• IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers Providers
  • IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers
  • Adding IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers Providers
  • Adding IBM Power Systems Virtual Server Regions
  • Disabling IBM Power Systems Virtual Server Regions

IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers Providers

IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers

IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers is a Power Systems infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offering with connectivity to the catalog of IBM Cloud Services that you can use to deploy a virtual server, also known as a logical partition (LPAR), in a matter of minutes. IBM Power Systems clients who have typically relied upon on-premises-only infrastructure can now quickly and economically extend their Power IT resources off-premises.

Adding IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers Providers

Complete the following procedure to add an IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers cloud provider in ManageIQ.

1. Browse to menu: Compute > Clouds > Providers.

2. Click Configuration, then click (Add a New Cloud Provider).

3. From the Type list, select IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers.

4. Enter a Name for the provider.

5. Select the appropriate Zone.

6. Under Endpoints, in the Default tab.

   1. Enter your IBM Cloud API Key.

      For more information on managing IBM Cloud API keys, including how to create one, refer to IBM Cloud Docs: Managing user API keys

   2. Enter the PowerVS Service GUID of the IBM Power Systems Virtual Servers service instance you want to add.

      You can easily copy the GUID from the IBM Cloud Resources page, by selecting “Services” and clicking on the whitespace of a PowerVS instance row.

      

   3. Click Validate to validate the credentials.

7. Click Add.

Adding IBM Power Systems Virtual Server Regions

ManageIQ allows administrators to add additional IBM Power Systems Virtual Server regions on the appliance server. You can use this capability to add new regions that have been set up since ManageIQ was released. Once added the region it will be available when creating a new IBM Power Systems Virtual Server provider.

1. Browse to Settings > Application Settings.

2. Click on the Settings accordion, then click ManageIQ: Region at the top. Optionally, a server can be selected (within Zones) to limit the additional region to that server only.

3. Click on the Advanced tab.

4. Search for :ems_ibm_cloud_power_virtual_servers:, and enter the regions you want to add under :additional_regions:.

   Example. To add hypothetical `lunar-base-1` `lunar-base-2` regions:
   
   :ems_ibm_cloud_power_virtual_servers:
     :additional_regions:
       :lunar-base-1:
         :name: Lunar Base 1
         :hostname: lunar-base-1.power-iaas.cloud.ibm.com
         :description: Lunar Base 1
       :lunar-base-2:
         :name: Lunar Base 2
         :hostname: lunar-base-2.power-iaas.cloud.ibm.com
         :description: Lunar Base 2
   

5. Click Save.

Disabling IBM Power Systems Virtual Server Regions

ManageIQ allows administrators to disable IBM Power Systems Virtual Server regions on the appliance server. You can use this capability to disable default regions. Once disabled, the region will not be available for new and existing IBM Power Systems Virtual Server providers.

1. Browse to Settings > Application Settings.

2. Click on the Settings accordion, then click ManageIQ: Region at the top. Optionally, a server can be selected (within Zones) to limit the disabled region to that server only.

3. Click on the Advanced tab.

4. Search for :ems_ibm_cloud_power_virtual_servers:, and enter the regions you want to disable under :disabled_regions:.

   Example. To disable the `dal` and `eu-de` regions:
   
   :ems_ibm_cloud_power_virtual_servers:
     :disabled_regions:
     - dal
     - eu-de
   

5. Click Save.