Changing a partition template to disable Live Partition Mobility

You can disable the Live Partition Mobility feature of a logical partition by changing a user-defined or captured partition template and save the changes in a new partition template by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

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.
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3. Click the Partition tab and select the partition template that you want to change.
4. Click Action > Edit.
5. To change the partition properties of the template, click the Properties > Advanced settings tab.
6. Select the Disable Migration check box.
7. Click Save and Exit to save the changes in the same template, or select Save As to save the changes in a new template.
   Some Independent Software Vendors might require you to purchase a license for all systems where their application can be migrated. Rather than disabling the Live Partition Mobility feature at a system level, IBM provides this logical partition level mechanism that can be audited, to disable migration to address ISV licensing requirements while preserving the ability to leverage migration for applications running on other logical partitions on the system.

   Note: IBM software does not stipulate such licensing requirements.

   The Disable Migration option is supported on all firmware versions, and when the system is managed by an HMC that is at version 8.4.0, or later. Also, you can run the chsyscfg command with a value 1 for the migration_disabled attribute, from the HMC command line. To disable the Live Partition Mobility feature of a logical partition during partition creation, run the mksyscfg command with a value 1 for the migration_disabled attribute, from the HMC command line. The Disable Migration option is also supported by the Representational State Transfer (REST) application programming interfaces (APIs).
   Note: PowerVM® NovaLink supports the Disable Migration option when the system is co-managed by an HMC. However PowerVM NovaLink does not provide an option to disable Live Partition Mobility feature.