Course Overview

As IBM Power continues to evolve, it is essential for IT professionals to stay up-to-date with the latest innovations. Our IBM PowerVM course is specifically designed to provide you with a comprehensive understanding of processor virtualization concepts, Virtual I/O Server configurations, and virtual devices such as virtual Ethernet, virtual SCSI, and virtual Fibre Channel adapters. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on labs, this course will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to become a successful IT technology professional. Whether you prefer face-to-face or online learning, our experienced instructors will guide you every step of the way as you explore basic and advanced configurations of the Virtual I/O Server and its clients, as well as various availability options.

Expand your knowledge about PowerVM features that were introduced in Power Systems for AIX I: LPAR Configuration and Planning (AN11G).

This course provides lectures and hands-on labs in an instructor lead course environment, either in a face-to-face classroom or in a live virtual classroom environment (ILO—Instructor Led Online).

What you’ll learn

• List the reasons for implementing virtual I/O
• Describe virtual I/O devices.
• Describe the function of the Virtual I/O Server.
• Configure virtual SCSI devices that are backed by physical volumes, logical volumes, optical media devices, and file-backed devices.
• Create the Optical Media Repository, load a CD image, and use it to install a new AIX partition.
• Describe how to configure virtual Fibre channel devices using NPIV technology
• Configure Ethernet link aggregation for load balancing and backup channel in the VIOS
• Configure Shared Ethernet adapter failover and load sharing
• Configure vNIC failover
• Perform Virtual I/O Server maintenance operations