Changing Shared Memory Pool and Reserved Storage Device Pool settings

You can change the Shared Memory Pool and Reserved Storage Device Pool settings that are specified in a system template and either overwrite the template or save the changes in a new template by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC). This template can be used to deploy a system with the changed shared memory pool and reserved storage settings.

1. Choose one of the following navigation options depending on the interface type of the Hardware Management Console (HMC):
   • If you are using an HMC Enhanced interface, complete the following steps:
     1. In the navigation area, expand Systems Management > Servers.
     2. Select a server and click Templates > Template Library.
   • If you are using an HMC Enhanced+ interface, complete the following steps:
     1. In the navigation pane, click the HMC Management icon .
     2. Click Templates and OS Images, or click Template Library.
2. Click the System tab and select the system template that you want to change.
3. Click Action > Edit. The Template Detail page is displayed.
4. Click the Shared Memory Pool and Reserved Storage tab.
5. In the Shared Memory Pool area, you can specify a value for the pool size in the Pool Size field in GB or MB.
6. In the Maximum Pool Size field, you can specify a value for the maximum pool size in GB or MB.
7. From the Active memory Deduplication list, you can enable or disable Active memory Deduplication.
8. In the Reserved Storage Pool area, you can specify the names of the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) to be used as the First Paging VIOS and the Second Paging VIOS.
9. Click Save and Exit to overwrite the changes that are made in the template, or click Save As to save the changes in a new template.