Adding Adapters To A Logical Partition

Use this procedure to use the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to add I/O adapters to a partition without rebooting the partition's operating system.

To add adapters to a logical partition without rebooting the partition, do the following:

  1. Log in to the HMC using either the System Adminitrator or Advanced Operator roles.
  2. In the Navigation area, click the console's icon to expand the tree.
  3. In the Navigation area, click the Server and Partition folder.
  4. In the Contents area, click the Server Management icon.
  5. In the Contents area, click the managed system's icon to expand the tree.
  6. Select the partition to which you want to add the adapters.
  7. From the Selected menu, select Dynamic Logical Partitioning.
  8. Select Adapters.
  9. The Dynamic Logical Partitioning window opens. Click Add resource to this partition.
  10. Select the free system adapters that you want to add to this partition.
  11. In the Task timeout field, select the number of minutes you want the system to wait before it stops the adapter dynamic reconfiguration task.
  12. In the Details field, select the level of feedback you would like to see while the HMC performs the task. Details shown include the operating system's standard output and standard error information.
  13. When you are finished selecting the correct information, click OK.