AIX, VIOS and DS4800 SAN

UNIX AIX
1

Hello

I have a system with four AIX 5L V5.3 partitions and a Virtual I/O server, connected to a a DS4800 storage array.

Now the company bought another DS4800... i made raid on it... and now i wanna give LUN's to the VIOS, so i can use in one of AIX partitions...

Someone can help me?

Sorry if i miss something but im new in this! :slight_smile:

Thanks a lot

2

Is your server direct attached or connected via switch (to the DS4k)? Is this a second DS4800 or is the second unit an expansion unit for the first DS?

3

Hi,
its connected by a SAN switch... and its another DS4800!

4

Hi,

you'll first have to zone the WWNs together on the san switches.
Look at this site and notice the mkvdev commands to map the disk to the vioclient POWER5 virtualization: How to set up the IBM Virtual I/O Server

5

Done!!
And thanks for the link.
But dont say how to give LUN's to VIOS server (or should be given to the VIOS client?)...

can advise some more reading? :slight_smile: or explain?

6

Just zone the luns to the vioserver. mkvdev will map them from the vios to the vioclient. Look at 9b en 9c, everything is in the link.