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====== Define LPAR profile on HMC ======

This section describes the building of the LPAR itself.

Here we will:-
  - setup the required amount of CPU and memory
  - create virtual SCSI and Ethernet adapters to attach to the 2 VIO servers. 
  - The 2 VIO servers must be identical so anything that you create on one server must be created on the other 
   
Login to the HMC via a web browser.  The HMC is designed for use with the Firefox browser, but IE will do.

•	https://hmc2.domain.pri for West Malling
•	https://hmc1.domain.pri for Laindon

Under **Systems Management** select the **Servers** option and then click on one of the servers
(the one where the LPAR is to be built).This will bring a list of existing partitions.

Before start creating the new partition it’s a good idea to get some required settings from the VIO partitions.

Click in the first VIO server (in the case of Site 1 this will be server1_VIOS1S)to bring up its properties sheet and click on the **Virtual Adapters** tab. This list shows all the current connected adapters.
Look in the **Adapter ID** column to find the next available ID number and make a note of it.
Then note the number in the **Connecting Adapter** column (should all be the same number).
Then close the property sheet, and return to the server list.

Bring up the properties of the second VIO server and do the same as you did with the first.
Click on the **Virtual Adapters** tab,make a note of the next available **Adapter ID** and the number in the **Connecting Adapter** column.

The **Adapter ID’s** should be the same on both VIO servers and the Connecting Adapter on the second VIO server should be one higher than the first VIO server(e.g. ‘2’ for VIOS1S and ‘3’ for VIOS2S).

Having collected this information we can now start to create the profile.

Click on the **Servers** option in the left-hand pane and in the right-hand pane check the server you want to build the partition on.A tag will then appear at the end of the server name where you can choose from a pop-up menu.

Select:-
  - **Configuration** 
  - **Create Logical Partition**
  - **AIX or Linux**

This will run the ‘Create LPAR Wizard’.

Choose the following values accordingly:-

**Create Partition**
 
Enter the name of your LPAR in **Partition Name** and hit **Next**  (You can ignore partition number)


**Partition Profile**
 
Enter **normal** as the Profile name and hit **Next**


**Processors**

Leave as **Shared** and hit **Next**


**Processing Settings**

Enter required Minimum/Desired/Maximum values for processing units

Enter required Minimum/Desired/Maximum values for Virtual processors

Tick the **Uncapped Weight** checkbox and set the value to 128.0 (254 for production) 

and Hit **Next**


**Memory**

Enter required Minimum/Desired/Maximum values for memory
and Hit **Next**


**I/O**

Leave as is and just choose **Next**


**Virtual Adapters**
 
Under **Actions** 

choose **Create SCSI Adapter** and a new window will open.

Check that **Virtual SCSI adapter Adapter** is set to the **Connecting Adapter**(the value you got from the VIO server).

 
Under **Server partition** 

select the VIO server associated with it then enter the **Server Adapter ID** (which should is the next available Adapter ID you noted earlier)

then hit **OK**


Then create a second SCSI adapter for the second VIO server, choosing the required **VIO server** 
and **Server Adapter ID** (as above).


Under **Actions**

choose **Create Ethernet Adapter** and a new window will open.

Set the **VLAN ID** to **13** (the Backup/Admin VLAN) and hit **OK**

Hit **Next**

**Optional Settings**

Check **Enable connection monitoring** and **Enable redundant error path reporting**

Make sure **Boot mode** is set to **Normal**

Hit **Next**

Profile Summary
Make sure you’re happy with the settings and then choose **Finish** to create the partition.