modem is required by Service Agent.
A supported and configured asynchronous modem with a minimum communications speed of 9600 baud and error correction (in the United States) will be required on the Electronic Service Agent "gateway" system in the customer environment. The modem will require the ability to dial to an outside number. Some systems ship with modems intended for use by Electronic Service Agent; please use these modems if supplied. (Please note that future versions of Electronic Service Agent will be able to use a direct Internet connection if one exists, removing the requirement for a modem.)
Disk space*: On each client system, the minimum space requirements are 2MB free in /usr, 4MB free in /var, 4MB free in /tmp, and less than 1MB in /home.
* These are minimum requirements for disk space for typical systems. If your systems have a large number of resources, like disks, additional disk space will be required in the /var filesystem to accommodate proportionately larger collection files.
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* These are minimum requirements for disk space for typical systems. If your systems have a large number of resources, like disks, additional disk space will be required in the /var filesystem to accommodate proportionately larger collection files.