Managing the system with the Integrated Virtualization Manager

You can manage all aspects of the system with the Integrated Virtualization Manager including managing processor, memory, networking, and storage resources among the partitions on the system.

Viewing and modifying system properties
You can use the Integrated Virtualization Manager to view and to modify the properties that apply to your managed system in general.
Managing the shared memory pool by using the Integrated Virtualization Manager
If the managed system supports the PowerVM Active Memory™ Sharing technology for using shared memory, you can use the Integrated Virtualization Manager to manage shared memory. You can increase or decrease the amount of physical memory assigned to the shared memory pool. You can also manage the paging space devices for the shared memory pool.
Managing partitions by using the Integrated Virtualization Manager
You can use the partition management tasks of the Integrated Virtualization Manager to create and manage the partitions on your managed system.
Managing storage devices by using the Integrated Virtualization Manager
You can use the Integrated Virtualization Manager to manage storage for partitions on the managed system.
Managing Ethernet using the Integrated Virtualization Manager
Use the Integrated Virtualization Manager for network-management tasks to manage the network connectivity of the managed system.
Updating the Integrated Virtualization Manager
You can update the code level of the management partition and the firmware microcode of the Virtual I/O Server using the Integrated Virtualization Manager.

Last updated: Thu, May 07, 2020