LPAR example

You can initiate a dump process on an LPAR from a Hardware Management Console (HMC) or from the Support Element (SE).

About this task

The following description refers to an HMC, but the steps also apply to an SE.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane of the HMC, expand Systems Management and select the hardware system you want to work with.
    A table of LPARs is displayed in the content area.
  2. Select the LPAR for which you want to initiate the dump.
  3. In the Tasks area, click Load to display the Load panel.
    Figure 1 shows an example of an HMC with a selected hardware system and LPAR. The Load task can be seen in the Tasks area.
    Figure 1. HMC with the Load task
    This graphic is described in the preceding text.
  4. Select Load type NVMe dump.
  5. Enter the function ID of the NVMe device in the Load address field. You can omit leading zeroes.
  6. Enter the name space ID in the corresponding field. If your version of the Load panel does not provide this field, name space ID 1 is used.
  7. Type 0 in the Boot program selector field.
  8. Accept the defaults for the remaining fields.
    Figure 2 shows a Load panel with all entries and selections required to start the NVMe dump process. The example panel does not provide a field for the name space ID, so name space 1 is used.
    Figure 2. Load panel with specifications for dumping to an NVMe disk
    Screen capture of the Load panel with the selections and entries as described in the preceding text.
  9. Click OK to start the dump process.
  10. Wait until the dump process completes. Open the Operating System Messages tab for progress and error information.

Results

When the dump has completed successfully, you can IPL Linux again.