Re: {bb} Monitoring Power5 LPARs on RS/6Ks

[Richard Beals <rgb@columbus.rr.com>]

On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 03:06:22PM -0700, Fay, Michael wrote:
> You load a client on each LPAR. It doesn't present any specific oddities
> relating to things like load averages, but we do have problems with
> monitoring virtualized disk on occasion. The big problem with monitoring of
> virtualized function on LPARs is that you can't put a client on VIO servers,
> so anything that is truly virtualized cannot be truly monitored. You just
> have to pay clear attention to what you are doing on the VIO servers. 
> 
> The main area you might have problems with is network. VIO network response
> from other machines can be spotty if the VIO server is not set up properly. 

Michael,

Thanks! That's precisely the sort of hint I was hoping for! 

(Thanks to the others who responded as well, we'll be happy for further
ideas!)

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Richard Beals
Confuser of Software
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