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Preface
This IBM Redbook gives a broad understanding of the new System i5™ architecture as it
applies to logically partitioned System i5 systems. This functionality is delivered through a
new configuration and management interface called the Hardware Management Console
(HMC).
Reading this redbook will help you design your server partition scheme from scratch. We also
discuss the requirements to create a solution to migrate from existing iSeries™ servers with
and without logical partitions.
This redbook will help you install, tailor, and configure logical partitions (LPARs) on System i5
systems. You will understand how to set up the server and HMC via the Guided Setup
Wizard. We also cover the creation of multiple i5/OS® partitions.
The team that wrote this redbook
This redbook was produced by a team of specialists from around the world working at the
International Technical Support Organization, Rochester Center.
Nick Harris is a Consulting IT Specialist for the iSeries and has spent the last seven years in
the International Technical Support Organization, Rochester Center. He specializes in LPAR,
iSeries hardware and software, external disk, Integrated xSeries® Server for iSeries, and
Linux. He writes and teaches IBM classes worldwide on areas of i5, iSeries, and AS/400®
system design and server consolidation. He spent 13 years in the United Kingdom (UK)
AS/400 Business, and has experience in S/36, S/38, AS/400, and iSeries servers.
You can contact him by sending e-mail to: mailto:[e-mail]
L.R Jeyakumar has been with IBM since May 2000, working as a IT Specialist in IBM Global
Services India (pvt) Ltd in Bangalore. He had six years of experience in the IT technical
support field before he started with IBM. He works on IBM System i5, iSeries, and AS/400, as
well as IBM System p5™, pSeries®, and Openpower systems.
At present he is also the Regional Specialist for iSeries platforms.His job responsibility
includes planning, implementation, and support for all the iSeries platforms. He has been
actively involved in RISC to RISC migrations, OS upgrades, LPAR implementations, Linux
installations, and upgrades on iSeries, IBM System i5, and OpenPower™ systems.
You can contact him by sending an e-mail to: mailto:[e-mail]
Steve Mann is an iSeries Advisory I/T Specialist working for IBM Switzerland. He has 15
years experience in working with the AS/400 and iSeries servers. He is both an IBM Certified
Solutions Expert for iSeries and a Certified Tivoli® Storage Manager consultant. His areas of
expertise include logical partitioning planning and implementation, systems management,
BRMS, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager, and system recovery.
He has extensive experience with LPAR, IBM Tivoli Storage Manager for OS/400® PASE
and BRMS, providing planning and implementation services for customers. He coauthored
the following IBM Redbooks™: LPAR Configuration and Management: Working with IBM
iSeries Logical Partitions, SG24-6251; and Integrating Backup Recovery and Media Services
and IBM Tivoli Storage Manager on the IBM iSeries Server, SG24-7031-00.