To export a file as a vSCSI disk

1. Create the storage pool.

   $ mksp brunospool ibm_ds8000_0296 
   brunospool 
   0516-1254 mkvg: Changing the PVID in the ODM.

2. Create a file system on the pool.

   $ mksp -fb bruno_fb -sp brunospool -size 500M 
   bruno_fb 
   File system created successfully. 
   507684 kilobytes total disk space. 
   New File System size is 1024000

3. Mount the file system.

   $ mount

   node       mounted   mounted over   vfs    date     options 
   ---------- ----------------------   ----- --------------------
   /dev/hd4       /        jfs2      Jul 02 14:47 rw,log=/dev/hd8 
   /dev/hd2      /usr      jfs2      Jul 02 14:47 rw,log=/dev/hd8 
   /dev/hd9var   /var      jfs2      Jul 02 14:47 rw,log=/dev/hd8 
   /dev/hd3      /tmp      jfs2      Jul 02 14:47 rw,log=/dev/hd8 
   /dev/hd1      /home     jfs2      Jul 02 14:48 rw,log=/dev/hd8 
   /dev/hd11admin /admin   jfs2      Jul 02 14:48 rw,log=/dev/hd8 
   /proc         /proc     procfs    Jul 02 14:48 rw 
   /dev/hd10opt  /opt      jfs2      Jul 02 14:48 rw,log=/dev/hd8 
   /dev/livedump /var/adm/ras/livedump jfs2 Jul 02 14:48 rw,log=
   /dev/hd8        
   /dev/bruno_fb /var/vio/storagepools/bruno_fb jfs2 Jul 02 15:38 
   rw,log=INLINE

4. Create a file in the storage pool.

   $ mkbdsp -bd bruno_fbdev -sp bruno_fb 200M 
   Creating file "bruno_fbdev" in storage pool "bruno_fb". 
   bruno_fbdev 

5. Assign the file as a backing device.

   $ mkbdsp -sp bruno_fb -bd bruno_fbdev -vadapter vhost0 
   Assigning file "bruno_fbdev" as a backing device. 
   vtscsi5 Available 
   bruno_fbdev 

6. Use the following command to display the configuration.

   $ lsmap -all

   SVSA            Physloc                      Client Partition ID 
   --------------- ---------------------------- ------------------ 
   vhost0          U9117.MMA.0686502-V2-C11     0x00000000 
   ... 
   ... 
   VTD                vtscsi5 
   Status             Available 
   LUN                0x8600000000000000 
   Backing device     /var/vio/storagepools/bruno_fb/bruno_fbdev 
   Physloc