IBM I5/OS - Manual (Page 54)

i Series. my Series.
Virtual Partition Manager
What is it ?
VPM introduces a way to create and manage Linux partitions without the use of a HMC
VPM allows small and medium configuration to add simple Linux workloads
Available on May 27th, 2005 (tomorrow) !
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i Series. my Series.
Virtual Partition Manager
Planning for VPM ...
An IPL is requires to apply enablement PTF
MF34753, MF34956, MF34962
Those PTF should be permanently applied before SAVSYS
Ensure that you have the last firmware level
Minimum level is SF230_113, via PTF MH00265
Maximum 4 Linux partitions
I/O for all linux partition must be managed by a single i5/OS instance
Only a single i5/OS instance can exist
Linux must use virtual I/O to access disk, tape, DVD, ethernet
Direct-attach I/O cannot be installed in any Linux partition
Maximum 4 virtual ethernet connection per Linux partition
Linux partition creation and maintenance can only be performed thru DST/SST
iSeries Navigator does not support VPM
LPAR Toolkit does not support VPM
Likewise, there is no API nor SSH enablement capabilities
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