System information

96 Logical Partitions on System i5
Partition properties - Settings
The Settings panel is where the IPL source, keylock, and automatic reboot functions can be
set. This is the functionality that used to be performed by the primary partition on the earlier
implementations of partitioning. This panel reinforces the fact that there is no longer a
concept of a primary partition. The HMC performs these functions on the new System i5
system. See Figure 3-65.
Figure 3-65 Partition properties Settings tab
Partition properties - Other
When we view the Misc. (Miscellaneous) tab, we are shown current information on Work
Load Management groups, Power Controlling partitions, and Communications.
There are no Work Load Management groups (WLM) are currently defined. If they were
defined, they could provide an alert function for possible system problems or out of band
conditions. At present these will only alert a user ID. In the future they could make system
decisions and dynamically change resources. See Figure 3-66.