Front cover IBM PowerVM Getting Started Guide Step-by-step virtualization configuration to the first partition Single and dual VIOS setups using three common management interfaces Advanced configuration of a dual Virtual I/O Server setup Ben Castillo Brad Ford Eduardo Otubo Pavel Pokorný ibm.com/redbooks Redpaper International Technical Support Organization IBM PowerVM Getting Started Guide February 2012 REDP-4815-00 Note: Before using this information and the product it supports, read the information in “Notices” on page v. First Edition (February 2012) This edition applies to IBM Virtual I/O Server, versions 2.2.0 and 2.2.1; IBM Systems Director Management Console, version 6.7.4.0; and IBM Hardware Management Console. © Copyright International Business Machines Corporation 2012. All rights reserved. Note to U.S. Government Users Restricted Rights -- Use, duplication or disclosure restricted by GSA ADP Schedule Contract with IBM Corp. Contents Notices . .v Trademarks . vi Preface . vii The team who wrote this paper . vii Now you can become a published author, too! . viii Comments welcome. ix Stay connected to IBM Redbooks . ix Chapter 1. Introduction to PowerVM . 1 1.1 Overview . 2 1.2 Planning . 3 1.3 Terminology differences . 6 1.4 Prerequisites . 6 Chapter 2. Configuring PowerVM with Integrated Virtualization Manager . 7 2.1 Setting up a single VIOS using IVM . 8 2.1.1 Installing a VIOS . 8 2.1.2 Creating a partition for the client operating system. 11 2.1.3 Configuring a VIOS for a client network . 12 2.1.4 Configuring a VIOS for client storage . 12 2.1.5 Installing a client operating system . 14 2.2 Setting up a dual VIOS with IVM. 15 2.3 Setting up an N_Port ID Virtualization Fibre Channel with IVM . 15 Chapter 3. Configuring PowerVM with the Hardware Management Console . 17 3.1 Setting up a single VIOS using an HMC . 18 3.1.1 Creating a VIOS partition profile . 18 3.1.2 Installing a VIOS . 23 3.1.3 Configuring a VIOS partition . 26 3.1.4 Creating a logical partition profile for a client operating system . 30 3.2 Setting up a dual VIOS using HMC. 32 3.2.1 Creating dual VIOS partition profiles. 32 3.2.2 Installing a VIOS . 34 3.2.3 Configuring VIOS partitions for a dual setup. 34 3.2.4 Creating a logical partition profile for the client operating system. 39 3.3 Setting up a virtual Fibre Channel using HMC . 40 3.4 Adding additional client partitions . 44 Chapter 4. Configuring PowerVM with the IBM Systems Director Management Console. 45 4.1 Implementing a dual VIOS setup using the SDMC . 46 4.1.1 Creating the virtual servers for VIOS1 and VIOS2 . 46 4.1.2 Installing VIOS1 and VIOS2 . 49 4.1.3 Configuring the TCP/IP stack in VIOS1 and VIOS2 . 49 4.1.4 Creating the SEA failover configuration by using the SDMC . 50 4.1.5 Configuring storage devices . 51 4.1.6 Creating a virtual server for a client operating system . 53 4.1.7 Installing a client operating system . 54 © Copyright IBM Corp. 2012. All rights reserved. iii 4.1.8 Configuring virtual Fibre Channel adapters using the SDMC . 54 4.2 Setting up a single VIOS using the SDMC . 56 4.2.1 Creating a VIOS virtual server . 57 4.2.2 Installing a VIOS . 59 4.2.3 Configuring a VIOS . 60 4.2.4 Creating a virtual server for a client operating system . 64 4.2.5 Installing a client operating system . 65 4.3 Setting up a dual VIOS using the SDMC . 65 4.3.1 Creating a second VIOS virtual server . 65 4.3.2 Installing a second VIOS using NIM . 67 4.3.3 Configuring a second VIOS . 69 4.4 Setting up a virtual Fibre Channel using the SDMC . 74 4.4.1 Configuring a client virtual server for NPIV . 74 4.4.2 Configuring a VIOS for NPIV . 75 4.4.3 Configuring a second VIOS for NPIV . 77 Chapter 5. Advanced configuration. 79 5.1 Adapter ID numbering scheme . 80 5.2 Partition numbering . 81 5.3 VIOS partition and system redundancy. 81 5.4 Advanced VIOS network setup . 82 5.4.1 Using IEEE 802.3ad Link Aggregation . 82 5.4.2 Enabling IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging. 83 5.4.3 Multiple SEA configuration on VIOS . 84 5.4.4 General network considerations . 84 5.5 Advanced storage connectivity . 85 5.6 Shared processor pools . 87 5.7 Live Partition Mobility . 87 5.8 Active Memory Sharing . 87 5.9 Active Memory Deduplication . 87 5.10 Shared storage pools . 88 Related publications . 89 IBM Redbooks . 89 Online resources . ..