METHOD FOR TESTING ENFORCEMENT OF LOGICAL PARTITIONING, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM FOR MAKING COMPUTER EXECUTE THE METHOD RECORDED THEREON, AND LOGICAL PARTITIONING TEST SYSTEM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, system and computer readable recording medium for testing the enforcement of logical partitioning in a data processing system. SOLUTION: A call to an interface routine of a logical partitioning enforcement software unit is generated and sent to the software unit. A reply is received from the software unit and compared with an anticipated reply. Responsive to a discrepancy between the reply and the anticipated replay, a user is notified of a problem, thus allowing the user to take appropriate actions to correct the problem.