Installing and Managing HP-UX Virtual Partitions (includes A.04.01)

CPU, Memory, and IO Resources
CPU: A.04 Syntax, Rules, and Notes (vPars A.04)
Chapter 6
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IO interrupts
• only bound CPUs can handle IO
interrupts
• intctl (interrupt control) applies to
only the bound CPUs
IO interrupts
• at boot: all CPUs can handle IO interrupts
• after boot:
— when CPUs are removed from a virtual
partition, the IO interrupts are automatically
reassigned to the other active CPUs
— when CPUs are added to a virtual partition,
the IO interrupts are not automatically
processed by the added CPUs
— intctl can be applied to all CPUs
Table 6-2 CPU Rules for A.03 -> A.04 (Continued)
vPars A.03 Rules => vPars A.04 Rules