Managing Host Ethernet Adapters (HEAs)

You can create or change a Host Ethernet Adapter (HEA) by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

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 PowerVM area, click Hardware Virtualized I/O. The Hardware Virtualized I/O page opens.
5. In the work pane, click the HEA tab.
6. To change an HEA adapter, complete the following steps:
   1. Select an HEA adapter from the list to display the port configuration.
   2. Click Modify HEA Adapter. The Modify HEA Adapter page opens. You can change the properties of the selected adapter, such as the Multi-Core Scaling (MCS) value for the port group. You can also view details about the port group ID, maximum logical ports, and configured logical ports.
   3. From the HEA Port Groups table, select a Port Group MCS from the list to change the MCS value.
   4. Click OK.
7. To change an HEA port, complete the following steps:
   1. Select an HEA adapter from the list to display the port configuration.
   2. Right click and select Modify Port. The Modify HEA Port page opens.
   3. The properties of the selected adapter port are listed. You can change the port speed, the actual maximum packet size that can be received by each physical port, and the duplex level for each physical port.
   4. Click OK to apply the changes.
8. To view partitions that are associated with an HEA port, complete the following steps:
   1. Select an HEA adapter from the list to display the port configuration.
   2. Right click and select View Partitions. The View HEA Port Partition Assignments page opens, which displays the partitions table that lists the partitions that are assigned to the physical port.
   3. Click OK.