Capturing a partition configuration

You can capture the configuration details from a running partition or from a partition that is not activated and save the configuration as a custom template. You can use this function to create multiple partitions with the same configuration. If you want to use a quick-start template, you need not complete this task.

1. Choose one of the following navigation options depending on the interface type of the Hardware Management Console (HMC):
   • If you are using an HMC Enhanced interface, complete the following steps:
     1. In the navigation pane, expand Systems Management > Servers.
     2. Select the server on which the logical partition is located.
     3. Select the logical partition. In the work pane, click Templates > Capture Configuration as Template. The Capture as Partition Template page is displayed. In the Template name field, specify the name of the captured template. Details about the partition configuration such as processors, memory, physical I/O adapters, and virtualized I/O adapters are displayed in the Template Details page. All data that is not specific to a target is captured in the appropriate fields of the partition template.
   • If you are using an HMC Enhanced+ interface, complete the following steps:
     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 on which the partition is located and click Actions > View System Partitions. All the partitions that are available on the system are displayed.
     4. Select the partition for which you want to capture the configuration information and click Actions > Templates > Capture Partition as a Template. Details about the partition configuration such as processors, memory, physical I/O adapters, and virtualized I/O adapters are displayed in the Template Details page. If the configuration is captured for a partition that supports the simplified remote restart capability, the captured template displays the feature as enabled in the Virtualization Capabilities area of the general properties tab. All data that is not specific to a target is captured in the appropriate fields of the partition template.
2. Click OK to save the template.