A customer would like to share a tape adapter between two partitions. The time of day which the save completes varies significantly on one of the partitions. What is the most appropriate way to move the tape resource to avoid failures and resource contention?
A POWER7 system has two IBM i client partitions utilizing dual VIO Server (VIOS) partitions for all disk & LAN resources. In order to provide uninterrupted operations when either of the VIOS partitions is shut down, what is the minimum number of virtual adapters that must be created in each VIOS partition?
A client IBM i partition is implemented across two VIO Servers (VIOS) and the network is configured with SEA failover. VlQS-1 is configured as the primary network path, and VIOS-2 as the secondary. When VIOS-1 is removed for maintenance purposes, the client IBM i partition network traffic moves to VIOS-2. What is the result when VIOS-1 returns to a running state?
A customer currently has a client IBM i 7.1 environment, being hosted by a partition running IBM i 6.1. Due to increased availability requirements, they would like to take the client environment and restore it to its own single-image system. How can this be performed with least downtime?
After installing a client AIX partition, supported by a hosting IBM i 7.1 partition, each subsequent IPL of the AIX partition boots to "System Management Services" mode. Where should the change to boot the AIX environment to "Normal" mode be made?
An administrator has an IBM i 7.1 hosting partition with TP 4 installed. The administrator is designing Ethernet communications for 5 client IBM i LPARs. The managed system has only one Ethernet adapter with a single port available. The partitions must be separated and secured from each other. Which solution will provide Ethernet connectively at the lowest cost?