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HMC allows you to perform many hardware management tasks for your
managed system. You can choose to operate the managed system as a
single server or run multiple partitions. Partitioning
allows you to configure a single computer into several independent
systems. Each of these systems, called partitions, runs its own
independent operating system and is capable of running applications
specific to that operating system in its own independent environment.
This independent environment contains its own operating system,
its own set of system processors, its own set of system memory,
and its own I/O adapters.
A profile defines
a configuration setup for a managed system or partition. The HMC
allows you to create multiple profiles for each managed system or
partition. You can then use these profiles to start a managed system
or partition in a particular configuration.
A system profile
is a collection of often-used partition profiles. You can use a
system profile to start an ordered list of pre-defined partition
profiles on your managed system.
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