• Configure a Virtual I/O Server storage group and a shared storage pool
• Manage physical volumes in the shared storage pool
• Create and manage logical units in the shared storage pool
• Allocate storage to client partitions using thick or thin provisioning
• Configure the shared storage pool alert thresholds
• Mirror the shared storage pool
• Create, use, and manage storage snapshots
• Back up and restore a VIOS storage group configuration

You must already know the basics of configuring and managing a Virtual I/O Server and virtual devices, including file-backed devices. This prerequisite can be met by attending the following course:

• Power Systems for AIX – Virtualization I: Implementing Virtualization (AN30G)

or have equivalent LPAR and Virtual I/O Server skills.

Day 1

• Welcome
• Unit 1 – Virtual I/O Server storage groups overview
  • Exercise 1 – Virtual I/O Server shared storage groups overview
• Unit 2 – Configuring Virtual I/O Server storage groups
  • Exercise 2 – Configuring Virtual I/O Server storage groups

Day 2

• Unit 3 – Configuring the shared storage pool
  • Exercise 3 – Configuring the shared storage pool
• Unit 4 – Managing client storage
  • Exercise 4 – Managing client storage
• Unit 5 – Thick and thin provisioning

Day 3

• • Exercise 5 – Thick and thin provisioning
• Unit 6 – Mirroring the shared storage pool
  • Exercise 6 – Mirroring the shared storage pool
• Unit 7 – Managing Virtual I/O Server storage groups
  • Exercise 7 – Managing Virtual I/O Server storage groups
• Wrap up / Evaluations