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Activate Logical Partition

Activate a Logical Partition to commit resources to the partition and start the installed operating system. You can only activate a partition when it is not running.

To activate a Logical Partition

1. Right-click a partition on the Explore pane and select Management, Activate.

   The Activate Logical Partition dialog appears.

2. Complete the following fields and click OK.

   Profile

   Specifies the partition profile used to activate the partition.

   Keylock

   Specifies the key lock position. Key Lock establishes the power-on and power-off modes allowed for the system. CA Server Automation supports the following valid keylock modes:

   Do Not Override

   The LPAR uses the keylock mode specified in the selected profile.

   Normal

   The LPAR starts up as normal. Use this option to perform most everyday tasks.

   Manual

   Consider security impact, when you set the key lock position to Manual.

   Boot mode

   Specifies the boot mode. Select a boot mode and select the Activate check box only if you want to use a boot mode that is different from the one specified in the selected profile. The system uses this boot mode to start the operating system on the logical partition unless you specify otherwise when activating the partition profile. CA Server Automation supports the following valid boot modes:

   Do Not Override

   The LPAR uses the boot mode specified in the selected profile.

   Normal

   The LPAR starts up as normal. Use this option to perform most everyday tasks.

   Open Firmware

   The LPAR boots to the open firmware prompt. This option is used by service personnel to obtain additional debug information.

3. Click the Events tab for the partition.

   An event should appear confirming the result of the operation.