p690 Technology Transfer: Creating Logical Partitions (D2 - 06)

p690 Technology Transfer
Creating Logical Partitions (D2_06)
Creating Logical Partitions

pSeries Advanced Technical Support
Support for up to 16 logical partitions in first release

Partition information is stored in NVRAM Partition table has 17 entries
Index 0 is full machine partition Index 1 - 16 for logical partitions
System has to be powered on in either Partition Standby mode or System Profile mode to create logical partitions
Formula for maximum number of partitions: Number of partitions = Total memory (in GB) - 2 (16 max)
e.g. 8GB system = Maximum 6 LPARs
Create Logical Partition - No Power

Create --> Logical Partition option grayed out when system powered off
Create Logical Partition - Power On

Create Logical Partition - Power On Mode

Create Logical Partition - Power On

Create Logical Partition - Initializing

Create Logical Partition - LPAR Ready

Create Logical Partition

Create Logical Partition - Partition Name

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Create Logical Partition - Partition Name

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Create Logical Partition - Profile Name

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Create Logical Partition - Profile Name

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Create Logical Partition - Select # of CPUs

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Create Logical Partition - Select Memory

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Create Logical Partition - Select I/O

I/O Drawer identified by the serial number of the drawer Serial number of drawer verified by checking the sticker attached to the drawer
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Create Logical Partition - Select Boot Mode

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Create Logical Partition - Profile Summary

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Create Logical Partition - Profile Summary

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Creating Additional Partition Profiles

Resource configuration same as original profile

Number of CPUs (required and desired) Amount of memory (required and desired) I/O Slots (required and desired) Boot mode
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Logical Partition Profiles - Characteristics

Partition profile describes the resources to be used Parition profile used to start a partition
Partition can have multiple profiles First profile created is the Default Profile - special folder icon Only one profile can be activated at a time Profile information also stored in NVRAM Default profile can be changed Profile can be edited and copied when in the ready state Inactive profile can be deleted in an active partition
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Copying a Partition Profile

Profile copy must stay with the originating partition

Cannot copy profile data to another partition
Profile contains detailed hardware information Would result in multiple conflicting profiles
Resource configuration can be altered using properties menu

Number of CPUs (required and desired) Amount of memory (required and desired) I/O Slots (required and desired) Boot mode
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Copying a Partition Profile - LPAR Ready

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Copying a Partition Profile - LPAR Running

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Copying a Partition Profile - LPAR Running

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Modifying a Partition Profile

Modified via properties menu Can be done while profile is active Changes take effect next time profile is activated
Reboot of OS inside a partition does not restart the profile Need to stop OS (which will stop partition), then restart partition
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Modifying a Partition Profile

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Modifying a Partition Profile - General

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Modifying a Partition Profile - Memory

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Modifying a Partition Profile - Processor

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Modifying a Partition Profile - I/O

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Modifying a Partition Profile - Other

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Change Default Profile

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Changing Default Profile

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Deleting Partitions and Profiles - Ready State

Deleting a partition:
Deletes partition and all profiles for the partition Removes the profiles from any system profiles
Must be confirmed via dialog box Can only be done when partition is in ready state Can delete multiple partitions at one time Can delete multiple profiles at one time
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Deleting Profiles - Running State

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Deleting Profiles - Running State

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Deleting Partition - Running State

pSeries Advanced Technical Support Delete option is not available on the pulldown
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Deleting Partition - Ready State

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Deleting Partition - Ready State

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Activating Logical Partition

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Activating Logical Partition - Profile

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Activating Logical Partition - Status

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Profile - Opening Terminal Window

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Opening Terminal Window - Virtual Console

Virtual console
One per partition Can be opened when activating a profile Java based Management tasks only Do not use for production applications Set TERM type as required
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Activating Logical Partition Profile - Error

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Activating Logical Partition Profile - Reset

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Activating Logical Partition Profile - Reset

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Activating Logical Partition Profile - Running

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Rebuild Computer System - NVRAM Refresh

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Rebuild Computer System - NVRAM Refresh

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Creating Logical Partitions (D2_06)

Creating Logical Partitions

Support for up to 16 logical partitions in first release

Create Logical Partition - No Power

Create Logical Partition - Power On

Create Logical Partition - Power On Mode

Create Logical Partition - Power On

Create Logical Partition - Initializing

Create Logical Partition - LPAR Ready

Create Logical Partition

Create Logical Partition - Partition Name

Create Logical Partition - Partition Name

Create Logical Partition - Profile Name

Create Logical Partition - Profile Name

Create Logical Partition - Select # of CPUs

Create Logical Partition - Select Memory

Create Logical Partition - Select I/O

Create Logical Partition - Select I/O

Create Logical Partition - Select I/O

Create Logical Partition - Select I/O

Create Logical Partition - Select I/O

Create Logical Partition - Select I/O

Create Logical Partition - Select I/O

Create Logical Partition - Select I/O

Create Logical Partition - Select I/O

Create Logical Partition - Select Boot Mode

Create Logical Partition - Profile Summary

Create Logical Partition - Profile Summary

Creating Additional Partition Profiles

Resource configuration same as original profile

Logical Partition Profiles - Characteristics

Copying a Partition Profile

Profile copy must stay with the originating partition

Resource configuration can be altered using properties menu

Copying a Partition Profile - LPAR Ready

Copying a Partition Profile - LPAR Running

Copying a Partition Profile - LPAR Running

Modifying a Partition Profile

Modifying a Partition Profile

Modifying a Partition Profile - General

Modifying a Partition Profile - Memory

Modifying a Partition Profile - Processor

Modifying a Partition Profile - I/O

Modifying a Partition Profile - Other

Change Default Profile

Changing Default Profile

Deleting Partitions and Profiles - Ready State

Deleting Profiles - Running State

Deleting Profiles - Running State

Deleting Partition - Running State

Deleting Partition - Ready State

Deleting Partition - Ready State

Activating Logical Partition

Activating Logical Partition - Profile

Activating Logical Partition - Status

Activating Logical Partition - Profile

Activating Logical Partition - Profile

Profile - Opening Terminal Window

Opening Terminal Window - Virtual Console

Activating Logical Partition Profile - Error

Activating Logical Partition Profile - Reset