IBM PowerVM: Implementing Virtualization
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This course teaches IBM PowerVM virtualization concepts and implementation skills for IBM Power environments. Learners work with Virtual I/O Server configurations and virtual Ethernet, virtual SCSI, and virtual Fibre Channel devices, while exploring redundancy, availability options, and hands-on administration of virtualized AIX and related workloads.
Table of contents
- Short Summary
- Modality
- Cost
- Publish date
- Retire date
- Duration
- Agenda
- Objectives
- Brand/Department
- Product
- Skill Level
- Key Topics
- Audience
- Labs
- Follow-on Courses
Short Summary
System Admin, Tech Support Personnel, and Business Partners will receive an overview of the PowerVM virtualization features in a redundant configuration on POWER processor-based systems.
Modality
Classroom or Instructor-led online
Cost
paid
Amount
300
Publish Date
February 12, 2009
Retire Date
December 30, 2026
Duration
40 hours
Agenda
- Welcome
- Unit 1 - Virtual I/O Server Configuration
- Exercise 1 - Virtual I/O Server Configuration Unit 2 - Virtual SCSI Configuration
- Exercise 2 - Dual VIOS Virtual SCSI Configuration
- Unit 3 - File-backed Storage Devices
- Exercise 3 - Configuring File-backed Optical Devices
- Unit 4 - Virtual Fibre Channel Storage Devices
- Exercise 4 - Dual VIOS Virtual Fibre Channel Configuration
- Unit 5 - Virtual Ethernet Networking
- Exercise 5- Virtual Ethernet Networking
- Unit 6 - Shared Ethernet Adapter Configurations
- Exercise 6 - Dual VIOS Shared Ethernet Adapter Configurations
- Unit 7 - Virtual Network Interface Controllers (vNICs) and vNIC Failover
- Exercise 7 - Virtual Network Interface Controllers (vNICs) and vNIC Failover
- Unit 8 - VIOS Maintenance
- Exercise 8 - VIOS Maintenance
- Wrap up / Evaluations
Objectives
- List the reasons for implementing virtual I/O
- Describe virtual I/O devices
- Describe the function of the Virtual I/O Server
- Configure virtual SCSI devices that are backed by physical volumes, logical volumes, optical media devices, and file-backed devices
- Create the Optical Media Repository, load a CD image, and use it to install a new AIX partition
- Describe how to configure virtual Fibre channel devices using NPIV technology
- Configure Ethernet link aggregation for load balancing and backup channel in the VIOS
- Configure Shared Ethernet adapter failover and load sharing
- Configure vNIC failover
- Perform Virtual I/O Server maintenance operations
Brand/Department