Complete the tasks to prepare your network configuration for partition mobility.
There are several tasks that you must complete to ensure your network configuration meets the minimal configuration for partition mobility. Use this information to understand what you need to do to ensure that your migration is successful.
To prepare your network configuration for partition mobility, complete the following tasks.
| Network planning tasks | Active mobility task | Inactive mobility task |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Create a shared Ethernet adapter on the source and destination Virtual I/O Server using the HMC. See Creating a shared Ethernet adapter. Next you need to configure the shared Ethernet adapter on the source and destination Virtual I/O server. See Configuring a shared Ethernet adapter. | X | X |
| 2. Ensure you connect the source and destination Virtual I/O server and shared Ethernet adapter to the network. | X | X |
| 3. Configure virtual Ethernet adapters for the source and destination Virtual I/O Server. See Configuring virtual Ethernet adapters for the source and destination Virtual I/O Server . | X | X |
| 4. Ensure that the mobile partition has a virtual Ethernet adapter. | X | |
| 5 Activate the mobile partition to establish communication between the virtual Ethernet and Virtual I/O Server virtual Ethernet. See Activating a partition profile for instructions. | X | |
| 6. Verify that the operating system of the mobile partition sees the new Ethernet adapter. To configure and manage new Ethernet adapters, see Adapter management and configuration in the AIX Information Center. | X | |
| 7. Dynamically move the physical I/O using the HMC. See Managing physical I/O devices and slots dynamically using the HMC. | X | |
| 8. Set up the LAN so that the migrating partition can continue to communicate with other necessary clients and servers after the migration is completed. | X | X |