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Provision Machine: IBM LPAR

This action type provisions an LPAR.

The Build Partition section contains the following fields:

HMC/IVM Name

Specifies the HMC/IVM that is associated with the managed server where the selected partition resides.

System Name

Specifies the name of the data center in IBM LPAR where the virtual machine resides. Select one from the drop-down list.

Partition Name

Defines the name of the partition for image creation.

Profile Name

Defines the name of an existing profile for the selected LPAR.

The Memory Settings section contains the following fields:

Installed Memory

Identifies installed memory.

Available Memory

Identifies installed memory.

Minimum

Specifies the minimum memory.

Desired

Specifies the desired memory.

Maximum

Specifies the maximum memory.

Require Approval

Select to specify that the ticket requires approval by a third party.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Auto close ticket on approval/rejection

Select to close the ticket after it is approved or rejected.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Ticket Types

Select a valid ticket type from the drop-down list. Depending on your configuration, valid types include:

• Default
• Incident
• Problem
• Request

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

Templates

Specifies the template to use to create a ticket. Select a template from the drop-down list. Depending on the ticket type selected, the form is populated with corresponding values.

Note: CA SDM must be configured to use this option.

The Processor section contains the following fields:

Processing Mode

Specifies the processing mode.

Select between the following options:

• Partial Processor Units (Shared)
• Entire Processors (Dedicated)

Units Available

Identifies available processor units.

Minimum

Specifies the minimum processor units.

Desired

Specifies the desired processor units.

Maximum

Specifies the maximum processor units.

I/O Components

Specifies the I/O components that you want to associate with the LPAR.

I/O Pools

Lets you add, delete and modify the I/O pools.

Maximum Virtual Adapters

Defines the maximum number of virtual adapters.

Virtual Adapters

Identifies the number of virtual adapters

Virtual Serial Adapters

Lets you add, delete and modify the virtual serial adapters.

Virtual Ethernet Adapters

Lets you add, delete and modify the virtual ethernet adapters.

Virtual SCSI Adapters

Lets you add, delete and modify the virtual SCSI adapters.

The provisioning process starts on the client computer and a confirmation message notifies you when the job has completed successfully.