System information

180 Logical Partitions on System i5
Table 6-1 Partition states and their meaning
The Resource configuration value indicates if the partition profile is bootable. Possible
values are:
򐂰 Configured (bootable)
򐂰 Not configured (not-bootable)
A profile is considered not bootable when a critical resource is not present. Examples would
include insufficient processors and memory to meet the minimum requirements. Also, if a
partition is powered off and not part of a workload management group, the Hypervisor can
steal resources that are needed by other partitions. So, if a critical IO resource is no longer
present, due to a hardware failure or having been removed, the profile is not bootable as well
(Figure 6-4).
Figure 6-3 The General tab of the partition properties dialog
State Description
Off The partition is powered off.
Power On The partition is in the process of powering on.
On The partition’s operating system is running.
Power Off The partition is in the process of powering off.
Failed The partition has encountered an error in the early IPL path.
Unit Attention The partition encountered a run time failure. Check the reference code for the
partition and take the appropriate action.