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Migrating the Virtual I/O Server

You can migrate the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) logical partition from the Hardware Management Console (HMC) Version 7, or later, from a DVD device that is attached to the Virtual I/O Server logical partition.

Before you start, verify that the following statements are true:

The system on which you plan to migrate the Virtual I/O Server is managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC) Version 7, or later.
The Virtual I/O Server is at Version 1.3, or later.
The rootvg volume group has been assigned to the Virtual I/O Server.

Note: If you are using an Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) environment, see Migrating the Virtual I/O Server from DVD when using the Integrated Virtualization Manager.

In most cases, user configuration files from the previous version of the Virtual I/O Server are saved when the new version is installed. If you have two or more Virtual I/O Server logical partitions in your environment for redundancy, you are able to shut down and migrate one Virtual I/O Server logical partition without interrupting any clients. After the migration is complete and the Virtual I/O Server logical partition is running again, the logical partition will be available to clients without additional configuration.

Attention: Do not use the Virtual I/O Server updateios command to migrate the Virtual I/O Server.

Note: As an alternative to the HMC, you can use the IBM® Systems Director Management Console (SDMC) to install the VIOS from a CD or DVD device.

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Last updated: Tue, February 10, 2015