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partition for clarification). For information on determining the hosting partition
for a guest partition see “Determining the Hosting Partition of a Guest
Partition”.
Note: The hosting partition may not have a console session established via
TELNET. In that case use the Primary partition’s console.
2. From the SST or DST screen select the Work with system partitions option.
3. At the Work with system partitions display, select the Display partition information
option.
4. At the Display partition information display, select the Display partition operating
environment option.
5.
At the Display partition operating environment display, the operating system
(Kernel)
and the operating system’s
(Kernel’s)
version level will be displayed.
Note: The guest partition must have been IPL’d at least once for the version to
be displayed/correct.
6. Record the partition ID, partition name, operating system and operating system
version of the of the guest partition for later use.
Determining the Hosting Partition of a Guest Partition
This procedure instructs the user on how to determine the partition ID and
partition name of the hosting partition of a guest partition.
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, select the Display partition information
option.
4. At the Display partition information display, select the Display guest environment
host information option.
5. At the Display guest environment host information display, the hosting partition
for a guest partition will be displayed.
6. Record the hosting partition information of the guest partition that you are
working on for later use.
Determining the Load Source Disk and Alternate IPL Device
Introduction
If you have a system configuration list that shows the load source disk unit and
the alternate IPL device, use that information. If not, use the following information
and, when found, make a note of the locations (see “Locations and Addresses” on
page 705).
Finding the Load-Source Disk on Systems without Mirrored
Protection
The load source disk is disk unit drive 1 in the system unit.
What You Should Know about Load Source Disks on Systems
with Mirrored Protection
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Local load source - A disk used as the source for IPL data.
Primary Partition:
SRC Address Formats
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