Power Systems for AIX - PowerVM I Implementing Virtualization

This course provides an overview of the PowerVM edition's features on POWER6, POWER7, and POWER8 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.

• 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