Partition mobility

Partition mobility provides the ability to move a logical partition from one system to another. Active partition mobility allows you to move a running logical partition, including its operating system and applications, from one system to another. Applications do not need to be shut down. Inactive partition mobility allows you to move a powered off logical partition from one system to another.

• What's new
  Partition mobility is a new topic collection in the information center for IBM System p6 systems.
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• Concepts for partition mobility
  Before you start moving logical partitions from one server to another, it is essential that you understand the concepts behind this function.
• Requirements for partition mobility
  This topic provides a set of general software and hardware requirements for the partition mobility environment.
• Preparing the environment for partition mobility
  Use this topic to help gain an understanding of what to consider when planning to migrate an active or inactive logical partition.
• Migrating a logical partition
  Complete the tasks to migrate a logical partition in your environment.
• Troubleshooting partition mobility
  Use this information to understand, isolate, and resolve partition mobility error messages and reference codes.
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