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HP-UX i Version 2 System Administration HP Integrity and HP 9000 Servers
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HP-UX i Version 2 System Administration HP Integrity and HP 9000 Servers

by Marty Poniatowski
May 2005
Intermediate to advanced
672 pages
13h 59m
English
Pearson
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Chapter 17. Node Partitions (nPartitions) and Management Processor Overview

Introduction to nPartitions

Node Partitions (nPartitions) have dedicated hardware within an HP Integrity Server (Itanium-based) or HP 9000 Server (PA-RISC-based) that work independently from other nPartitions within the same server. This independence includes both hardware and software isolation from other nPartitions. Virtual Partitions (vPars), covered in Chapter 16, “Virtual Partitions,” have full software isolation from one another but not hardware isolation. nPartitions have both software and hardware isolation from one another. An nPartition can be divided into multiple vPars.

Integral to working on a cell-based system and performing nPartition-related work is the ...

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