Changing physical I/O settings

You can change the system I/O settings of a system by changing a quick-start or captured system template by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC). This changed template is used to deploy the system.

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. To change the Physical I/O settings, click the Physical I/O tab. You can change enable or disable using captured I/O information. Click the Use Captured I/O Information check box to use the captured physical I/O information.
5. 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.