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The firmware partition master control services (MCS), along with the Support Element (SE),
provides services to create and manage the Linux native partitions, or partitions that run
KVM. The connectivity from the SE to the MCS is provided through the internal management
network by two OSA Express5s 1000BASE-T acting as OSA Management adapters.
This implementation integrates platform I/O resource management and dynamic resource
management.
E.4 Setting up the DPM environment
The DPM is in fact a z Systems mode of operation. Enabling DPM is a disruptive action. The
selection of DPM mode of operation is done by using a function called Enable Dynamic
Partition Manager under the CPC Configuration menu in the SE interface, as shown in
Figure E-2. The DPM mode of operation is normally set at machine installation time by the
service support representative (SSR).
Figure E-2 Enabling DPM mode of operation from the SE CPC configuration options
Note: DPM is a feature code (FC 0016) that can be selected during the machine order
process. After they are selected, a pair of OSA Express5s 1000BASE-T adapters must be
included in the configuration.