Logical partitioing of one server as if it were two or more

[nasimuddin ansari]

We have an IBM RS6000 having two logical partition :
Partition one :4 CPU & 8 GB RAM
Partition two:2 CPU & 4 GB RAM
(How partitioning works-
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/iseries/v5r2/ic2924/index.htm?info/rzajx/rzajxoverview.htm)

We want to replace it with a HP Server running HP-UX 11. I have following question
1- Is HP server support partitioning?
2- If yes, What additional layered product we require for partitioning to work?
2- We need a server with 150,000 Tpc-c as replacement of existing server. Can any one suggest a model (and URL) of HP Server?
Thanks in advance

[Jayasuntar]

Dear Ansari,

1. HP server support both hard and soft (nPAR & vPAR) partitioing.
2. If u want to have nPAR go for cell based servers like 7620,7410,8620. For vPAR u need buy license.

3.http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/byos/hpuxservers.html. This link will give the details of server. Please choose which one you need.

Regards

Jay

[Ravi_8]

1. Yes HP server (Mid range server models and higher) supports physical and logical partitions

2. Vpar (virtual partion)
3. http://h18000.www1.hp.com/products/servers/byos/hpuxservers.html.

[Bharat Katkar]

There is two things in HP. NPARS and VPARS.
Below is the list of available servers for NPARS:

Table 1-2. HP Servers Supporting nPartitions

HP 9000 Servers. HP 9000 servers have PA-RISC processors.
The original HP 9000 servers supporting nPartitions include the following models:

· HP 9000 Superdome servers, including the SD16000, SD32000, and SD64000 models. These models support up to 16 cells in a server complex.

· HP 9000 rp8400 model, which supports up to four cells in a server complex.

· HP 9000 rp7405/rp7410, which supports up to two cells in a server complex.

For details see "Server Hardware Details: HP nPartition Servers" .

The following HP 9000 servers use the HP sx1000 chipset and support nPartitions. For details see "sx1000 Chipset for HP Servers" .

· HP 9000 Superdome servers, including the SD16A, SD32A, and SD64A models. These models support up to 16 cells in a server complex.

· HP 9000 rp8420 model, which supports up to four cells in a server complex.

· HP 9000 rp7420 model, which supports up to two cells in a server complex.

For details see "Server Hardware Details: HP nPartition Servers" .

HP Integrity Servers. HP Integrity servers have Intel® Itanium® 2 processors.

The Intel® Itanium® processor family architecture was co-developed by Hewlett-Packard and Intel.
All HP Integrity servers that support nPartitions use the HP sx1000 chipset; for details see "sx1000 Chipset for HP Servers" .

· HP Integrity Superdome servers include the SD16A, SD32A, and SD64A models. These models support up to 16 cells in a server complex.

· The HP Integrity rx8620 model supports up to four cells in a server complex.

· The HP Integrity rx7620 model supports up to two cells in a server complex.

For details see "Server Hardware Details: HP nPartition Servers" .

Supported IA/PA servers (with 11iv2May2005) for VPARâ s are:

A-Class/rp2400 series except A180 and A180C, which had 32-bit processors
L-Class/rp5400 series
rp3400 series
rp4400 series
All N-Class/rp7400 series
All rp8400 series
All HP 9000 Superdome
All Current HP IA Integrity Server Family

Docs to Refer:

Latest Manuals on VPARâ s

http://docs.hp.com/en/6768/vpars.rn.ed100.a0401.pdf

http://docs.hp.com/en/6769/vpars.sa.ed600.a0401.pdf

Hope that helps.
Regards,

[Peter Godron]

Hi,
I can't get to Bharats document links,
so I found this:
http://www.hp.com/products1/unix/operating/manageability/partitions/virtual_partitions.html

[Ted Buis]

If you get an Integrity (Itanium) server, you can use Integrity Virtual Machines. This allows sub CPU partitioning. All these tools, IVM, vPARs and nPars have trade-offs, so you should really have a discussion with an HP presales technical client consultant as to which is best for you. But these web sites are good.

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/258348-0-0-0-121.html

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/262372-0-0-0-121.html