Changing a system profile

You can change which partition profiles are included in a system profile by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

Before you begin

Restriction: You cannot add logical partitions that use shared memory to system profiles.

About this task

To change a system profile by using the HMC Version 10.3.1060.0, or later, follow these steps:
  1. In the navigation pane, click System resources > Systems. The Systems page is displayed.
  2. In the work pane, click a system of your choice. The system properties are displayed.
  3. In the navigation pane, click System profiles. The System profiles page is displayed.
  4. Click the system profile that you want to change. The Edit system profile window opens.
  5. Edit the system profile name or select the partition profiles that you want to add to the system profile.
  6. Click Save.
To change a system profile by using the HMC Version 10.2.1030, HMC Version 10.2.1040, or HMC Version 10.3.1050, follow these steps:
  1. In the navigation pane, click System resources.
  2. Click Systems. The Systems page is displayed.
  3. In the work pane, select the system and click Connections and operations > Manage System Profiles.
  4. Select the system profile that you want to change and click Actions > Edit.
  5. In the System Profile window, select each partition profile that you want to remove from the system profile and click Remove.
  6. For each partition profile that you want to add to the system profile, open the logical partition to which the partition profile belongs, select the partition profile, and click Add.
  7. Click OK.
To change a system profile by using the HMC Version 10.1.1020, or earlier, follow these steps:
  1. In the navigation pane, click Resources.
  2. Click All Systems. The All Systems page is displayed.
  3. In the work pane, select the system and click System Actions > Manage System Profiles.
  4. Select the system profile that you want to change and click Actions > Edit.
  5. In the System Profile window, select each partition profile that you want to remove from the system profile and click Remove.
  6. For each partition profile that you want to add to the system profile, open the logical partition to which the partition profile belongs, select the partition profile, and click Add.
  7. Click OK.