Figure 5-80: System p SLES boot sequence
5.10.4System p in LPAR
SLES runs in a logical partition on an System p system. The hypervisor program creates logical partitions, which interacts with actual hardware and provides virtual versions of hardware to operating systems running in different logical partitions. As part of an Initial Program Load, the hypervisor performs certain initializations, listed below, before handing control over to the operating system.
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