Datasheet
3
5.2 Virtual Fibre Channel adapter concepts ............................................................ 21
5.2.1 NPIV Supported hardware and software ...................................................... 22
5.3 Virtual SCSI (VSCSI) configuration concepts ................................................. 22
5.3.1 VSCSI adapter configuration using IVM ..................................................... 24
5.3.2 Creating multiple Virtual SCSI adapters using the VIOS CLI ..................... 24
5.3.3 Creating multiple Virtual SCSI adapters using the HMC ............................. 25
5.3.4 Creating multiple Virtual SCSI adapters using the SDMC .......................... 26
5.3.5 Assigning storage using IVM ....................................................................... 27
5.3.6 Assigning storage using the HMC ................................................................ 27
5.3.7 Assigning storage using SDMC .................................................................... 27
5.4 Optical virtualization ........................................................................................ 28
5.4.1 Physical optical devices ................................................................................ 28
5.4.2 VIOS Media Repository ............................................................................... 28
5.4.3 Assigning a physical or virtual Optical/DVD/CD drive using the HMC ..... 28
5.4.4 Assigning a physical or virtual Optical/DVD/CD drive using the SDMC ... 28
5.4.5 Assigning a physical or virtual Optical/DVD/CD drive using IVM ............ 29
5.5 Network virtualization ...................................................................................... 29
5.5.1 Configuring Virtual Ethernet using the HMC .............................................. 29
5.5.2 Configuring Virtual Ethernet using the SDMC ............................................ 29
5.5.3 Configuring Virtual Ethernet using IVM ...................................................... 30
5.5.4 Configuring Virtual Ethernet using the VIOS CLI ....................................... 30
5.5.5 Shared Ethernet Adapters (SEAs) ................................................................. 31
5.5.5.1 Configuring an SEA using IVM ........................................................... 31
5.5.5.2 Configuring SEAs using the HMC/SDMC ........................................... 31
5.5.5.3 Configuring SEAs using the VIOS CLI................................................ 32
5.6 Redundant VIOS Networking ........................................................................... 32
5.7 Adding new devices to VIOS ........................................................................... 32
6 Attaching open storage to IBM i through VIOS: Best Practices .............................. 33
6.1 Storage planning ............................................................................................... 33
6.2 Performance ...................................................................................................... 34
6.3 Dual hosting and multi-path I/O (MPIO).......................................................... 34
6.3.1 Dual VIOS LPARs with IBM i mirroring..................................................... 34
6.3.2 Path redundancy to a single set of LUNs ...................................................... 34
6.3.2.1 Subsystem Device Driver – Path Control Module (SDDPCM)............ 35
6.3.2.2 Path redundancy with a single VIOS .................................................... 35
6.3.2.3 Redundant VIOS LPARs with client-side MPIO (VSCSI) .................. 36
6.4 Best practices for Fibre Channel storage .......................................................... 37
7 Attaching open storage to IBM i through VIOS ....................................................... 39
7.1 Open storage configuration ............................................................................... 39
7.2 VIOS installation and configuration ................................................................. 39
7.3 SAN Zoning ...................................................................................................... 39
7.4 Mapping storage to IBM i using the HMC ....................................................... 40
7.5 Mapping storage to IBM i using the SDMC ..................................................... 40
7.6 NPIV Configuration for IBM i LUNs or tape media libraries .......................... 41
8 IBM i tape options .................................................................................................... 43
8.1 Virtual tape configuration using the HMC ....................................................... 43