PowerVM

Introduction
Configuration

Introduction

	PowerVM driver removed
	Due to a change in strategic direction at IBM, the PowerVM driver is removed from OpenStack Compute newer versions. It is available in Grizzly, but it is deprecated in Havana and removed from Icehouse. It will be replaced by a driver using PowerVC in the future.

PowerVM compute driver connects to an Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) to perform PowerVM Logical Partition (LPAR) deployment and management. The driver supports file-based deployment using images from Glance.

	Note
	Hardware Management Console (HMC) is not yet supported.

For more detailed information about PowerVM Virtualization system, refer to the IBM Redbook publication: IBM PowerVM Virtualization Introduction and Configuration.

Configuration

To enable the PowerVM compute driver, add the following configuration options /etc/nova/nova.conf:

compute_driver=nova.virt.powervm.PowerVMDriver
powervm_mgr_type=ivm
powervm_mgr=powervm_hostname_or_ip_address
powervm_mgr_user=padmin
powervm_mgr_passwd=padmin_user_password
powervm_img_remote_path=/path/to/remote/image/directory
powervm_img_local_path=/path/to/local/image/directory/on/compute/host

Table 9.4. Description of configuration options for powervm
Configuration option=Default value	(Type) Description
powervm_img_local_path=/tmp	(StrOpt)Local directory to download glance images to. Make sure this path can fit your biggest image in glance
powervm_img_remote_path=/home/padmin	(StrOpt)PowerVM image remote path where images will be moved. Make sure this path can fit your biggest image in glance
powervm_mgr=None	(StrOpt)PowerVM manager host or ip
powervm_mgr_passwd=None	(StrOpt)PowerVM manager user password
powervm_mgr_type=ivm	(StrOpt)PowerVM manager type (ivm, hmc)
powervm_mgr_user=None	(StrOpt)PowerVM manager user name

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