Managing Host Channel Adapters (HCAs)

Host Channel Adapters (HCAs) provide port connections from a managed system to other devices. You can connect the port to another HCA, a target device, or a switch that redirects the incoming data from one port to a device that is attached to another port.

Before you begin

You can view a list of the HCAs on a server that is managed by the Hardware Management Console (HMC). You can select an HCA from the list to display the current partition usage for the HCA.

About this task

To view the current partition usage, complete the following steps:

1. In the navigation pane, click the Resources icon .
2. Click All Systems. The All Systems page is displayed.
3. In the work pane, select a system and click Actions > View System Properties. You can view and change the properties of the system that are listed under the PowerVM area.
4. In the navigation pane, click Hardware Virtualized I/O. The Hardware Virtualized I/O page is displayed.
5. In the work pane, click the HCA tab.
6. Click Launch Manage Host Channel Adapters. The HMC pane opens with the list of HCA in a table.
7. From the table, select an HCA to display the current partition usage for the selected HCA.
8. Click OK.