Activating a logical partition

Using the PowerVM Activate a Logical Partition task, you can activate a specific profile instance of a selected LPAR.

Before you begin

You must also activate the following analyses:
  • PowerVM® HMC Overview
  • PowerVM Managed System Overview
  • PowerVM LPAR 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 and PowerVM LPAR Overview analyses.

For information about how to disable validation on 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 > State Management and select PowerVM Activate a Logical Partition.
  3. From the HMC list, select the Hardware Management Console on which the LPAR that you want to activate is located.
  4. From the Managed System list, select the PowerVM managed system on which the LPAR that you want to activate is located.
  5. From the LPAR Name list, select the LPAR that you want to activate. In the LPAR State field, you can view the Power® State of the LPAR that you select. To override the validation that is provided on the parameter, select OFF in the Validation column to the left of the parameter. For more information, see Turning off validation in a task.
  6. From the LPAR Profile list, select the profile of the LPAR that you want to activate. To override the validation that is provided on the parameter, select OFF in the Validation column to the left of the parameter. For more information, see Turning off validation in a task.
  7. Click Take Action. In the Take Action dialog box, select the LPAR that you want to activate, and click OK.

Results

In the Action: PowerVM Activate a Logical Partition window, you can view the progress of the action. When the Status changes to Complete, the LPAR is activated.