Partition templates

Partition templates contain details about partition resources, such as physical adapters, virtual networks, and storage configuration. You can create client partitions from the quick-start templates that are available in the template library or from your own user-defined templates. You can use the Deploy Partition template wizard to create AIX®, IBM® i, or Linux logical partitions.

In previous releases, partitions were associated with profiles, which stored the configuration information for that partition. It was only possible to turn on a partition after you activated the partition by choosing a profile.

With the Hardware Management Console (HMC) Version 8.1.0, Service Pack 1, or later, when you create a partition by using a template, a default profile for that partition is created automatically. The profile is based on the configuration specified in the template that was used to create the partition. After you create a partition by using a template, the template does not retain any association with the partition that you created. You need not use a template to create a new partition, however, using templates can simplify the partition creation process. Templates offer more flexibility than profiles because you can choose from the following options when you create a partition by using a template:
  • Create partition - Creates a partition based on the template you chose, but does not turn on the partition.
  • Create and activate partition - Creates a partition based on the template you chose and commits the resources associated with that template to the partition. Unlike the Create partition option, this option turns on the partition.

The quick-start partition templates included in the template library contain configurations based on common scenarios. However, you can also create user-defined templates that contain configuration settings that are specific to your environment.

Partition templates are primarily useful for creating new partitions. The process of deploying a partition by using a template includes the following tasks:
  1. Prerequisites for creating a logical partition by using a template
  2. Viewing partition template details (optional)
  3. Capturing a partition configuration (optional)
  4. Creating a logical partition by using a template
You can also complete the following tasks by using partition templates:
Parent topic: Setting up the virtualization environment


Last updated: Mon, June 11, 2018