Creating IBM i logical partitions on a new or nonpartitioned managed system
Use this procedure to create IBM® i logical partitions on a new or nonpartitioned managed system using the Hardware Management Console (HMC). In this procedure, you will validate the hardware on the managed system, create the logical partitions on the managed system, and designate the service logical partition for the managed system.
Use this procedure in the following cases:
- You have just received your managed system and want to create logical partitions on the managed system immediately.
- You have used the managed system as a nonpartitioned server, and now want to create logical partitions on the managed system.
If you want to create a new logical partition on a managed system that has already been partitioned, then you do not need to perform all of the steps in this procedure. For instructions about creating a new logical partition on a managed system that has already been partitioned, see Creating additional logical partitions.
Before you begin, complete the following tasks:
- Use the System Planning Tool (SPT) to ensure that your hardware configuration supports your desired logical partition configuration.
- If necessary, install additional hardware resources on your managed system to support the logical partition plan specified by the SPT.
- Set up the HMC to manage your logical partition and the managed system. For instructions, see Installing and configuring the HMC.
- If you have used the managed system prior to creating logical partitions, back up all data on the managed system.
- To assign single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) logical ports to a logical partition during partition creation, verify whether the managed system supports the SR-IOV feature before you create the logical partition.
The HMC Classic interface is not supported in Hardware Management Console (HMC) Version 8.7.0, or later. The functions that were previously available in the HMC Classic interface are now available in the HMC Enhanced+ interface.
For more information about creating a logical partition when the HMC is at version 8.7.0, or later, see Creating logical partitions.
To create logical partitions on a new or nonpartitioned managed system from the HMC, complete the following steps:- Install operating systems and system software on the logical partitions. For installation instructions for the AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systems, see Working with operating systems and software applications for POWER8 processor-based systems. For installation instructions for the Virtual I/O Server, see Installing the Virtual I/O Server and client logical partitions.
- Change the console device on each IBM i logical partition to the console device of your choice. For procedures on how to change the console on IBM i logical partitions, see Changing consoles.
- Connect the logical partitions on your managed system to the LAN adapter that you have just configured on the HMC. You can create a virtual LAN to connect the logical partitions on your managed system with each other, bridge the virtual LAN to a physical Ethernet adapter on an external network, and connect the LAN adapter on the HMC to the same external network. Alternatively, you can configure a physical Ethernet adapter on each logical partition, connect the physical Ethernet adapters on the logical partitions to an external network, and connect the LAN adapter on the HMC to the same external network. For instructions, see Configuring a virtual Ethernet adapter.