Changing partition profile properties

You can change the properties of a partition profile using the Hardware Management Console (HMC). Changing the properties of a partition profile changes the resource amounts that are assigned to a logical partition when you shut down and restart the logical partition using the changed partition profile.

1. In the navigation pane, click the Resources icon .
2. Click All Partitions. Alternatively, click All Systems. In the work pane, click the server name that has the logical partition. Click View System Partitions. The All Partitions page is displayed.
3. In the work pane, select the logical partition and click Actions > Profiles > Manage Profiles.
4. Select the partition profile that you want to change and click Actions > Edit.

   To add, remove, or change the vNIC adapter settings, you can run the chsyscfg command from the HMC command line. To add vNIC backing devices to a partition or to remove vNIC backing devices from a partition, and to change the vNIC auto-failback policy or to change the vNIC backing device failover policy, run the chhwres command from the HMC command line.

   When the HMC is at Version 9.1.0, or later, you can use the max_capacity field in the vNIC backing device attribute of the chsyscfg command to configure vNIC backing devices. You can also use the max_capacity attribute of the chsyscfg command to configure a single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) Ethernet logical port.

5. In the General tab, specify a name for the profile in the Profile name field, and click OK.
6. In the Processors tab, select Shared to assign partial processor units from the shared processor pool or select Dedicated to assign the entire processor that can only be used by the logical partition, and click OK.
   1. In the Dedicated processors section, specify values for the logical partition in the Minimum dedicated processors, Desired dedicated processors, and Maximum dedicated processors fields.
   2. In the Processor Sharing section, select Allow when partition is inactive check box to allow processor sharing when the partition is inactive. Select Allow partition is active check box to allow processor sharing when the partition is active. Select the processor compatibility mode from the Processor compatibility mode list, and click OK.
7. In the Memory tab, specify values for the logical partition memory in the Minimum memory, Desired memory, and Maximum memory fields, and click OK.
8. In the I/O tab, select the adapters from the adapter list to be included in the partition profile and click Add as required, or Add as desired. Click Remove to remove the selected adapter from the partition profile, and click OK.
9. In the Virtual Adapters tab, select the virtual adapter from the available adapter list and click Actions > Properties to view the properties of the virtual adapter.
   1. In the Maximum virtual adapters field, specify the number of maximum virtual adapters for the logical partition.
   2. To create a virtual adapter, click Actions > Create Virtual Adapter and select Ethernet Adapter, Fibre Channel Adapter, SCSI Adapter, or Serial Adapter.
   3. In the Virtual Adapters page, click OK to apply the changes.
10. In the Power Controlling tab, select the power controlling partitions from the Power controlling partitions to add list. Click Add to add the selected power controlling partition. Click Remove to remove the selected power controlling partition, and click OK.
11. In the Settings tab, select the Enable connection monitoring check box to enable connection monitoring. Select the Automatically start when the managed system is powered on check box to start the partition profile automatically when the managed system is powered on. Select the Enable redundant error path reporting check box to receive reports about any redundant errors. Select Enable electronic reporting of errors that cause partition termination or require attention to receive electronic reports about any errors that cause logical partition termination or that require attention.
    1. From the Workload Management section, select the partition workload group from the Partition workload group list, and click OK.
12. In the SR-IOV Logical Ports tab, click SR-IOV Menu > Add Logical Port and select Ethernet Logical Port, or RoCE Logical Port. The Add SR-IOV Logical Port page opens.
    1. From the SR-IOV Port list, select the SR-IOV logical port to create the corresponding logical port, and click OK.
    2. In the SR-IOV Logical Ports tab, click OK.
13. In the SR-IOV Logical Ports tab, a list of SR-IOV logical ports that are configured for the selected partition is displayed.
14. Select an SR-IOV logical port that you want to change, click SR-IOV Menu > Edit Logical Port. The Logical Port Properties page is displayed.
15. Select the Diagnostic Mode check box to enable or disable the setting.
    Note: Diagnostic mode can be set only if other logical ports are not associated with the physical port.
16. Select the Promiscuous Mode check box, if you want to enable the settings for the SR-IOV port. These settings are disabled by default.
    Note: You must select the Promiscuous Mode check box, if you want to virtualize the logical port even further, such as, if you want to use the logical port as the network adapter for shared Ethernet adapter (SEA).
17. Select the Migratable check box to configure SR-IOV logical ports in a client partition and to mark the SR-IOV logical ports as migratable by creating a new backup device, which can either be a virtual Ethernet adapter or a virtual NIC adapter.
    1. Select the Configure a new back backup device option to configure a new backup device. By default, this setting is enabled.
       1. Select Virtual Ethernet Adapter or Virtual NIC Adapter from the Backup Device Type option. By default, the Virtual NIC Adapter option is enabled.
       2. Click Configure backup device. The Configure SR-IOV Virtual NIC Migratable Backup page is displayed.
          • Select a physical port that you want as a backup port for the migratable logical port from the list of available physical ports.
          • Select a hosting VIOS from the Hosting Partition list.
          • Select the appropriate capacity from the Capacity list.
          • Click OK to apply the changes. Alternatively, click Cancel to reject the changes and to close the window.
       3. Optional: If you have selected Virtual Ethernet Adapter from the Backup Device Type option, the Configure SR-IOV Virtual Ethernet Migratable Backup page is displayed.
          • Select a virtual network that you want as a backup network for the migratable logical port from the list of available virtual networks.
          • Click OK to apply the changes. Alternatively, click Cancel to reject the changes and to close the window.
    Note: When the HMC is at Version 9.1.940.x, and when the firmware is at level FW940, the Migratable option for the Hybrid Network Virtualization capability is available as a Technology Preview only and is not intended for production deployments. However, when the HMC is at Version 9.1.941.0, or later, and when the firmware is at level FW940.10, or later, the Migratable option for the Hybrid Network Virtualization capability is supported.
18. In the Tagged I/O tab, specify the load source that you want the logical partition to use as its load source from the Load source list. Select an alternate device on which the system restarts from the Alternate restart device list. Select the console from the Console list. Select an alternate console from the Alternate console list. Select the operations console from the Operations Console list, and click OK.
19. In the OptiConnect tab, select the Use virtual OptiConnect check box to set virtual OptiConnect. Select the Use High Speed Link (HSL) OptiConnect check box to set High Speed Link (HSL) OptiConnect, and click OK.