Re: Micro-Partition Gotcha(for the group).

Since we started partitioning the 2 machines here we have always micro
partitioned (without calling it that). At least on e of the systems has
only a single processor that we divide in to 40% and 60% partitions, The
40% is a disaster recovery for another off site system so it doesn't get
much use. In fact we have the main LPAR on that system using 60%, but
allowed to use 100% of the processor if needed. It's interesting to
WRKSYSSTS and see the processor at 125%.
IBM setup the partitions for our machines.



From:
Aaron Bartell <aaronbartell@xxxxxxxxx>
To:
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Date:
04/08/2010 09:22 AM
Subject:
Re: Micro-Partition Gotcha(for the group).
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Has anybody done this before? When I purchased my 6.1 machine in Nov I
was
told this was only possible if you setup your primary HD correctly so VIOS
could control it appropriately. I hadn't much idea what the IBM rep was
talking about so I told him to just go with a "regular setup" without any
micro partitioning (which I didn't use that term back then because I
didn't
know it was called that - or maybe he was referencing literal LPARS?)

Aaron Bartell
http://mowyourlawn.com
http://mowyourlawn.com/blog/


On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Lukas Beeler
<lukas.beeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:

On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 15:25, Wintermute, Sharon
<Sharon.Wintermute@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

What is a micro partition? I have multiple LPARS on my system but I

have

never heard this term before.

Micro-Partitioning is when you use only tenths of a CPU. You can
partition 1 CPU machine, but then each partition only has 0.x CPUs. If
you have a large machine and can give each LPAR it's own CPUs, you
don't need micro partitioning.