Contained here are the standards for defining new LPAR's in the Power5/6/7 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:
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Much of this information can be automatically generated using the script "hmcparse.ksh". Example results from this script follow:
| Drawer Serial | Bus | Slot | Adapter | LPAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 13 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 13 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalpocdb01 |
| 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 | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 14 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 14 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 14 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 19 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 19 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio01 |
| 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 | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 20 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 20 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 20 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalpocdb01 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | C09 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | C10 | Storage controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 11 | C01 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio02 |
| 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 | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 12 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 12 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 12 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 16 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 16 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio02 |
| 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 | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 17 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 17 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 17 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 13 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 13 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalpocdb01 |
| 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 | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 14 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 14 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 14 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 19 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 19 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio01 |
| 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 | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 20 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 20 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 20 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalpocdb01 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | C09 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | C10 | Storage controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 11 | C01 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio02 |
| 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 | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 12 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 12 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 12 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 16 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 16 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio02 |
| 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 | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 17 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 17 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 17 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | C07 | Empty slot |
| Drawer Serial | Bus | Slot | Adapter | LPAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U5791.001.91800WR-P1 | 13 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio04 |
| U5791.001.91800WR-P1 | 13 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalpocdb02 |
| 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 | dalapvio04 |
| 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 | dalapvio04 |
| U5791.001.91800WR-P1 | 15 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio04 |
| U5791.001.91800WR-P1 | 15 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio04 |
| U5791.001.91800WR-P1 | 15 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WR-P2 | 19 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio04 |
| U5791.001.91800WR-P2 | 19 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio04 |
| 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 | dalapvio04 |
| U5791.001.91800WR-P2 | 20 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | |
| U5791.001.91800WR-P2 | 20 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio04 |
| U5791.001.91800WR-P2 | 20 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio04 |
| U5791.001.91800WR-P2 | 21 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio04 |
| U5791.001.91800WR-P2 | 21 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio04 |
| U5791.001.91800WR-P2 | 21 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio04 |
| U5791.001.91800WR-P2 | 21 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P1 | 10 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P1 | 10 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalpocdb02 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P1 | 10 | C09 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P1 | 10 | C10 | Storage controller | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P1 | 11 | C01 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P1 | 11 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio04 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P1 | 11 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P1 | 11 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio04 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P1 | 12 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P1 | 12 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P1 | 12 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P1 | 12 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P2 | 16 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P2 | 16 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio03 |
| 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 | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P2 | 17 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P2 | 17 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P2 | 17 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P2 | 18 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P2 | 18 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P2 | 18 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio03 |
| U5791.001.91800WY-P2 | 18 | C07 | Empty slot |
| Drawer Serial | Bus | Slot | Adapter | LPAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 13 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 13 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalpocdb01 |
| 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 | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 14 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 14 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 14 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 19 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 19 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio01 |
| 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 | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 20 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 20 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 20 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalpocdb01 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | C09 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | C10 | Storage controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 11 | C01 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio02 |
| 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 | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 12 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 12 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 12 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 16 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 16 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio02 |
| 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 | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 17 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 17 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 17 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 13 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 13 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalpocdb01 |
| 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 | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 14 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 14 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 14 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P1 | 15 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 19 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 19 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio01 |
| 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 | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 20 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 20 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 20 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WT-P2 | 21 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalpocdb01 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | C09 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 10 | C10 | Storage controller | dalapvio01 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 11 | C01 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio02 |
| 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 | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 12 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 12 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P1 | 12 | C07 | Empty slot | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 16 | T6 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 16 | C08 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio02 |
| 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 | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 17 | C02 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 17 | C03 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 17 | C04 | PCI 10/100Mbps Ethernet w/ IPSec | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | T5 | SCSI bus controller | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | C05 | PCI 1Gbps Ethernet | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | C06 | Fibre Channel Serial Bus | dalapvio02 |
| U5791.001.91800WW-P2 | 18 | C07 | Empty slot |
Configuring virtual ethernet adapters for use in Mt Xia'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.
| 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:
| 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:
| 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 |
| 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:
| Adapter Type | Slot | Trunk Device | Port Virtual LAN ID | MAC Address | LPAR Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| server | 10 | 1 | 595 | 12F3F000200A | dalapvio01 |
| server | 20 | 1 | 593 | 12F3F0002014 | dalapvio01 |
| server | 15 | 1 | 594 | 12F3F000300F | dalapvio02 |
| server | 25 | 1 | 592 | 12F3F0003019 | dalapvio02 |
| client | 10 | 0 | 595 | 12F3F000500A | dalpocap01 |
| client | 15 | 0 | 594 | 12F3F000500F | dalpocap01 |
| client | 20 | 0 | 593 | 12F3F0005014 | dalpocap01 |
| client | 25 | 0 | 592 | 12F3F0005019 | dalpocap01 |
| client | 10 | 0 | 595 | 12F3F000600A | dalpocap02 |
| client | 15 | 0 | 594 | 12F3F000600F | dalpocap02 |
| client | 20 | 0 | 593 | 12F3F0006014 | dalpocap02 |
| client | 25 | 0 | 592 | 12F3F0006019 | dalpocap02 |
| client | 10 | 0 | 595 | 12F3F000700A | dalpocap03 |
| client | 15 | 0 | 594 | 12F3F000700F | dalpocap03 |
| client | 20 | 0 | 593 | 12F3F0007014 | dalpocap03 |
| client | 25 | 0 | 592 | 12F3F0007019 | dalpocap03 |
| client | 10 | 0 | 595 | 12F3F000400A | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 15 | 0 | 594 | 12F3F000400F | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 20 | 0 | 593 | 12F3F0004014 | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 25 | 0 | 592 | 12F3F0004019 | dalpocdb01 |
| Adapter Type | Slot | Trunk Device | Port Virtual LAN ID | MAC Address | LPAR Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| client | 520 | 0 | 520 | EE9530001208 | dalapplm73 |
| client | 525 | 0 | 525 | EE953000120D | dalapplm73 |
| server | 10 | 1 | 510 | EE953000300A | dalapvio03 |
| server | 20 | 1 | 520 | EE9530003014 | dalapvio03 |
| server | 15 | 1 | 515 | EE953000400F | dalapvio04 |
| server | 25 | 1 | 525 | EE9530004019 | dalapvio04 |
| client | 10 | 0 | 510 | EE953000500A | dalpocdb02 |
| client | 15 | 0 | 515 | EE953000500F | dalpocdb02 |
| client | 20 | 0 | 520 | EE9530005014 | dalpocdb02 |
| client | 25 | 0 | 525 | EE9530005019 | dalpocdb02 |
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.
| LPAR | VIO 0 OS Slot |
VIO 1 OS Slot |
VIO 0 Appl Slot |
VIO 1 Appl Slot |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| daladcal01 | 10 | 15 | 200 | 205 |
| daladfim03 | 20 | 25 | 210 | 215 |
| daladesp01 | 30 | 35 | 220 | 225 |
| dalapega01 | 40 | 45 | 230 | 235 |
| dalaaora02 | 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:
| Adapter Type | Slot | Remote LPAR | Remote Slot | Backing Device | LPAR Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| server | 100 | any | 0x8100000000000000//ap01rootlv | dalapvio01 | |
| server | 110 | any | 0x8100000000000000//ap02rootlv | dalapvio01 | |
| server | 120 | any | 0x8100000000000000//ap03rootlv | dalapvio01 | |
| server | 130 | any | 0x8100000000000000//db01rootlv | dalapvio01 | |
| server | 150 | any | 0x8100000000000000/U5791.001.91800WT-P1-C06-T1-W50060E8003334713-L1000000000000/hdisk5 | dalapvio01 | |
| server | 160 | any | 0x8100000000000000/U5791.001.91800WT-P1-C06-T1-W50060E8003334713-L2000000000000/hdisk6 | dalapvio01 | |
| server | 170 | any | 0x8100000000000000/U5791.001.91800WT-P1-C06-T1-W50060E8003334713-L3000000000000/hdisk7 | dalapvio01 | |
| client | 190 | dalapvio01 | 190 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| server | 30 | any | 0x8100000000000000//pocap01lv | dalapvio01 | |
| server | 40 | any | 0x8100000000000000//pocap02lv | dalapvio01 | |
| server | 50 | any | 0x8100000000000000//pocap03lv | dalapvio01 | |
| server | 60 | any | 0x8100000000000000//pocdb01lv | dalapvio01 | |
| server | 105 | any | // | dalapvio02 | |
| server | 115 | any | // | dalapvio02 | |
| server | 125 | any | // | dalapvio02 | |
| server | 135 | any | // | dalapvio02 | |
| server | 155 | any | 0x8100000000000000/U5791.001.91800WW-P1-C06-T1-W50060E8003334703-L1000000000000/hdisk5 | dalapvio02 | |
| server | 165 | any | 0x8100000000000000/U5791.001.91800WW-P1-C06-T1-W50060E8003334703-L2000000000000/hdisk6 | dalapvio02 | |
| server | 175 | any | 0x8100000000000000/U5791.001.91800WW-P1-C06-T1-W50060E8003334703-L3000000000000/hdisk7 | dalapvio02 | |
| client | 195 | dalapvio02 | 195 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| server | 35 | any | 0x8100000000000000//pocap01lv | dalapvio02 | |
| server | 45 | any | 0x8100000000000000//pocap02lv | dalapvio02 | |
| server | 55 | any | 0x8100000000000000//pocap03lv | dalapvio02 | |
| server | 65 | any | 0x8100000000000000//pocdb01lv | dalapvio02 | |
| client | 2 | dalapvio01 | 60 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 3 | dalapvio02 | 65 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 4 | dalapvio01 | 130 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 5 | dalapvio01 | 170 | none | dalpocap03 |
| client | 6 | dalapvio02 | 175 | none | dalpocap03 |
| client | 2 | dalapvio01 | 60 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 3 | dalapvio02 | 65 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 4 | dalapvio01 | 130 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 5 | dalapvio01 | 170 | none | dalpocap03 |
| client | 6 | dalapvio02 | 175 | none | dalpocap03 |
| client | 2 | dalapvio01 | 60 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 3 | dalapvio02 | 65 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 4 | dalapvio01 | 130 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 5 | dalapvio01 | 170 | none | dalpocap03 |
| client | 6 | dalapvio02 | 175 | none | dalpocap03 |
| client | 190 | dalapvio01 | 190 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 195 | dalapvio02 | 195 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 2 | dalapvio01 | 60 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 3 | dalapvio02 | 65 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| client | 4 | dalapvio01 | 130 | none | dalpocdb01 |
| Adapter Type | Slot | Remote LPAR | Remote Slot | Backing Device | LPAR Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| server | 140 | any | 0x8100000000000000//s32Cplmrootlv | dalapvio03 | |
| server | 145 | any | 0x8100000000000000//i32Cplmrootlv | dalapvio04 | |
| server | 130 | any | 0x8100000000000000//sdb02rootlv | dalapvio03 | |
| server | 140 | any | 0x8100000000000000//s32Cplmrootlv | dalapvio03 | |
| client | 190 | dalapvio03 | 190 | none | dalpocdb02 |
| server | 145 | any | 0x8100000000000000//i32Cplmrootlv | dalapvio04 | |
| client | 195 | dalapvio04 | 195 | none | dalpocdb02 |
| server | 65 | any | 0x8100000000000000//db02rootlv | dalapvio04 | |
| client | 190 | dalapvio03 | 190 | none | dalpocdb02 |
| client | 195 | dalapvio04 | 195 | none | dalpocdb02 |
| client | 2 | dalapvio04 | 65 | none | dalpocdb02 |
| client | 3 | dalapvio03 | 130 | none | dalpocdb02 |