Enabling the source and destination mover service partitions

You can enable the mover service partition (MSP) attribute on a Virtual I/O Server logical partition by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

Before you begin

You must be a super administrator or operator to complete this task.

About this task

There must be at least one MSP on the source and destination servers for the mobile partition to participate in active partition mobility. If the MSP is disabled on either the source or the destination Virtual I/O Server (VIOS), the mobile partition can participate only in inactive partition mobility.

For HMC Version 10.1.1020, or earlier

To enable the source and destination MSP using the HMC, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, click Resources.
  2. Click All Virtual I/O Servers. Alternatively, click All Systems. In the work pane, click the server name that has the logical partition. Click View System Properties. In the PowerVM area, click Virtual I/O Servers.
  3. In the work pane, select the VIOS partition and click Actions > View Virtual I/O Server Properties.
  4. Click the Advanced tab. Select the Mover Service Partition check box and click OK.
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the destination server.

For HMC Version 10.2.1030, or later

To enable the source and destination MSP using the HMC, complete the following steps:

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, click System resources.
  2. Click Virtual I/O Servers. Alternatively, click Systems. In the work pane, click the server name that has the VIOS. Click System settings. In the navigation pane, click Virtual I/O Servers.
  3. In the work pane, select the VIOS partition and view the Virtual I/O Server properties.
  4. Click the Advanced tab. Select the Mover Service Partition checkbox and click OK.
  5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for the destination server.