Moving Adapters from One Logical Partition to Another

To move adapter resources from one active partition to another without rebooting either partition, do the following:

1. Log in to the HMC using either the System Administrator or Advanced Operator roles.
2. Make sure that this partition's operating system is not currently using the adapter. For more information about determining if the operating system is using the adapters, refer to the documentation provided with the partition's operating system.
3. In the Navigation area, click the console's icon to expand the tree.
4. In the Navigation area, click the Server and Partition folder.
5. In the Contents area, click the Server Management icon.
6. In the Contents area, click the managed system's icon to expand the tree.
7. Select the partition from which you want to move the adapters.
8. From the Selected menu, select Dynamic Logical Partitioning.
9. Select Adapters.
10. The Dynamic Logical Partitioning window opens. Click Move resource to a partition.
11. Select the I/O adapters you want to move from the list. Adapters designated as required in this partition's active profile are not included in this list and cannot be removed. To learn more about the partition's active profile, look at the activated profile's properties.
12. Select the partition to which you would like move the adapters.
13. In the Task timeout field, select the number of minutes you want the system to wait before it stops the adapter dynamic reconfiguration task.
14. 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.
15. When you are finished selecting the correct information, click OK. Adapters are then moved from this partition to the partition you selected. Now you must log on to the other partition's operating system and configure the adapter.