HP Instant Capacity User's Guide for Versions 8.x

Static Virtual Partitions
If a virtual partition is static (that is, the resources cannot be migrated, added, deleted, or modified)
and you attempt to activate or deactivate cores, the Instant Capacity software displays a message
indicating that the configuration cannot be modified.
NOTE: The icapstatus command’s output indicates that the number of cores that can or
could be assigned (to the local virtual partition) is zero if the static resource attribute for the local
virtual partition is set.
LPMC Deactivations in Virtual Partitions
In a vPar environment, if the Low Priority Machine Check (LPMC) monitor deactivates a core,
it automatically replaces the failing core with an Instant Capacity core from the free pool, assuming
there is one available.
The failing core remains in the virtual partition until either the virtual partition or the virtual
partition monitor is rebooted.
More information about LPMC in vPars can be found in whitepapers on http://docs.hp.com
(search for “LPMC”).
NOTE: vPars version A.03.01 (or later) is required for automatic replacement of a failed core
by the LPMC monitor.
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