Configuring the Virtual I/O Server

Configuring virtual SCSI on the Virtual I/O Server
You can configure virtual SCSI devices by deploying a system plan, creating volume groups and logical volumes, and configuring the Virtual I/O Server to support SCSI-2 reserve functions.

Configuring virtual Ethernet on the Virtual I/O Server
You can configure virtual Ethernet devices by deploying a system plan, create and configure a Shared Ethernet Adapter, and configure a Link Aggregation device.

Assigning the virtual fibre channel adapter to a physical fibre channel adapter
To enable N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) on managed systems, connect the virtual fibre channel adapter on the Virtual I/O Server logical partition to a physical port on a physical fibre channel adapter.

Configuring the IBM Tivoli agents and clients on the Virtual I/O Server
You can configure and start the IBM® Tivoli Monitoring agent, IBM Tivoli Usage and Accounting Manager, the IBM Tivoli Storage Manager client, and the IBM Tivoli TotalStorage Productivity Center agents.

Configuring the IBM Director agent
You can configure and start the IBM Director agent on the Virtual I/O Server.

Configuring the Virtual I/O Server as an LDAP client
Virtual I/O Server version 1.4 can be configured as an LDAP client and then you can manage Virtual I/O Server from an LDAP server.

Configuring the Virtual I/O Server for POWER6 systems
Before you upgrade an existing POWER5 Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) to a POWER6 VIOS, you must configure the maximum virtual I/O slot number and any virtual Ethernet, virtual serial, or virtual SCSI adapters that use VIOS slots 0 through 10.