Learn about the logical partition tasks and the roles that can perform them.
The following table describes the tasks that you can execute from the HMC to manage logical partitions. This table provides the commands and the user roles necessary to perform the tasks from the remote command line.
| Task | Associated command | Roles | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| super administrator | service representative | operator | product engineer | viewer | ||
| Activate a logical partition | chsysstate | X | X | X | X | |
| Change the default partition profile for a logical partition | chsyscfg | X | X | X | ||
| Close a virtual terminal session for an AIX®, Linux®, or Virtual I/O Server partition | rmvterm | X | X | X | X | |
| Create a logical partition on a managed system | mksyscfg | X | X | X | ||
| Create a logical partition profile on a managed system | mksyscfg | X | X | X | ||
| Create a Virtual I/O Server | mksyscfg | X | X | X | ||
| Issue a command to a Virtual I/O Server | viosvrcmd | X | X | X | X | |
| Modify memory resources of a logical partition | chhwres | X | X | X | X | |
| Modify processing resources of a logical partition | chhwres | X | X | X | X | |
| Modify the properties of a logical partition profile | chsyscfg | X | X | X | ||
| Modify the hardware resource configuration of a logical partition | chhwres | X | X | X | X | |
| Modify the I/O resources of a logical partition | chhwres | X | X | X | X | |
| Modify the keylock position on a logical partition | chsysstate | X | X | X | X | |
| Modify the properties of a logical partition | chsyscfg | X | X | X | ||
| Modify virtual I/O resources of a logical partition | chhwres | X | X | X | X | |
| Open a virtual terminal session for an AIX, Linux, or Virtual I/O Server partition | mkvterm | X | X | X | X | |
| Perform a Dynamic Logical Partitioning task | chhwres | X | X | X | X | |
| Perform a network boot of a logical partition | lpar_netboot | X | X | X | X | |
| Perform an operator panel function on a logical partition | chsysstate | X | X | X | X | |
| Remove a logical partition from the managed system | rmsyscfg | X | X | X | ||
| Remove a logical partition profile | rmsyscfg | X | X | X | ||
| Restart a logical partition | chsysstate | X | X | X | X | |
| Retrieve MAC address and location code for a partition | lpar_netboot | X | X | X | X | |
| Shut down a logical partition | chsysstate | X | X | X | X | |
| View HCA adapter resources of a logical partition | lshwres | X | X | X | X | X |
| View I/O resources of a logical partition | lshwres | X | X | X | X | X |
| View logical partition profiles | lssyscfg | X | X | X | X | X |
| View logical partitions | lssyscfg | X | X | X | X | X |
| View processing resources of a logical partition | lshwres | X | X | X | X | X |
| View memory resources of a logical partition | lshwres | X | X | X | X | X |
| View reference codes for a logical partition | lsrefcode | X | X | X | X | X |
| View SNI adapter resources of a logical partition | lshwres | X | X | X | X | X |
| View virtual I/O resources of a logical partition | lshwres | X | X | X | X | X |
For more information about logical partitions, see Partitioning the server. For more information on using commands, see Using the remote command line.
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