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 A logical port on a HEA

 A virtual Ethernet adapter

Note that both physical and virtual I/O resources can be assigned to an IBM i virtual client

partition. If a physical network adapter was not assigned to the IBM i client partition when it was

first created, refer to the topic Managing physical I/O devices and slots dynamically using the

HMC in the Power Systems Logical Partitioning Guide at:

(http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/hw/topic/iphat/iphat.pdf) to assign an

available adapter.

An IBM i client partition can also use the HEA capability of POWER6 processor-based servers.

To assign a logical port (logical HEA or LHEA) on an HEA to an IBM i client partition, refer to the

topic Creating a Logical Host Ethernet Adapter for a running logical partition using the

HMC in the Power Systems Logical Partitioning Guide at:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/hw/topic/iphat/iphat.pdf.

Lastly, a virtual Ethernet adapter can also provide network connectivity to an IBM i client partition.

To create one, refer to the topic Configuring a virtual Ethernet adapter using the HMC in the

Power Systems Logical Partitioning Guide at:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/systems/scope/hw/topic/iphat/iphat.pdf.

In all three cases, the assigned network adapter will be recognized as a communications port

(CMNxx) in IBM i. The type of communications port will depend on the network adapter: a

Gigabit Ethernet adapter port, a logical HEA or a virtual Ethernet adapter. In the case of a

standard PCI network adapter or an logical HEA, networking can be configured following the

process described in the IBM i networking topic in the Information Center at:

http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v7r1m0/index.jsp?topic=/rzajy/rzajyoverview.htm.

If the IBM i client partition is to use a virtual Ethernet adapter to communicate with an external

network, additional configuration on the IBM i host is required. The virtual Ethernet adapter

allows the client partition to communicate only with other partitions whose virtual Ethernet

adapters have the same Port Virtual LAN ID (PVID); in other words, partitions on the same virtual

LAN within the system. A routing configuration can be created in the IBM i host partition to allow

forwarding of network packets from the outside LAN to the client partition on the virtual LAN.

With i 7.1 TR3 PTFs installed on the hosting IBM i partition, a bridge can be configured between

the virtual and physical Ethernet adapters. See the steps to do this in section Ethernet Layer-2

Bridging of this guide: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4806.html?Open

2.5.2 How to perform IBM i operator panel functions

Operator panel functions in an IBM i client partition are performed in the HMC:

 Sign onto the HMC with a profile that has sufficient authority to manage the IBM i client

partition

 Select the partition

 Use the open-in-context arrow to select Serviceability  Control Panel Functions,

then the desired function.

2.5.3 Displaying the IBM i partition System Reference Code (SRC)

history

 Sign onto the HMC with a profile that has sufficient authority to manage the IBM i client

partition.

 Select the partition.

 Use the open-in-context arrow to select Serviceability  Reference Code History.

 To display words 2 through 9 of a reference code, select the option specific to that code.