IBM FlashSystem A9000, IBM FlashSystem A9000R, and IBM XIV Storage System: Host Attachment and Interoperability

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Clients connecting through VIOS

This chapter explains IBM FlashSystem A9000, IBM FlashSystem A9000R, and IBM XIV Storage System connectivity through Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) to AIX. VIOS is a component of PowerVM that provides the ability for logical partitions (LPARs) that are VIOS clients to share resources.

Important: The procedures and instructions that are given here are based on code that was available at the time of writing. For the latest support information and instructions, see IBM System Storage Interoperation Center (SSIC):

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