Creating server system pools

You can use the Create Server System pool wizard to create a server system pool that is composed of selected hosts.

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The create server system pool task enables you to group similar hosts and define specialized capabilities for the virtual servers running on the hosts. A server system pool has potential for capabilities such as live relocation, static relocation, and automated network relocation with network system pools (NSPs), if the hosts are enabled for these features.

To create a server system pool, follow these steps:

1. From the IBM Flex System Manager VMControl summary page, click the System Pools tab, ensure that the View is set to Server system pools, and click Create.
2. Follow the instructions in the Create Server System Pool wizard to create a server system pool that is composed of selected hosts and attached shared storage.
   Restriction: Once created, if a server system pool is using shared storage pools, the maximum number of server system pool client LPARs that can be deployed on a host is 60.