Partitioning tools

You must use tools to partition your servers. The tool that you use to partition each server depends upon the server model and the operating systems and features that you want to use on the server.

You can use the following tools to partition your server:

• Hardware Management Console (HMC)
• Integrated Virtualization Manager
• Virtual Partition Manager

• Hardware Management Console
  The Hardware Management Console (HMC) is a system that controls managed systems, including the management of logical partitions and use of Capacity Upgrade on Demand. Using service applications, the HMC communicates with managed systems to detect, consolidate, and send information to IBM^® for analysis.
• Integrated Virtualization Manager
  The Integrated Virtualization Manager is a browser-based system management interface for the Virtual I/O Server that allows you to create and manage AIX^® and Linux^® logical partitions on a single IBM System p5™ and eServer™ p5 server or Linux logical partitions on a single IBM eServer OpenPower™ server.
• Virtual Partition Manager
  The Virtual Partition Manager is a feature of i5/OS^® that allows you to create and manage one i5/OS logical partition and up to four Linux logical partitions on a single IBM eServer i5 server.