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 Select the cd#/virtual optical device and assign it to a partition.
5.4.5 Assigning a physical or virtual Optical/DVD/CD drive using
IVM
IVM has an interface to move the optical drive under the View/Modify Storage task, then clicking
the Optical/CD tab. Select the cd#/virtual optical device and assign it to a partition.
5.5 Network virtualization
Using virtual Ethernet adapters for a partition-to-partition communication within a Power server is
an existing Power server capability. In order for an IBM i client to use a physical network adapter
in VIOS, a virtual Ethernet (VE) adapter must be created in both of the partitions in the
HMC/SDMC. The virtual Ethernet adapters must have the same Port Virtual LAN ID (PVID) in
order to communicate. The IBM i VE is typically configured as part of the partition configuration
wizard. But there may be a need to later add another VE adapter. See the following sections for
details on how to do this.
5.5.1 Configuring Virtual Ethernet using the HMC
Perform the following steps in the HMC to add a virtual Ethernet adapter to a partition:
 Select the managed server and left click on its name.
 Select the partition you want to change by clicking the selection box next to its name.
 In the menu below, expand Dynamic partitioning, then Virtual adapters.
 Using the Actions pulldown in the upper left hand corner, select Create virtual adapter -
> Virtual Ethernet.
 The Adapter ID is filled in automatically. Enter the Port Virtual Ethernet (VLAN ID) that
you want the partition to use. Each partition that wants to talk on this VLAN should use
the same VLAN ID.
 IBM i does not support VLAN tagging, but does allow the IEEE 802.1q compatible
adapter type to be selected to separate traffic from VIOS.
 If this VE adapter is for VIOS and it will be used for a shared Ethernet adapter (SEA)
(coming up in the following sections), then select the Use this adapter for Ethernet
bridging.
 Click OK to create the adapter.
 This was a dynamic add to the partition. You should go under Configuration -> Save
Current Configuration to save the changes to the partition profile.
5.5.2 Configuring Virtual Ethernet using the SDMC
The Create Virtual Server wizard queries the available Ethernet connections of the VIOS. These
are shown during the VE configuration step. You can choose the adapter or adapters to add to
your IBM i virtual server. If you need to add another VE adapter, perform the following steps to
do this:
 On the welcome page click Resources,
 Expand Hosts and click on the host (Power server) that you want to work with.
 Select the virtual server. Right-click on the name and click System Configuration ->
Manage Virtual Server.
 Click Network on the left-hand navigation panel. The virtual network interface is shown
on the right.
 The Adapter ID is filled in automatically. Enter the Port Virtual Ethernet (VLAN ID) that
you want the partition to use. Each partition that wants to talk on this VLAN should use
the same VLAN ID.
 IBM i does not support VLAN tagging, but does allow the IEEE 802.1q compatible
adapter type to be selected to separate traffic from VIOS.