RE: as/400 / linux / lpar

[Glenn Ericson <Glenn-Ericson@xxxxxxx>]

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At 07:14 AM 05/31/2002 -0500, Vernon Hamberg wrote:
>I believe the issue centers around whether the processor can be partitioned
>based on fractional CPU. One partition using .3 of the CPU, another using
>.7, .e.g. I think this does require newer processors. What they call 'Linux
>Shared Processor' is the hard way to say it's using a fraction of the CPU.
>
>At 04:57 AM 5/31/02 -0400, you wrote:
>>Rob,
>>
>>I went back to the chart and looked; I was unable to find any
>>uni-processor models which were listed as supporting Linux but not
>>supporting 'Linux Shared Processor'.  As you imply in your note, it
>>would be a theoretical impossibility.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Andy Nolen-Parkhouse
>>
>> > Subject: RE: as/400 / linux / lpar
>> > What is the difference between being able to run Linux on a single
>> > processor and 'Linux Shared Processor'?  On the chart I see that some
>> > single processors support LPAR, and Linux but not 'Linux Shared
>> > Processor'.
>> >
>> > Rob Berendt
>>
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