| -r ResourceType |
The type of resources to create: lpar - Logical partition resources
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| -m ManagedSystem |
The name of the managed system. This attribute
is optional because there is only one system to manage. The name might
either be the user-defined name for the managed system, or be in the
form tttt-mmm*ssssssss, where tttt is the machine type, mmm is
the model, and ssssssss is the serial number of the managed
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| -f ConfigurationFile |
The name of the file containing the configuration
data needed to change the resources. The configuration data
consists of attribute name/value pairs, which are in comma separated
value (CSV) format. These attribute name/value pairs form a configuration
record. A line feed marks the end of a configuration record. The
file must contain one configuration record for each resource to be
changed, and each configuration record must be for the same
resource type. If the resource type is the managed system or the
managed frame, then the file must contain only one configuration
record. The format of a configuration record is as follows:
attribute-name=value,attribute-name=value,...<LF>
Note
that certain attributes accept a comma separated list of values, as
follows:
"attribute-name=value,value,...",...<LF>
When
a list of values is specified, the attribute name/value pair must
be enclosed in double quotation marks. Depending on the shell being
used, nested double quotation marks might need to be preceded by an
escape character.
Required attributes for partitions
- desired_mem
- The assigned megabytes of memory for this partition
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- lpar_env
- A required attribute that indicates the type of partition to create.
This attribute is used to create an RPA partition, which supports AIX®, Linux, or IBM® i partition types.
- name
- Name of the partition to create.
- max_mem
- The maximum megabytes of memory for this partition
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- min_mem
- The minimum megabytes of memory for this partition.
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Optional attributes for partitions - allow_perf_collection
- Permission for the partition to retrieve shared processor pool
utilization information Valid values are:
- 0: do not allow authority
- 1: allow authority
- alt_restart_device_slot
- The location of the virtual I/O slot that contains the alternate
restart device for the IBM i logical
partition. If the load source slot is a value other than none, then
this attribute is optional. Valid values are:
- Slot Number (virtual I/O)
- none
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- alt_console_slot
- The location of the physical I/O slot that contains the alternate
console device for the IBM i logical
partition. The default value is none.
- auto_start
- Valid values are:
0 - do not automatically start with system power on
1 - automatically start with system power on
- boot_mode
- Partition power on mode. Valid values are:
norm - normal
dd - diagnostic with default boot list
ds - diagnostic with stored boot list
of - Open Firmware OK prompt
sms - System Management Services
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- console_slot
- The location of the virtual I/O slot that contains the console
device for the IBM i logical
partition. Valid values are:
- Slot Number (virtual I/O)
- none
- desired_io_entitled_mem
- The amount of I/O entitled memory for a shared memory partition.
This is the portion of memory that is reserved for I/O mappings.
- auto (automatically manage)
- Number of megabytes
If the value is auto, the entitlement is calculated based on
the virtual I/O configuration of the logical partition. If the virtual
I/O configuration is changed, the entitlement is updated automatically.
If auto is not used, no automatic adjustments are made. The default
value is auto.
- desired_proc_units
- The assigned number of processing units for this partition
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- desired_procs
- The assigned number of processors for this partition. In shared
processing mode, this refers to virtual processors.
- io_slots
- Comma separated list of I/O slots for the partition. Each item
in this list has the format: drc_index/slot_io_pool_id/is_required
The
attribute names are not present in the list, just their values are
present. For example, 21010003/none/1, specifies
an I/O slot with a DRC index of 0x21010003 which is not assigned to
an I/O pool, and it is a required slot.
Valid values for is_required:
- ipl_source
- The IPL source for the IBM i logical
partition. This attribute is optional. Valid values are:
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- lhea_capabilities
- Comma-separated list of logical Host Ethernet Adapter capabilities,
with each capability having one of the following formats: adapter-ID/capability or adapter-ID/5/ieq/nieq/qp/cq/mr where ieq (interruptible
event queues), nieq (non-interruptible event queues), qp (queue
pairs), cq (completion queues), and mr (memory regions)
each specify the resource amount in addition to the base minimum.
Valid values are:
- 0 - minimum
- 1 - low
- 2 - medium
- 3 - high
- 4 - dedicated
- 5 - custom
- lhea_logical_ports
- Comma-separated list of Logical Host Ethernet Adapter (LHEA) logical
ports, with each logical port having the following format:
adapter-ID/port-group/physical-port-ID/
logical-port-ID/allowed -VLAN-IDs
All four '/' characters
must be present, but optional values may be omitted. Optional values
are allowed-VLAN-IDs.
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- load_source_slot
- The location of the virtual I/O slot that contains the load source
for the IBM i logical
partition. If the alt_restart_device_slot has a value other than none,
then this attribute is optional. Valid values are:
- Slot Number (virtual I/O)
- none
- lpar_avail_priority
- The priority of the partition to maintain its entitled processors.
If a processor failure occurs, processing resources will be removed
first from the lowest priority partition.
- lpar_id
- Unique integer ID for the partition. If this attribute is not
specified, the lowest available partition will be assigned.
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- lpar_proc_compat_mode
- The requested compatibility mode. Use lssyscfg -r sys
-F lpar_proc_compat_modes to retrieve a list of valid values.
- max_procs
- The maximum number of processors for this partition. In shared
processing mode, this refers to virtual processors.
- max_proc_units
- The maximum number of processing units for this partition
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- max_virtual_slots
- Maximum number of virtual I/O adapter slots.
Note: The system
determines this value.
- mem_mode
- The partition memory mode.
- ded - dedicated memory
- shared - shared memory
If the memory mode is shared, then the logical partition cannot
be assigned any physical I/O slots or host Ethernet adapter resources,
the proc_mode attribute on the logical partition must be shared, and
a memory pool must exist. If the memory mode is omitted, then it
is assumed to be a dedicated memory mode.Note: The Virtual I/O Server
logical partition only supports the dedicated memory mode.
- mem_weight
- The shared memory weight of the logical partition that uses shared
memory. This attribute is used for determining the priority of logical
partitions in a memory pool for distribution of memory. The weight
must be a value from 0 - 255. If a value is not specified, the default
is 128.
- min_procs
- The minimum number of processors for this partition. In shared
processing mode, this refers to virtual processors.
- min_proc_units
- The minimum number of processing units for this partition
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- op_console_slot
- The location of the virtual I/O slot that contains the directly-attached
operations console device for the IBM i logical partition.
The default value is none.
- paging_device
- The paging space device to use if a memory pool is used. A paging
device is a block storage device that has been added to the memory
pool and is not designated as a paging device for any other logical
partition. This attribute is optional. If omitted, an appropriate
paging device is selected automatically. If the paging_device value
is a blank string, no device is assigned.
- proc_mode
- Valid values are:
ded- dedicated processor mode
shared- shared processor mode
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- profile_name
- Name of the profile to create. This attribute is not required,
but if specified, must be the same as the name attribute.
- sharing_mode
- Value values are:
keep_idle_procs- never share processors
share_idle_procs- share processors
only when the partition
is inactive
share_idle_procs_always- share processors
only when the partition is active
share_idle_procs_active- always share processors
cap- capped mode
uncap- uncapped mode
- uncap_weight
- A weighted average of processing priority when in uncapped sharing
mode. The smaller the value, the lower the weight. Valid values are:
0 - 255
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- virtual_eth_adapters
- Comma-separated list of virtual Ethernet adapters, with each adapter
having the following format:
slot_number/is_ieee/port_vlan_id/additional_vlan_ids/
is_trunk/is_required
All 5 '/' characters must be present,
but optional values might be omitted. Optional values are additional_vlan_ids,
and is_trunk. Valid values for is_ieee, is_trunk,
and is_required: 0 - no
1 - yes
For example, 4/0/2//0/0 specifies
a virtual Ethernet adapter with a virtual slot number of 4, is not
IEEE 802.1Q enabled, has a port virtual LAN ID of 2, no additional
virtual LAN IDs, it is not a trunk adapter, and is not required.
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- virtual_fc_adapters
- Comma-separated list of virtual fibre channel adapters. Each
item in this list has the following format:
virtual slot num/adapter_type/remote_lpar_id/
remote_lpar_name/remote_slot_num/wwpn_list/is_required
Required
values: remote_lpar_id, remote_lpar_name, adapter_type,
virtual_slot_num Note: You can specify either remote_lpar_id, remote_lpar_name,
or use them both, but at least one of the values is required.
Valid
values for adapter_type:
Note: If you specify a value for adapter type, the Integrated
Virtualization Manager (IVM) requires the adapter type to be a client.
Optional
values: wwpn_list, is_required, remote_slot_num
When
you add a virtual fibre channel adapter, wwpn_list can
be left blank to allow IVM to automatically assign worldwide port
names to the client adapter. If you leave wwpn_list blank
and the virtual slot number specified for this adapter already contains
a virtual fibre channel adapter, IVM will use the worldwide port names
that are already assigned. New worldwide port names will only be
generated if it is a new adapter. If you specify a wwpn_list value,
there must be exactly two values. Each worldwide port name must be
a 16-character hexadecimal value. These values are not case sensitive.
Valid
values for is_required: 0 - no
1 - yes
A value of none or an empty string
indicates that no virtual fibre channel adapters should be assigned. Note: If
the logical partition being changed is the Virtual I/O Server, you
cannot change the current configuration. The IVM handles the client
and server adapter as a pair; therefore, IVM handles changes automatically.
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- virtual_scsi_adapters
- Comma-separated list of virtual SCSI adapters. Each item in this
list has the format:
slot_num/adapter_type/remote_lpar_id/remote_lpar_name/
remote_slot_num/is_required
The attribute names are not
present in the list, just their values are present. If an attribute
is optional and is not to be included, then no value is specified
for that attribute. For example, 2/client//lpar2/3/0 specifies
a virtual client SCSI adapter with a virtual slot number of 2,
a server partition name of lpar2, a server slot number
of 3, and is not required. The server partition ID
was omitted. Required values: slot_num, adapter_type,
remote_lpar_id, remote_lpar_name Note: You can specify remote_lpar_id, remote_lpar_name,
or both, but at least one of the values is required.
Optional
values: is_required, remote_slot_num
Note: IVM
requires that virtual slot number 2 always contain
a virtual SCSI adapter, so if you specify adapters in any other slots,
the default adapter is still created in slot number 2.
If you use the chsyscfg command with an empty list for the virtual_scsi_adapters attribute,
all virtual SCSI adapters are removed, except the default adapter.
Valid
values for adapter_type: - client: client adapter
- server: server adapter, valid for Virtual I/O Server logical partitions
only
Valid values for is_required:
- work_group_id
- Valid values:
- none: do not participate in the workload management group
- 1: participate in the workload management group
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| -i ConfigurationData |
This option allows you to enter configuration
data on the command line, instead of using a file. Data entered on
the command line must follow the same format as data in a file, and
must be enclosed in double quotation marks. When this option is used,
only a single resource can be changed. The -i and the -f options
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