Directly attached I/O in a logical partition running Linux

 

With directly attached I/O, Linux manages the hardware resources directly and all I/O resources are under the control of the Linux operating system.

A directly attached I/O allows you to allocate disk units, tape devices, optical devices, and LAN adapters to a logical partition running Linux. You must have an NWSD to install Linux in a logical partition. Once Linux is installed, you can configure the partition to start independently. For directly attached hardware, all failure and diagnostic messages will be displayed within the logical partition. For a better understanding of how you might use a logical partition with directly attached I/O resources, read Logical and guest partition scenarios.

Contact your IBM^® marketing representative or IBM Business Partner for further assistance on using directly attached I/Os in a logical partition.

 

Parent topic:

Plan to run Linux in a logical partition