Entering the activation code for PowerVM Editions with the Integrated Virtualization Manager

You can enter the activation code for PowerVM™ Editions (formerly Advanced POWER® Virtualization) by using the Integrated Virtualization Manager.

The code level for the Integrated Virtualization Manager must be at version 1.5, or later, to perform the following procedure. To update the Integrated Virtualization Manager, see Viewing and updating the code level of the Integrated Virtualization Manager management partition.

Whether you need to enter an activation code depends on your edition of the PowerVM Editions feature and the hardware on which you plan to enable it. The following table summarizes the requirements.

Table 1. Activation code requirements
	IBM® Power Systems™	IBM BladeCenter® blade servers
PowerVM Express™ Edition	No activation code is required.	The Express Edition is not available on blade servers.
PowerVM Standard Edition	The PowerVM Editions activation code is required.	No activation code is required. The Standard Edition is included with the blade server.
PowerVM Enterprise Edition	The PowerVM Editions activation code is required. Note: If you already have the Standard Edition enabled, you must enter a separate, additional activation code for the Enterprise Edition.	The PowerVM Editions activation code is required.

For detailed information about the PowerVM Editions editions, see PowerVM Editions overview.

Before you start, verify that you have access to the Integrated Virtualization Manager. For instructions, see Installing the Virtual I/O Server and enabling the Integrated Virtualization Manager on IBM Power Systems servers.

To enter the activation code in the Integrated Virtualization Manager, complete the following tasks:

From the IVM Management menu, click Enter PowerVM Editions Key. The Enter PowerVM Editions Key window is displayed.
Enter your activation code for PowerVM Editions and click Apply.

You can now create more than two client logical partitions that use virtual I/O or shared processors.