Gordon: Choose "Linux only". You might as well dedicate the processor, unless you want to create a test LPAR.
Romney On Mon, 17 Dec 2001 15:41:40 -0800 Wolfe, Gordon W said: >We just recently upgraded to a G5 processor and got an IFL engine with the >other processors. Just last night I did an I/O gen with an IOCDS that >created a separate LPAR that will run z/VM 4.2 and will eventually have all >of our Linux servers as guests on this one z/VM LPAR. > >We have just obtained z/VM 4.2 (currently running on z/VM 3.1.0 on our other >LPARs) and so we can't test this new LPAR yet since we don't have a VM that >will IPL on it yet. We have five other LPARs that share three 390 >processors, but we want the Linux LPAR to use just the IFL processor. > >Since I've never done this before with an IFL processor, my question is, how >do I tell the LPAR controls to use the IFL engine for this LPAR? When >creating the LPAR image profile on the HMC console, under the "General" tab, >I went into the "Mode" window and I see four choices there: > >ESA/390 >ESA/390 TPF >Coupling Facility >Linux Only > >Do I choose the IFL engine by selecting 'Linux Only"? I don't see any other >choice anywhere in the image profile that would indicate an IFL processor. >Is there something else I have to do? Should I dedicate this processor to >the LPAR? > >The only manual we have for the HMC is for our old G4 processor. I'd >appreciate any help from someone who's done this before, or perhaps someone >from IBM who's in the know. > >"Christmas is a funny season. What other time of the year do you sit in >front of a dead tree and eat candy out of your socks?" >Gordon Wolfe, Ph.D. (425)865-5940 >VM Technical Services, The Boeing Company
