Patent ID: 6912493

Claim:
A computerized method of configuring processors in a target system, comprising: prompting a user to select workload units to use in the configuration of the processor in the target system; prompting the user to input a quantity of processing power required in terms of partition workload capacity required; obtaining a system work capacity for the target system in the appropriate units from a look-up table; calculating the number of partition processors; wherein the number of partition processors equals the total number of system processors, times the partition workload capacity divided by the system work capacity; testing the calculated number of partition processors to see if it is within a predetermined percentage of the next full processor increment; if within the predetermined percentage, then recommending using dedicated processors, otherwise recommending using shared processors; displaying the calculated number of partition processors and the recommended use of dedicated or shared processors to the user for validation or changing of the values; and after validation, configuring the processors according to the calculated number of partition processors and the recommended use, based on the quantity of processing power required in terms of the partition workload capacity required.