Patent ID: 9244825
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A method for managing a logical partition, the method comprising: inspecting a partition profile associated with the logical partition, the partition profile configurable by a user through a management entity; calculating a secondary processing unit entitlement for the logical partition based at least in part on a secondary processing unit mode property in the partition profile, the secondary processing unit entitlement less than a primary processing unit entitlement associated with the logical partition; reserving a quantity of processing units from a secondary shared processor pool for the logical partition, the quantity equal to the secondary processing unit entitlement; relocating the logical partition to the secondary shared processor pool in response to a predetermined condition; calculating a tertiary processing unit entitlement for the logical partition based at least in part on the secondary processing unit mode property; and reserving a second quantity of processing units from a tertiary shared processor pool for the logical partition, the second quantity equal to the tertiary processing unit entitlement.