Re: I/O assignments to LPARs

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

525 is Power 5 so no hosting lpar capability.

My suspicion is the assigned resources are incorrect or are assigned but 
improperly tagged.

Agree that a few hours of consulting could help him a lot.

Without the layout of the hardware though we're left guessing at such 
things.

        - Larry "DrFranken" Bolhuis

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On 11/8/2018 9:22 AM, Paul Roy wrote:
> Hi
> I have no idea of your configuration ... so my 2 cents...  if your lpars
> are hosted by the other one running... you shoud check if the *NWSSTG are
> varied on.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
> From:   "Armand Borick" <armand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:     "Midrange Systems Technical Discussion" <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:   08/11/2018 14:06
> Subject:        I/O assignments to LPARs
> Sent by:        "MIDRANGE-L" <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
>
> Hello everyone.
>
> I am a long time IBM i user, who is new to HMC managed LPARS.
>
> I have inherited a good sized 9406-525.  I now have it set up and running,
> and it works pretty well.
>
> My problem is that of the 3 LPARs set up, only one will start.
>
> The other 2 can't seem to find their load source.
> I am attempting to IPL them into DST, to try and diagnose the problem, but
> the alternate load source is a
> shared resource, and I can't seem to access the tool needed to assign it
> to the LPAR.
>
> I have a copy of iNav running on my desktop, and when I attempt to access
> the "Logical Partitions" option ,
> under "Configuration and Service", I get a popup that says
> "User null needs logical partition or administration privileges to perform
> this action"
>
> When the DST login pops up, I sign on as QSECOFR, so authority should not
> be an issue.
> What I don't get is what user "null" is supposed to be.
>
> Does anyone here know how to set up user "null" in the SST user database?
>
> Or, is there another method of assigning the I/O to an LPAR, either HMC or
> green screen?
>
> We are a heavily legacy environment, and this box s long off maintenance,
> so IBM support is not readily available.
>
> I welcome suggestions.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Armand Borick