Creating new network via Virtual Ethernet Adapter Configuration 1

[pdtak]

I'm trying to configure NIM Master server with 30 clients on Virtual Ethernet Adapter network because the current network setup will not work with NIM for me (bootp can't find the master). Probably need to create a new network to get it to work.
My environment is 2 P5-590's (connected via internal switch) running on AIX 5.3 TL8
I'm not sure how I should approach this:
1. Use HMC to create Virtual Ethernet Adapters then create VLAN's.
2. Use VIO server to create Virtual Ethernet Adapters
3. Use Intergrated Virtual Ethernet Adapter (don't know much about this).
It already has many Virtual Ethernet Adapters with external and internal network.
I didn't setup the original environment because I've inherited an already setup configuration, and I'm trying to make NIM work on it.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.

 

[DukeSSD]

New NIM network - not recommended if you already have one - get the existing one working.

Two p590's connected via internal switch - what do you mean here? I do not understand the consept of internal switch, unless you mean the HMC network switch - in which case the LPARS should not be able to access this network and there should only be one system on the / each network!

1. OK, could go that way.
2. Better for redundancy but do you need to place that extra workload on the VIOS?
3. Only if they are power6 machines...

Is the NIM master on one of these systems? either way you are going to need to go onto an external network for at least one system.

 

[pdtak]

Thanks for your input DukeSSD.
I was also leaning towards Virtual Ethernet Adapter method.
fyi: there are two frames connected via a switch used to connect the two frames to be on one subnet.