Managing networks

You can change the network configuration of the Virtual I/O Server logical partition, enable and disable GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) on your Shared Ethernet Adapters, use Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) to manage systems and devices in complex networks, and upgrade to Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6).

Removing the network configuration of the Virtual I/O Server logical partition
You can remove the network settings on the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) logical partition.
Dynamically adding or removing VLANs on the Virtual I/O Server
With the Virtual I/O Server Version 2.2, or later, you can add, change, or remove the existing set of VLANs for a virtual Ethernet adapter that is assigned to an active partition on a POWER7® processor-based server by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).
Enabling or disabling the virtual Ethernet adapter
You can remove the selected partition from the network by disabling the virtual Ethernet adapter (VEA) that is configured on the partition and then connecting it back to network by enabling that virtual Ethernet adapter.
Enabling and disabling GVRP
You can enable and disable GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) on your Shared Ethernet Adapters to control dynamic registration of VLANs over networks.
Managing SNMP on the Virtual I/O Server
Find commands for enabling, disabling, and working with SNMP on the Virtual I/O Server.
Configuring IPv6 on the Virtual I/O Server
To take advantage of enhancements, such as expanded addressing and routing simplification, use the mktcpip command to configure Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) on the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS).

Parent topic: Managing the Virtual I/O Server

Last updated: Thu, October 15, 2020