Hi,
I'm installing IBMi 7.1 on IVM or Integrated Virtualization Manager. IVM is what you use when you don't have an HMC. Everything is run from the server, you have a your typical web interface where you manage all your lpars. I have a S814 8286-41A with four 139GB 6GB SAS Drive in RAID 5. The lpar has 4GB, 2 dedicated processors. When I ssh into vios I can see hdisk0 utilization at 100% which makes sense as I'm installing the OS.
Installing the OS has been terribly slow. I have a Power i5 9406-520 that would install with-in 2 hours but my S814 has been going on for more than two! I created the RAID Array using these AIX Instructions and the Standalone Diagnostics Disc.
https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/tutorials/au-aix-raid/
https://www-304.ibm.com/webapp/set2/sas/f/diags/home.html
What's a little perplexing to me is when I've watched videos of IVM being installed and there's no standalone disc needed but this is what IBM instructed me to use. As I am writing this I probably should have used RAID 10 over 5 but should it really be this slow? After I apply CUMs, should I expect a performance increase or did I do something wrong?
This mailing list archive is Copyright 1997-2026 by midrange.com and David Gibbs as a compilation work. Use of the archive is restricted to research of a business or technical nature. Any other uses are prohibited. Full details are available on our policy page. If you have questions about this, please contact
[javascript protected email address].
Operating expenses for this site are earned using the Amazon Associate program and Google Adsense.
midrange.com
