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182 IBM Systems Director Management Console: Introduction and Overview
8.4.1 Command-line usage
Changes to the Virtual Server configuration also can be made using the
command line. Run smcli chsyscfg to accomplish this task (Example 8-4). In
this example, two physical adapters are added. It is also possible to add virtual
adapters. Run the man chsyscfg command for more details about this process.
Example 8-4 Adding physical adapters using smcli chsyscfg
sysadmin@sdmca:~> smcli chsyscfg -r prof -m POWER7_2-061AB2P -i
name=DefaultProfile,lpar_name=myServer,\"io_slots=21010202/none/0,21010
124/none/0\"
8.4.2 Current Configuration
To understand the differences between the HMC and the SDMC, it is important
to know that the SDMC uses the concept of Current Configuration to store the
state of a Virtual Server. This concept can be compared to the running state of
an LPAR in the HMC. The HMC requires that you always keep track of changes
made to the LPAR by DLPAR operations and save those changes to the profile
of the LPAR to make the changes persistent across reboots. Alternatively, the
Current Configuration on the SDMC is stored in its database. This configuration
is visible when you activate a Virtual Server, and there are two options:
򐂰 Activate the Virtual Server with the Current Configuration: This is the state the
hardware configuration of the Virtual Server was in when it was stopped. The
Current Configuration can be saved to an existing profile, overwriting that
profile. It can also be saved to a new profile. The Current Configuration is
always reflected in the Manage Virtual Server page.
򐂰 Activate the Virtual Server with a profile: There can be more than one profile.
The default profile is created when the Virtual Server is created and is called
DefaultProfile. Different profiles can be applied to the Virtual Server when it is
started.