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number of partitions defined in the RESOURCE statements in the IOCDS. It is unique for
each logical partition.

Logical partition identifier

The logical partition identifier is a number in the range from ‘00’ to ‘3F’. It is assigned by the
user on the image profile through the Support Element (SE) or the Hardware Management
Console. It is unique across the z990 and may also be referred to as the User Logical
Partition ID (UPID).

MIF Image ID (MIFID)

The Multiple Image facility enables channel sharing among logical partitions pertaining to the
same Logical Channel Subsystem.

The MIF Image ID is a number that is defined through Hardware Configuration Dialog (HCD)
or directly via the IOCP. It is a number that is specified in the RESOURCE statement in the
configuration definitions. It is in the range '1' to 'F' and is unique within an LCSS, but it is not
unique within the z990. Multiple LCSSs may specify the same MIF Image ID (the MIFID was
called the logical partition number in previous zSeries).

Logical partition name

This name is user defined through HCD or the IOCP and is the partition name in the
RESOURCE statement in the configuration definitions. The names must be unique across all
LCSSs defined for the z990.

Figure 4-2 summarizes all the identifiers and how they are defined, using a three LCSS
configuration example.

Figure 4-2 LCSS, logical partition, and identifiers

Specified in HMC

Image Profile

Specified in

HCD / IOCP

Assigned by

PR/SM at POR

LCSS0

LCSS3

TST1

PROD1

PROD2

TST3

TST4

PROD5

02

04

0A

22

35

3A

MIF ID

2

MIF ID

4

MIF ID

A

MIF ID

2

MIF ID

5

MIF ID

A

Logical Partition Name

Logical

Partition Name

Logical Partition ID

Logical Partition Number

Specified in

HCD / IOCP

Specified in

HCD / IOCP

LCSS1

TST2

PROD3

PROD4

14

16

1D

MIF ID

4

MIF ID

6

MIF ID

D

Logical Partition Name

Logical Partition ID

Logical Partition Number

LCSS2

Logical

Partition ID

Log Part

Name

Log Part

ID

Log Part

Number

Logical Partition

Number