You must configure the Virtual I/O Server and the IBM® i client operating system before you can use IBM® i as a host.
Before you configure the host operating
systems, the following tasks must be completed:
- Your system must be installed.
- You must install the appropriate host bus adapter and driver on
your host.
After the prerequisite tasks are complete, use the following
general steps to configure your host operating system:
- Zone the Virtual I/O Server to the system on the Fibre Channel
network.
- Install the
system subsystem device driver path-control module (SDDPCM) on the
Virtual I/O Server to enable the management of multiple paths to the
system volumes.
- Create the host on the
system by using the worldwide port names (WWPNs).
Map the volumes to the host as required.
Note: The IBM® i virtual I/O client supports boot from a SAN with a volume
for the load source of 20 GB or larger.
- Run the cfgdev command on the Virtual
I/O Server to configure the new disks. Use the lspath command to ensure that disks are listed for all paths to the system.
- Map the system LUNs (hdisks on the Virtual I/O Server) uniquely
to the IBM® i virtual SCSI client adapters by using the mkvdev command.
- Use the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to verify that the I/O
tagging for the IBM® i virtual I/O client partition is correctly set for the load source
and the alternate restart device.
- Install IBM® i version 6 release 1 or later.