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Document Author:	Tenley Jackson		Document ID:	FQ119647
Doc. Organization:	Techline Americas		Document Revised:	06/02/2008
Product(s) covered:	pSeries

FAQ: On a System p 9117-MMA POWER6 system, what is an Integrated Virtual Ethernet, IVE, and a Host Ethernet Adapter, HEA?

Answer to this FAQ:

On a System p 9117-MMA POWER6 system, the Integrated Virtual Ethernet is an integrated resource that comes standard on each system and is virtualized. It can be shared by all partitions in the system without requiring Advanced Power Virtualization and without being made part of a Virtual I/O Server. It replaces the integrated dual ported ethernet that is standard on POWER5 servers. On the 9117-MMA, there are three IVE options: fc = 5636: two 1Gb ethernet ports with two serial ports fc = 5637: two 10Gb ethernet ports with one serial port fc = 5639: four 1Gb ethernet ports with one serial port Each building block requires one of the 3 features above Each building block can have a different IVA configured IVE cannot be changed (MES'd) in the field The Host Ethernet Adapter (HEA) is just another term that refers to the Integrated Virtual Adapter (IVE).

Classification:	Hardware	Category:	Planning and Design
Platform(s):	IBM System p Family
:		Keywords:	p570, 9117-MMA, IVA, HEA, Integrated Virtual Adapter, Host Ethernet Adapter