Enable the logical partitions to participate in a virtual Ethernet

To enable virtual Ethernet, follow these steps:

  1. At the command line on the primary partition (partition A), type STRSST and press Enter.
  2. Type your service tools user ID and password.
  3. From the System Service Tools (SST) display, select option 5 (Work with System Partitions).
  4. From the Work with System Partitions display, select option 3 (Work with partition configuration).
  5. Press F10 (Work with Virtual Ethernet).
  6. Type 1 in the appropriate column for the primary partition and the secondary partition to enable the partitions to communicate with one another over virtual Ethernet.
  7. Exit System Service Tools (SST) to return to the command line.
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