Manage the Virtual I/O Server and client logical partitions using the Hardware Management Console (HMC) and the Virtual I/O Server command-line interface.
The PowerVM® Editions feature includes the installation media for the Virtual I/O Server software. The Virtual I/O Server facilitates the sharing of physical I/O resources between client logical partitions within the server.
When you install the Virtual I/O Server in a logical partition on a system that is managed by the HMC, you can use the HMC and the Virtual I/O Server command-line interface to manage the Virtual I/O Server and client logical partitions.
When you install the Virtual I/O Server on a managed system and there is no HMC attached to the managed system when you install the Virtual I/O Server, then the Virtual I/O Server logical partition becomes the management partition. The management partition provides the Integrated Virtualization Manager Web-based system management interface and a command-line interface that you can use to manage the system.
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