Using an image.data file for system WPARs

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You can use an image.data file to specify additional logical volume options and file system options when you create a system WPAR using the mkwpar command with the -L image_data= flag.

The following restrictions apply to using image.data files with system WPARs:
  • WPARs use only the lv_data stanza type and the fs_data stanza type in an image.data file. All other stanza types are ignored.
  • If the logical volume device name matches an existing device name on the system, a new name is generated, and a warning is issued.
  • The file system paths specified with the FS_NAME attribute should correspond to their appearance in the WPAR (for example, the root file system is / and the home file system is /home).
  • The base directory for the global environment should not be included in image.data paths.
  • All file systems must have associated LVs in the image.data file.
  • All logical volumes must have associated file systems in the image.data file.
To create a system WPAR using the logical volume options and file system options in an image.data file, run the following command:
mkwpar -L image_data=image.data file -n wpar_name