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Activating an LPAR in (Restricted) Open Firmware Mode

An LPAR can be brought into open firmware mode with the command “lpar activate” and the option “-b of”. It is also recommended to use the “-c” option to get a console session to the LPAR at the same time:

$ lpar activate -b of -c lpar7

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