Storage configuration in a partition mobility environment

Learn about the virtual SCSI and virtual Fibre Channel configuration required for partition mobility that is managed by the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

Basic storage configuration in a partition mobility environment
The mobile partition migrates from one server to another by the source server sending the logical partition state information to the destination server over a local area network (LAN). However, partition disk data cannot pass from one system to another system over a network. Thus, for partition mobility to succeed, the mobile partition must use storage resources that are managed by a storage area network (SAN). By using SAN storage, the mobile partition can access the same storage from both the source and destination servers.
Redundancy configurations in a partition mobility environment
In some situations, you can migrate a logical partition to a destination system that provides less redundancy than the source system.

Parent topic: Partition mobility environment

Related concepts:

Source and destination Virtual I/O Server logical partitions in a partition mobility environment

Preparing the virtual Fibre Channel configuration for partition mobility

Related information:

Virtual Fibre Channel

Last updated: Tue, March 12, 2019