Answers to questions:
1) No, IBM i can host Linux, AIX, or IBM i.
2) Disk is network storage so you would use CRTNWSSTG command to create it.
For Linux, make the drives the size you need (if it's even more than one)
3) Memory and processor are configured in the HMC just like any other
partition.
You need a fair amount more information but the good news is creating a
Linux partition is about as easy as it gets. So the sequence of events is:
1) Create the virtual iSCSI device on the host partition on the HMC
2) Create the new partition on the HMC (with its own Ethernet and vSCSI
devices)
3) On one of the unused ports on your Ethernet card create an Ethernet
Bridge (
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1011193)
4) Create the VLAN Ethernet devices on the HMC for both partitions
5) Create the Network Server Description
6) Link the network storage to the network server
7) boot the server and configure
Here's another link:
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=nas8N1013476
Larry, Pete, and I all do this in our sleep, but then we've been doing LPAR
since Power4 (the first box that had partitioning).
Here's a head start on the commands:
CRTNWSD NWSD(CHIDOM) RSRCNAME(CTL07) TYPE(*GUEST +
*OPSYS) ONLINE(*YES) VRYWAIT(*NOWAIT) +
SHUTDTIMO(31) PARTITION(*NONE) PTNNBR(3) +
CODEPAGE(437) MSGQ(QGPL/CHIDOM) +
POOL(*SHRPOOL50) TCPPORTCFG(*NONE) +
TCPRTE(*NONE) TCPHOSTNAM(*NWSD) +
TCPDMNNAME(*SYS) TCPNAMSVR(*SYS) +
RSTDDEVRSC(*ALLTAPE *ALLOPT) +
IPLSRC(*PANEL) IPLSTMF(*NONE) +
IPLPARM(*NONE) PWRCTL(*NO) SRVOPT(*NONE) +
TEXT('Domino production partition')
CRTNWSD NWSD(CHIDOMP) RSRCNAME(CTL02) TYPE(*GUEST +
*OPSYS) ONLINE(*NO) VRYWAIT(*NOWAIT) +
SHUTDTIMO(31) PARTITION(*NONE) PTNNBR(3) +
CODEPAGE(437) MSGQ(*JOBLOG) +
POOL(*SHRPOOL50) TCPPORTCFG(*NONE) +
TCPRTE(*NONE) TCPHOSTNAM(*NWSD) +
TCPDMNNAME(*SYS) TCPNAMSVR(*SYS) +
RSTDDEVRSC(*NONE) IPLSRC(*NWSSTG) +
IPLSTMF(*NONE) IPLPARM(*NONE) PWRCTL(*NO) +
SRVOPT(*NONE) TEXT('CHIDOM optical/tape virtualization')
CRTNWSSTG NWSSTG(CHIDOM0) NWSSIZE(146600) FORMAT(*OPEN) ASPDEV(DOMINO)
ADDNWSSTGL NWSSTG(CHIDOM0) NWSD(CHIDOM) DYNAMIC(*YES) ACCESS(*UPDATE)
DRVSEQNBR(1)
Clearly change the name of the partition (this one is a cut down Domino
partition) to match your needs. You'll need the resource names (WRKHDWRSC
*CMN) for the vISCSI controllers. Don't forget the partition number change
too (PTNNBR)
Pay attention to how the two network servers are constructed. The first one
only serves DASD. The second one creates the virtual tape and optical.
I know formatting might mess some of this up but if you copy it to Notepad
++ you'll see the commands clearly. Assuming we had the media and access to
the HMC, this would take about 3 maybe 4 hours to get done (without
configuring Linux).
Have fun!
--
Jim Oberholtzer
Agile Technology Architects
-----Original Message-----
From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
gio.cot
Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2016 5:38 AM
To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Linux virtual partition on new Power8 with 7.2
Hi
Can some help me to understand where to start for create a Linux Virtual
Partition on a new power8 with 7.2 ?
I'm new in this argument ..
1- I have to use VIO ?
2- How to configure Disk space?
3- How to configure memory
4- Other info I need ?
5- ??
Suggestion, link to red Book/Paper or other doc, are welcome
Thanks in advance
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