Datasheet

 Click the Virtual Adapters tab and then click Actions -> Create Virtual Adapter ->

SCSI Adapter…

 Specify the next available (determined above) Client Adapter slot number and select

the VIOS from the Server partition list.

 Specify the next available (determined above) Server Adapter slot number and click

OK to create the client Virtual SCSI Adapter

As soon as they are available in VIOS, open storage LUNs and optical devices can be assigned

to IBM i using one of the following options:

5.3.5 Assigning storage using IVM

 Click on View/Modify Virtual Storage.

 Click the Physical Volumes tab.

 Select the hdisks that you want to assign to the IBM i client.

 Click Modify Partition Assignment.

 Select the IBM client partition from the list and click OK.

5.3.6 Assigning storage using the HMC

 Sign onto the HMC as hscroot or another superadministrator-level user ID.

 Expand Systems Management.

 Click Servers.

 Select the correct managed server.

 In the menu below, expand Configuration and then Virtual Resources.

 Click Virtual Storage Management.

 Select the correct VIOS from the list and click Query VIOS.

 Click the Physical Volumes.

 Select the correct LUNs (up to 16) or optical devices (up to 16) and click Modify

assignment… to assign them to IBM i. Additional LUNs can be selected, as AIX does

not limit you to 16, but IBM i will not be able to see them.

 Note: For more than 16 LUNs, look for the pull down in the upper middle of the Modify

assignment… screen. If you have created additional VSCSI adapters for your client

partition, they will be listed in the pull down. So you can select another adapter and map

drives to it. You can also still use the make virtual device (mkvdev) command from the

VIOS command line interface if you prefer that interface.

Note that this sequence assumes the existence of the correct VSCSI server and client adapters in

VIOS and IBM i, respectively. After the assignment is performed, the new LUNs are immediately

available in IBM i as non-configured drives.

5.3.7 Assigning storage using SDMC

SDMC can also be used to assign hdisks to the IBM i client partitions (up to 16 per VSCSI

adapter pair. Perform the following steps to assign storage using SDMC.

 On the Resources link of the welcome page, expand Hosts and click on the host (Power

server) that you want to work with.

 Select the virtual server for VIOS, right-click on the name and click System

Configuration -> Manage Virtual Server.

 Click Storage Devices on the left-hand navigation panel. The physical volumes (hdiskX)

are shown on the right.

 Select the hdisks that you want to assign to the IBM i client and click Assign.

 Select the client IBM i partition from the list and click OK.