Case Study: Logical Partitioning (LPAR) Implementation
This session discusses what it means to LPAR your system and why one might want to do this. It sets the stage for the environment, and the thought processes, as well as the actions and work efforts to complete a secure LPAR of an 8-way system. We will also discuss the financial and performance pros and cons that had to be considered during this project. LPAR is the wave of today and tomorrow, it is worth and investment of your time. By the end of this session, attendees will understand what makes up an LPAR ed system and the evaluation, sizing and experiences.

Glenn Ericson   has worked in the MIS area for over 25 years. He took early retirement from IBM Northeastern Area AS/400 staff in 1993. Glenn is now an IBM AS/400 Certified Specialist. For the last several years, his business has concentrated on efforts providing midrange solutions, through the use of quality tools, in the iSeries 400 arena and external infrastructures. He has programmed, written manuals, developed, taught classes and seminars, managed products and projects. Most recently has completed projects on LPARS and Server Consolidations. Glenn is a frequent speaker, at National Conferences, COMMON, and local user groups. He is also long time member of the Long Island Systems Users Group (LISUG) Board of Directors.