Creating Virtual SCSI Adapter for VIO & LPAR through HMC
For VIO
Creating Virtual SCSI Adapter on VIO
Dynamically, which will be removed on the next reboot. To make it static check
the next step (b)
a. Login to HMC - Navigate to VIO
server - Select the VIO server - Select Dynamic Logical Partition - Select
Virtual
Adapter - Goto Actions - Create
Virtual Adapter - SCSI Adapter
Create Virtual SCSI Adapter:
tilakvio1
Virtual SCSI adapter
Adapter : 6
Type of adapter : Server
[ ] This adapter is required for
partition activation.
( ) Any client partition can connect
(•) Only selected client partition
can connect
Client partition : aixtest(03)
Client adapter ID : 04
Click on OK
To make the Virtual SCSI Adapter for
VIO Permanently.
b. Once created make the same entry
on
Login to HMC - Navigate to VIO
server - Select the VIO server - Select Configuration - Manage Profile - Select
the
profile - Goto Actions - Edit -
Select Virtual Adapters - Actions - Create Virtual Adapter - SCSI Adapter
Put exactly the same as we created through DLPAR above and
click on OK.
Where,
Create Virtual SCSI Adapter: VIO
Server name will be displayed
Adapter : Adapter ID (Leave it as
default if you wish)
[ ] This adapter is required for
partition activation. - Haven't selected this option, since i am not using it
for
rootvg.
( ) Any client partition can connect
- If this selected you can map it to any LPAR
(•) Only selected client partition
can connect - Selected this option for it should map only to this LPAR and
given
the details as below,
Client partition : aixtest(03)
--> is my LPAR name and on the bracket it will auto display the LPAR ID,
where i am
going to map
Client adapter ID : 04 - Leave it as
default.
And notedown LPAR name Adapter ID
and Client adapter ID.
Save the profile.
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For LPAR
Creating Virtual SCSI Adapter for
LPAR Dynamically,
a. Login to HMC - Navigate to LPAR -
Select the LPAR(aixtest(03)) - Select Dynamic Logical Partition - Select
Virtual
Adapter - Goto Actions - Create
Virtual Adapter - SCSI Adapter
Create Virtual SCSI Adapter: aixtest
Virtual SCSI adapter
Adapter : 04
Type of adapter : Client
Server partition : tilakvio1(1)
Server adapter ID : 6
Click on OK
Note: Here the adapter id and Server
adapter ID should be matched as per we created the adapter on VIO.
VIOs Client adapter id should be the
adapter ID in LPAR
VIOs Adapter id should be the Server
adapter ID in LPAR.
Same should be updated in Managed
Profile and Save the profile.
b. Login to HMC - Navigate to LPAR -
Select the LPAR(aixtest(03)) - Select Configuration - Manage Profile - Select
the
profile - Goto Actions - Edit -
Select Virtual Adapters - Actions - Create Virtual Adapter - SCSI Adapter
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Run configuration Manager on Both VIO and LPAR to get the Virtual Adapter
Now Run the cfgdev in VIO and cfgmgr
on LPAR to get those adapters, And make a note of created vhost name and vscsi
name from Hardware profiles of VIO
and LPAR.
Login to HMC - Navigate to VIO/LPAR
- Virtual I/O Adapters - SCSI
On VIO
$ cfgdev
$ oem_setup_env
# lsdev -Cc adapter | grep -i vhost
vhost4
Available Virtual SCSI Server
Adapter
On LPAR
aixtest# cfgmgr
aixtest# lsdev -Cc adapter | grep -i
vscsi
vscsi1
Available Virtual SCSI Client Adapter
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