Virtual networking

Learn about virtual Ethernet, Host Ethernet Adapter (or Integrated Virtual Ethernet), Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6), Link Aggregation (or Etherchannel), Shared Ethernet Adapter, Shared Ethernet Adapter failover, and VLAN.

Virtual Ethernet technology facilitates IP-based communication between logical partitions on the same system by using software switch systems that are capable of virtual local area networks (VLANs). Using Shared Ethernet Adapter technology, logical partitions can communicate with other systems outside the hardware unit without assigning physical Ethernet slots to the logical partitions.