Manage logical partitions

Find all the information you need to manage your logical partitions. Access your logical partition information, and find instructions on restarting and powering down individual logical partitions. Also, use the information to change your logical partition configuration, manage security, and change processing resources.

When you create one or more logical partitions on the iSeries™ server, you are creating partitions that are independent of each other. Each logical partition has its own independent configuration of processor, memory, input/output (I/O) devices, Licensed Internal Code, Operating System (i5/OS™ ), and optional software applications.

You can use iSeries Navigator to manage your logical partitions. Most tasks you perform are independent to the other logical partitions on the system. You should approach each logical partition as independent systems.

Refer to Backup and recovery for information on backing up your system. Basic system operations is another source that provides additional information about starting and managing your system.

For more information on understanding the basic steps to installing a fix (or Program Temporary Fix, PTF) using Management Central, see Install a fix on a system with logical partitions

• Manage logical partitions by using iSeries Navigator, DST, and SST
  Understand how to manage logical partitions with iSeries Navigator along with DST and SST. Determine the authority needed to perform logical partition tasks.
• Manage security for logical partitions
  Understand who has authority to perform logical partition tasks and how to restrict access to the system.
• Print system configuration for logical partitions
  Use DST or SST to print copies of your system hardware configuration.
• Dynamically move logical partition resources
  Understand how to move processors, I/O processors, memory, and interactive performance between partitions without requiring a partition or system restart.
• Schedule moving logical partition resources
  Understand how to schedule moves of memory, processors, interactive performance, and I/O processors.
• Install new hardware for logical partitions
  Understand the rules on installing hardware to a system with logical partitions.
• Install a new software release in the primary partition
  Understand the memory requirement for a primary partition.
• Expansion unit conversions in a partitioned environment
  Understand how to converge expansion units on partitioned 8xx or 270 iSeries servers.
• Restart and power down a system with logical partitions
  Understand how to safely restart and power down a system with logical partitions.