=head1 NAME
 
B<chvm> - Changes HMC- and IVM-managed partition profiles.  
 
=head1 SYNOPSIS
 
I<chvm [-h| --help]>

I<chvm [-v| --version]>


I<chvm [-V| --verbose] noderange [-p profile]>


=head1 DESCRIPTION

The chvm command modifies the partition profile for the partitions specified in noderange. A partitions current profile can be read using lsvm, modified, and piped into the chvm command, or changed with the -p flag.

=head1 OPTIONS


B<-h>          Display usage message.

B<-p profile>  Name of an existing partition profile.

B<-v>          Command Version. 

B<-V>          Verbose output. 


=head1 RETURN VALUE

0 The command completed successfully.

1 An error has occurred.

=head1 EXAMPLES

1. To change the partition profile for lpar4 using the configuration data in the file /tmp/lparfile, enter: 

I<cat /tmp/lparfile | chvm lpar4> 

Output is similar to:

lpar4: Success

2. To change the partition profile for lpar4 to the existing profile 'prof1', enter: 

I<chvm lpar4 -p prof1> 

Output is similar to:

lpar4: Success


=head1 FILES
 
/opt/xcat/bin/chvm


=head1 NOTES

This command is part of the xCAT software product.