Use this page to specify the name of the partition profile you want to create for this logical partition. A partition profile is a record on the Hardware Management Console that specifies a possible set of resource allocations and activation settings for a logical partition. To activate a logical partition, you must activate one of the partition profiles for that logical partition. The managed system uses the partition profile to configure the resources for the logical partition.
The partition profile is a separate entity from the logical partition. Changing the partition profile properties does not automatically change the resource allocations for an active logical partition. Similarly, changing the resource allocations for an active logical partition does not automatically change the properties for any partition profile.
When you create a logical partition using this wizard, the wizard also creates a default partition profile for the logical partition. After you create the logical partition, you can create additional partition profiles for that logical partition to cover different needs.
You can find more help on the elements of this page by using the following links: