HP-UX 11i v3 Dynamic nPartitions: Features and Configuration Recommendations

Overview

This white paper introduces the Dynamic nPartitions feature that will debut with HP-UX 11i v3 Update. The nPartitions Background section summarizes the properties of nPartitions on HP-UX 11i before the update. The Dynamic nPartitions operations section explains the operations that make nPartitions dynamic. The Dynamic nPartitions commands section illustrates the invocation of the new Dynamic nPartitions commands. Finally, this paper concludes with Scenarios for Dynamic nPartitions and Configuration recommendations for Dynamic nPartitions to illustrate the value of Dynamic nPartitions and to show how to configure server complexes to realize the best value.