Re: LPAR issue

We are implementing the IBM (Global Services) LPAR ToolKit APIs to accomplish
this. It does require IOAs for each partition (2749s for us). We have not
completed implementing this, but should within 2 weeks. If interested, we can
post results.Bob

> >
> >At 10:03 PM 07/12/2002 -0400, PaulMmn wrote:
> > >We switched a 3490 between 2 machines for a while using the hot
> > >cable-swap method.  However, I don't recommend it as a permanent
> > >thing-- all those pins on the plug; I cringed every time we moved the
> > >cable.
> > >
> > >--Paul E Musselman
> > >PaulMmn@ix.netcom.nospam.com
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>You're probably not SUPPOSED to, but I have switched a
> > >>3590 amongst 3 partitions, just by moving the cable from
> > >>one to the other, hot. It worked like a charm. Devices
> > >>got activated nicely, etc. Of course, that was while at
> > >>the lab in Rochester last year, so problems has lots of
> > >>support  :-)
> > >>>  Joe,
> > >>
> > >>-snip-
> > >>
> > >>>
> > >>>  With expensive high-speed tape drives, there is some savings.  If you
> > >>>  had three RAID controllers in a single enclosure, you could use one
> >for
> > >>>  each of three partitions, rather than purchasing three enclosures.  I
> > >>>  think that you could do Ethernet cards, but why would you want to?  It
> > >>>  would be possible to configure a system to share optical drives, but
> > >>>  generally each partition is configured with one so that you could do a
> > >>>  system load.  This may be a requirement.
> > >>
> > >>-snip-
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