IBM I5/OS - Manual (Page 28)

i Series. my Series.
Virtual I/O Concepts
Virtual SCSI
P1
S
P2
C
Power Hypervisor
SCSI
Server
SCSI
Client
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i Series. my Series.
Virtual I/O Concepts
Virtual OptiConnect
What is OptiConnect ?
Stands for OPTImized CONNECTion
Provides very high performance communications between systems
Works at HSL bus speed : 2 GB/s (20 Gbps) !
Also known as “HSL OptiConnect”
Requires hardware planning
Multiple CECs within the same HSL loop
Requires additional software
5722SS1, Option XX, OptiConnect
What is “virtual OptiConnect”
Virtualization of HSL OptiConnect facility between logical partitions
Requires additional software
5722SS1, Option XX, OptiConnect
OptiConnect and Virtual OptiConnect usages :
DDM
Clusters
Switchable IASPs
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