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410 Logical Partitions on System i5
13.7 Setting up i5/OS virtual I/O resources for Linux partitions
There are three components you need create in i5/OS to support Linux partitions with hosted
resources. This chapter provides instructions for defining the Network Server Descriptor and
Network Storage Space.
13.7.1 Network Server Descriptor
The Network Server Descriptor defines a number of parameters for the Linux environment
including startup location as well as startup parameters.
Use the following steps to define the Network Server Descriptor:
1. Start the Create Network Server Descriptor using the CRTNWSD command as seen in
Figure 13-26.
Figure 13-26 Create network server descriptor