Configuring the management partition and client logical partitions

These instructions apply to configuring a system that is managed by the Integrated Virtualization Manager. If you plan to install the Virtual I/O Server on a system that is managed by a Hardware Management Console (HMC), then you need the instructions for installing and configuring the Virtual I/O Server on a system managed by an HMC. See Installing the Virtual I/O Server.

The configuration procedures vary depending on whether you plan to deploy a system plan to configure the management partition and client logical partitions. When you deploy a system plan, the Integrated Virtualization Manager automatically configures virtual resources and creates the logical partitions and partition profiles for the client logical partitions based on the configuration specifications in the system plan.

To configure the management partition and client logical partitions by deploying a system plan, the Integrated Virtualization Manager must be at version 1.4.