Patent ID: 8055733

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for implementing importation and converging system definitions during planning phase for logical partition (LPAR) systems comprises the steps of: gathering hardware and partition information of an existing LPAR system and storing the collected hardware and partition information in a first system plan file; applying said first system plan file to a partition planning tool; and said partition planning tool identifying hardware to be reused in a second LPAR system, said partition planning tool filtering hardware to be excluded from said second LPAR system; said partition planning tool creating a plan for said second LPAR system using said identified hardware to be reused; said partition planning tool creating said plan for said second LPAR system includes using information of said partitions of said existing LPAR system; and identifying partitions to be supported on said second LPAR system; said partition planning tool creating said plan for said second LPAR system includes validating hardware using predefined placement rules; and applying said created plan for said second LPAR system to a partition deployment tool to partition said second LPAR system; said created plan for said second LPAR system used to move and place hardware to be reused in said second LPAR system.