Setting up IBM i client logical partitions

This topic provides important sources of information for setting up IBM® i client logical partitions on a blade server or POWER® processor-based system.

Setting up IBM i client logical partitions on a blade server:

Use these references in the following order to set up and use the blade server hardware, Virtual I/O Server logical partition, and the IBM i client logical partition:

Before you start using IBM i on a blade server, see Considerations and limitations for IBM i client partitions managed by the Integrated Virtualization Manager.
Follow the instructions in the IBM i on a POWER Blade Read-me First when setting up and using blade servers with IBM i. This document is a step-by-step process that explains how to set up the BladeCenter solution, which involves multiple hardware and software components: BladeCenter chassis, management module, blade server, switch modules, Virtual I/O Server, Integrated Virtualization Manager, and IBM i.

Setting up IBM i logical partitions on Power Systems™ using IVM:

For information on this topic refer to IBM i Virtualization and Open Storage Read-me First.

Setting up IBM i logical partitions in the HMC environment:

In the HMC environment, you can create an IBM i logical partition that uses IBM i virtual I/O resources. You also can create a Virtual I/O Server logical partition and configure the IBM i client logical partition to use the virtual SCSI and virtual Ethernet resources of the Virtual I/O Server logical partition. You might need to enter a PowerVM® Editions activation code to create a Virtual I/O Server logical partition on your server.

For information about using a Hardware Management Console (HMC) to create and maintain logical partitions on a server, see the Logical partitioning topic in the IBM Power Systems Hardware Information Center.