vpar vs wlm

[Jeffrey Wang]

I have a 4cpu npar on Superdome. We plan to install 2 applications in this npar:
progress application, and sybase application.

One way to do that is:
vpar the npar to 2 2cpu vpars, and install each application to each vpar.

2nd way is to:
Install both apps on one npar, and use wlm to allocate resource.

Personally I prefered the 1st way.

Please give your opinions.

Thanks!

[Donny Jekels · Accepted solution]

if you use 2 vpars, you can unbound/bound (float) cpu's as needed. so yes #1 would be better.

[John Meissner]

Partitioning at a hardware level is always faster than using software. i'd recommend #1

[Michael Steele_2]

With only 4 cpu's I'd have to go with the 2nd option. Isn't that 1 partition by 2 cells?

I'd prefer not to deal with the additional hassle vpars brings. 'vpars' is a pain and the superdome can be a gorilla when allowed. Let it eat up that extra WLM overhead.