IBM I5/OS - Manual (Page 10)

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Processor Concepts
Physical Processors
Shared Dedicated
P1 P2 P3
Inactive
Processor Concepts
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i Series. my Series.
Processor Concepts
Dedicated Processors
A “dedicated processor” refers to a whole processor that is dedicated to a single partition
One or more processors can be dedicated to a partition
The most simple way to distribute processors among logical partitions
Rules & requirements :
At least one dedicated processor
Granularity of movements : one processor
Processor moves are dynamic, without any IPL within the configured ranges
Unallocated processors are not used
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