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Welcome to the AIX6 & POWER6 Hands-On Technical Demo Movies

The idea is to provide the "cook book" information to get your started with these new interesting technologies and to answer some basic questions like:

What is it about?

How do I get started?
What are a few typical first good uses I could start with?
How easy is it to use?
How could this save me time or money?
Where can I get more information?

We hope you find these movies interesting and let you make a flying start.

Notes on getting the movies to work on your PC:

These movies are in Windows Movie Format (.wmv) to make them small enough (below 10MB) to watch or download but this means some quality has been lost from the Audio Video Interleave (.avi) originals which are 60MB to 90 MBs in size.
When tested on some PCs it took 4 to 5 minutes to start the movie - please be patient and don't just assume its broken - some browsers download the entire movie before they start playing it.
I also note that the smaller size (800x600) does not work on all combinations of web browsers - sorry about that but is works well on my PC. It downloads the same 1024x768 file but instructs the browser to display it in a smaller window. It seems some browsers can't handle this concept. Changing to full screen may help - try Right Clicking the movie when it is running to find the options. The best fix is to upgrade your screen to at least 1280x1024
If all else fails try to download the .wmv file and play locally on your machine: using Right Click on the Download link below and selecting "Save Link as" or "Save Target as". This may highlight your PC does not support this format (good luck sorting that out!).
Linux workstation users - ideas please, can Linux handle the .mwv format (if so, how) or a good alternative solution.
- I am told that Linux can indeed play this format - have a look at this website for hints Ubuntu - Installing Mplayer Codecs
Feed back and further ideas for movies to Nigel Griffiths - nag @ uk . ibm . com

AIX6 Workload Partitions In Detail

No	Title	Length in Minutes	Start the Movie by size or download	Description
1	WPAR part1 The Theory	12	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^WPAR_part1.wmv]	AIX 6 Workload Partition Introduction and Key Features - a mini presentation. For more information read the WPAR Redbook
2	WPAR part2 WPAR Manager Intro	9	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^WPAR_part2.wmv]	AIX6 WPAR Manager basics - Login, a look around the Graphical User Interface and Start/Stop WPAR For more information read the WPAR Redbook
3	WPAR part3 Mobility Relocation	5	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^WPAR_part3.wmv]	AIX6 WPAR Mobility/Relocate using WPAR Manager. For more information read the WPAR Redbook
4	WPAR part4 Simple Create	6	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^WPAR_part4.wmv]	Creating a simple WPAR with WPAR Manager. For more information read the WPAR Redbook
5	WPAR part5 Detailed Create	3	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^WPAR_part5.wmv]	AIX6 Creating a WPAR with the WPAR Manager Wizard. For more information read the WPAR Redbook
6	WPAR part6 p5 to p6 Relocate	6	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^WPAR_part6.wmv]	AIX6 WPAR Mobility from POWER5 to POWER6 machines. For more information read the WPAR Redbook
7	WPAR part7 Full Properties	9	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^WPAR_part7.wmv]	A look around WPAR Properties that can be Modified. For more information read the WPAR Redbook
8	WPAR part8 Command Line	16	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^WPAR_part8.wmv]	Command line control of WPAR and a quick look at Application type WPARs. For more information read the WPAR Redbook
9	WPAR part9 Compare Global and WPAR Env.	12	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^WPAR_part9.wmv]	Comparing the global AIX and WPAR environments. For more information read the WPAR Redbook
19	WPAR part10 Backup & Clone	10	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^WPAR_part10.wmv]	Workload Partition - Backup, Restore and Cloning is simple, small and quick. The backup file is only a few MB as there is no need to save AIX and Cloning a WPAR takes just a couple of minutes. For more information read the WPAR Redbook

New AIX6 Features

No	Title	Length in Minutes	Start the Movie by size or download	Description
13	AIX6 System Director pConsole	5	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^pconsole.wmv]	AIX 6 IBM System Director Console for System p or pConsole for short - System Admin Browser tool (like WebSM and Smitty). For more information read the AIX6 Differences Redbook
14	AIX6 RBAC = Role based Access Control	14	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^RBAC.wmv]	AIX 6 Role Based Access Control (RBAC) by a few simple examples. For more information read the Security Redbook
16	AIX6 JFS2 with the no log option	4	800x600 1024x768 Download	AIX 6 JFS2 with no log for high performance file movement. For more information read the AIX6 Differences Redbook
17	AIX6 JFS2 with in-line snapshot option	5	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^JFS2_snap.wmv]	AIX 6 JFS2 with in line snapshot for point in time backup & rapid file recovery. For more information read the AIX6 Differences Redbook
20	AIX6 Probevue new wave monitoring	14	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^probevue.wmv]	Probevue a new way to monitor, dynamic trace and investigate AIX6 kernel and user programs with no need to even stop the application. For more information go to AIX Wiki page on Probevue
25	AIX6 Encrypted File System	20	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^EncryptedFS.wmv]	AIX 6 Encrypted File System provides high security to important files and data. So secure that even the super-user/root user can read it or access it. For more information read the Security Redbook

New POWER6 Features

No	Summary	Title	Length in Minutes	Start the Movie by size or download	Description
10		POWER6 Decimal Floating Point	4	800x600 1024x768 Download	POWER6 Decimal Floating Point calculations on the processor, particularly good for money calculations. For more information go to the AIX Wiki page for DFP - this includes the source code used here.
15		HMC7 = Hardware Management Console	17	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^HMC7.wmv]	POWER6 Hardware Management Console 7 (HMC7) - a look around at the new faster interface. HMC7 also supports POWER5 machines. For more information read the Hardware Management Console 7 Redbook
18		POWER6 Partition Mobility	9	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^PartitionMobility.wmv]	Jump an entire Logical Partition from one POWER6 machine to another in a fraction of a second. For more information read the Partition Mobility Redbook
21		POWER6 Memory Protection Keys	13	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^MemoryKeys.wmv]	Memory Protection Keys allow you to detect programming mistakes were stray pointer damage the wrong part of your data. These can be nearly impossible to find otherwise. It also allows catches duff storage procedure or user written code from causing chaos. For more information go to AIX Wiki page on Memory Keys
22		POWER6 Partition Priority	7	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^PartitionPriority.wmv]	HMC7 and POWER6 machines allow you to decide the most important Logical Partitions. In the unlikely event of a CPU failure, the priority is used to decide which LPARs are closed down to keep the others running. For more information read the HMC7 Redbook chapter 7
23		POWER6 Multiple Shared CPU Pools	9	80x600 1024x768 [Download\|^MultipleCPUpools.wmv]	HMC7 and POWER6 machines allow you to have more than one Shared CPU pool - this is excellent for limiting LPARs to not break Application Licence based on the total number of CPUs that application can run on. It can also be used for controlling the performance of groups of LPARs.
24	Unable to render embedded object: File (PoolMonitoring.gif) not found.	POWER6 Shared CPU & Pool Monitoring	16	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^PoolMonitoring.wmv]	The benefits of Shared CPUs are many, including reduced costs and higher performance peak handling but its important to monitor the Shared CPU Pool (unused CPU cycles) and logical partition physical CPU use (not the old utilisation stats which are misleading).

Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM)

No	Summary	Title	Length in Minutes	Start the Movie by size or download	Description
26		Install IVM & using the IVM website	11	800x600 [Download\|^IVM_install_start.wmv]	IVM is installed on to a "blank" machine such as the Power Systems and System p p505, p510, 520, p550, POWER6 520, 550 and JS22/12. First, the VIO Server is installed which will include IVM. Then four important commands are user to set it up and then everything is done on the IVM website that is not running. This session includes a look around the website options. For more information go to the IVM Redbook
27	Unable to render embedded object: File (IVM_prepare.gif) not found.	Prepare IVM for the first LPAR	5	800x600 [Download\|^IVM_prepare.wmv]	Setting up the IVM Virtual Ethernet bridging and the disk storage pools ready for the first IVM and Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) Client Logical Partition (LPAR). Note: with POWER6 there are more options. For more information go to the IVM Redbook
28		Create 1st client LPAR: name, memory, CPU, network &disks	7	800x600 [Download\|^IVM_create_LPAR.wmv]	Step by step creating your first Client LPAR - it takes far longer to explain than actually do it! For more information go to the IVM Redbook
29		Installing the operating system via the Console	10	800x600 [Download\|^IVM_os_install.wmv]	Start up the LPAR and install the operating system via the remote console. Here AIX is used as the example of how to install from DVD or how to install over the network but the same methods can be used for Linux or IBM i OS. For more information go to the IVM Redbook
30		House keeping & tidy up	8	800x600 [Download\|^IVM_housekeeping.wmv]	Various typical early changes are made to IVM and the first LPAR including renaming LPARs, check autostart, update IVM explained, check firmware levels, HEA use, Stop & Start LPARs, Select All, Update screen, Help = actually quite good! and Dynamic LPARs. For more information go to the IVM Redbook
31	Unable to render embedded object: File (IVM_performance.gif) not found.	Performance & CPU Control	8	800x600 [Download\|^IVM_performance.wmv]	Performance Monitoring via the IVM website and time lag, watching a busy client LPAR CPU use and using shared CPUs with guaranteed entitlements. Controlling the CPU use in four ways: free for all, limiting virtual processors, using the soft capped feature to use just the entitlement, balancing across LPARs using weights For more information go to the IVM Redbook
32	Unable to render embedded object: File (IVM_adapters.gif) not found.	Assigning Physical Adapters to client LPARs	6	800x600 [Download\|^IVM_adapters.wmv]	Adding a physical adapter to a IVM client LPAR, getting the adapter online in AIX, diagrams of the three options (virtual adapters via the VIO Server, HEA/IVE for hardware virtual networking or physical adapters slots and card for direct I/O. For more information go to the IVM Redbook
33	Unable to render embedded object: File (IVM_user_backup.gif) not found.	Assigning Physical Adapters to client LPARs	10	800x600 [Download\\|^IVM_user_backup.wmv\|^IBM_user_backup.wmv]	Creating more users and read-only users plus how to backup the IVM Server and IVM Client LPARs configuration and the disks in various ways including Tape, DVD-RAM, NFS, remotely over a Network. For more information go to the IVM Redbook
34	Unable to render embedded object: File (IVM_optical.gif) not found.	Using physical and virtual Optical devices	9	800x600 [Download\\|^IVM_optical.wmv\|^IBM_optical.wmv]	Moving the physical CD/DVD between LPARs. Creating the Media Library and installing .iso images as virtaul optical drives - finally creating a Read/Write DVD-RAM type device which can be used for backups. For more information go to the IVM Redbook

Other Cool and Interesting Stuff

No	Summary	Title	Length in Minutes	Start the Movie by size or download	Description
11		Ganglia Performance Monitoring across machines	15	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^Ganglia_on_POWER.wmv]	Ganglia the popular Open Source cluster monitoring tool. Extended on POWER Systems to monitor at both the Global whole machine (CEC) level and individual LPAR machine use. It include all the POWER5 and POWER6 numbers like physical CPU used and Entitlements. For more information go to the AIX Wiki page for Ganglia
12		Linux for Power PowerVM Lx86 Translator	27	800x600 1024x768 [Download\|^PowerVM_Lx86.wmv]	PowerVM Lx86 allows you to run Linux for x86 (Intel and AMD) appliccation unmodified on System p POWER machines running Linux. This translator means you can consolidate Linux application to gain the System benefits and features. For more information read the PowerVM LX86 Redbook