Routing with OptiConnect and logical partitions

OptiConnect can connect multiple iSeries™ servers by using a high-speed, fiber-optic bus. This information covers using OptiConnect with logical partitions and the advantages of using them.

OptiConnect and logical partitions provide other environments for you to use the routing basics of proxy ARP, point-to-point, and virtual IP interfaces. Here are a few different methods of these basics.

TCP/IP and OptiConnect
OptiConnect can give you the ability to define TCP/IP connections over an OptiConnect bus. This topic describes this feature and how it might be used.
Routing with virtual OptiConnect and logical partitions
Virtual OptiConnect TCP/IP interfaces are used as interpartition communication paths. A single iSeries server is logically partitioned in multiple virtual machines. Each partition has its own address space. To TCP/IP, each partition appears as a distinct iSeries server. This topic shows you how you can use this feature to your advantage.

Parent topic: Routing connectivity methods