Create partition

You can quickly create partitions with minimum resources.

To create a partition, complete the following steps:
  1. In the navigation area, click System resources, and then select Systems.
  2. Select the server for which you want to create a partition and click Create > Create partition.
  3. Complete the required information in the Basic Partition Configuration, Processor Configuration, and Memory Configuration tabs. If you want to assign all the system resources to the partition, select the Assign all system resources check box.
  4. To create multiple partitions, move the slider to the right and select the Multiple Partitions View.
  5. To add a new partition definition, click the (+) sign located on the top of the partition table.
  6. Select the added partition and complete the required information in the Basic Partition Configuration, Processor Configuration, and Memory Configuration tabs. In the Basic Partition Configuration tab, you can provide details about the number of partition instances that you want to create. You can create a maximum of 20 partition instances.
  7. To remove an existing partition, select the partition that you want to remove and click the (-) sign.
  8. Click OK.

Use the online Help if you need additional information about this task.

Note: If the managed system supports virtual serial number and if the managed system is not in an Enterprise Pool 2.0, the Virtual Serial Number can be specified in the Basic Partition Configuration tab.

When the firmware level is at FW950 and the managed system has logical partitions that are assigned with virtual serial numbers, the managed system cannot be added to an Enterprise Pool 2.0. Also, if the managed system is in an Enterprise Pool 2.0, virtual serial number cannot be assigned to the logical partitions.