Physical Adapters

Add I/O slots to a logical partition without restarting the partition or to move or remove I/O slots from a logical partition without restarting the partition.

Use the Add task to add I/O slots to a logical partition without restarting the partition. When you add an I/O slot to a logical partition, the I/O adapter in that I/O slot and the devices that are controlled by the I/O adapter can be used by the logical partition. This function is typically used to share infrequently used devices among logical partitions by moving these devices from one logical partition to another.

Use the Move or Remove task to remove I/O slots from a logical partition or move I/O slots between logical partitions without restarting the logical partitions. When you remove an I/O slot from a logical partition, the I/O adapter in that I/O slot and the devices that are controlled by the I/O adapter are also removed from the logical partition. If you choose to move the I/O slot to another logical partition, the I/O adapter and the devices that are controlled by the I/O adapter are also moved to the other logical partition. This function is typically used to share infrequently used devices among logical partitions by moving these devices from one logical partition to another.

Vary off the I/O slot and all I/O adapters and devices connected to the I/O slot before you remove the I/O slot from the logical partition.