Power Systems for AIX - Virtualization I: Implementing Virtualization

Course Description

This course provides an overview of the PowerVM edition's features on POWER6 and POWER7 processor-based systems. Learn about the new features and benefits of virtualization including: the processor virtualization, the Integrated Virtual Ethernet, the virtual I/O server, and the virtual devices such as the virtual Ethernet and virtual SCSI 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).

There is also an instructor-led online version of this course: Power Systems for AIX - Virtualization I: Implementing Virtualization (ILO) (AX300).

Skills Gained

Day 1

• Unit 1: Introduction to partitioning
• Exercise 1: Power System documentation overview
• Unit 2: Processor virtualization
• Exercise 2: Processor virtualization configuration

Day 2

• Unit 3: Integrated Virtual Ethernet
• Exercise 3: Integrated Virtual Ethernet configuration
• Unit 4: Virtual Ethernet
• Exercise 4: Virtual Ethernet Adapter configuration
• Unit 5 - Topic 1: Virtual I/O Server and virtual devices
• Exercise 5 - Topic 1: Virtual I/O Server and client partition configuration

Day 3

• Unit 5 - Topic 2: Virtual I/O Server and virtual devices
• Exercise 5 - Topic 2: Virtual I/O Server and client partition configuration
• Unit 6: Virtual network configurations with dual VIOS
• Exercise 6: Shared Ethernet adapter failover setup

Day 4

• Unit 7: Virtual SCSI configurations with dual VIOS
• Exercise 7: Dual VIO servers configuration with MPIO in the client partition
• Unit 8: HMC Service Management.
• Exercise 8: Manage Service Events
• Exercise 9: (Optional) file-backed virtual disk and virtual media repository configuration

Who Can Benefit

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

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)
• AIX Jumpstart for UNIX Professionals (AN140) or AIX Jumpstart for UNIX Professionals (AX140)
• or you must have equivalent AIX and LPAR skills.

General TCP/IP knowledge is strongly recommended. This prerequisite may be met by attending AIX 5L TCP/IP I: Configuration (AU070) or TCPIP for AIX Administrators (AN210) / TCPIP for AIX Administrators - Instructor-led Online (AX210)

You are also expected to have logical partition administration skills on POWER6 processor-based systems, which can be obtained by attending Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning (AN110) or Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning (ILO) (AX110).