• The policies described here are specific to the Power5/6/7 LPAR environment.
• Standards defined here will apply to LPAR's and Virtual LPAR's.
• Each entity defined in this environment will be configured with an enterprise wide unique identifier so that it may be moved or reconfigured anywhere in the environment.
• The Network Information Manager (NIM) is utilized for providing access to all operating system components.
• The configuration and implementation of all components comprising each LPAR is documented with both hard and soft copies of the documentation.