HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator's Guide (includes A.05.03)

Syntax.............................................................................................................................................231
Commands.....................................................................................................................................231
vparcreate......................................................................................................................................231
Usage Scenario...............................................................................................................................231
Memory: Allocation Notes..................................................................................................................232
CPU.....................................................................................................................................................232
CPU: Boot Processor and Dynamic CPU Definitions ........................................................................233
CPU: Specifying Min and Max Limits................................................................................................234
CPU: Adding and Deleting by Total...................................................................................................234
vparcreate......................................................................................................................................234
vparmodify....................................................................................................................................235
CPU: Adding or Deleting by CLP (Cell Local Processor)...................................................................236
CPU: Adding or Deleting by Hardware Path.....................................................................................236
Using both the Hardware Path Specification and CLP specification............................................237
CPU: Syntax, Rules, and Notes...........................................................................................................237
vparstatus......................................................................................................................................237
Counts Summary...........................................................................................................................237
Deleting CPUs Summary...............................................................................................................238
Managing I/O Interrupts.....................................................................................................................238
intctl Command........................................................................................................................238
Notes..............................................................................................................................................238
CPU: Using iCAP (Instant Capacity on Demand) with vPars (vPars A.04.xx and iCAP B.07)..........238
Purchasing Licenses for iCAP CPUs.............................................................................................238
Activating and Deactivating CPUs................................................................................................239
Assigning and Unassigning CPUs.................................................................................................239
Intended Active Boundary............................................................................................................239
CPU: Dual-Core Processors................................................................................................................241
Determining If the System Has Dual-Core Processors..................................................................241
Determining Sibling CPUs.............................................................................................................242
CPU: CPU Monitor (Formerly Known As LPMC Monitor)...............................................................244
8 CPU, Memory, and I/O Resources (A.03.xx)........................................................247
I/O: Concepts.......................................................................................................................................247
Acronyms.......................................................................................................................................247
System, Cells, SBA, LBA, Devices and Relationships...................................................................247
I/O: Adding or Deleting LBAs............................................................................................................249
I/O Syntax in Brief..........................................................................................................................249
Examples........................................................................................................................................250
I/O: Allocation Notes..........................................................................................................................251
Memory: Concepts and Functionality................................................................................................252
Acronyms.......................................................................................................................................252
Assignments...................................................................................................................................252
Memory: Assigning by Size (ILM)......................................................................................................253
Syntax.............................................................................................................................................253
Examples........................................................................................................................................253
Memory: Specifying Address Range..................................................................................................254
2 GB Restriction.............................................................................................................................254
Memory: Allocation Concepts and Notes...........................................................................................255
CPU.....................................................................................................................................................255
CPU: Specifying Min and Max Limits................................................................................................256
CPU: Bound and Unbound.................................................................................................................257
Definitions......................................................................................................................................257
CPU: Determining Whether to Use Bound or Unbound....................................................................257
CPU: Determining When to Specify a Hardware Path for a Bound CPU..........................................257
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