Planning for logical partitions
Understand the hardware and software requirements needed to successfully implement logical partitions. Read and go through the pre-order tasks of completing the planning work sheet.
Once you understand logical partition concepts, you are ready to develop a plan that evaluates your hardware resources, software release levels, and your company's immediate and future workload demands. This section guides you through the necessary steps in the planning process before you create partitions on your iSeries™ server.
- Hardware requirements for logical partitions
To implement logical partitions successfully, you need to ensure your hardware resources meet the minimum requirements. Evaluate each iSeries model to determine how your hardware will function once you partition your server.- Software requirements for logical partitions
You can learn what release levels are supported and how you can partition your system to support new functions.- Planning for Linux in a guest partition
Prepare your server to run a non-i5/OS operating system in a partition. Understand the hardware resources needed to install Linux® on a partition.- Ordering a new server or upgrading an existing server with logical partitions
Determine if you need to purchase new hardware or upgrade existing hardware for your company. IBM® can assist you in placing the correct order that meets your partition requirements.- Designing your logical partitions
Perform capacity planning and complete the planning worksheets that are needed to successfully create partitions on your server. Examples of capacity planning worksheets and planning hardware worksheets can guide you through the process.- Examples: Logical partitioning
Review examples of different iSeries models running variations of the logical partition concept. Create unique partition setups using Bus-level or IOP-level configurations.
Parent topic:
Partitioning with an iSeries serverRelated concepts
Logical partition concepts