Step 3: Customize an Activation Profile
An activation profile is required for CPC or image activation (IPL) and defines the IOCDS, storage sizes,
IPL information, and other parameters that will be used during activation.
LPAR mode activation profiles differ from ESA/390 mode profiles because LPAR mode profiles contain
information relative to each logical partition that is defined in the selected IOCDS.
This example takes you through a step by step process to define a reset profile, either in ESA/390 mode
or in LPAR mode and assign it as the profile used during activation of the selected CPC from your new
group STARTUP. After understanding this simplified process, you may decide to set your profiles and
groups up as described above if you are operating in LPAR mode.
1. Open the Task List from the Views area.
2. Open the CPC Operational Customization task list from the Task List Work Area.
3. Open Groups from the Views area.
4. Open the STARTUP group.
5. Select the CPC that you wish to customize an activation profile for and drag and drop it on the
Customize Activation Profiles task in the CPC Operational Customization tasks area.
6. Set the parameters in the activation profile. Note the tabs along the bottom of the notebook
representing the categories of parameters. Also, if you have selected LPAR mode, note the tabs
along the side of the notebook representing some base parameters and those that are relative to each
image profile. Online help is available to guide you through this task. For information on using help,
refer to “Getting Help” on page 2-1.
It is possible to define load profiles and assign them to images in a group, rather than in a reset profile
assigned to a CPC. This allows you to activate (IPL) a single image, rather than activating the entire CPC
and all images. To make this work, select to NOT load during activation as one of your profile
parameters. Activation from power-off would become a 2 step process; first using the reset profile to
activate the CPC, stopping after partition activation and then activate the images using an assigned load
profile to complete the IPL.
Step 4: Assigning the Activation Profile
There are two ways to assign an activation profile as the profile to be used during the next activation of
the object. If you are already in the profile customization notebook, you can assign the profile to the
object before leaving the notebook by selecting the Assign pushbutton before selecting the Save
pushbutton. Keep in mind that the activation profile is assigned to the object from within the current
group. The assignment does not affect the object if it exists in other groups.
The second way to assign an activation profile is after you close the activation profile notebook. Perform
the following steps:
1. Open the STARTUP group.
2. Open the CPC that you are working with by double clicking on its icon.
3. From the CPC Details window, select the Change Options pushbutton.
4. From the resulting window, select the newly customized activation profile from the list of profiles, then
click on the Save pushbutton.
5. Select OK from the CPC Details window.
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