Mit dem Kommando vios (virtual I/O server) können die Virtualisierungs-Funktionen der Virtual-I/O-Server administriert werden. Dazu wird kein direkter Login auf den Virtual-I/O-Servern benötigt. Eine aktive RMC-Verbindung der Virtual-I/O-Server zu den zugehörigen HMCs ist ausreichend.

Es können insbesondere die folgenden PowerVM Funktionalitäten eines Virtual-I/O-Servers administriert werden:

• • Shared Ethernet Adapter (SEA)
  • NPIV Mappings
  • SCSI Mappings
  • Virtual Optical Media Repository
  • Storage Pools
  • Link Aggregationen
  • Geräte-Verwaltung (Anzeigen und Setzen von Attributen)
  • …

Auch hier erhält man eine vollständige Übersicht über die unterstützten Funktionen durch Starten des Kommandos vios ohne Argumente:

$ vios
USAGE:
   vios [<option> ...] <keyword> [<option> ...] [<argument> ...]
   vios -L|-V

Recognized keywords:

   addfc - Add virtual FC server adapter
   addlnaggadapter - Add adapter to Link Aggregation
   addscsi - Add virtual SCSI server adapter
   addsppv - Add physical volume to storage pool
   cfgdev - Configures devices in the Virtual I/O Server
   chdev - Changes the characteristics of a device
   chkdev - Check devices for virtual device provisioning capability
   chlnagg - Change Link Aggregation attributes
   chmedia - Change virtual optical media
   chrep - Change Virtual Media Repository
   chbdsp - Change attributes of backing device
   chsp - Change storage pool
   cmd - Execute ioscli command
   errlog - Display error log
   fcstat - Show FC statistics
   failoverlnagg - Failover Link Aggregation
   ioslevel - Display the Virtual I/O Server level
   list - Show names of specific virtual I/O servers
   loadopt - Load virtual optical media into virtual optical device
   lsattr - Show device attributes
   lsbdsp - Show backing devices
   lsdev - Show devices
   lslnagg - Show Link Aggregation adapters
   lsmedia - Show virtual optical media
   lsnpiv - Show NPIV mappings
   lsnports - List available NPIV capable ports
   lspv - Display physical volume(s)
   lsrep - Show Virtual Media Repository
   lssea - Show shared Ethernet adapters
   lssp - Show storage pool
   lstcpip - Display TCP/IP settings and parameters
   lsvopt - Show virtual optical devices
   lsvscsi - Show VSCSI mappings
   map - Map backing device to virtual SCSI server adapter
   mkbdsp - Create and/or map backing device from storage pool
   mklnagg - Create Link Aggregation adapter
   mkmedia - Create virtual optical media disk
   mkrep - Create Virtual Media Repository
   mksea - Create Shared Ethernet Adapter
   mksp - Create storage pool
   mkvopt - Create virtual optical device
   rmbdsp - Remove backing device
   rmdev - Remove device from the system
   rmfc - Remove virtual FC server adapter
   rmlnagg - Remove Link Aggregation adapter
   rmlnaggadapter - Remove adapter from Link Aggregation
   rmmedia - Remove virtual optical media
   rmrep - Remove Virtual Media Repository
   rmscsi - Remove virtual SCSI server adapter
   rmsea - Remove shared Ethernet adapter
   rmsp - Remove file storage pool
   rmsppv - Remove physical volume from storage pool
   rmvopt - Remove virtual optical device
   seastat - Show or clear SEA client statistics
   show - Show basic informations
   unloadopt - Remove virtual optical media from virtual optical device
   unmap - Unmap backing device from virtual SCSI server adapter
   vfcmap - Map virtual FC adapter to physical FC port
   vfcunmap - Unmap virtual FC adapter from physical FC port
   help [{<category>|<keyword>|usage}]
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