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Figure 6-9 Partition profile Memory tab
Processors
The Processors tab displays information about the profile’s processor configuration. There
are two distinct views, depending on processing mode: Dedicated (Figure 6-10) and Shared
(Figure 6-11).
Depending on the processing mode, either Total managed system processors or Total
managed system processing units reflects the total processing capacity that the physical
system can provide.
If desired, changes to the profile’s processing configuration can be made here. These are not
dynamic LPAR (DLPAR) changes and will take affect when this profile is next restarted. For
DLPAR processor changes, refer to the processor portion of 6.4, “Performing dynamic LPAR
(DLPAR) functions” on page 195.
The concepts of minimum, desired, and maximum processors are discussed in 5.2.7,
“Partition processors” on page 149. For an uncapped shared processor partition, the partition
weight can also be adjusted. The distinctions between capped shared and uncapped shared
are discussed in Chapter 1, “Introduction to LPAR on IBM System i5” on page 1.
Allow idle processors to be shared specifies if a partition with dedicated processors should
have those processors available for use by an uncapped partition. The sharing of the
dedicated processors could only occur if the partition with the dedicated processors was
powered off or otherwise unavailable. In the majority of cases, this box should be checked.