You can use the Create Logical Partition wizard
on the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to create a new logical
partition. When you create a logical partition, you also create a
partition profile that contains the resource allocations and settings
for the logical partition.
Use this
procedure only if you are creating logical partitions
on a managed system that has already been partitioned. If you are
creating logical partitions on a new or nonpartitioned managed system,
you must test the hardware on your managed system to ensure that the
hardware is in working order. Testing the hardware helps you detect
potential problems with your managed system and makes such problems
easier to correct. After you test the hardware, you can create logical
partitions on a new or nonpartitioned managed system by deploying
a system plan to the managed system.
You can also create logical
partitions on a managed system by deploying a system plan to the managed
system. A system plan automates the process of creating logical partitions
and ensures that each logical partition gets the resources that are
specified within the system plan.
Before
you create a logical partition, have the System Planning Tool (SPT) output available.
Use the output from this tool as a guide as you start to create partition
profiles on your server.
If you plan to create
logical partitions that use shared memory, you must first configure
the shared memory pool. For instructions, see Configuring the shared memory pool.
If
you plan to create AIX® logical
partitions that use Active Memory™ Expansion,
you must first enable Active Memory Expansion for
the server by entering an activation code. For instructions, see Entering the activation code for Active Memory Expansion.
If
you want to assign single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) logical
ports to a logical partition during partition creation, verify whether
the managed system supports SR-IOV before you create the logical partition.
To create a logical partition and a partition profile on
your server using the HMC,
follow these steps:
- In the navigation pane, open Systems Management and
click Servers.
- In the
work pane, select the managed system, click the Tasks button,
and click .
- Follow
the steps in the Create Logical Partition wizard
to create a logical partition and a partition profile.
The Create
Logical Partition wizard provides an option to enable mobility of
the logical partition during partition creation. By selecting the Restricted
I/O partition check box when you create the IBM® i logical partition,
the logical partition is capable of moving from one server to another
server. For information about the configuration requirements for IBM i logical partition mobility,
see Configuration requirements to migrate IBM i mobile partitions.
By using the
Create Logical Partition wizard, you can enable a VTPM on the logical
partition. If you want to enable this option, you must select the Allow
this partition to be VTPM capable check box when you create
the logical partition. For more information about the creating a logical
partition with VTPM capability, see Creating a logical partition with Virtual Trusted Platform capability.The
Create Logical Partition wizard also provides an option to suspend
the partition. If you want to enable this option, you must select
the Allow this partition to be suspended check
box when you create the logical partition. For more information about
the Create Logical Partition wizard, see Creating a logical partition with suspension capability.
When
you create a logical partition, the default processor mode is the
shared processor mode. You can specify a value of 0.05 in the Minimum
processing units field when the firmware is at level
7.6, or later. You can also change this value after partition creation
by changing the partition profile.
When you
create a logical partition on a server that uses the virtual server
network (VSN), and the HMC is
at version 7.7, or later, you can associate a Virtual Station Interface
(VSI) profile with the virtual Ethernet.
The
Create Logical Partition wizard provides an option to enable synchronization
of the current configuration capability. If you want to enable this
option, you can select Sync turned ON from
the Sync Current Configuration Capability list
when creating the logical partition. When this value is set, the partition
profile is always synchronized with the last activated partition profile.
For more information about creating a partition with synchronization
of the current configuration capability, see Creating a logical partition with synchronization of the current configuration.
The
Create Logical Partition wizard provides an option
to create a single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) logical port and
assign the logical port to the profile. You can follow the steps in
the wizard to create the SR-IOV logical port. You can also add an
SR-IOV logical port to a partition after you create partition. For
more information about adding an SR-IOV logical port to a partition,
see Assigning a single root I/O virtualization logical port to a logical partition.
After creating your logical partition and partition
profile,
you must install an operating system. For installation instructions
for the
AIX, IBM i, and Linux operating systemsLinux operating system,
see
Working with
operating systems and software applications for POWER7® processor-based systems.
For installation instructions for the
Virtual I/O Server, see
Installing the Virtual I/O Server and client
logical partitions.
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