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    Published on August 1, 2026

    IBM PowerVM: Implementing Virtualization

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    This course teaches IBM PowerVM virtualization concepts and implementation skills for IBM Power environments. Learners work with Virtual I/O Server configurations and virtual Ethernet, virtual SCSI, and virtual Fibre Channel devices, while exploring redundancy, availability options, and hands-on administration of virtualized AIX and related workloads.

    IBM PowerVM: Implementing Virtualization
    Table of contents
    1. Short Summary
    2. Modality
    3. Cost
    4. Publish date
    5. Retire date
    6. Duration
    7. Agenda
    8. Objectives
    9. Brand/Department
    10. Product
    11. Skill Level
    12. Key Topics
    13. Audience
    14. Labs
    15. Follow-on Courses
    Short Summary

    System Admin, Tech Support Personnel, and Business Partners will receive an overview of the PowerVM virtualization features in a redundant configuration on POWER processor-based systems.

    Modality

    Classroom or Instructor-led online

    Cost

    paid

    Amount

    300

    Publish Date

    August 1, 2026

    Retire Date

    December 30, 2026

    Duration

    40 hours

    Agenda
    • Welcome
    • Unit 1 - Virtual I/O Server Configuration
    • Exercise 1 - Virtual I/O Server Configuration Unit 2 - Virtual SCSI Configuration
    • Exercise 2 - Dual VIOS Virtual SCSI Configuration
    • Unit 3 - File-backed Storage Devices
    • Exercise 3 - Configuring File-backed Optical Devices
    • Unit 4 - Virtual Fibre Channel Storage Devices
    • Exercise 4 - Dual VIOS Virtual Fibre Channel Configuration
    • Unit 5 - Virtual Ethernet Networking
    • Exercise 5- Virtual Ethernet Networking
    • Unit 6 - Shared Ethernet Adapter Configurations
    • Exercise 6 - Dual VIOS Shared Ethernet Adapter Configurations
    • Unit 7 - Virtual Network Interface Controllers (vNICs) and vNIC Failover
    • Exercise 7 - Virtual Network Interface Controllers (vNICs) and vNIC Failover
    • Unit 8 - VIOS Maintenance
    • Exercise 8 - VIOS Maintenance
    • Wrap up / Evaluations
    Objectives
    • 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
    Brand/Department
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    Power Systems - AIX

    Product

    PowerVM Enterprise Edition

    Skill Level

    Instructor: advanced, Student: intermediate

    Key Topics

    AN30G, AN30, Introduction to partitioning, Virtual Ethernet, LPAR

    Audience
    • This advanced course is appropriate for System Administrators
    • Technical Support Personnel
    • and Business Partners responsible for implementing LPARs on IBM Power Systems with AIX servers.
    Labs

    Yes

    Follow-on Courses
    • AN31G
    • AN33G