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

Special Considerations
Instant Capacity Integration with Virtual Partitions
Appendix A140
Static Virtual Partitions
If a virtual partition is static (that is, the resources cannot be migrated,
added, deleted, or modified) and you attempt to activate or deactivate
processors, the Instant Capacity software displays a message indicating
that the configuration of the processor resources cannot be modified.
NOTE The icod_stat command’s output indicates that the number of
unassigned processors that can be assigned (to the local virtual
partition) is zero if the static resource attribute for the local virtual
partition is set.
LPMC Deactivations in Virtual Partitions
In a vPar environment, if the Low Priority Machine Check (LPMC)
monitor deactivates a processor, it automatically replaces the failing
processor with an unlicensed Instant Capacity processor from the free
pool, assuming there is one available.
The failing processor remains in the virtual partition until either the
virtual partition or the virtual partition monitor is rebooted. (In the
compatible virtual partition environment, rebooting the virtual partition
monitor is necessary if a bound processor in the virtual partition fails.)
More information about LPMC in vPars can be found in whitepapers on
http://docs.hp.com (search for “LPMC”).
NOTE vPars version A.03.01 (or later) is required for automatic replacement of
a failed processor by the LPMC monitor.