Re: Hosting a Linux partition

[Jack Kingsley <iseriesflorida@xxxxxxxxx>]

Is VPM supported on Power9.

On Fri, Apr 15, 2022 at 3:33 PM Jacob Banda <jnbanda@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> So I did some digging, and you can create the partitions without an HMC.
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> I believe this is what you want. You'll need to use Virtual Partition
> Manager (VPM) if you don't have an HMC.
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> https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/creating-ibm-i-or-linux-client-partitions-
> using-virtual-partition-manager-vpm
> <https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/creating-ibm-i-or-linux-client-partitions-using-virtual-partition-manager-vpm>
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> https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/685075
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> Jacob
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> date: Thu, 14 Apr 2022 21:02:36 +0000
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> from: Michael Quigley <MichaelQuigley@xxxxxxxxxx>
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> subject: RE: Hosting a Linux partition
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> Thanks Bryan!
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> The document is linked to off several of IBM's webpages. However, each link
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> I tried was broken. This should prove very helpful.
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> Now if I can just get past identifying the virtual SCSI adapter. There's
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> nothing in the "Hardware contained within package" like the document shows.
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> Michael Quigley
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> Computer Services
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> The Way international
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> www.TheWay.org
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: MIDRANGE-L <midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> On Behalf
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> Of Bryan Dietz
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> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2022 9:21 AM
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> To: midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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> Subject: Re: Hosting a Linux partition
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> I've only created LINUX lpars from HMC's.
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> I just did a few quick searches to help find some instructions.
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> While this:
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> https://www.mcpressonline.com/it-infrastructure-
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> other/networking/techtip-virtualization-made-simple-with-i-hosting-i
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> is for HMC based systems it will give you an overview of how it works and
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> the
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> relationships between hardware on the hosted and hosting servers.
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> I found the PDF that appears to be from the dead link
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> https://try-as400.pocnet.net/images/7/7e/IVirtualization_-
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> _IBM_iHost_and_Client_LPAR_Easy_Install_Guide_v5.03_TR7.pdf
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> from:
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> https://try-as400.pocnet.net/wiki/Installing_IBM_i_in_an_IBM_i_LPAR
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> keep in mind you will be using disk space from your hosting IBM i server,
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> so
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> make sure you have disk to spare.
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> Bryan
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> Michael Quigley wrote on 4/14/2022 7:38 AM:
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> We have a production POWER9 running IBM i. We do not have a HMC. We
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> would like to host a Linux partition on this. I've found some information
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> on
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> setting up the partition, but the steps to configure, load, and run a
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> Linux
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> partition are proving challenging. So far I get some promising
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> information, but
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> it points me to links on Developerworks or other broken links. Some pages
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> I've found are only a few months old, but they too direct me to broken
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> links.
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> Does anyone know where to find information on setting up a Linux
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> partition to be hosted by out "IBM I" partition?
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> Just for further clarification: I am not a Systems Admin, but those
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> duties
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> have fallen to me since our admins have retired or left employment here
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> and
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> moved on.
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> Thanks,
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> Michael Quigley
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> Computer Services
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> The Way international
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> www.TheWay.org
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