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Installing new hardware for IBM i logical partitions
You can install an I/O adapter (IOA) for an IBM® i logical partition.
When you install new hardware in an IBM i partitioned environment, you should be aware of the following things:
- Verify that your logical partition configuration is current.
- Empty positions might not be owned by a logical partition. They should be assigned to the desired logical partition before installing new adapters in them. After you install the new adapter, you must also add the adapter to the partition profile so that, when you shut down and activate the logical partition using the partition profile, the logical partition reactivates with the adapter that you added.
- A new IOA is owned by the logical partition that owns the slot, and a new device is owned by the logical partition that owns the IOA to which the device is attached.
- New processors and memory are available (unassigned) to be assigned to any logical partition.
To install an IOA for an IBM i logical partition, perform the following steps:
- Assign empty slots to the desired logical partition. For instructions, see Managing physical I/O devices and slots dynamically and Changing partition profile properties.
- Install the new hardware into the empty slots. For instructions, see Installing and configuring POWER7® processor-based systems and system features.
