Performs the initial logical partition configuration for the managed system. This command is operable only in an Integrated Virtualization Manager environment.
mkgencfg -o init [-i "ConfigurationData" ] [ -m ManagedSystem ]
The mkgencfg command performs the initial logical partition configuration for the managed system. As part of the initial configuration, virtual Ethernet adapters are created in the management partition. The virtual Ethernet MAC address prefix can optionally be configured through this command.
Flag name | Description |
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-o Operation | The type of operations: init - Perform initial logical partition configuration actions for the managed system |
-i ConfigurationData | The configuration data consists of attribute
name/value pairs, which are in a comma separated value (CSV) format.
The format of a configuration record is as follows:
Note that certain attributes accept a comma separated list of values, as follows:
When you specify a list of values, 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. Valid Attributes for Configuration Data:
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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 system. |
This command has a return code of zero on success.
This command is not accessible by users with the ViewOnly role.
mkgencfg -o init
mkgencfg -o init -i "pend_lpm_max_lpars=17,mac_prefix=06ABC0"