LPARS AND SYSTEMS Policy Item

If you have created a Processor policy object with LPAR mode, the policy item LPARS AND SYSTEMS is available, and has the LPAR Definitions panel shown in Figure 1 associated with it.

Figure 1. LPAR Definitions Panel

   COMMANDS  ACTIONS  HELP                                                      
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 AOFGXC4P                      LPAR Definitions               Row 1 to 13 of 20 
 Command ===>                                                   SCROLL===> PAGE 
                                                                                
 Entry Type : Processor             PolicyDB Name   : USER_PDB                  
 Entry Name : PROC1                 Enterprise Name : USER_ENTERPRISE           
                                                                                
   Action     LPAR Name   Target Mode   Target System Name                      
              LPAR1       SSC           SYSZAPP1                                
              LPAR2       LINUX         SYSKVM1                                 
              LPAR3       LINUX         SYSLNX1                                 
              LPAR4       ESA           SYSMVS1                                 
              LPAR5       ESA

You can specify the following:

Action

Action allows you to remove LPAR definitions and to invoke the system selection panel:

DELETE (D) deletes the current LPAR definition. Confirmation on a separate panel is not required.
SYSTEM (S) displays a selection list of all defined systems allowing a system to link to the current LPAR.

LPAR Name

Specifies the name of the logical partition. Duplicate LPAR names without Target System Name are wiped out when the panel is left. However, it is possible to link different systems to one LPAR, so duplicate LPAR names are accepted when they have links to different systems. Linking one system to multiple LPARs is not accepted.

Target Mode

Specifies the mode of the system that is supposed to run in this LPAR.

Valid LPAR Target Modes are 370, ESA, CF, LINUX, and SSC.

Valid VM GUEST Target Modes are 370, ESA, and LINUX.

The Target Mode LINUX is used for hardware that supports LPARs for Linux® only, where a reduced instruction set is provided and therefore cannot run MVS or VM. For a Linux system, specify LINUX if the processor hardware is configured in 'LINUX Only' mode, otherwise specify ESA.

The Target Mode SSC is used for LPARs that run as a Secure Service Container (SSC).

For compatibility reasons, the specification of former zACI (z Appliance Container Infrastructure) mode is still allowed.

Target System Name

You can specify a system entry name, which establishes a "link" of this system to the partition. Any name is allowed here, it is not required that the system entry has already been defined. During build, such an undefined system is treated as not specified. If the system is already defined as SYS entry, it is checked that it is a valid selection according to the rules described in the following section for entry type SYS. Otherwise, an error message is displayed.