HP Instant Capacity User's Guide for versions B.07.x

Using Instant Capacity to Manage Processing Capacity
Assigning a Cell to a Partition
Chapter 464
Assigning a Cell to a Partition
NOTE Only licensed cells (containing fully licensed memory and at least one
licensed processor) can be active in a partition.
When a cell is assigned to a partition in an Instant Capacity system,
depending on the number of licensed processors available in the system
when the cell is assigned, the number of intended active processors for
the partition automatically changes. The following example of a single
partition with one assigned and one unassigned cell illustrates this:
When Cell 2 is assigned to the partition, the number of intended active
processors for the partition is automatically changed to 5. When the
partition is rebooted, 5 processors in the partition are activated.
Table 4-1 Partition pre-modification state: One cell
assigned with 3 active and 1 inactive
processors
Cell 1
A A A I
Table 4-2 Pre-modification state: Unassigned cell with 4
unused processors and system-wide RTU
licenses for 2 processors
Cell 2
Available
System Licenses
U U U U L L
Table 4-3 Partition post-modification state: Cell 2
assigned to partition
Cell 1 Cell 2
A A A I A A I I