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How can an administrator enable the Workload Partitions Manager feature after AIX 7 has been installed with the default options?
The correct answer is B. Change AIX edition using chedition -e command. The chedition command changes the AIX software edition, which is what gates access to licensed features like Workload Partitions Manager. A default AIX 7 install uses the Express edition, and WPAR Manager requires the Enterprise edition.
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How can an administrator enable the Workload Partitions Manager feature after AIX 7 has been installed with the default options?
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- AChange AIX License using chlicense -I command
- BChange AIX edition using chedition -e command
- CChange WPAR License using chwpar -I command
- DChange WPAR edition using chwpar-e command
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(28 responses)- A7% (2)
- B75% (21)
- C14% (4)
- D4% (1)
Why each option
The chedition command changes the AIX software edition, which is what gates access to licensed features like Workload Partitions Manager. A default AIX 7 install uses the Express edition, and WPAR Manager requires the Enterprise edition.
The chlicense command adjusts the number of licensed users or resource licenses, not the AIX product edition, so it cannot unlock edition-gated features like WPAR Manager.
The chedition -e command upgrades the running AIX installation to a higher edition (Standard or Enterprise) without requiring a reinstall. WPAR Manager is an Enterprise edition feature, so issuing chedition -e enterprise activates it by updating the edition entitlement stored in the ODM and licensed feature set.
The chwpar command is used to modify attributes of an already-running WPAR instance and has no role in enabling the WPAR Manager feature at the system level.
chwpar -e is not a valid option for enabling WPAR Manager; no chwpar flag controls system-level edition or feature licensing.
Concept tested: Changing AIX edition to enable WPAR Manager
Source: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3?topic=c-chedition-command
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