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Status Not under consideration
Workspace PowerVM VIOS
Created by Guest
Created on Mar 30, 2017

RELATED IDEAS

Enhance VIOS "Virtual SCSI Optical/ISO images" --- to mirror VMware ESXi functionality for "Virtual SCSI Optical/ISO images"

Enhance VIOS "Virtual SCSI Optical/ISO images" --- to mirror VMware ESXi functionality for "Virtual SCSI Optical/ISO images"

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mkrep -sp rootvg -size 20G
ls -l /fix/AIX_v7.2_Base_Install_DVD_1_of_2_TL_7200-01-01.1_012017.iso /fix/AIX_v7.2_Base_Install_DVD_2_of_2_TL_7200-01-01.1_012017.iso
mkvopt -name AIX_v7.2_TL_1_DVD_1_of_2 -file /fix/AIX_v7.2_Base_Install_DVD_1_of_2_TL_7200-01-01.1_012017.iso -ro
mkvopt -name AIX_v7.2_TL_1_DVD_2_of_2 -file /fix/AIX_v7.2_Base_Install_DVD_2_of_2_TL_7200-01-01.1_012017.iso -ro
lsmap -all
lsvopt
lsrep
lssp
mkvdev -fbo -vadapter vhost0
loadopt -disk AIX_v7.2_TL_1_DVD_1_of_2 -vtd vtopt0
lsmap -all
lsvopt
lsrep
lssp
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But, I don't want to have to create/manage 100 vhost/vtopt device pairs so I have to do this DLPAR procedure 100 times:

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chhwres -r virtualio -m Server-9119-MME-SN2198F57-LR -o a -p LPAR --rsubtype scsi -s 4 -a "adapter_type=client,remote_lpar_id=1,remote_slot_num=10"
sudo rmdev -Rdl cd0
sudo rmdev -Rdl vscsi0
chhwres -r virtualio -m Server-9119-MME-SN2198F57-LR -o r -p LPAR --rsubtype scsi -s 4
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May I ask for a Request for Enhancement of VIOS to allow a many:1 so that 1 vhost/vtopt pair can be used by 100 LPARs all at the same time accessing the exact same ISO image?

VMware ESXi manages "Virtual SCSI Optical/ISO images" this way that is why I have a desire for VIOS to work this way.

Idea priority Urgent
  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Apr 9, 2020

    This change would necessitate changes to the vSCSI architecture, not planned in the near term.

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Feb 7, 2020

    IBM has evaluated the priority of this enhancement proposal relative to other future product content and determined that this RFE will not be pursued for a future product release

  • Guest
    Reply
    |     Jul 17, 2017

    Due to processing by IBM, this request was reassigned to have the following updated attributes:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - PowerVM VIOS
    Component - Product functionality
    Operating system - IBM AIX
    Source - None

    For recording keeping, the previous attributes were:
    Brand - Servers and Systems Software
    Product family - Power Systems
    Product - PowerVM
    Component - PowerVM
    Operating system - Other
    Source - None

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