Determining available processors on the destination server

You can determine the available processors on the destination server and allocate more processors, if necessary, by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC).

1. Determine how many processors the mobile partition requires:
   1. In the navigation pane, open Systems Management and select Servers.
   2. Select the managed server of your choice in the navigation pane.
   3. In the work pane, select the logical partition of your choice.
   4. Select Properties and select the Hardware tab and the Processors tab.

      The HMC Classic interface is not supported in Hardware Management Console (HMC) Version 8.7.0, or later. The functions that were previously available in the HMC Classic interface are now available in the HMC Enhanced+ interface.

      When the HMC is at version 8.7.0, or later, complete the following steps to determine how many processors the mobile partition requires:

      1. In the navigation pane, click the Resources icon .
      2. Click All Partitions. Alternatively, click All Systems. In the work pane, click the server name that has the logical partition. Click View System Partitions. The All Partitions page is displayed.
      3. In the work pane, select the logical partition and click Actions > View Partition Properties.
      4. Click the Processor, Memory, I/O tab.
   5. View the Processor section and record the minimum, maximum, and available processor settings.
   6. Click OK.
2. Determine the processors available on the destination server:
   1. In the navigation pane, open Systems Management and select Servers.
   2. Select the managed server of your choice in the navigation pane.
   3. Select Properties and the Processors tab.
      When the HMC is at version 8.7.0, or later, complete the following steps to determine the processors available on the destination server:

      1. In the navigation pane, click the Resources icon .
      2. Click All Systems. The All Systems page is displayed.
      3. In the work pane, select the system and click Actions > View System Properties. The Properties page is displayed.
      4. Click the Processor, Memory, I/O tab.
   4. Record the Available processors.
   5. Click OK.
3. Compare the values from steps 1 and 2.
   • If the destination server has enough available processors to support the mobile partition, continue to HMC-managed systems: Preparing the source and destination servers for partition mobility.
   • If the destination server does not have enough available processors to support the mobile partition, use the HMC, to dynamically remove the processors from the logical partition or you can remove processors from logical partitions on the destination server.