Listing WPAR identifiers

WPARs have the following identifiers:

WPAR name

The name you assign to the WPAR.

WPAR UUID

An universally unique ID that is associated with a WPAR. It can be specified when the WPAR is created, otherwise the ID is generated automatically. The UUID is stored in the WPAR configuration and persists until the WPAR is removed. The UUID can be changed with the chwpar command.

WPAR configured ID

A dynamic identifier that is assigned each time the WPAR is started. For the global environment, the value of this identifier is 0.

WPAR key

A static identifier that is the same each time you start the WPAR. For the global environment, the value of this identifier is 0.

You can display the WPAR configured ID and the WPAR key by running the lparstat command with the -W flag. This command also displays processor information that might be helpful for licensing.

To view WPAR identification and processor information, run lparstat command with the -W flag as follows:

lparstat -W

To display the WPAR key, run the uname command with the -W flag as follows:

uname -W

To display the UUID of a WPAR, run the lswpar command with the -a flag as follows:

lswpar -a UUID wpar_name