VIOS “best practices” - IBM
VIOS “best practices” - IBM
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<strong>IBM</strong> PowerVM Virtual Ethernet<br />
� Two basic components<br />
� VLAN-aware Ethernet switch in the<br />
Hypervisor<br />
– Comes standard with a<br />
POWER5/6 server.<br />
� Shared Ethernet Adapter<br />
– Part of the VIO Server<br />
– Acts as a bridge allowing<br />
access to and from an external<br />
networks.<br />
– Available via PowerVM<br />
15<br />
Virtual I/O Server<br />
Ent0<br />
(Phy)<br />
Ethernet<br />
Switch<br />
Shared<br />
Ethernet<br />
Adapter<br />
ent1<br />
(Vir)<br />
Client 1<br />
en0<br />
(if)<br />
ent0<br />
(Vir)<br />
PowerVM<br />
Client 2<br />
VLAN-Aware Ethernet Switch<br />
en0<br />
(if)<br />
ent0<br />
(Vir)<br />
© 2008 <strong>IBM</strong> Corporation
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