Installation guide
2-2 Getting Started with Logical Partitions
2.1
Overview of Configuration Requirements
Here are the minimum and maximum configurations for partitioned
systems.
Table 2–1 Requirements for a Three-Partition System (GS140 Only)
Partition 0 Partition 1 Partition 2
Min Max Min Max Min Max
CPU modules
1
11 1 1 1 1
Memory mod-
ule size
512
MB
4 GB 512 MB 4 GB 512 MB 4 GB
Memory mod-
ules
11 1 1 1 1
I/O modules 1 1 1 1 1 1
DWLPB 1 4 1 4 1 4
KFE72-EA 0 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A
KFE72-DA N/A N/A 1 1 1 1
BA35x 1
See foot-
note
2
1
See
footnote²
1
See foot-
note²
Disk Drives 2
See foot-
note
3
2
See
footnote³
2
See foot-
note³
RRD4x
CD-ROMs
1N/A 0 1 0 1
Floppy
4
0 1 N/A N/A N/A N/A
1
Logical partitions support KN7CG (GS140) processors only.
2
As many as you need, based on the number of SCSI controllers.
3
Depends on the number of StorageWorks shelves in your configuration.
4
Only required to run utilities such as the RAID Configuration Utility (RCU). (You can
move one floppy between partitions, if necessary, as described in Section 2.9.)