Dynamically managing processing power

You can use the Integrated Virtualization Manager to change the processing power assigned to a running logical partition.

1. In the navigation area, select View/Modify Partitions under Partition Management. The View/Modify Partitions page is displayed.
2. Select the logical partition for which you want to change the processor settings.
3. From the Tasks menu, click Properties. The Partition Properties page is displayed.
4. Verify that Yes is the value for Processing DLPAR Capable. You might need to click Retrieve Capabilities to verify this value. If No is the value for Processing DLPAR Capable, then you cannot dynamically change the processing power assigned to the logical partition while the logical partition is active.
5. Click the Processing tab.
6. Specify new values in the Pending columns for Processing Units, Virtual Processors, and Uncapped weight.
7. Click OK. The management partition synchronizes the current assigned value with the pending assigned value. Synchronization can take several seconds to complete. You can perform other tasks on the system while the management partition is synchronizing the current and pending values.