Remote power-on functionality in a partitioned environment

摘要

A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that in an embodiment detect that a power-on packet has been received and power on a partition in a logically-partitioned computer in response to the power-on packet. In various embodiments, the partition that is powered on is determined based on the network adapter that received the power-on packet or based on an address in the power-on packet. The network adapter may be a physical adapter or a virtual adapter.