Setting up a profile for the z/VM system

Before z/VM Center can work with a z/VM system, you need to set up a profile that includes access credentials for working with the systems management API.

Before you start: z/VM Center and its subtask Virtual Server Deployment are not necessarily included in each IBM Director setup. Depending on the platform where your IBM Director Server is installed, you need to install z/VM Center as an optional feature or as an extension of IBM Director.
Complete the following steps to set up a profile:
  1. Start the IBM Director Console.
  2. Locate the z/VM System in the Group Contents pane.

    Tip: Select z/VM Systems in the Groups pane to only display z/VM systems in the Group Contents pane.

    If the z/VM System you want to work with is not shown in the Group Contents pane, you might need to run a managed object discovery. Complete these steps to discover z/VM systems:

    1. In the Group Contents pane, right-click into an empty space.
    2. Click Discover → z/VM Systems.

      Tip:

  3. If you are not logged on to the z/VM system you want to work with, you need to log on now. z/VM systems that you are not logged on to, are marked with a padlock icon (Server denied access to device, but access is requestable). Complete these steps to log on:
    1. Right-click the z/VM system; then click Request access...
    2. In the Request Access window, specify the credentials for the z/VM manageability access point administrator ID on that z/VM (see Authorizing the z/VM manageability access point administrator ID).
  4. Right-click the z/VM system; then click z/VM Center → z/VM Virtual Server Deployment.
  5. In the z/VM Virtual Server Deployment widow, expand the top node of the z/VM System resource tree. The top node represents the z/VM system.
  6. Click the z/VM Profile node below the top node. The z/VM Profile pane is displayed with a prompt to specify the access credentials for the z/VM systems management API.
  7. Click Configure.
  8. In the Set Access Credentials wizard, specify the access credentials.
    1. Type the z/VM manageability access point administrator ID in the User ID field. This is the z/VM user ID that you have authorized in Authorizing the z/VM manageability access point administrator ID
    2. Type the password in the Password field.
    3. Type the IP address with which you access the z/VM systems management API in the VSMSERVE Server field. This is usually the IP address of the z/VM TCPIP service machine. Be sure to type the correct address as defined on z/VM. The IP address must be in IPv4 dottet decimal format.
    4. Click Finish.
  9. From the Disk Pool list, select the disk pool you want to be the default disk pool.
  10. Click Save.
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