Administration Guide › Managing Virtual Environments › IBM PowerVM (LPAR) › IBM PowerVM Management › Configuring CPU and Memory › Configure CPU

Configure CPU

To configure VM CPU allocation

1. Open the Explore pane.

   Available groups, services, and systems appear.

2. Find and right-click a virtual machine on the Explore pane and select Configuration, Configure Processor...

   The Configure Processor Resource Allocation dialog appears.

3. Select one of the following Adjustment Types:

   Dynamic Adjustment

   Updates the running VM.

   Profile Update

   Updates the active profile. The VM must be restarted to pick-up the changes from the profile.

   Dynamic Adjustment and Update Profile

   Updates both the running VM and the active profile.

4. Edit the corresponding fields and click Ok.

   A confirmation message appears.