Lpar Validation Tool - IBM p5 590 System Handbook

For information about how to get e-config, check the e-config home page:
http://ftp.ibmlink.ibm.com/econfig/announce/index.htm
e-config for p5-590 and p5-595
The IBM Configurator allows you to make valid configurations for p5-590 and
p5-595 servers. The tool also checks for prerequisite components and features,
as well as identifies incompatible components. It will often times correct such
configuration errors automatically. In order to efficiently construct a customized
platform configuration, the user should have an understanding of the
configuration limitations, such as the minimum system resources, inherent to the
p5-590 and p5-595 server architecture prior using the e-config tool. These
considerations are outlined in the sections that follow.

5.1.2 LPAR Validation Tool

The LPAR Validation Tool (LVT) is a tool that will assist you in validating the
resources assigned to LPARs. The LVT was designed specifically for the latest
Sserver p5 servers. As partitioned environments grow increasingly complex,
the LVT tool should be your first resource to determine how a system can be
effectively partitioned.
LVT is a Java™-based tool that is loaded on a Microsoft® Windows® 95 or above
workstation with at least 128 MB of free memory. Its footprint on disk, at the time
of writing, is about 47 MB. It includes an IBM Java Runtime Environment 1.4. The
installation adds an icon to the desktop.
For information, including user's guide and download information, see:
http://www.ibm.com/servers/eserver/iseries/lpar/systemdesign.htm
Questions and comments can be sent to:
mailto:rchlvt@us.ibm.com
During the development of this publication, the LVT was receiving regular
updates. Installation only required a couple of minutes, with the most time
devoted to downloading the code. An update, available as a separate file, brings
the base code to the latest level and is significantly smaller in size.
System Selection dialog
Once the tools is launched you can create a new configuration or load an existing
one, as shown in Figure 5-1 on page 114.
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