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4. After you have successfully created the partition and partition profile, leave the partition in
the Ready state.
The following steps are for performing a new base operating system installation on a logical
partition using the partition's media device.
5. Activate the (new) partition allocated for SAN Boot, by performing the following:
a. Insert the AIX Volume 1 installation media into the media device of the managed
system.
b. Verify that the DVD is assigned to the current partition.
c. Right-click on the partition to open the menu.
d. Select Activate. The Activate Partition menu opens with a selection of partition
profiles. Highlight the desired Profile.
6. Select Open Terminal window or Console Session at the bottom of the menu to open a
virtual terminal (vterm) window.
7. Select Advanced to open the Advanced Options menu.
8. For the Boot mode, select SMS (system management services).
9. Select OK to close the Advanced Options menu. Select OK again to open a vterm window
for the partition. Figure 5-132 shows the Main Menu:
Figure 5-132 Main Menu
10.Press 5 key to Select Boot Options. Press Enter. Multiboot menu is shown, as in
Figure 5-133 on page 379
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