Use this page to indicate whether you want to connect the logical partition that is associated with this partition profile to other logical partitions using virtual I/O adapters. A virtual I/O adapter is an adapter description that emulates the function of a physical I/O adapter on a logical partition. Virtual I/O adapters allow you to connect to other logical partitions on the same managed system without using actual hardware and cables.
You can create the following types of virtual adapters:
Regardless of what you select here, the system automatically creates two virtual serial adapters for this partition profile. These virtual serial adapters allow the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to access the logical partition.