Creating logical partitions by using Create partition option

You can create an AIX®, Linux®, or IBM® i logical partition by using the Create Partition option.

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 Actions > View System Partitions. The Partitions page is displayed.
4. Click Actions > Partitions.
5. Click Create Partition.

   By default the logical partition is created in the shared mode with 0.1 processing units for the Maximum, Allocated, and Minimum fields and one virtual processor for the Maximum, Allocated, and Minimum fields. When the server does not support shared processor pools, the logical partition is created in the dedicated mode with one processor for the Maximum, Allocated, and Minimum fields. The default value for the Maximum field is 4 GB, and 1 GB for the Allocated, and Minimum fields, for both the shared and dedicated modes. Before you activate the logical partition, you must assign storage and network resources to the logical partition. Optionally, you can change the default values that were assigned by using the Manage Partition functions.

   Alternatively, you can select the Assign All System Resources checkbox to assign all the resources to the partition. The logical partition creation succeeds only when all the other active logical partitions and Virtual I/O Servers are shut down.

6. To create a single logical partition, complete the following steps:
   1. Select the Single Partitions tab. Click the Basic Configuration tab to specify the Partition Name, the Partition ID, and the Partition Type. Specify the maximum number of virtual adapters for the logical partition in the Maximum Virtual Adapters field. Additionally, if the managed system supports virtual serial number and the managed system is not in a Power® Enterprise pool 2.0, you can also specify the Virtual Serial Number for the logical partition. You can choose any one of the following options:
      • No VSN
      • Auto-assign
      • Select from the pool

      Choose the Select from the pool option, to open the Virtual Serial Number Selection window. The window lists the virtual serial number groups and the available virtual serial number that can be assigned to the partition. Select a virtual serial number from the list.

      Note: When the Power Firmware Level is at FW950 and when the managed system has logical partitions that are assigned with virtual serial numbers, the managed system cannot be added to a Power Enterprise pool 2.0. Alternatively, if the managed system exists in a Power Enterprise pool 2.0, the managed system cannot assign a virtual serial number to the logical partition.
   2. Click the Processor Configuration tab to specify whether the logical partition uses processors that are dedicated to the logical partition, or processors that are shared with other logical partitions.
      • When you choose to create a logical partition with dedicated processors, you can specify values for the Minimum, Allocated, and Maximum fields.
      • When you choose to create a logical partition with shared processors, you can specify values for the Minimum, Allocated, and Maximum fields in the Virtual Processors area, and the Minimum, Allocated, and Maximum fields in the Processing Units area.
      • You can set the processor weight as Capped or Uncapped. When you set the processor weight as Uncapped, you must specify a value for the processor weight in the Weight field.
   3. Click the Memory Configuration tab to specify the values for the Minimum, Allocated, and Maximum fields.
7. To create multiple logical partitions, complete the following steps:
   1. Select the Multiple Partitions tab.
   2. To create a new logical partition with minimum resources that are assigned to the logical partition, click the + tab. The Create Partition(s) page lists the logical partitions with details about the logical partitions such as the Partition Name, No. Of Instances, Partition ID, Partition Type, Maximum Virtual Adapters, Desired Memory (MB), Processor Type, and Desired Processor. Additionally, if the managed system supports virtual serial number and the managed system is not in a Power Enterprise pool 2.0, you can also specify the Virtual Serial Number for the logical partition. You can choose any one of the following options:
      • No VSN
      • Auto-assign
      Note: When the Power Firmware Level is at FW950 and when the managed system has logical partitions that are assigned with virtual serial numbers, the managed system cannot be added to a Power Enterprise pool 2.0. Alternatively, if the managed system already exists in a Power Enterprise pool 2.0, the managed system cannot assign a virtual serial number to the logical partition.
   3. To specify the processor and memory resources for a logical partition, select the logical partition from the Partition Name column.
   4. Click the Processor Configuration tab to specify whether the logical partition uses processors that are dedicated to the logical partition, or processors that are shared with other logical partitions.
      • When you choose to create a logical partition with dedicated processors, you can specify values for the Minimum, Allocated, and Maximum fields.
      • When you choose to create a logical partition with shared processors, you can specify values for the Minimum, Allocated, and Maximum fields in the Virtual Processors area, and the Minimum, Allocated, and Maximum fields in the Processing Units area.
      • You can set the processor weight as Capped or Uncapped. When you set the processor weight as Uncapped, you must specify a value for the processor weight in the Weight field.
   5. Click the Memory Configuration tab. You can specify the minimum, allocated, and maximum amounts of memory resources that you want for the logical partition by specifying these values in the Minimum, Allocated, and Maximum fields.
   6. Specify the maximum number of virtual adapters for the logical partition in the Maximum Virtual Adapters field.
   7. Specify the number of instances for the logical partition in the No. Of Instances field. The maximum value that you can specify for this field is 20.
   8. To delete a logical partition, select the logical partition from the Partition Name column and click the - tab.
8. Click OK.