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

Using Instant Capacity to Manage Processing Capacity
Unassigning a Cell from a Partition
Chapter 4 67
In the next example of unassigning a cell from a partition, the number of
processors removed (4) is greater than the number of unlicensed
processors in the partition (3). When this happens, the number of
intended active processors is automatically set to the total number of
remaining processors in the partition (8).
When Cell 3 is unassigned from the partition, the number of intended
active processors is changed from 9 to 8 (because one licensed processor
must be removed with the cell). When the partition is rebooted, a total of
8 processors are activated. Cell 3 becomes an unassigned cell with 4
unused processors and there is one (unused) processor license available
for the complex.
Table 4-7 Partition pre-modification state: Three cells
with 3 active and 1 inactive processor in each
(total of 9 active processors)
Cell 1 Cell 2 Cell 3
A A A I A A A I A A A I
Table 4-8 Partition post-modification state: Cell 3 is
unassigned (total of 8 active is set)
Cell 1 Cell 2
A A A A A A A A
Table 4-9 Post-modification state: Unassigned cell (Cell
3) with 4 unused processors. The system has
one RTU processor license available.
Cell 3
Available
System
Licenses
U U U U L