Re: Migrating extant system to new hardware

Look at it this way.
You do a full system save to virtual optical on your P6.
Assuming that you created a directory called /migrate to hold this. And
your image catalog is also named MIGRATE
CHGNFSEXP OPTIONS('-i -o ro') DIR('/migrate')
VFYIMGCLG IMGCLG(MIGRATE) TYPE(*UPGRADE) SORT(*YES) NFSSHR(*YES)
That last parameter, NFSSHR, builds a file called VOLUME_LIST which is
needed.
CHGAUT OBJ('/migrate/') USER(*PUBLIC) DTAAUT(*RX) SUBTREE(*ALL)
ENDNFSSVR SERVER(*ALL)
STRNFSSVR SERVER(*ALL)

That's pretty much it on the host. There's more to it when doing it
between lpars and you want to use virtual ethernet across the backplane
for speed and security.

I've never done this for a new install but I suspect you have to boot from
a local DVD (hope I'm wrong).
Get into DST. In STRSST you use these menus
STRSST
8. Work with service tools user IDs and Devices
4. Configure service tools LAN adapter
No valid LAN Console adapter available
F13=Select STS LAN adapter
Resource Serial
Name Type Model Number LOC Selected
CMN07 268C 002 00-00000 T1
Although in your case it wouldn't be this virtual adapter that I used. It
would be something else.
There there is a function key to create one
Resource name . . . . . . . : CMN07 VLAN ID 0
Adapter type . . . . . . . : 268C
Adapter serial number . . . : 00-00000

Host name for service tools : GDISYSVLAN
Node . . . . . . . . . . . : 000000000000
Duplex . . . . . . . . . . : AUTO
Network speed . . . . . . . : AUTO

IP version allowed . . . . : IPV4 IPV4, IPV6, BOTH
Internet address . . . . . : 10.17.206.129
Gateway router address . . : 10.17.206.1
Subnet mask . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

IPV6 address . . . . . . . :
IPV6 interface ID . . . . . : 0000000000000000
DHCP unique ID . . . . . . : 0000000000000000000000000000

Then there are function keys to store and activate.
Then it's a matter of flagging this as either an alternate IPL device or
alternate installation device. Then you go from there.

The part I've not figured out on a new install would be how to configure
this device on the P8 to point back to the P6
CRTDEVOPT DEVD(OPTNET01)
RSRCNAME(*VRT)
LCLINTNETA(*SRVLAN)
RMTINTNETA('10.17.206.178')
NETIMGDIR('/fixes/cume')
TEXT('PTFs via NFS from partition at 10.17.206.178')
VRYCFG CFGOBJ(OPTNET01) CFGTYPE(*DEV) STATUS(*ON)
WRKCFGSTS CFGTYPE(*DEV) CFGD(OPTNET01)

That *SRVLAN tells it to use this stuff you set up in STRSST.
And '10.17.206.178' is the IP address of your P6.

Rob Berendt