IBM - Storage
The Storage panel lets you select the virtual adapter settings appropriate for the new LPAR.
If you chose to manage the storage manually, then the following fields are displayed:
- Virtual SCSI Adapters
- Virtual Fiber Channel Adapters
- Virtual Serial Adapters
Click Add
to add any of the following types of virtual adapters:
Virtual SCSI Adapters
- Select Frame—Select the frame from the drop-down list.
- Adapter ID—Enter the ID for the virtual fiber channel adapter.
- Adapter type—Shows the type of adapter.
- Remote partition—Select the remote partition from the drop-down list. If the partition is an LPAR, the remote partition is a VIO server. If the partition is a VIO server, the remote partition is an LPAR. You create a mapping from the client partition to the remote partition by entering the remote adapter ID.
- Remote adapter ID—Enter the virtual slot ID for the remote partition.
Virtual Fiber Channel Adapters
On the Create Virtual Fiber Channel Adapter dialog, specify:
- Select Frame—Select the frame from the drop-down list.
- Adapter ID—Enter the ID for the virtual fiber channel adapter.
- Adapter type—Shows the type of adapter.
- Remote partition—Select the remote partition from the drop-down list. If the partition is an LPAR, the remote partition is a VIO server. If the partition is a VIO server, the remote partition is an LPAR. You create a mapping from the client partition to the remote partition by entering the remote adapter ID.
- Remote adapter ID—Enter the virtual slot ID for the remote partition.
Virtual Serial Adapters
On the Create Virtual Serial Adapter dialog, specify:
- Select Frame—Select the frame from the drop-down list.
- Adapter ID—Enter the ID for the virtual fiber channel adapter.
- Adapter type—Shows the type of adapter.
- Remote partition—Select the remote partition from the drop-down list. If the partition is an LPAR, the remote partition is a VIO server. If the partition is a VIO server, the remote partition is an LPAR. You create a mapping from the client partition to the remote partition by entering the remote adapter ID.
- Remote adapter ID—Enter the virtual slot ID for the remote partition.
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