Managing virtual storage for a partition

You can view and manage virtual storage that is allocated to a partition by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

You can add the necessary virtual storage resources to a partition. Use the Adapter View to create and view the adapter configuration of the virtual storage devices that are allocated for the logical partition. Use the Storage View to view and manage the storage capability of the logical partition. The storage view is the default view. You can switch between the views by clicking the toggle button in the upper-right corner.

In the adapter view, you can create, view, and manage the properties of a virtual Small Computer Serial Interface (SCSI) adapter for the partition on the managed system. You can also view and manage the Virtual Fibre Channel (VFC) adapters for the partition. This view provides a mapping of the adapters to the physical storage device in a logical partition.

In the storage view, you can view and manage the storage capability of the logical partition.

Adding IBM i hosted Virtual SCSI adapters

When the Hardware Management Console (HMC is at version 8.7.0, or later, you can view and manage the IBM® i hosted virtual SCSI adapters for the partition.

To add an IBM i hosted virtual SCSI adapter, complete the following steps:
  1. In the navigation pane, click the Resources icon The icon represents the Resources function of the HMC.
  2. Click All Systems. The All Systems page is displayed.
  3. In the work pane, select a system and click Actions > View System Partitions. In the Partitions page, you can view all the partitions that belong to the system.
  4. In the work pane, select the partition for which you want to view or change the properties and capabilities and click Actions > View Partition Properties. The Properties page is displayed. You can view and change the properties that are listed under the Properties area.
  5. In the Properties pane, click Virtual I/O > Virtual Storage.
  6. In the upper-right corner of the Virtual Storage pane, click Adapter View. The adapter view opens.
  7. In the IBM i hosted Virtual SCSI adapters section, click Create Adapter. The Create Virtual SCSI Adapter page opens.
  8. In the Adapter ID field, enter the adapter ID.
    Note: If you do not want to specify an adapter ID, you can continue the procedure with the adapter ID that is populated automatically in the Adapter ID field. The adapter ID displayed in this field is the next available slot ID for the virtual SCSI client adapter that is being created.
  9. From the Remote Partition list, select an IBM i partition. The list displays all IBM i partitions that are available in the managed system for the creation of the virtual SCSI adapter.
  10. From the Remote Adapter ID list, select the remote adapter ID. The remote slot number of the selected IBM i partition is displayed in the Remote Partition ID field. This field is populated automatically with the next available slot ID, which is based on the IBM i partition that is selected for creating the virtual SCSI server adapter. Alternatively, you can click Populate existing usable Remote Adapter IDs. All server adapters that exist in the selected IBM i partition, and which are not connected to any logical partition, are displayed in the Remote Adapter ID field.
  11. Click Apply/OK or Save to add an IBM i hosted Virtual SCSI adapter.

Removing an IBM i hosted virtual SCSI adapter

To remove an IBM i hosted virtual SCSI adapter, complete the following steps:
  1. In the navigation pane, click the Resources icon The icon represents the Resources function of the HMC.
  2. Click All Systems. The All Systems page is displayed.
  3. In the work pane, select a system and click Actions > View System Partitions. In the Partitions page, you can view all the partitions that belong to the system.
  4. In the work pane, select the partition for which you want to view or change the properties and capabilities and click Actions > View Partition Properties. The Properties page is displayed. You can view and change the properties that are listed under the Properties area.
  5. In the Properties pane, click Virtual I/O > Virtual Storage.
  6. In the upper-right corner of the Virtual Storage pane, click Adapter View. The adapter view opens.
  7. In the IBM i hosted Virtual SCSI adapters section, select the adapter that you want to remove.
  8. Click Action > Remove. The selected IBM i hosted Virtual SCSI adapter is removed.
Parent topic: Managing partitions (logical partitioning)


Last updated: Tue, June 12, 2018