IBM Power Systems for AIX - Virtualization I: Implementing Virtualization

This course provides an overview of the PowerVM edition's features on POWER6, POWER7, and POWER8 processor-based systems. It explains the new features and benefits of virtualization including processor virtualization, Virtual I/O Server, and virtual devices, such as virtual Ethernet, virtual SCSI, and virtual Fibre Channel adapters.Basic and advanced configurations of the Virtual I/O Server and its clients are discussed including various availability options.

Discuss the advantages or value of PowerVM edition's features
Define micro-partitioning and shared processor LPARs
Discuss the benefits of simultaneous multithreading
Discuss and configure the Integrated Virtual Ethernet (IVE)
Install and configure the Virtual I/O Server
Configure virtual network devices, such as virtual Ethernet and shared Ethernet adapters
Configure virtual SCSI and virtual Fibre Channel storage adapters
Configure virtual SCSI target devices on a virtual SCSI adapter
Define file-backed storage pools and file-backed virtual optical devices
Identify single points of failure in virtualized environments
Configure multiple VIO servers for high availability
Configure advanced virtual networking options
Configure the shared Ethernet adapter failover feature
Configure advanced virtual SCSI options
Configure MPIO in a VIO server's client partition
Manage the service events, configure call home, add, exchange FRUs, and discuss FSP failover
Perform PowerVM (VIOS) Maintenance

Unit 1: Introduction to partitioning
Unit 2: HMC V8 enhancements
Unit 3: Processor virtualization
Unit 4: Virtual Ethernet
Unit 5: Virtual I/O Server and Shared Ethernet Adapter
Unit 6: Virtual SCSI devices
Unit 7: Virtual network configuration with dual VIOS
Unit 8: Virtual SCSI configurations with dual VIOS
Unit 9: Virtual Fibre Channel devices
Unit 10: HMC Service Management
Unit 11: PowerVM advanced systems maintenance

This advanced course is appropriate for System Administrators, Technical Support Personnel, and Business Partners responsible for implementing LPARs on IBM Power Systems with AIX servers.

5 Days