Category: AIXchange archives

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted July 9, 2013 on AIXchange Here’s another script from Dean Roswell. This one is for getting NPIV information from VIO servers. If you’re not sure how to set up ssh password-free login for your VIOS, read this. The same document is also referenced in last month’s post featuring Dean’s … Continue reading “Getting NPIV Info from VIO Servers”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted July 2, 2013 on AIXchange I had an old CR2 HMC running version 7.4.0.1 that was managing some POWER7 servers along with an old POWER5 server running version SF240_415 microcode. I wanted to go to the latest (as of thiswriting) HMC code version, 7.7.7 SP1. I immediately … Continue reading “Remote HMC Upgrades, Revisited”

Edit: Which stage are you in? Originally posted June 25, 2013 on AIXchange Are you forming, storming, norming or performing? Or perhaps you’re just wondering what in the world I’m talking about. What I’m talking about is Tuckman’s stages of group development. I was introduced to it through my sons’ involvement with Scouting. Tuckman’s theory is that every group … Continue reading “The Stages of Team Building”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted June 18, 2013 on AIXchange A few months back I wrote about IBM i and VIO server, so I was immediately intrigued when a colleague recently pointed me to this document on IBM i virtualization and open storage. I believe this is an updated version of the original. Take the … Continue reading “Sharing Hardware, and Perspective”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted June 11, 2013 on AIXchange I attend presentations all the time, and I always appreciate it when I get a copy of the slide decks (which are usually in PowerPoint) afterward. That way I can review them later and refresh my memory as needed. I can also … Continue reading “Sizing Power Systems”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted June 4, 2013 on AIXchange Dean Roswell sent over another handy script that you should add to your virtual bag of tricks. Dean’s latest script (version 1.4 as of this writing) provides a quick list of information about the HMC and the LPARs running on it.First, set up your … Continue reading “Generating HMC and LPAR Info”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted May 28, 2013 on AIXchange When you build a VIO server on HMC 7.7.7.0 SP1, there’s a new option to make your life easier. Check out the HMC readme: “Add a GUI enhancement for the installation of VIOS, allowing the user to install the Virtual I/O     Server and … Continue reading “VIOS Installation via GUI”

Edit: I still want to go back to Gilwell, happy land. Originally posted May 21, 2013 on AIXchange I’ve learned some interesting lessons about attitude lately. My sons participate in Boy Scouts. I was involved with Scouting at their age, and while I enjoyed the campouts and other outdoor activities, I never worried about rank … Continue reading “The Value of an Open Mind”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted May 14, 2013 on AIXchange As a consultant I get to play with some cool, cutting-edge technologies. However, I have yet to get my hands on a half-petabyte storage array, consisting of only flash drives:             “On the 12-hour flight from Zurich to San Francisco, the two scientists plotted … Continue reading “A Big Step Forward in Storage”

Edit: Link no longer works. Originally posted May 7, 2013 on AIXchange Hopefully you’ve seen Nigel’s post about verifying firmware before installing: Be sure to check the comments for more information from the developers. For instance:             Prevention             Before installing Power firmware, verify through the firmware release notes/readme information that the selected level is supported on the targeted … Continue reading “Verifying Firmware”

Edit: This is still a good document, but the link keeps changing. Originally posted April 23, 2013 on AIXchange Recently I received this set of slides from Fredrik Lundholm covering best practices for Power Systems with AIX. I’ll cover a few highlights, though honestly, I could discuss every slide. The information here is that valuable. So I … Continue reading “Power Systems Best Practices”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted April 23, 2013 on AIXchange Though the focus of this blog is AIX, there is value in discussing the other OSs that can run on IBM Power Systems: Linux, VIOS and IBM i. With that in mind, have you seen all the information and videos about IBM i turning 25? While I … Continue reading “IBM i Turns 25”

Edit: I still ask for help, hopefully you do too. Originally posted April 16, 2013 on AIXchange Sure, you work in the field of technology, but that doesn’t automatically make you a creature of social media. So really, how plugged in are you? From Facebook to Twitter to Google+ to news.google.com to plain old email, do you … Continue reading “The Search for Answers, the Need for Help”

Edit: Still one of my favorite places to visit. Originally posted April 9, 2013 on AIXchange I recently wrote about visiting customer locations. I didn’t mention it then, but one visit really stands out. I had no problem finding the place, and there was nothing awe-inspiring about the physical environment. What I’ll always remember is how I … Continue reading “People Always Make the Difference”

Edit: Some of these links no longer work. Originally posted April 2, 2013 on AIXchange Remember the UCLA freeware repository? This post is part of a discussion surrounding the repository going offline back in 2007. As Nigel wrote at the end of this thread:            “There are still people active in this area. Take a look at www.perzl.org/aix. … Continue reading “Open Source AIX Software Remains Plentiful”

Edit: I still love test labs. Originally posted March 26, 2013 on AIXchange Two weeks ago I asked readers to recommend some resources for IT pros who are new to AIX. The first comment was simply this: “Can’t beat playing around on a test system!” I couldn’t agree more. I write plenty about the value of training … Continue reading “The Value of Test Systems”

Edit: Still worth considering. Some links no longer work. Originally posted March 19, 2013 on AIXchange I visit many customer locations, and each experience is unique. Of course some are more pleasant than others. From my previous jobs at IBM and elsewhere, I know what it’s like to work in the same building every day. But as … Continue reading “Helping Visitors is Also Part of the Job”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Updated the roadmap to a list of courses from Global Knowledge. Another link to try is this one: https://www.ibm.com/services/learning/us/ Originally posted March 12, 2013 on AIXchange I assume most of the readers of this blog have years of experience with AIX. But it’s important to recognize that new users … Continue reading “For the AIX Newbies”

Edit: The comments have been lost over the years. Some links no longer work. Originally posted March 5, 2013 on AIXchange My recent post about command line shortcuts generated some very good responses. For instance:             “The part about looping on a set of values reminded me of seq. I missed it from my Linux days, and … Continue reading “Readers Respond”

Edit: Still true, although google translate and duolingo can help these days. Originally posted February 26, 2013 on AIXchange As a youngster I worked on AS/400 systems. One day I needed to go from our U.S. corporate headquarters to our manufacturing facility in Tijuana, Mexico, to help install some dumb terminals and printers. I’d fly … Continue reading “When Words Don’t Get the Job Done”

Edit: Still important to consider. Originally posted February 19, 2013 on AIXchange Do you update your systems? Do you patch your machines monthly? Quarterly? Annually? Do you ever patch? Are change windows built into your environment (e.g., there’s scheduled system maintenance, say, the third Sunday of each month)? Is it too difficult to get the … Continue reading “The Case for Patching”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted February 13, 2013 on AIXchange Recently I was brought into a large migration project that was already underway. An outside team had done the design, and the goal of these folks was to create a system that emphasized simplicity. To make it easy to manage, they decided … Continue reading “Sometimes Even Consultants Need a Consultation”

Edit: The links still work as of the time of this writing. Originally posted February 5, 2013 on AIXchange After unveiling the first POWER7+ machines in October, IBM is now adding more servers to the POWER7+ family: a new model, the 760, along with refreshed 710, 720, 730, 740 and 750 machines. The new lineup also … Continue reading “IBM Expands the POWER7+ Server Family”

Edit: Only the last link still works now that developerworks went away. Originally posted January 29, 2013 on AIXchange To keep up on IBM Power Systems, I rely on various resources. I’m a long-time reader of Nigel Griffiths’ AIXpert, Anthony English’s AIXDownUnder and Chris Gibson’s AIX blog, and I follow a number of folks on Twitter. @IBMRedbooks, @mr_nmon, @chromeaix, … Continue reading “Another Source of AIX Info”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted January 22, 2013 on AIXchange Jay Kruemcke recently posted this image on Twitter, and I love it. The quotes are terrific: “In a world where so many things can go wrong, one machine made a difference” and “not one second of downtime in this thriller” are my favorites. Given the … Continue reading “Blockbuster Performance: Then and Now”

Edit: Still some gems on this list. Originally posted January 15, 2013 on AIXchange On this blog I often reference and recommend IBM Redbooks. Technology is constantly shifting and evolving, and with education budgets shrinking in many organizations, Redbooks can help you keep your skills up to date; or, if you’re new to the Power … Continue reading “Redbooks are Must-Reads”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted January 8, 2013 on AIXchange It’s a new year and I can tell you one thing I’m already looking forward to: The next IBM Power Systems Technical University conference. I’ve written about this annual event often over the years. It just always seems to energize me. I … Continue reading “A New Year, an Annual Highlight”

Edit: Some links no longer work, although the methods still should assuming ftp ports are open. Originally posted December 18, 2012 on AIXchange Note: The next update for this blog will be Jan. 8. I was forwarded a newsletter that contained a piece on measuring network bandwidth. I’m sharing it here with the permission of … Continue reading “Two Ways to Measure Network Performance”

Edit: Link no longer works. Originally posted December 10, 2012 on AIXchange A customer running a PowerHA 7.1.1.2 cluster wanted to be notified when nodes were down and when the resource group moved in their cluster. Check here and you’ll find details about configuring a custom remote notification method: “These topics describe how to configure custom remote … Continue reading “Configuring Cluster Notifications”

Edit: An oldie but a goodie. Originally posted December 4, 2012 on AIXchange What are your favorite scripting command line shortcuts? When I have a relatively small pile of repetitive things to do, I like to create a for loop, such as: #for i in 0 1 2 3 >do >lscfg -vl fcs$i | grep … Continue reading “Command Line Shortcuts”

Edit: They tell us this should not be a badge of honor because it just means you are running unpatched machines, but I still think it is interesting. I was surprised that the links still work. Originally posted November 27, 2012 on AIXchange Ongoing maintenance of our machines is important. You should schedule change windows … Continue reading “A Case of Extreme Uptime”

Edit: Some links no longer work. I try to mention a little bit more these days. Originally posted November 20, 2012 on AIXchange Last month I attended the IBM Power Systems Technical University. I was part of one session that featured IBM executives, IBM employees, and IBM Power Champions discussing different issues around the Power systems ecosystem. … Continue reading “At an IT Conference, a Glimpse of Life Outside of IT”

Edit: 4G rules the roost but 5G is on the way. Originally posted November 13, 2012 on AIXchange With today’s phones, 4G is the fastest. But, all things considered, is the fastest speed automatically the best option? I’ve wondered about that for awhile. More recently, I noticed a writer in Europe — which is, of course, another … Continue reading “Do You Need the Speed?”

Edit: Hopefully nobody runs into this error these days. Originally posted November 6, 2012 on AIXchange I was recently asked why the cldump command wasn’t running on a PowerHA 7.1 cluster. After running /usr/es/sbin/cluster/utilities/cldump, my client received this output:             cldump: Waiting for the Cluster SMUX peer (clstrmgrES)            to stabilize………….            Failed retrieving cluster information.             … Continue reading “Running cldump on a Cluster”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted October 30, 2012 on AIXchange In its Oct. 3 announcements, IBM noted that the new PowerHA SystemMirror 7.1 Enterprise edition will go GA on Nov. 9. Since I recently took some IBM training on this product, I’d like to tell you more about it. First, understand that PowerHA is designed to … Continue reading “Training on PowerHA”

Edit: I still find this interesting, the file probably needs to be updated. Originally posted October 23, 2012 on AIXchange Years ago when I worked for IBM I read and enjoyed a file called the “IBM Jargon and General Computing Dictionary.” It seems to be making the rounds again, at least if recent emails and … Continue reading “Computer Jargon: A Look Back”

Edit: This is still relevant. Originally posted October 16, 2012 on AIXchange A customer has two HMCs and wants to get them on the network, with both machines controlling the same set of servers. Maximum availability is a priority. The customer doesn’t want to risk any HMC downtime in their environment. Chapter 8 in this Redbook explains how … Continue reading “Dual HMCs and Interface Locking”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted October 9, 2012 on AIXchange I don’t know who at IBM developerWorks wrote this document, but I really like it. By following along with the sections as outlined, you’ll learn how to define and configure PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX. The first section includes references to a good introductory article, … Continue reading “A Cluster of Cluster Resources”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted October 3, 2012 on AIXchange If you’re planning to upgrade your enterprise Power hardware in the near future, at this point you should focus on IBM’s POWER7+ systems. On Wednesday IBM announced new versions of its enterprise Power Systems models, along with new software: AIX 7.1 TL2, AIX … Continue reading “POWER7+ Systems Unveiled”

Edit: I also like HMCscanner output Originally posted October 2, 2012 on AIXchange Once I was called in to help a customer that had lost its AIX support staff. I won’t go into the details; just understand that in this case, quite a bit of knowledge vanished overnight and had to be re-created. We had … Continue reading “The Case for Documentation”

Edit: Link no longer works. Originally posted September 25, 2012 on AIXchange Chris Gibson tweeted a link to a great read that will help you get your head around the inner-workings of your Power hardware. Here’s a snippet from the article, “Under the Hood: Of POWER7 Processor Caches.” “Most of us have a mental image of … Continue reading “Cache on Hand”

Edit: Anyone still running 5.3? Some links no longer work. Originally posted September 18, 2012 on AIXchange I was recently asked about potential issues running AIX 5.3 with the latest fixes on POWER7 hardware with dedicated adapters. Somehow this person had gotten the idea that AIX 5.3 could only handle the underlying hardware and adapters … Continue reading “Running AIX 5.3 on POWER7 Hardware”

Edit: Still thought provoking. Originally posted September 11, 2012 on AIXchange I recently attended another IBM technical briefing. As always, it was time well spent. This briefing included a keynote from IBMer Brad McCredie, whose ideas really resonated with me. Basically, Brad said the golden age of computing may already be behind us. No longer can increasing clock … Continue reading “Looking Beyond Performance”

Edit: This should still be relevant. Link no longer works. Originally posted September 4, 2012 on AIXchange Recently I received a reader question that prompted this email exchange with IBM network installation management (NIM) expert Steve Knudson. Reader: I currently have one NIM server that I use to recover all of our AIX systems. We … Continue reading “Using mksysb for NIM Backups”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted August 28, 2012 on AIXchange In February I discussed some great PowerHA V7.1 resources, including virtual user group training and an IBM Redbook. In a follow-on post, I pointed to this training session replay (“Configuring PowerHA SystemMirror V7.1 for AIX Cluster”). This video covers some of the new features in the … Continue reading “Training Without the Travel”

Edit: I still love Redbooks. Part 2. Originally posted August 21, 2012 on AIXchange As I said last week, the “IBM PowerVM Best Practices” Redbook has a lot of valuable information. This week I’ll cover the final three chapters of this publication. Chapter 5 notes Storage, with virtual SCSI and virtual Fibre Channel, are covered. The authors also address … Continue reading “PowerVM Best Practices, Part Two”

Edit: I still love Redbooks. Originally posted August 14, 2012 on AIXchange Occasionally I like to highlight IBM Redbooks that provide particularly valuable information to AIX pros. The new publication, “IBM PowerVM Best Practices,” is the latest example. The version I viewed was a draft document (“Redpiece”) dated July 2, 2012. If it hasn’t yet been finalized, it should … Continue reading “PowerVM Best Practices Redbook”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted August 7, 2012 on AIXchange I was using a NIM server to load AIX, and it kept stopping at LED 0611. My first thought was to check this Redbook, but when I didn’t find anything there, I just did a web search. That let me to Steve Knudson’s AIX Network … Continue reading “The 411 on a Client Hanging at LED 0611”

Edit: Time sure flies. Originally posted July 31, 2012 on AIXchange Hard to believe, but it’s been five years since this blog debuted. Check the AIXchange archives and see for yourself. Since the launch of AIXchange, I’ve written approximately 250 weekly posts — I don’t think we’ve missed more than a handful of weeks in five years. … Continue reading “Five Years In”

Edit: I still love irc. Isn’t slack just irc with a GUI slapped on top of it? Originally posted July 24, 2012 on AIXchange If you’re old enough to remember Windows 3.11, you may recall the earliest days of IRC: “Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a protocol for real-time Internet text messaging (chat) or synchronous conferencing. … Continue reading “The Enduring Value of IRC”

Edit: I just recommended this tool the other day, I still love it. This video is a nice demo as well. Updated the first link, the second link is the old download link that will be going away. Originally posted July 17, 2012 on AIXchange I recently downloaded the latest version of the HMC Scanner tool: … Continue reading “Using the HMC Scanner”

Edit: I still recommend checking that the sun still occupies the sky once in a while. Originally posted July 10, 2012 on AIXchange “What do you mean you can’t see the disk?” I was surprised. I’d just run mkvdev –vdev hdisk2 –vadapter vhost0 on my VIO server and mapped hdisk2 to an IBM i client, … Continue reading “The Compatibility of VIOS and IBM i”

Edit: Still good stuff. Originally posted July 3, 2012 on AIXchange Someone recently shared with me a thread where IT pros lament end users’ lack of computer expertise. Even though end users have their own job responsibilities, you’d think that companies would hire people who at least have a basic understanding of e-mail or widely … Continue reading “Helping Users Help Themselves”

Edit: Link no longer works. Originally posted June 26, 2012 on AIXchange Recently, a client of mine had a VIO server that was booting from a SAN. Many shops boot everything from SANs, in part to avoid the hassles of working with internal disks. The flip side is that booting from internal disks leaves available … Continue reading “Moving VIOS to Internal Disks”

Edit: What do I consider crazy now that I should give a second look to. Originally posted June 19, 2012 on AIXchange I was in a meeting when a consultant suggested we adopt a storage area network solution for our servers. I was part of a team that laughed the consultant out of the room. “What … Continue reading “Not-So-Crazy Ideas”

Edit: Are there many still out there? Some links no longer work. Originally posted June 12, 2012 on AIXchange Are you running IBM’s XIV disk storage system? If you’re not familiar with this solution, Anthony Vandewerdt’s blog is a good starting point. Anthony, an IBM storage solutions specialist who’s based in Australia, has covered, among other … Continue reading “A Look at IBM’s XIV”

Edit: I am not sure this has gotten any easier. Originally posted June 5, 2012 on AIXchange I recently worked with a customer whose environment is kind of interesting. Even though Linux is prevalent and he has a background of running Windows servers on VMware, there’s little — let’s call it traditional — UNIX hardware. … Continue reading “A New User’s Take on the Command Line”

Edit: This is still a slick way to handle disk. Originally posted May 29, 2012 on AIXchange I wrote about shared storage pools (here and here) back in January. Recently, I had an opportunity to implement one with a customer. We had two 720 servers, each of which had two VIO servers. We upgraded to the latest VIOS … Continue reading “Implementing a Shared Storage Pool”

Edit: I enjoy crazy projects like this one. Originally posted May 22, 2012 on AIXchange A customer was looking to restore some data from an old LTO1 tape. The tape was created in 2005 with versions of AIX and Tivoli Sysback that were common back then. Since the customer no longer had hardware that could read … Continue reading “Restoring Old Data”

Edit: I still love handy scripts. Originally posted May 15, 2012 on AIXchange IBMer Glenn Lehman posted this script on a mailing list, and with his permission I’m posting it here. Glenn offered this introduction and description: “I search for various 4-digit IBM storage types. My example is coded to recognize 2810, 2107,1750 (which translates … Continue reading “Tracking NPIV Connectivity”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted May 8, 2012 on AIXchange As I’ve noted before, I love passing along tips and tricks. And I love hearing IT horror stories. A little of both this week: * First, here’s an email I got from someone who changed the xfer_size option on his machine. In his words: … Continue reading “Another Grab Bag”

Edit: The HMC has still survived. Some links have not. Originally posted May 1, 2012 on AIXchange So the SDMC evolution was upon us. I took my test drive. But then, just like that, it’s over. The HMC has apparently survived. Nigel Griffiths (mr_nmon) posted these tweets: “SDMC withdrawn as IBM listens to customers. SDMC only functions like dual … Continue reading “IBM Sticks with the HMC”

Edit: Still good information. Originally posted April 17, 2012 on AIXchange In case you’re wondering why this server blog just published a post about storage, it’s simple: Without storage, servers don’t have anywhere to read and write their data. Many of us server admins do have some knowledge of storage, but many more do not. Understanding … Continue reading “The Connection to Storage”

Edit: It amazes me how much further we have come since I wrote this. Originally posted April 10, 2012 on AIXchange I recently took some online training that I found interesting and valuable. The webinar presenter, Norman Bogard, compares and contrasts network-attached storage (NAS) and storage area networks (SANs). (In his presentation Norman acknowledges Brett Cooper and … Continue reading “Valuable Insight into Storage”

Edit: Taking a backup without actually testing you can recover is really just as good as making a wish. Link no longer works. Originally posted April 3, 2012 on AIXchange Recently my customer wanted to see if its old, unsupported application could be recovered in an emergency. They were running AIX 5.2, and I was … Continue reading “The Importance of DR Testing”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted March 27, 2012 on AIXchange Two questions for IBM i shops: Are you reluctant to use a VIO server and attach it to your SAN, even though your SAN isn’t supported directly by IBM i? Do you end up telling yourself that internal disks give you better performance? … Continue reading “VIOS and IBM i”

Edit: This is still an interesting idea. Originally posted March 20, 2012 on AIXchange I recently spoke to a customer that has its primary and backup servers in different locations. The customer boots from a SAN, with the SAN replicating from site 1 to site 2. In the event of a disaster, the customer wants … Continue reading “Automatically Changing IP Addresses in a D/R Environment”

Edit: At least google voice running on your laptop lets you text using a Model M. The MIT link no longer works. Originally posted March 13, 2012 on AIXchange I’ve written before about my fondness for the durability and quality of a certain type of old keyboard. In fact, for a very long time, I told … Continue reading “Where the Virtual Still Falls Short”

Edit: The link below is to one of my older articles. It still feels like yesterday. Originally posted March 6, 2012 on AIXchange This anecdote from author Neil Gaiman got me thinking: “I left my Macbook Air on a plane on Sunday night, and have spent most of the rest of the week doing things like … Continue reading “The Disruptive Force of Data Lost”

Edit: This is something I have not thought about in a long time. Originally posted February 28, 2012 on AIXchange I’ve touched on Active System Optimizer (ASO) before, but now that Nigel Griffiths has released an ASO video, it seems an appropriate time to expound on this topic. To run ASO, you must be at AIX7.1 TL01 … Continue reading “ASO the First Phase in Autonomic Tuning”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted February 21, 2012 on AIXchange Another great Virtual User Group webinar recently took place, this one featuring Shawn Bodily’s presentation, “Introduction to PowerHA SystemMirror for AIX Standard Edition.” Be sure to get the presentation materials and listen to the replay. And look forward to the next VUG webinar, when this … Continue reading “A Good Look at PowerHA”

Edit: The links still work. Originally posted February 14, 2012 on AIXchange Continuing from last week, here’s more on the recently released IBM Redpaper, “IBM PowerVM Getting Started Guide.” Chapter 2: IVM From the authors: “IBM developed the Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) as a server management solution that performs a subset of the HMC and SDMC features … Continue reading “IVM, HMC and SDMC Continued”

Edit: The link still works. Originally posted February 7, 2012 on AIXchange The just-published IBM Redpaper, “IBM PowerVM Getting Started Guide,” shows you how to use the Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM), Hardware Management Console (HMC) and the Systems Director Management Console (SDMC) to configure your systems. It’s an extremely valuable guide that’s brief enough, at 104 pages, … Continue reading “One Guide to the IVM, HMC and SDMC”

Edit: Some links no longer work Originally posted January 31, 2012 on AIXchange Back in 2010 I wrote about the changes that were coming to VIOS. One of those big changes, shared storage pools, is now a reality. This gives admins another option to consider when setting up disks on Power servers. In larger companies, disk changes … Continue reading “More on Shared Storage Pools”

Edit: Some links no longer work. Originally posted January 24, 2012 on AIXchange The December AIX Virtual User Group webinar featured Nigel Griffiths’ discussion of phase 2 of shared storage pools. If you didn’t tune in, download the presentation materials and listen to the replay. The new shared storage pool functionality is enabled with the latest PowerVM 2.2 service pack, and … Continue reading “Getting Started with Shared Storage Pools”