Virtual Ethernet provides the capability to provide multiple communication
paths between applications that are run in each of the partitions.
The enablement and setup of virtual Ethernet requires a restart of
the Linux partition, but does not require any special hardware or software.
Once a specific virtual Ethernet is enabled for a logical partition, a network
device vethXX is created in the logical partition. The user can then set up
TCP/IP configuration appropriately to start communicating with another partition.
To enable virtual Ethernet, follow these steps:
- In iSeries™ Navigator, expand My Connections or
your active environment.
- Select the primary partition of the server.
- Expand Configuration and Service and select Logical
Partitions.
- Right-click Properties and select the Virtual
Ethernet page. View the virtual Ethernet options for
the logical partition. Click Help if you need more
information on this field.
- Click OK.