Scenarios: Configuring the Virtual I/O Server

The following scenarios show examples of networking configurations for the Virtual I/O Server logical partition and the client logical partitions. Use the following scenarios and configuration examples to understand more about the Virtual I/O Server and its components.

Scenario: Configuring a Virtual I/O Server without VLAN tagging
Use this scenario to help you become familiar with creating a network without VLAN tagging.
Scenario: Configuring a Virtual I/O Server by using VLAN tagging
Use this scenario to help you become familiar with creating a network by using VLAN tagging.
Scenario: Configuring Shared Ethernet Adapter failover
Use this scenario to help you to configure primary and backup Shared Ethernet Adapters in the Virtual I/O Server logical partitions.
Scenario: Configuring Shared Ethernet Adapter failover with load sharing
Use this scenario to help you to configure primary and backup Shared Ethernet Adapters for load sharing in the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) logical partitions.
Scenario: Configuring Shared Ethernet Adapter failover without using a dedicated control channel adapter
Use this scenario to help you to configure Shared Ethernet Adapter failover in the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) logical partitions without specifying the Control Channel attribute.
Scenario: Configuring Network Interface Backup in AIX client logical partitions without VLAN tagging
Use this scenario to become familiar with using a Network Interface Backup (NIB) configuration in Virtual I/O clients that are running AIX® logical partitions and are not configured for VLAN tagging.
Scenario: Configuring Multi-Path I/O for AIX client logical partitions
Multi-Path I/O (MPIO) helps provide increased availability of virtual Small Computer Serial Interface (SCSI) resources by providing redundant paths to the resource. This topic describes how to set up Multi-Path I/O for AIX client logical partitions.

Parent topic: Virtual I/O Server

Last updated: Thu, October 15, 2020