thanks for replies..I'm not whining, maybe just venting ;-)....anyways, I never mentioned 3 dvd's. I only mentioned 2.go back and read my post(s) ,please.
I have hmc v8.2, vios server disks 1 and 2, v 2.2.3.4. brand new 8202-e4b server 128GB RAM, 6CPU.
lack of understanding of the technology? you bet! that's why I'm here, that goes without saying! I've been reading countless papers,websites,books on this very subject.
I've connected to HMC limited shell,and tried to run installios -u, but it says 'default1' label exists in nimol.conf.but of course, IBM provides no 'vi' to delete the entry in that file. so I cannot install from command line.
can't install from template because of the read-only terminal,and disk #2 fails to install..how is it possible that the template system install of VIOS can see disk one,but fails to see disk two in the SAME folder on the HMC repository? the IBM documentation clearly states it will automatically see disk 2 in the same default location as disk 1!! so if their documentation is wrong,what good is it,anyways? it's not like Sybase documentation whis is so precise it's an art form..
I can,however, install a full OS version of aix 6.1..it works perfectly well.go and try to install another AIX 6.1 VM ( or LPAR), and SMS menu only sees interconnected LAN(s), not a dvdrom,not a harddrive, nothing..I do NOT have NIM set up,nor do I plan to use one...if I disconnect scsi from first aix 6.1 VM ,I can then see them on VM #2.but then vm #1 doesn't work..I get that I probably need to use dynamic LPAR and that the first aix VM holds these particular scsi devices exclusively..
(*we just differ in opinions,I've been using esxi for years.Sparc LDOMs for years.they're easy as pie to set up from scratch,even for newbies..PowerVm seems like it's not ready for primetime.
esxi is by far the most user-friendly technology out there.Xen/Oracle VM Manager require
repositories for ISO, etc.vmware uses anything, anywhere, in unstructured formats..it doesn't create Virtual machine folders, ISO folders, template folders on a repository ,etc..it doesn't require you to upload an ISO to repo ,first,just to be able to use it to create a VM from it..you can use an OS ISO from anywhere..they also don't require the set up of an HMC.there's a reason they're #1, by far..but thats another topic.)
again ,thanks for the help.the reason I'm venting is I'm 100% convinced I'm doing something so small, somewhere.I just can't figure that part out.that's what is frustrating.