Basic Conceptual Points on using vPars within nPartitions

Only one vPars Monitor is booted per nPartition.

Virtual partitions exist within an nPartition, but they cannot span across nPartitions.

Each virtual partition within a given nPartition can be assigned a subset of only the hardware assigned to the nPartition. Furthermore, only the active hardware assigned to the nPartition can be used by the virtual partitions within the nPartition.

nPartitions remain isolated from other nPartitions, regardless of whether vPars is installed. You can have virtual partitions installed within an nPartition without affecting the other nPartitions.

Note: unlike the rp7400/N4000, on a Superdome and other nPartition servers, the first element of the hardware path of the ioscan output is the cell number.

For example, on the rp7400/N4000 the ioscan output shows:

However, on a Superdome, the first element of the hardware path is the cell number. So, if the cell number is 4, the ioscan output shows: