Getting started with shared storage pools by using the VIOS command line
Learn about using the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) command-line interface to manage shared storage pools.
On VIOS Version 2.2.0.11, Fix Pack 24, Service Pack 1, or later, you can create a clustering configuration. VIOS partitions connected to the same shared storage pool must be part of the same cluster. Each cluster has a default storage pool. You can use the VIOS command-line interface to manage shared storage pools.
- On VIOS Version 2.2.0.11, Fix Pack 24, Service Pack 1, a cluster consists of only one VIOS partition. VIOS Version 2.2.1.0 supports only one cluster in a VIOS partition.
- On VIOS Version 2.2.1.3, or later, a cluster consists of up to four networked VIOS partitions.
- On VIOS Version 2.2.2.0, or later, a cluster consists of up to 16 networked VIOS partitions. You can create a cluster with an Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) address configured on the VIOS logical partition.
The following sections describe how you can create a configuration of a cluster with each cluster consisting of up to 16 VIOS partitions and several client partitions that use logical units, and how you can use the VIOS command-line interface.
To perform the shell command operations listed in the following sections on the VIOS, log in to the VIOS by using the padmin user ID.
