- Skytap overview
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- Importing VMs into Skytap
- Preparing Power LPARs for import into Skytap
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- Importing VMs using the VM Imports page
- Importing Power LPARs into Skytap
- Importing IBM i workloads into Skytap using NIS
- Importing IBM i workloads into Skytap using IBM Cloud Storage Solutions for i (ICC)
- Importing IBM i workloads into Skytap using direct transfer
- Creating a Skytap AIX VM from a mksysb image
- Creating a mksysb from an AIX VM in Skytap
- Downloading IBM-hosted AIX VMs and importing them into Skytap
- Additional ways to import Power LPARs into Skytap
- Testing imported VMs
- Resolving import errors
- Running and stopping VMs
- Accessing VMs
- Accessing VM desktops from a browser
- Testing access requirements with Connectivity Checker
- Using audio with a VM
- Using an SSH connection in a browser client session
- Copy and paste text between the local machine and a VM
- Insert text into a Power VM
- Keyboard shortcuts for browser client views
- Improving browser client performance
- Optional URL parameters for sharing an SRA browser client view
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- Accessing VM desktops from a browser
- Transferring files to a VM
- Editing environments and networks
- Adding VMs to an environment
- Multi-attach storage for Power VM environments
- Locking environments
- Editing VMs
- VM hardware and guest OS settings
- Editing vCPUs and RAM for x86 VMs
- Editing VM vCPUs and RAM for Power VMs
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- Using an international keyboard layout with a VM
- Editing VM BIOS clock sync settings
- Adding or extending a virtual disk
- Deleting a virtual disk
- Enabling audio for a VM
- Enabling SSH on a VM for use in SRA browser client sessions
- IBM i default license program packages (LPPs)
- IBM i optional license program packages (LPPs)
- Overview of Precisely Assure MIMIX™ Software on Skytap VMs
- Precisely Assure MIMIX™ Software pre-installation test
- Installing Precisely Assure MIMIX™ Software on Skytap VMs
- Upgrading Assure MIMIX™ Software version 10.0.20.00 and newer on Skytap VMs
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- Storing VM credentials
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- Network overview
- Viewing the network topology for an environment
- Using multiple networks in an environment
- Networking between environments
- Editing an automatic network
- Connecting an environment network to a VPN or Private Network Connection
- Manually configuring domain name servers
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- Using public IP addresses
- Attaching a static public IP address to a VM
- Adding a managed DNS name and public IP address to a VM
- Editing a managed VM DNS name
- How does Skytap generate the VM DNS name?
- Detaching a static public IP address or DNS name from a VM
- What is the difference between static public IPs and dynamic public IPs with DNS?
- Troubleshooting issues connecting to a public IP address or Skytap-managed DNS name
- Issue - I can’t access the public Internet from my VM.
- Deleting a network
- Moving a VM to a different environment
- Deleting VMs
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- Adding a shared template to your account
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- Understanding regions
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- Viewing your current usage and usage limits
- Best practices
- Automating VMs and environments
- CI/CD reference architectures
- IBM i Data Protection and Resiliency Solutions
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- How to find the ID for a VM, VPN, environment, or template
- How to find the Instance URL for a Skytap on Azure account
- How to find the IP addresses for a VM
- How to find the network gateway IP address
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- Guide to the Dashboard
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- Understanding storage in Skytap
- Using search
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- Differences between Power and x86 VMs
- IBM i FAQ
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- Booting an AIX VM into maintenance mode
- Configuring TCP/IP network settings for an AIX VM
- Connecting to an AIX VM with X Windows
- Importing Power VMs into Skytap
- Known issues for Power VMs in Skytap
- Preserving AIX disk numbering with ghostdev
- Overview of Assure MIMIX™ Software
- Editing VMs outside of Skytap
- Troubleshooting connections to a Skytap VM from a Windows 10 computer?
- Troubleshooting
Finding the network gateway IP address
To find the network gateway IP address
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Navigate to the environment and click Networks.
The network gateway IP address is listed with other Network details.
http://169.254.169.254/skytap can also be used to access the VM metadata service from within a VM.
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