Use this page to view the state of all the virtual networks on the managed system. For each virtual switch (VSwitch) defined in the system you can view the virtual local area networks (VLANs) associated with that switch and the partitions that are participating on the VLANS associated with that VSwitch.
This page displays the Virtual Switches (VSwitch) and virtual local area networks (VLANs) on this server. Select a VSwitch to view the virtual local area networks associated with that switch and then select a VLAN to view the virtual Ethernet and shared Ethernet adapters associated with that VLAN. You can create and remove shared Ethernet adapters on the selected VLAN.
Lists the Virtual switches (VSwitches) defined for this virtual local area network. A virtual switch is simlilar to a physical Ethernet switch or hub. Virtual switches allow you to create multiple virtual LAN adapters in a partition and allow these VLANs to route through different physical adapters to the external network.
Select the virtual switch to view and modify the virtual local area networks within this switch.
Lists the virtual local area networks (VLANs) defined for this virtual switch. Select a VLAN to display the virtual Ethernet and shared Ethernet adapters that are participating within this VLAN.
Select to view the virtual local area networks (VLANs) associated with this virtual switch from either a partition or VLAN perspective.
Select this view to display all virtual local area networks (VLANs) to which each logical partition belongs.
Select this view to display the partitions on the VLAN, the virtual adapters assigned to those partitions, and the shared Ethernet adapters that are exporting the VLAN to the external network.
From this view you can also configure a shared Ethernet adapter on a participating Virtual I/O Server, set up shared Ethernet adapter failover to another participating Virtual I/O Server, and remove shared Ethernet adapters.
When the Partition view is selected, the Partition table is displayed. In this table, the Partitions column displays the name for each logical partition on the managed system. Each additional column represents a VLAN under the currently selected VSwitch. When a partition has the capability to bridge the VLAN in which it is participating, that is to share the physical Ethernet connection with another partition, an asterisk (*) symbol appears next to the VLAN name. A shaded box indicates the VLANs to which each logical partition belongs.
When the VLAN view is selected, the VLAN table is displayed. This table lists the virtual local area networks under the selected VSwitch and the partitions that have the capability to bridge that VLAN, that is to share the physical Ethernet connection with another partition. The virtual adapter on the partition appears in parentheses.
When the VLAN view is selected, this section displays the details of the partitions and the virtual and shared Ethernet adapters on the selected VLAN.
In the Partitions table, the Partition column lists the partition name and partition ID for each logical partition that uses the VLAN. The Virtual Adapter column displays the virtual Ethernet adapter assigned to the partition. The slot number appears in parentheses.
The Shared Ethernet Adapters table lists the shared Ethernet adapter name, the physical device name and location code, the priority, and the Virtual I/O Server with which the adapter is associated.
Click Create SEA to create a shared Ethernet adapter on the Virtual I/O Server.
Click Remove SEA to remove a shared Ethernet adapter from the Virtual I/O Server.
If there are more than 10 virtual local area networks defined on the system, use this button to view the previous VLANs on the list.
If there are more than 10 virtual local area networks defined on the system, use this button to view the next VLANs on the list.