Listing LPAR information from HMC command line interface

To list managed system (CEC) managed by HMC

# lssyscfg -r sys -F name

To list number of LPAR defined on the Managed system (CEC)

# lssyscfg -m SYSTEM(CEC) -r lpar -F name,lpar_id,state

To list LPAR created in your system use lsyscfg command as mentioned below.

# lssyscfg -r prof -m SYSTEM(CEC) --filter "lpar_ids=X, profiles_names=normal"

Flags

m-> Managed System name
lpar_ids -> Lpar ID (numeric Id for each LPAR created in the Managed system (CEC)
profile_name -> To choose profile of LPAR

To start console of LPAR from HMC

# mkvterm -m SYSTEM(CEC) --id X

m- > managed system (ex -p5-570_xyz)
id - > LPAR ID

To finish a VTERM, simply press ~ followed by a dot .!

To disconnect console of LPAR from HMC

# rmvterm -m SYSTEM(CEC) --id x

To access LPAR console for diffrent Managed system from HMC

#vtmenu


Activating Partition

hscroot@hmc-570:~> lssyscfg -m Server-9110-510-SN100xxx -r lpar -F name,lpar_id,state,default_profile VIOS1.3-FP8.0,1,Running,default linux_test,2,Not Activated,client_default hscroot@hmc-570:~> chsysstate -m Server-9110-510-SN100xxxx -r lpar -o on -b norm --id 2 -f client_default

The above example would boot the partition in normal mode. To boot it into SMS menu use -b sms and to boot it to the OpenFirmware prompt use -b of.

To restart a partition the chsysstate command would look like this:

hscroot@hmc-570:~> chsysstate -m Server-9110-510-SN100xxxx -r lpar --id 2 -o shutdown --immed --restart

And to turn it off - if anything else fails - use this:

hscroot@hmc-570:~> chsysstate -m Server-9110-510-SN100xxxx -r lpar --id 2 -o shutdown --immed
hscroot@hmc-570:~> lssyscfg -m Server-9110-510-SN100xxxx -r lpar -F name,lpar_id,state
VIOS1.3-FP8.0,1,Running
linux_test,2,Shutting Down

Deleting Partition

hscroot@hmc-570:~> lssyscfg -m Server-9110-510-SN100xxxx -r lpar -F name,lpar_id
VIOS1.3-FP8.0,1
linux_test,2
hscroot@hmc-570:~> rmsyscfg -m Server-9110-510-SN100xxxx -r lpar --id 2
hscroot@hmc-570:~> lssyscfg -m Server-9110-510-SN100xxxx -r lpar -F name,lpar_id
VIOS1.3-FP8.0,1