Maximum

This field displays the maximum amount of memory specified for the logical partition.

If the memory mode of the logical partition is Dedicated, this field displays the maximum amount of physical memory specified for the logical partition. If the memory mode of the logical partition is Shared, this field displays the maximum amount of logical memory that the shared memory partition is allowed to use.

Note: The paging space devices for an AIX or Linux shared memory partitions must be at least the size of the maximum logical memory of the shared memory partition. The paging space devices for IBM i shared memory partitions must be at least the size of the maximum logical memory of the shared memory partition plus 8 KB for every megabyte. For example, if the maximum logical memory of the shared memory partition is 16 GB, its paging space device must be at least 16.125 GB.

This value is set by the partition profile used to activate the logical partition. However, you can dynamically change the amount of memory that is assigned to the running logical partition within the minimum and maximum values set in the partition profile. To change the maximum amount of logical memory specified for the logical partition, you must shut down the logical partition and use a partition profile with a different maximum memory value to restart the logical partition.