Creating an LPAR Profile

Using the PowerVM Create a logical partition (LPAR) Profile task, you can create an LPAR Profile for an existing LPAR from within the BigFix console.

Before you begin

You must activate the following analyses:
  • PowerVM® HMC Overview
  • PowerVM® LPAR Overview
  • PowerVM® Managed System Overview
  • PowerVM® VIOS Overview
To activate the analyses, navigate to the Domain Panel of the Server Automation domain and select Virtualization > PowerVM > Setup and Maintenance and select PowerVM HMC Overview. In the Analysis: PowerVM HMC Overview pane, select Activate. Repeat this action for the PowerVM® Managed System Overview, PowerVM® LPAR Overview, and PowerVM® VIOS Overview analyses.

For information about how to disable validation on certain parameters in the task, see Turning off validation in a task.

Procedure

  1. Open the Server Automation domain.
  2. From the Domain Panel, select Virtualization > PowerVM > LPAR Operations > Configuration Management, and select PowerVM Create a logical partition (LPAR) Profile.
  3. In the Partition section, add the name, ID, and profile details of the new LPAR profile.
    HMC
    Select the Hardware Management Console on which the LPAR that you want to use is located.
    Managed System
    Select the PowerVM® managed system on which the LPAR that you want to use is located.
    Partition Name
    Select the LPAR on which you want to create a profile. To override the validation that is provided on the parameter, select OFF in the Validation column for the parameter. For more information, see Turning off validation in a task.
    Profile Name
    Enter the name of the new profile. To override the validation that is provided on the parameter, select OFF in the Validation column for the parameter. For more information, see Turning off validation in a task.
  4. From the Processing Mode list, select whether you want to add shared or dedicated processors to the new LPAR profile. If you select shared, the managed system assigns partial processor units from the shared processor pool to the new LPAR profile. If you select dedicated, the managed system reserves entire physical processors that can be used only by the new LPAR profile.
  5. In the Processing Settings section, you can configure the processing settings for the new LPAR profile. If you select shared from the Processing Mode list, the task displays the following parameters: Minimum Processing Units, Desired Processing Units, and Maximum Processing Units. If you select dedicated, the task removes these parameters. Use the Total Processors available field to view how many processors are available on the managed system that you selected.
    Minimum Processing Units
    Enter the minimum number of physical processors that you want to use to create virtual processors for the new LPAR profile. Each processing unit is equivalent to the processing power of one processor. You can enter whole numbers or decimal numbers. For example, 2 or 2.5 processor units can be assigned to the partition.
    Desired Processing Units
    Enter the number of physical processors that you want to use to create virtual processors for the new LPAR profile. Each processing unit is equivalent to the processing power of one processor. You can enter whole numbers or decimal numbers. For example, 2 or 2.5 processor units can be assigned to the partition.
    Maximum Processing Units
    Enter the maximum number of physical processors that you want to use to create virtual processors for the new LPAR profile. Each processing unit is equivalent to the processing power of one processor. You can enter whole numbers or decimal numbers. For example, 2 or 2.5 processor units can be assigned to the partition.
    Minimum Processing Units required
    View the minimum processing units to ensure that you enter valid values in the Minimum Processors field.
    Minimum Processors
    Enter the minimum number of processors that you want to assign to the new LPAR profile. Enter a value that is greater than the minimum processing unit.
    Desired Processors
    Enter the number of processors that you want to assign to the new LPAR profile.
    Maximum Processors
    Enter the maximum number of processors that you want to assign to the new LPAR profile.
  6. In the Memory Settings section, enter the memory values for the new LPAR profile. Use the Installed Memory field and Current Memory Available field to determine how much memory is available to assign.
    Minimum Memory
    Select the minimum memory size that you want to set for the selected LPAR profile.
    Desired Memory
    Select the memory size that you want to set for the selected LPAR profile.
    Maximum Memory
    Select the maximum memory size that you want to set for the selected LPAR profile.
  7. In the General Virtual Adapter Settings section, enter the maximum virtual adapter values for the new LPAR.
    Maximum Virtual Adapters
    Enter the maximum number of virtual adapters that you want to connect to the new LPAR.
  8. In the Virtual Ethernet Settings section, enter values for the parameters in the Ethernet settings of the new profile.
    Virtual Ethernet Adapter ID
    Enter the virtual Ethernet adapter ID. To override the validation that is provided on the parameter, select OFF in the Validation column for the parameter. For more information, see Turning off validation in a task.
    VLAN
    Enter the ID of the (Virtual Local Area Network) VLAN that you want to configure with the Ethernet adapter.
  9. In the Storage Settings section, enter the storage values for the new LPAR. From the Storage Type list, select whether you want Virtual Small Computer System Interface (vSCSI) or Node Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) storage for the new LPAR profile.
    1. If you select vSCSI, enter the following parameters.

      Storage Settings section with vSCSI storage selected.


      Configure Redundant IO set to Yes for vSCSI.
      Client Adapter ID
      Enter the ID of the LPAR client adapter that you want to use for the AIX® root disk of the new LPAR. To override the validation that is provided on the parameter, select OFF in the Validation column for the parameter. For more information, see Turning off validation in a task.
      VIO Server Partition
      Select the name of the virtual input/output server (VIOS) to which you want to add the adapter ID.
      Server Adapter ID
      Enter the adapter ID that you want to use on the VIOS for the root disk of the new LPAR. To override the validation that is provided on the parameter, select OFF in the Validation column for the parameter. For more information, see Turning off validation in a task.
      Configure Redundant IO
      Select whether you want to configure an alternative path for multi-path input/output (MPIO) redundancy. If you select YES, you must enter the values for the following parameters: Redundant Client Adapter ID, Redundant Server Partition, and Redundant Server Adapter ID. The Hard Disk list is filtered and displays only hard disks that are configured for MPIO.
      Redundant Client Adapter ID
      Enter the ID of the redundant LPAR client adapter that you want to use for the root disk of the new LPAR.
      Redundant Server Partition
      Select the Redundant VIO Server that you want to configure to enable multi-path for the root disk of the new LPAR.
      Redundant Server Adapter ID
      Enter the redundant VIO server adapter ID that you want to use on the redundant VIO server for the root disk of the new LPAR.
    2. If you select NPIV, enter the values for following parameters:

      Storage Settings section with NPIV storage selected.


      NPIV storage with Configure Redundant IO set to Yes.
      Client Adapter ID
      Enter the ID of the LPAR client adapter that you want to use for the root disk of the new LPAR.
      VIO Server Partition
      Select the name of the (VIOS) to which you want to add the adapter for the root disk of the new LPAR.
      VIO Server Adapter ID
      Enter the adapter ID that you want to use on the VIOS for the root disk of the new LPAR.
      Autogenerate WWPNs
      Select whether you want to automatically generate worldwide port names (WWPN) for the client adapter. The default setting is Yes. If you select No, you must enter port name in the WWPN 1 and WWPN 2 fields. If you select No and you are configuring MPIO, you must also enter the Redundant WWPN 1 and Redundant WWPN 2 fields.
      WWPN 1
      Enter the first WWPN for the client adapter.
      WWPN 2
      Enter the second WWPN for the client adapter.
      Configure Redundant IO
      Select whether you want to configure an alternative path for multi-path input/output (MPIO) redundancy. If you select YES, the following parameters become visible: Redundant Client Adapter ID, Redundant Server Partition, Redundant Server Adapter ID, Redundant WWPN 1, Redundant WWPN 2.
      Redundant Client Adapter ID
      Enter the unique ID of the redundant LPAR client adapter that you want to use.
      Redundant Server Partition
      Select the name of the redundant server to which you want to add the redundant client adapter ID.
      Redundant Server Adapter ID
      Enter the redundant adapter ID of the Virtual I/O Server that you want to use.
      Redundant WWPN 1
      Enter the first redundant WWPN for the client adapter.
      Redundant WWPN 2
      Enter the second redundant WWPN for the client adapter.
  10. Click Take Action, and in the Take Action dialog box, target the LPAR on which you want to create a profile, and click OK.

Results

In the Action: Power VM Create LPAR Profile window, you can view the progress of the action. When the Status changes to Complete, the new LPAR profile is created.