==== Create Virtual adapter on VIO server ====


This is to create a Virtual SCSI Adapter on both VIO servers for the client adapters you created to connect to.

Then we need to update the configuration on the VIO servers themselves which will apply the changes you made to them.

This will complete the connection between the Client LPAR and the 2xVIO servers.

On the HMC check the first VIO server.

In the pop-up menu choose:-

**Configuration** 

**Manage Profiles**(to open a new window)

Tick the **Normal** profile checkbox

Under **Actions** drop-down 

choose **Edit**

Select **Virtual Adapters**

Under **Actions** 

choose **Create SCSI Adapter**

Make sure that **Virtual SCSI adapter Adapter** is set to the **Adapter ID** you noted earlier (the one you set as the **Server Adapter ID** in the client LPAR).

Check **Only selected client partition can connect**

and choose your new LPAR from the drop-down list.

**Client adapter ID** should be the same as the **Connecting Adapter** you noted earlier

then hit **OK** 

Then scroll down the list of existing connections and your new one should be listed.

Make sure the **Connecting Adapter** is the same value as the rest then close the pop-up window to return to the list of LPARs.



Select the pop-up menu again

choose **Dynamic Logical Partitioning** 

**Virtual Adapters** (to open another new window.)

Under **Actions**

choose **Create** 

**SCSI Adapter**

choose the same settings that you did for the **Normal** profile above.

Then hit **OK**

and close the pop-up window.


**Then repeat this process for the second VIO server.**

Run the following command on both VIO servers to get a list of the vhosts

The output is also displayed.




  $ lsdev -virtual |grep vhost |awk {'print $1'} |while read v
  do
  lsmap -vadapter $v |grep $v
  done
  vhost0          U9119.595.83724B2-V4-C3                      0x00000001
  vhost1          U9119.595.83724B2-V4-C4                      0x00000007
  vhost2          U9119.595.83724B2-V4-C5                      0x00000008
  edited.....
  vhost17         U9119.595.83724B2-V4-C20                     0x0000002b
  vhost18         U9119.595.83724B2-V4-C21                     0x00000000

Run **cfgdev** to discover new virtual adapter in vios server padmin console.

Run the **lsdev** command again to see the new vhost number for the new adapter-to-target partition  map

Repeat on the second VIO server


The new vhost here is vhost18, on the HMC vio config, the new virtual scsi HBA was given the number 21, this matches the C21. The connected partition does not show up as the hex version of the partition number of the target partition as it has not yet connected.