HMC Standards

Contained here are the standards for defining new LPAR's in the Power5 architecture environment using the Hardware Management Console. These standards describe the information required to define the LPAR's and the format in which this information should be presented.

This environment utilizes the VIO server to virtualize the hardware I/O adapters to client LPAR's, thus allowing multiple LPAR's to share resources. Implementation of this type of environment requires extensive up-front design work and planning. Each hardware adapter must be identified to the VIO server and virtualized for use by each client LPAR.

To begin configuring this environment, build a spreadsheet to contain all frame and I/O adapter information, this spreadsheet should contain at least the following:

Frame Type:                                 
Frame S/N:                                 
System Name:                                 
CPUs                                 
RAM (GB)                                 
CUoD CPUs                                 
CUoD RAM (GB)                                 

Drawer Serial Bus Slot Adapter LPAR
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                            


Much of this information can be automatically generated using the script "hmcparse.ksh". Example results from this script follow:

Server9119590SN51A972E

Drawer Serial Bus Slot Adapter LPAR
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1pocdb01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 C10 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 C10 Other Communications Device  
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1pocdb01
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 C10 Storage controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 C10 Other Communications Device  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1pocdb01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 C10 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 C10 Other Communications Device  
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1pocdb01
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 C10 Storage controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 C10 Other Communications Device  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 C07 Empty slot  


Server9119590SN51A973E

Drawer Serial Bus Slot Adapter LPAR
U5791.001.91800WR-P1 13 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WR-P1 13 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1pocdb02
U5791.001.91800WR-P1 13 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WR-P1 13 C10 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WR-P1 14 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WR-P1 14 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WR-P1 14 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WR-P1 14 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WR-P1 15 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WR-P1 15 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WR-P1 15 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WR-P1 15 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WR-P2 19 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WR-P2 19 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WR-P2 19 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WR-P2 19 C10 Other Communications Device  
U5791.001.91800WR-P2 20 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WR-P2 20 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WR-P2 20 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WR-P2 20 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WR-P2 21 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WR-P2 21 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WR-P2 21 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WR-P2 21 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WY-P1 10 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P1 10 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1pocdb02
U5791.001.91800WY-P1 10 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WY-P1 10 C10 Storage controller mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P1 11 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P1 11 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WY-P1 11 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P1 11 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio04
U5791.001.91800WY-P1 12 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P1 12 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P1 12 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P1 12 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WY-P2 16 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P2 16 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P2 16 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WY-P2 16 C10 Other Communications Device  
U5791.001.91800WY-P2 17 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P2 17 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P2 17 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P2 17 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P2 18 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P2 18 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P2 18 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio03
U5791.001.91800WY-P2 18 C07 Empty slot  


Server9119590SN51A972E

Drawer Serial Bus Slot Adapter LPAR
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1pocdb01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 C10 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 C10 Other Communications Device  
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1pocdb01
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 C10 Storage controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 C10 Other Communications Device  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1pocdb01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 13 C10 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 14 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P1 15 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 19 C10 Other Communications Device  
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 20 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WT-P2 21 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1pocdb01
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 10 C10 Storage controller mx1apvio01
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 11 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P1 12 C07 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 T6 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 C08 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 C09 Empty slot  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 16 C10 Other Communications Device  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C01 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C02 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C03 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec  
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 17 C04 PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 T5 SCSI bus controller mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 C05 PCI 1Gbps Ethernet mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 C06 Fibre Channel Serial Bus mx1apvio02
U5791.001.91800WW-P2 18 C07 Empty slot  


Configuring Virtual Ethernet Adapters

Configuring virtual ethernet adapters for use in MtXia's high availability environment requires configuration of multiple server side ethernet adapters as well as multiple client side adapters. Each VIO server will have one server side ethernet adapter that can be shared to all client LPAR's requiring virtual ethernet adapters.

This document describes a standard for establishing virtual ethernet adapters in the VIO Server environment. This standard is specific to the numbering scheme used to identify the VLAN ID's of the virtual ethernet adapters. The VLAN ID number is also referred to in the HMC as the PVID number.

This document assumes there are two VIO servers in the environment and the names of the VIO servers are represented by "*vio0" and "*vio5".

The VLAN ID numbers will be three digit numbers, each digit representing a different aspect of the underlying ethernet adapter.

3 Digit VLAN ID Number
First Digit Second Digit Third Digit
5: Boot/Service
6: Standby
7: Backup
8: Management
9: Intra-Frame
0: Gigabit
5: 10/100
9: Bus
0,2,4,6,8: VIO Server with even numbered hostnames
1,3,5,7,9: VIO Server with odd numberd hostnames

The first digit of the VLAN ID numbers associated with virtual ethernet adapters will be used to represent a variety of adapter purposes. Those purposes include boot, standby, backup, management, and intra-frame communications.


The third digit of the three digit VLAN ID number assigned to virtual ethernet adapters associated with the VIO Server named *vio0 will end with a number between 0 and 4.

Example: 500, 501, 502, 510, 520, 521, ...

The VLAN ID numbers assigned to virtual ethernet adapters associated with the VIO Server named *vio5 will end with an odd number beginning at 5.

Example: 505, 506, 507, 515, 525, 526, ...


The second digit of the three digit VLAN ID sequence will represent the adapter speed, gigabit cards will be represented by 0 thru 4, 10/100 adapters by 5 thru 8, and bus speed adapters by a 9. This digit may be reconfigured as necessary.

Examples:

Adapter Speed
VLAN ID Adapter Type Adapter Speed VIO Server
500 Boot 0 Gigabit *vio0
501 Boot 1 Gigabit *vio0
505 Boot 0 Gigabit *vio5
506 Boot 1 Gigabit *vio5
       
550 Boot 0 10/100 *vio0
551 Boot 1 10/100 *vio0
555 Boot 0 10/100 *vio5
556 Boot 1 10/100 *vio5
       
590 Boot 0 Bus *vio0
591 Boot 0 Bus *vio0
595 Boot 0 Bus *vio5
596 Boot 1 Bus *vio5


An LPAR may have multiple adapters of a variety of types, for example an LPAR that provides database services and is a member of an HACMP cluster may have boot, standby, management, backup, and intra-frame virtual adapters as follows:

VIO Server Configuration:
VLAN ID Adapter Type Adapter Speed VIO Server
500 Boot Gigabit *vio0
600 Standby Gigabit *vio0
750 Backup 10/100 *vio0
850 Management 10/100 *vio0
990 Intra-frame Bus *vio0
991 Intra-frame Bus *vio0
       
505 Boot Gigabit *vio5
605 Standby Gigabit *vio5
755 Backup 10/100 *vio5
855 Management 10/100 *vio5
995 Intra-frame Bus *vio5
996 Intra-frame Bus *vio5

LPAR VLAN ID configuration to utilize virtual adapters:
VLAN ID Adapter Type Adapter Speed VIO Server
500 Boot Gigabit *vio0
505 Boot Gigabit *vio5
600 Standby Gigabit *vio0
605 Standby Gigabit *vio5
750 Backup 10/100 *vio0
755 Backup 10/100 *vio5
850 Management 10/100 *vio0
855 Management 10/100 *vio5
990 Intra-frame Bus *vio0
991 Intra-frame Bus *vio0
995 Intra-frame Bus *vio5
996 Intra-frame Bus *vio5

This virtual ethernet information can be automatically gathered from an existing frame through the HMC using the script "virtualeth.ksh. Example output from this script follows:


Server9119590SN51A972E

Adapter Type Slot Trunk Device Port Virtual LAN ID MAC Address LPAR Name
server 10 1 595 12F3F000200A mx1apvio01
server 20 1 593 12F3F0002014 mx1apvio01
server 15 1 594 12F3F000300F mx1apvio02
server 25 1 592 12F3F0003019 mx1apvio02
client 10 0 595 12F3F000500A mx1pocap01
client 15 0 594 12F3F000500F mx1pocap01
client 20 0 593 12F3F0005014 mx1pocap01
client 25 0 592 12F3F0005019 mx1pocap01
client 10 0 595 12F3F000600A mx1pocap02
client 15 0 594 12F3F000600F mx1pocap02
client 20 0 593 12F3F0006014 mx1pocap02
client 25 0 592 12F3F0006019 mx1pocap02
client 10 0 595 12F3F000700A mx1pocap03
client 15 0 594 12F3F000700F mx1pocap03
client 20 0 593 12F3F0007014 mx1pocap03
client 25 0 592 12F3F0007019 mx1pocap03
client 10 0 595 12F3F000400A mx1pocdb01
client 15 0 594 12F3F000400F mx1pocdb01
client 20 0 593 12F3F0004014 mx1pocdb01
client 25 0 592 12F3F0004019 mx1pocdb01


Server9119590SN51A973E

Adapter Type Slot Trunk Device Port Virtual LAN ID MAC Address LPAR Name
client 520 0 520 EE9530001208 mx1applm73
client 525 0 525 EE953000120D mx1applm73
server 10 1 510 EE953000300A mx1apvio03
server 20 1 520 EE9530003014 mx1apvio03
server 15 1 515 EE953000400F mx1apvio04
server 25 1 525 EE9530004019 mx1apvio04
client 10 0 510 EE953000500A mx1pocdb02
client 15 0 515 EE953000500F mx1pocdb02
client 20 0 520 EE9530005014 mx1pocdb02
client 25 0 525 EE9530005019 mx1pocdb02


Configuring Virtual SCSI Adapters

Configuration of the virtual I/O adapters requires the knowledge of disk layouts as well as networking configuration. The virtual SCSI adapters require server and client side adapters to be configured on the HMC. The server side portion of the SCSI adapter, configured on the VIO, requires a frame wide unique "slot number" be defined. For high availability a server side portion of the SCSI adapter must be configured for each VIO server. This means that each virtual disk or logical volume connection is associated with two server side SCSI adapters, one on each VIO server. By convention the standard has become that each SCSI adapter is numbered as a multiple of 10, with the first SCSI adapter of the server side high availability pair being configured on the first VIO server and ending with the number 0, i.e., 210, 220, 230, 240, ... The second SCSI adapter of the server side high availability pair is configured on the second VIO server and ends with the number 5, i.e., 215, 225, 235, 245, ...

For each LPAR that uses virtual disk or logical volumes, a client side virtual SCSI adapter must be configured on the HMC. The client side of the virtual SCSI adapter requires additional information and it's settings to correspond with the server side of the SCSI adapter. Coordination of the slot numbers defined here will make debugging and tracking of problems much easier and is highly desired. The information required to configure a client side SCSI adapter includes slot number, the name of the server side SCSI adapter remote partition, and the slot number of the server side SCSI adapter on the remote partition. The client side slot number should correspond with the server side slot number to make debugging and tracking easier. As an example of defining both server and client side SCSI adapters in a high availability environment:

For each LPAR, a pair of virtual SCSI adapters shall be configured to be used for attachment of the operating system and paging disks. Another pair of virtual SCSI adapters shall be configured for the purpose of application disk attachment. The virtual SCSI adapters designated for use as operating system disk attachment shall be numbered between 10 and 199. The virtual SCSI adapters designated for use as application disk attachment shall be numbered between 200 and 499.

Using this standard, each VIO server will have one virtual SCSI adapter per LPAR for the operating system, and one virtual SCSI adapter per LPAR for the application storage. Each LPAR will reference two virtual SCSI adapters, one from each VIO server, for the operating system storage, and two virtual SCSI adapters, one from each VIO server, for the application storage. Examples of this is shown below.

Example Virtual SCSI Slot Numbers
LPAR VIO 0
OS Slot
VIO 1
OS Slot
VIO 0
Appl Slot
VIO 1
Appl Slot
mx1adcal01 10 15 200 205
mx1adfim03 20 25 210 215
mx1adesp01 30 35 220 225
mx1apega01 40 45 230 235
mx1aaora02 50 55 240 245

Each virtual SCSI adapter may have one or more disks with it, depending upon the LPAR requirements. These disk associations are performed on the VIO server by referencing the slot numbers assigned to each LPAR.


This virtual SCSI adapter information can be automatically gathered from an existing frame through the HMC using the script "virtualscsi.ksh. Example output from this script follows:


Server9119590SN51A972E

Adapter Type Slot Remote LPAR Remote Slot Backing Device LPAR Name
server 100 any 0x8100000000000000//ap01rootlv mx1apvio01
server 110 any 0x8100000000000000//ap02rootlv mx1apvio01
server 120 any 0x8100000000000000//ap03rootlv mx1apvio01
server 130 any 0x8100000000000000//db01rootlv mx1apvio01
server 150 any 0x8100000000000000/U5791.001.91800WT-P1-C06-T1-W50060E8003334713-L1000000000000/hdisk5 mx1apvio01
server 160 any 0x8100000000000000/U5791.001.91800WT-P1-C06-T1-W50060E8003334713-L2000000000000/hdisk6 mx1apvio01
server 170 any 0x8100000000000000/U5791.001.91800WT-P1-C06-T1-W50060E8003334713-L3000000000000/hdisk7 mx1apvio01
client 190 mx1apvio01 190 none mx1pocdb01
server 30 any 0x8100000000000000//pocap01lv mx1apvio01
server 40 any 0x8100000000000000//pocap02lv mx1apvio01
server 50 any 0x8100000000000000//pocap03lv mx1apvio01
server 60 any 0x8100000000000000//pocdb01lv mx1apvio01
server 105 any // mx1apvio02
server 115 any // mx1apvio02
server 125 any // mx1apvio02
server 135 any // mx1apvio02
server 155 any 0x8100000000000000/U5791.001.91800WW-P1-C06-T1-W50060E8003334703-L1000000000000/hdisk5 mx1apvio02
server 165 any 0x8100000000000000/U5791.001.91800WW-P1-C06-T1-W50060E8003334703-L2000000000000/hdisk6 mx1apvio02
server 175 any 0x8100000000000000/U5791.001.91800WW-P1-C06-T1-W50060E8003334703-L3000000000000/hdisk7 mx1apvio02
client 195 mx1apvio02 195 none mx1pocdb01
server 35 any 0x8100000000000000//pocap01lv mx1apvio02
server 45 any 0x8100000000000000//pocap02lv mx1apvio02
server 55 any 0x8100000000000000//pocap03lv mx1apvio02
server 65 any 0x8100000000000000//pocdb01lv mx1apvio02
client 2 mx1apvio01 60 none mx1pocdb01
client 3 mx1apvio02 65 none mx1pocdb01
client 4 mx1apvio01 130 none mx1pocdb01
client 5 mx1apvio01 170 none mx1pocap03
client 6 mx1apvio02 175 none mx1pocap03
client 2 mx1apvio01 60 none mx1pocdb01
client 3 mx1apvio02 65 none mx1pocdb01
client 4 mx1apvio01 130 none mx1pocdb01
client 5 mx1apvio01 170 none mx1pocap03
client 6 mx1apvio02 175 none mx1pocap03
client 2 mx1apvio01 60 none mx1pocdb01
client 3 mx1apvio02 65 none mx1pocdb01
client 4 mx1apvio01 130 none mx1pocdb01
client 5 mx1apvio01 170 none mx1pocap03
client 6 mx1apvio02 175 none mx1pocap03
client 190 mx1apvio01 190 none mx1pocdb01
client 195 mx1apvio02 195 none mx1pocdb01
client 2 mx1apvio01 60 none mx1pocdb01
client 3 mx1apvio02 65 none mx1pocdb01
client 4 mx1apvio01 130 none mx1pocdb01


Server9119590SN51A973E

Adapter Type Slot Remote LPAR Remote Slot Backing Device LPAR Name
server 140 any 0x8100000000000000//s73Eplmrootlv mx1apvio03
server 145 any 0x8100000000000000//i73Eplmrootlv mx1apvio04
server 130 any 0x8100000000000000//sdb02rootlv mx1apvio03
server 140 any 0x8100000000000000//s73Eplmrootlv mx1apvio03
client 190 mx1apvio03 190 none mx1pocdb02
server 145 any 0x8100000000000000//i73Eplmrootlv mx1apvio04
client 195 mx1apvio04 195 none mx1pocdb02
server 65 any 0x8100000000000000//db02rootlv mx1apvio04
client 190 mx1apvio03 190 none mx1pocdb02
client 195 mx1apvio04 195 none mx1pocdb02
client 2 mx1apvio04 65 none mx1pocdb02
client 3 mx1apvio03 130 none mx1pocdb02