LPAR (Logical Partition) Prerequisites

The following prerequisites must be completed before deploying models from the Wallaroo AI Starter Kit.

  1. Create an IBM LPAR (Logical Partition) with the following minimum requirements:
    1. 16 vCPUS (e.g. 2 SMT8 cores)
    2. RAM: 32 GB
    3. Storage: 128 GB
  2. Install Podman within the LPAR with the following specs:
    1. Recommended Version: 5.22
  3. (Optional) Networking:
    1. Temporary internet access to pull container images from the Wallaroo public repository.

Once all requirements are complete, proceed to the the Wallaroo AI Starter Kit for model deployment in the prepared LPAR.