So recently I encountered an issue between communications on Novalink and the VIOS it managed. After VIOS being updated to VIOS 2.2.6.51 we noticed a few errors when we ran pvmctl vios list as well as pvmctl sea list. Both commands returned errors which were obscure. Looking through neutron logs Read more…
One of the major differences when using Novalink in a customers environment is the establishment of ‘co-management’ mode. When an HMC and Novalink system both are connected to a physical system only one of the devices can be master at any time. This is also the case when you have Read more…
Since the introduction of PowerVM Novalink I have been constantly asked for details on what Novalink is and how to perform basic tasks via Novalink. There is extensive documentation around Novalink on IBM’s Infocenter however I thought I’d give a brief breakdown of some of the main points around Novalink Read more…