Activating multiple LPARs

Using the PowerVM Activate Multiple Logical Partitions (LPARS) task, you can power on multiple LPARs at one time from the IBM® Endpoint Manager console.

Procedure

  1. Open the Server Automation domain.
  2. In the Domain Panel, select Virtualization > PowerVM > LPAR Operations > State Management and select PowerVM Activate Multiple Logical Partitions (LPARS).
  3. From the LPAR Configuration list, select Current Configuration to activate each LPAR according to its current configuration, or select Specific Profile to enter a profile name that you want to activate on each LPAR.
  4. In the Profile Name field, enter the name of the profile that you want to activate. Profile names are case-sensitive.
  5. Click Take Action. In the Take Action dialog box, select the virtual machines that you want to activate. To select multiple virtual machines, hold the control key while you select more than one virtual machine. Click OK.

Results

In the Action: PowerVM Activate Multiple Logical Partitions (LPARS) window, you can view the progress of each of the LPARs that you selected to activate.