Modify Physical Optical Partition Assignment
Use this page to change the logical partition assignment for the selected physical optical devices. You can change the logical partition to which these physical optical devices are assigned or set the physical optical devices so that they are not assigned to any logical partition.
You can add physical optical devices to or remove physical optical devices from any logical partition, regardless of whether the logical partition is running. If you remove a physical optical device from a running logical partition, you are prompted to confirm the removal before the removal process completes.
New partition assignment
Select the partition name and partition ID of the logical partition to which you want to assign the physical optical devices listed in the Optical device table. Select None if you do not want to assign the physical optical devices to any logical partition.
The Partition Assignment table allows you to select the logical partitions to which you want to assign the media file. This table includes the following information about each partition:
- Name
- This column displays the name of each partition and the partition ID of those partitions on the managed system that own virtual optical media devices.
- Current Assigned Partition
- This column displays the name of assigned partition.
- Current Partition State
- This column displays the current state of the partition. Possible values are:
- Running
- The logical partition is powered on and running.
- Starting
- The logical partition is in the process of powering on.
- Open Firmware
- The logical partition is in System Management Services (SMS) mode. The logical partition is in SMS mode if the server cannot find the boot device, if the logical partition is set to use SMS boot mode or Open Firmware OK prompt boot mode, or if the user presses F1 while starting the logical partition.
- Not Activated
- The logical partition is shut down. If the managed system is powered off, the state of the logical partition is always Off.
- Shutting down
- The logical partition is in the process of powering off.
- Migrating - Running
- The logical partition is in the process of migrating to or from the current system and is powered on and running.
- Migrating - Not Activated
- The logical partition is in the process of migrating to or from the current system and is not yet active.
- Error
- The logical partition is running, but it requires attention. Use the partition reference code to determine the problem.
- Unknown
- The logical partition requires attention. There is no partition reference code that you can use to determine the problem.
Force device removal from running partitions.
This field displays only when a physical optical device is assigned to an active partition (in any state other than Not Activated). Select this option to confirm the forced removal of the optical device from the running assigned partition.