AIX LPAR VM Guests Test

Using the measures reported by this test, you can promptly identify guests that are powered-off and those that have been newly added/removed from the pSeries server.

Target of the test : An IBM pSeries server

Agent deploying the test : A remote agent

Outputs of the test : One set of results for the IBM pSeries server being monitored.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter	Description
Test period	How often should the test be executed
Host	The IP address of the host for which this test is to be configured.
Port	Indicate the port at which the specified Host listens. By default, this is NULL.
HMC Server IP	This test connects to an HMC server to perform LPAR discovery and to collect host-level and "outside view" metrics from the pSeries server. To enable this communication, first, provide the IP address/host name of the HMC server in the HMC Server IP text box. If the eG manager had automatically discovered the target pSeries server by connecting to an HMC server in the environment, then, the IP address/host name will be automatically displayed in the HMC Server IP text box. and user credentials pertaining to that HMC server However, if the pSeries server being monitored was manually added to the eG Enterprise system (and not auto-discovered via the HMC server), then, you will have to explicitly provide the IP address of the HMC server that manages the target pSeries server in the HMC Server IP text box.
HMC Console Username, HMC Console Password and Confirm Password	This test makes REST API requests to the HMC console to pull the metrics. For this purpose, the test needs to be configured with the credentials of a user who can access the HMC console in the HMC Console Username and HMC Console Password text boxes. Confirm the HMC Console Password by retyping it in the Confirm Password text box.
Detailed Diagnosis	To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option. The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled: The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.

Measurements made by the test
Measurement	Description	Measurement Unit	Interpretation
Registered LPARs	Indicates the number of guests registered with the pSeries server.	Number	Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which guests are registered with the server.
Running LPARs	Indicates the number of guests that are currently running.	Number	Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which guests are currently running.
Not Running LPARs	Indicates the number of guests that are not running currently.	Number	Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which guests are not running currently.
Added LPARs	Indicates the number of guests that have been newly added to the pSeries server since the last measurement period.	Number	Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which guests were recently added.
Removed LPARs	Indicates the number of guests that have been removed from the pSeries server since the last measurement period.	Number	Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to know which guests have been removed.

Use the detailed diagnosis of the Registered LPARs to know which guests are registered with the server and the operating system on which they are functioning.

Figure 1 : The detailed diagnosis of the Registered LPARs measure

Use the detailed diagnosis of the Running LPARs measure to know which guests are currently running.

Figure 2 : The detailed diagnosis of the Running LPARs measure