Virtual SCSI Topology

This window displays a list of the virtual server SCSI adapters that belong to the selected logical partition. This list contains information on the virtual client SCSI adapter that connects to each virtual server SCSI adapter (if any).

This window contains the following information about each virtual server SCSI adapter.

Virtual Adapter

This column displays the location code of each virtual server SCSI adapter.

Backing Device

This column displays the name of the storage device whose storage capacity can be used through the virtual SCSI connection. This storage device is located on the same logical partition as the virtual server SCSI adapter.

Remote Partition

This column displays the partition name and partition ID (in parentheses) of the logical partition to which each virtual SCSI adapter connects. The partition ID and slot ID uniquely identify the remote virtual SCSI adapter to which the virtual server SCSI adapter connects. This column displays (0) for unconnected virtual server SCSI adapers that can connect to any logical partition.

Remote Adapter

This column displays the slot ID of the remote virtual SCSI adapter to which each virtual SCSI adapter connects. This column displays -- for unconnected virtual server SCSI adapters that can connect to any remote slot.

Remote Backing Device

This column displays the name of the virtual disk (or logical volume) that displays on the logical partition with the virtual client SCSI adapter when a virtual SCSI connection exists. The logical partition with the virtual client SCSI adapter can use this virtual disk to store information on the storage device owned by the logical partition with the virtual server SCSI adapter.

You can create virtual server SCSI adapters only for Virtual I/O Server and IBMi logical partitions. This window will always be blank for AIX and Linux logical partitions.