Managing virtual adapters dynamically

You can dynamically add and remove virtual adapters to and from running logical partitions using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

About this task

Tasks that are related to managing the virtual adapters such as adding a virtual adapter or removing an adapter are a part of managing the logical partition. When you perform tasks on virtual storage (vSCSI, virtual Fibre Channel, virtual optical device, virtual network, virtual NICs), the virtual adapters operations are handled automatically. For more information about virtual storage, see Managing virtual storage. For more information about virtual networks, see Managing virtual networks. For more information about virtual Network Interface Controllers (vNICs), see Managing virtual Network Interface Controllers.

Note: If resources are moved dynamically, the configuration change is temporary and is not reflected in the partition profile. This means that all configuration changes will be lost the next time the partition profile is activated. If you want to save your new logical partition configuration, either change the partition profile or save the logical partition configuration to a new partition profile.