Monday, December 12, 2011

VIO server Virtual Switch Creation

There are two methods to create VIO server Virtual Switch
1. CLI (Command Line Interface)
2. HMC (Hardware Management Console)

CLI



chhwres -r virtualio --rsubtype vswitch -m <manage server name> -o a --vswitch <Vswitch_name>

chhwres -r virtualio --rsubtype vswitch -m Server-9117-MMB-SN123456 -o a --vswitch swbackup1

HMC 


HMC version 7R3.4.0.3


Select the manage server on HMC


Configuration -> Virtual Resources -> Virtual Network Management


Create Vswitch 


select Ethernet and Add Vlan ID's if required 

2 comments:

  1. how can mutiple vswicthes be created in IVM. i have an IVM managed P740. Docs say it can be done from ASMI but behaviour of HMC created and ASMI created V Switches are different. Any ideas will be fine.

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  2. How to modify the VSWITCH configuration?

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