HP-UX Virtual Partitions Administrator's Guide (includes A.03.04) (previously titled Installing and Managing HP-UX Virtual Partitions)

Problem with Adding Unbound CPUs to a Virtual Partition (A.03.xx)
Cause
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Boot the Virtual Partitions
When we boot the partitions, they will boot with the following bound CPUs; their respective kernels will have
the following unbound CPU entries.
Note that the entries for the unbound CPUs are only entries for unbound CPUs that can potentially be added
to the partition. At this point, we have not assigned any unbound CPUs to any of the partitions:
Looking at vpar3, because kernel entries for CPUs at x06, x07, and x08 exist, any of the unbound CPUs (x06,
x07, or x08) can be added to vpar3. They could also be added to vpar1 or vpar2.
Create A Fourth Virtual Partition
Supposed we create and boot a fourth partition using the following command:
# vparcreate -p vpar4 -a cpu::3 -a cpu:::3
The Monitor will assign the remaining three CPUs at hardware paths x06, x07, and x08:
Remove a Virtual Partition
If we shutdown and remove vpar2 (using vparremove), its bound CPUs will become unbound, and the current
configuration will be the following:
Virtual Partition vpar1 vpar2 vpar3
Paths of Bound
CPU(s)
x01
x02
x03
x04
x05
Unbound CPU
Kernel Entries
x06
x07
x08
x06
x07
x08
x06
x07
x08
Paths of
Unbound CPUs
x06, x07, x08
Virtual Partition vpar4
Paths of Bound
CPU(s)
x06
x07
x08
Unbound CPU
Kernel Entries
(none)
Virtual Partition vpar1 vpar3 vpar4
Paths of Bound
CPU(s)
x01
x02
x05 x06
x07
x08
Unbound CPU
Kernel Entries
x06
x07
x08
x06
x07
x08
(none)
Paths of
Unbound CPUs
unbound CPUs are now at x03 and x04