AN30G  Power Systems for AIX - PowerVM I Implementing Virtualization

Duration:    5 Days

Level:          Basic

Audience:   Designer, Developer - Software

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Overview

This course provides an overview of the PowerVM edition's features on POWER processor-based systems. It explains the new features and benefits of virtualization including processor virtualization, 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 (AN11G).

This course provides lectures and hands on labs in an instructor lead course environment, either in a face-to-face classroom or in a live virtual classroom environment (ILO - Instructor Led Online).

Prerequisites

You must have advanced system administration experience with AIX 6 or AIX 7. This prerequisite can be met by attending one of the following courses:

Power Systems for AIX II: Implementation and Administration (AN12G) 

Power Systems for AIX III: Advanced Administration and Problem Determination (AN15G) 

AIX Jumpstart for UNIX Professionals (AN14G)

Alternatively, you must have equivalent AIX and LPAR skills.

General TCP/IP knowledge is strongly recommended.

You are also expected to have logical partition administration skills on Power Systems servers, which can be obtained by attending Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning (AN11G).

  • Configure virtual SCSI devices that are backed by physical volumes, logical volumes, and optical media devices 
  • Configure the Optical Media Repository, load a CD image, and use it to install a new AIX partition
  • Configure virtual Fibre channel devices using NPIV technology
  • Configure Ethernet link aggregation for load balancing and backup channel in the VIOS
  • Configure Shared Ethernet adapter failover and load sharing
  • Configure vNIC failover
  • Perform Virtual I/O Server maintenance operations
  • Unit 1: Introduction to partitioning
  • Exercise 1: Power Systems documentation overview
  • Unit 2: HMC V8 enhancements
  • Exercise 2: HMC enhanced interface
  • Unit 3: Processor virtualization
  • Exercise 3: Processor virtualization configuration
  • Unit 4: Virtual Ethernet
  • Exercise 4: Virtual Ethernet adapter configuration
  • Unit 5: Virtual I/O Server and Shared Ethernet Adapter
  • Exercise 5: Virtual I/O Server configuration
  • Unit 6: Virtual SCSI devices
  • Exercise 6: Client partition configuration
  • Unit 7: Virtual network configuration with dual VIOS
  • Exercise 7: SEA failover setup
  • Unit 8: Virtual SCSI configurations with dual VIOS
  • Exercise 8: Dual VIO server configuration with MPIO in the client partition
  • Unit 9: Virtual Fibre Channel devices
  • Exercise 9: Virtual Fibre Channel adapter configuration
  • Unit 10: HMC Service Management
  • Exercise 10: Manage service events
  • Unit 11: PowerVM advanced systems maintenance
  • Exercise 11: PowerVM system maintenance
  • Exercise 12: (Optional) File-backed virtual SCSI devices