Configuring the IBM i operating system
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:
- The IBM service representative must have installed the Storwize® V3700 system.
- You must have installed 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 Storwize V3700 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 Storwize V3700 system 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 Storwize V3700system.
- 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.
- Start installing IBM i version 6 release 1 or later.