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.