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9 IBM i installation and configuration

The IBM i client partition configuration as a client of VIOS is the same as that for a client of an

IBM i 6.1 host partition. Refer to the Creating an IBM i logical partition that uses IBM i virtual

I/O resources using the HMC topic in the Logical Partitioning Guide at:

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

not address VIOS hosting IBM i, but the VSCSI and virtual Ethernet adapter concepts are the

same.

For SDMC use the IBM Systems Director Management Console: Introduction and Overview in

IBM Redbooks at: http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247860.html?Open

9.1 Post-IBM i install tasks and considerations

9.1.1 Configure IBM i networking

After the IBM i client partition is installed and running, the first system management step is to

configure networking. There are three types of network adapters that can be assigned to an IBM

i client partition:

 A standard physical network adapter in a PCI slot

 A logical port on a host Ethernet adapter (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 Logical Partitioning Guide

(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 certain POWER6 processor-based

servers. To assign a logical port (LHEA) on an HEA to an IBM i client partition, Refer to the

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

topic in the Logical Partitioning Guide at:

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

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 Logical

Partitioning Guide:

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

For the SDMC interfaces for networking refer to the IBM Systems Director Management Console:

Introduction and Overview Redbook at:

http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247860.html?Open

In all 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 used: for example,

5706 for a Gigabit Ethernet adapter, 5623 for an LHEA and 268C for a virtual Ethernet adapter.

In the case of a standard PCI network adapter or an LHEA, 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.

A virtual Ethernet adapter is recognized by IBM i as a communications port (CMNxx) of type

268C: