Removing dedicated memory dynamically

You can dynamically remove physical memory from a running AIX®, IBM® i, or Virtual I/O Server logical partition that uses dedicated memory using the Hardware Management Console (HMC). This allows you to reassign the physical memory to other logical partitions that use dedicated memory.

Before you begin

You cannot dynamically remove memory from a running Linux® logical partition. To remove memory from a Linux logical partition, you must shut down the logical partition and reactivate the logical partition using a partition profile that specifies a lesser amount of memory.

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For more information about changing the memory settings, see Changing memory settings.