Changing partition profile properties

You can change the properties of a partition profile using the Hardware Management Console (HMC). Changing the properties of a partition profile changes the resource amounts that are assigned to a logical partition when you shut down and restart the logical partition using the changed partition profile.

1. In the navigation pane, open Systems Management > Servers, and click the name of the managed system.
2. In the work pane, select the logical partition whose partition profile you want to change, click the Tasks button, and click Configuration > Manage Profiles.

   The HMC Classic interface is not supported in Hardware Management Console (HMC) Version 8.7.0, or later. The functions that were previously available in the HMC Classic interface are now available in the HMC Enhanced+ interface.

   When the HMC is at version 8.7.0, or later, complete the following steps to change a partition profile:

   1. In the navigation pane, click the Resources icon .
   2. Click All Partitions. Alternatively, click All Systems. In the work pane, click the server name that has the logical partition. Click View System Partitions. The All Partitions page is displayed.
   3. In the work pane, select the logical partition and click Actions > Profiles > Manage Profiles.
3. Select the partition profile that you want to change and click Actions > Edit.

   You can only view the properties of a virtual Network Interface Controller (vNIC) adapter in a partition profile, but you cannot edit any properties of a vNIC by using the graphical user interface. However, to add, remove, or change the vNIC adapter settings, you can run the chsyscfg command from the HMC command line. To add vNIC backing devices to a partition or to remove vNIC backing devices from a partition, and to change the vNIC auto-failback policy or to change the vNIC backing device failover policy, run the chhwres command from the HMC command line.

4. Make the appropriate changes and click OK.