Power Systems for AIX - Virtualization I: Implementing Virtualization

Course details

This course provides an overview of the PowerVM edition's features on POWER6 and POWER7 processor-based systems. It explains the new features and benefits of virtualization including processor virtualization, Integrated Virtual Ethernet, Virtual I/O Server, and virtual devices, such as virtual Ethernet, virtual SCSI, and virtual Fibre Channel adapters. Basic and advanced configurations of the Virtual I/O Server and its clients are discussed including various availability options.

Expand your knowledge about PowerVM features that were introduced in Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning (AN110) / Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning (ILO) (AX110).

This course provides lectures and hands on labs.

Target Audience:

This advanced course is appropriate for System Administrators, Technical Support Personnel, and Business Partners responsible for implementing LPARs on IBM Power Systems with AIX servers.

Objectives:

• Discuss the advantages or value of PowerVM edition's features
• Define micro-partitioning and shared processor LPARs
• Discuss the benefits of simultaneous multithreading
• Discuss and configure the Integrated Virtual Ethernet (IVE)
• Install and configure the Virtual I/O Server
• Configure virtual network devices, such as virtual Ethernet and shared Ethernet adapters
• Configure virtual SCSI and virtual Fibre Channel storage adapters
• Configure virtual SCSI target devices on a virtual SCSI adapter
• Define file-backed storage pools and file-backed virtual optical devices
• Identify single points of failure in virtualized environments
• Configure multiple VIO servers for high availability
• Configure advanced virtual networking options
• Configure the shared Ethernet adapter failover feature
• Configure advanced virtual SCSI options
• Configure MPIO in a VIO server's client partition
• Manage the service events, configure call home, add, exchange FRUs, and discuss FSP failover
• Perform PowerVM (VIOS) Maintenance

Prerequisites:

You should have advanced system administration experience with AIX 5.3 or later. This prerequisite may be met by attending one of the following courses:

• Power Systems for AIX II: AIX Implementation and Administration (AN120) or Power Systems for AIX II: AIX Implementation and Administration (ILO) (AX120)
• or you must have equivalent AIX and LPAR skills General TCP/IP knowledge is strongly recommended. This prerequisite may be met by attending TCPIP for AIX Administrators (AN210).
• You are also expected to have logical partition administration skills on POWER6 or (later generations) of processor-based systems,