HP-UX vPars and Integrity VM V6.3 Administrator Guide

6.5.2.3 Modifying storage devices..................................................................................96
6.6 Troubleshooting Storage related problems............................................................................99
7 NPIV with vPars and Integrity VM.............................................................101
7.1 Benefits of NPIV...............................................................................................................101
7.2 Dependencies and prerequisites........................................................................................101
7.3 NPIV — supported limits..................................................................................................102
7.4 Configuring an NPIV HBA (vHBA).....................................................................................102
7.4.1 Verifying whether VSP can support NPIV.....................................................................102
7.4.2 Specifying an NPIV HBA resource..............................................................................103
7.4.2.1 Finding and using WWNs................................................................................104
7.4.3 Creating and managing NPIV HBA...........................................................................104
7.4.3.1 Adding NPIV HBA resources..............................................................................104
7.4.3.2 Viewing NPIV resources....................................................................................105
7.4.3.3 Deleting configured NPIV HBAs.........................................................................105
7.4.3.4 Configuring storage for a vPar or VM guest with NPIV HBAs.................................106
7.4.3.5 Enabling EFI driver enumeration policy for NPIV devices.......................................106
7.4.3.6 Installing the guest image on NPIV disks.............................................................107
7.4.3.7 Identifying NPIV HBAs and devices in a guest......................................................107
7.4.3.8 Configuring multiple paths for NPIV devices........................................................108
7.5 Migrating VM guests with NPIV HBAs................................................................................109
7.6 Troubleshooting NPIV storage problems.............................................................................110
8 Creating virtual and direct I/O networks...................................................111
8.1 Introduction to AVIO network configuration.........................................................................112
8.2 Creating virtual networks.................................................................................................112
8.2.1 Creating and managing vswitches.............................................................................112
8.2.1.1 Creating vswitches............................................................................................112
8.2.1.1.1 Local networks...........................................................................................115
8.2.1.2 Changing vswitches..........................................................................................115
8.2.1.3 Cloning vswitches.............................................................................................116
8.2.1.4 Deleting vswitches............................................................................................116
8.2.1.5 Recreating vswitches.........................................................................................117
8.2.1.6 Starting vswitches.............................................................................................117
8.2.1.7 Halting vswitches..............................................................................................118
8.2.1.8 Restarting vswitches..........................................................................................118
8.2.1.9 Guest AVIO interface behavior...........................................................................118
8.3 Managing vNICs............................................................................................................118
8.3.1 Adding vNICs.........................................................................................................119
8.3.2 Removing vNICs.....................................................................................................120
8.4 Configuring VLANs.........................................................................................................120
8.4.1 Port-based VLANs....................................................................................................121
8.4.1.1 Cloning guests with VLAN information.................................................................123
8.4.1.2 Viewing VLAN information................................................................................123
8.4.2 Guest-based VLANs (AVIO)......................................................................................124
8.4.3 Configuring VLANs on virtual switches.......................................................................125
8.4.3.1 Creating and managing a vswitch with a VLAN interface......................................126
8.4.4 Configuring VLANs on physical switches....................................................................127
8.5 Direct I/O networking.....................................................................................................127
8.5.1 Using direct I/O networking.....................................................................................128
8.6 Troubleshooting AVIO and DIO network problems..............................................................132
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