Determining If The System Has Logical Partitions; Determining If The System Has Guest Partitions; Determining The Release Level Of A Guest Partition - IBM i 830 Repair Manual

Determining if the System Has Logical Partitions

This procedure instructs the user on how to determine if the system has logical
partitions.
1. Go to the Primary partition system console.
2. From the SST or DST screen select the Work with system partitions option.
3. At the Work with system partitions screen:
4. Each system will always have at least one (1) or more logical partition(s). The
5. The system has multiple logical partitions. Read and understand the logical

Determining if the System Has Guest Partitions

This procedure instructs the user on how to determine if the system has Guest
Partitions.
1. Go to the Primary partition system console.
2. From the SST or DST screen select the Work with system partitions option.
3. At the Work with system partitions display, the number of partitions and the
4. At the Work with system partitions display, select the Display partition information
5. At the Display partition information display, select the Display partition operating
6. At the Display partition operating environment display, the partition identifier,
7. Any partition with an indication that the partition is a "Guest" means that the
8. Record the partition ID, partition name, operating system type and

Determining the Release Level of a Guest Partition

This procedure instructs the user on how to determine the release level of the
operating system environment in a guest partition.
1. Go to the Primary partition system console or the console of the hosting
a. Note the Partition manager release.
b. Note the Number of partitions.
first partition in the system will always be named the "Primary" partition.
Some systems have the Primary partition and multiple (secondary) partitions
configured.
Is the number of partitions one (1)?
No Yes
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The system does not have multiple logical partitions. You are working
with a system that has a Primary partition only. Return to the
procedure, failing item or symbolic FRU that sent you here.
partitions information in iSeries Service Functions. Then return to the procedure,
Failing Item, or Symbolic FRU that sent you here.
partition manager release level are shown. This is the release level of the
Primary partition.
option.
environment option.
partition name, operating system type ("OS/400" or "Guest") and operating
system version /release will be displayed for each system partition.
system has guest partitions.
version/release of the guest partition(s) for later use.
partition for a guest partition (see definitions of hosting partition and guest
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