Virtual Ethernet

 

A logical partition can use virtual Ethernet to establish multiple high speed inter-partition connections.

Logical partition software allows you to configure up to 16 different virtual local area networks. Virtual Ethernet provides the same function as using a 1 gigabyte (GB) Ethernet adapter. i5/OS^® and Linux partitions can communicate with each other using TCP/IP over the virtual Ethernet communication ports.

For more information related to configuring virtual Ethernet, refer to:

• Use virtual Ethernet in a logical partition
  A logical partition can use virtual Ethernet to establish multiple high speed inter-partition connections.

• Enable virtual Ethernet
  Virtual Ethernet provides the capability to provide multiple communication paths between applications that are run in each of the partitions.

• Create an Ethernet line description for virtual Ethernet
  Creating an Ethernet line description is the first step in configuring i5/OS to use virtual Ethernet.

• Virtual Ethernet connectivity methods
  Virtual Ethernet creates a high speed virtual Ethernet segment that can be used to connect logical partitions in a physical iSeries server.

 

Parent topic:

Connect your logical partition to the LAN