Dear IBM Community Members,

I am hoping to find some guidance on configuring Power Virtualization for my project. I've been struggling to find the right resources and could really use some expert advice.

If anyone has experience with Power Virtualization and can share tips, best practices, or relevant documentation, I would greatly appreciate your help.

Thank you in advance for your support!

Best regards,

User

Hi Hanumant

Power virtualisation is a huge area to explore 😄. Could you provide more details about your project? What is it you would like to virtualize? What OS type are you using? (AIX, Linux, IBM i)? Do you need help setting up VIOS or LPAR?  There are some very good redbooks that could help you.

The links are below:

https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg248535.html

https://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg247940.pdf

If there are specific areas you need assistance with, please let me know.

Kind regards

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Lance Martincich
Enterprise Systems Architect | IBM Power & Unix Platforms
City of Cape Town
Cape Town
+27832856514
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Hi,

I am willing and probably able to help you with regard to your questions (as are a lot of colleagues out here in the community) or at least point you in the right direction or share documentation (links) with you.

But your question is rather generic. What part of "power virtualization" are you having trouble with? It is about sharing a physical server by multiple LPARs with regard to CPU/memory (PowerVM)? Are you having questions about using VIOS for virtualized access to SAN storage and/or networking)? Or do you have modern Ethernet cards and want to use SR-IOV or hybrid solutions for networking?

Maybe you can provide a few more details on the current (or new) setup and the elements that you are having questions about....

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Richard Westerik
Principal specialist
Simac IT NL bv
Ede
+31651575123
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Hi ,

Thank you for reaching out. Power Virtualization (PowerVM) can be complex depending on the architecture and workload requirements, so it's great that you're seeking guidance early in your project.

To help the community provide more targeted recommendations, it would be useful to share a few additional details, such as:

• Power system model and firmware level

• HMC and VIOS versions

• Storage connectivity (NPIV or vSCSI)

• Network design (SEA configuration, VLAN requirements)

• Workload type (AIX, Linux, IBM i)

In general, some key best practices include:

• Deploying dual VIOS for redundancy

• Using NPIV for SAN-attached storage where possible

• Ensuring proper SEA failover configuration

• Keeping HMC and VIOS at supported and stable levels

• Following IBM Redbooks guidance for sizing and performance tuning

I also highly recommend reviewing the attached IBM Redbook on PowerVM Best Practices, as it provides comprehensive guidance on architecture, implementation, and operational considerations. It's an excellent reference for both planning and production environments.

Thank you 

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Anas AlSaleh
IBM Power Systems Software Specialist
Saudi Business Machines ( SBM )
Riyadh
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Yello Hanumant,

There are many IBM Redbooks and papers that can help.

Tell me more about your project.
I can help you.

Jean Guy NLOGA

IT Consultant (Power System, Storage System and Storage Protect)

France

+33 6 50 251 53 62

email: jnloga@mateak.com

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Jean Guy NLOGA
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