Managing AIX logical partitions that use IBM i resources
You can manage AIX® logical partitions that uses IBM® i virtual I/O resources to help maximize utilization of the physical hardware and simplify the backup procedure for your managed system.
- Adding virtual disk units to an AIX logical partition
You can dynamically add virtual disk units to an AIX logical partition that uses IBM i resources. This allows you to increase the storage capacity of your AIX logical partition when needed. - Linking a network-server storage space to a network server description
You can link a network-server storage space (NWSSTG) to one or more network server descriptions (NWSDs). This allows the NWSDs and their associated logical partitions to use the data stored on the NWSSTG. - Deleting network-server descriptions for an AIX logical partition
You can delete the IBM i network-server description (NWSD) for an AIX logical partition that uses IBM i resources. When you delete the NWSD, all the configuration information for the AIX logical partition is deleted from IBM i. - Deleting virtual disk drives for an AIX logical partition
You can delete a virtual disk drive from an AIX logical partition that uses IBM i resources to make the space available to the IBM i logical partition once more. When you delete a virtual disk drive, all of the information on the virtual disk drive is erased. - Using IPL types when running AIX
The IPL source (IPLSRC) parameter on the network-server description (NWSD) determines the initial program that is loaded when the NWSD is varied on. For an AIX logical partition that uses IBM i resources, the initial program is the kernel. Ensure that the IPLSRC parameter specifies the kernel location of the kernel for the AIX logical partition that uses IBM i resources. - Unlinking virtual disk drives from an AIX logical partition
By unlinking virtual disk drives (network-server storage spaces) from an AIX logical partition that uses IBM i resources, you disconnect the virtual disk drives from the logical partition, making the virtual disk drives inaccessible to users. If you delete an AIX logical partition that uses IBM i resources, you must unlink all virtual disk drives from the logical partition before you delete the logical partition. - Saving AIX server objects in IBM i
When an AIX logical partition uses IBM i resources, IBM i stores AIX information in IBM i objects. IBM i can restore the objects correctly only if you save all objects for an AIX logical partition.
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