iSeries unattended IPL with LPAR

abat99

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IBM iSeries

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I am using BRMS for our full system backups and use the option in BRMS to IPL the system upon completion. Does the unattended IPL with restart shut down both LPARs gracefully and restart them normally? Our startup program was not modified when the additional partition was set up.

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Asked: January 9, 2014 9:50 PM Last updated: October 14, 2014 9:52 PM

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TomLiotta Jan 9, 2014 10:11 PM GMT

What problem are you having? And please include an explanation of what "Software: BRMS" has to do with any unattended IPL. -- Tom

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abat99 Mar 13, 2014 3:12 PM GMT

I am using BRMS for our full system backups and use the option in BRMS to IPL the system upon completion. Does the unattended IPL with restart shut down both LPARs gracefully and restart them normally? Our startup program was not modified when the additional partition was set up.

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Splat Mar 14, 2014 4:38 PM GMT

An LPAR can be IPLed independently of any other LPARs.

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abat99 Mar 19, 2014 1:35 PM GMT

I realize they can be IPLed independently. My question is when BRMS is configured to IPL the system (all partitions) after the full system backup completes does it shut down all partitions normally during the IPL process?

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CharlieBrowne Mar 19, 2014 1:47 PM GMT

My experience is this:
When you shutdown the primary LPAR, ALL other partitions will be shut down.
The unattended IPL only brings up the main partition

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Splat Mar 19, 2014 3:34 PM GMT

I've IPLed the primary partition without it affecting the secondary partition. But we're not using BRMS so I couldn't say what would happen if we were.

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QMASTERS Oct 14, 2014 5:15 PM GMT

@splat,

Please let me know here, How to IPL the Primary Partition without affecting Secondary Partition "

It would be real help ful for me as am in the same situatioin.

Thank You in Advance

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QMASTERS Oct 14, 2014 5:16 PM GMT

@Splat, my system is 810 model and does not have HMC

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Splat Oct 14, 2014 9:52 PM GMT

QMASTERS, I'm assuming you have a console device defined for the partition.

I just execute ENDSBS SBS(*ALL) OPTION(*CNTRLD) DELAY(300) - the controlled end tells the system to write the contents of the cache to disk - followed by PWRDWNSYS RESTART(*YES).

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