Reasons For Partitioning; Consolidating Resources By Using Partitioning - Compaq AlphaServer GS140 Getting Started

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Reasons for Partitioning

Partitioning can
consolidation of computing resources into one system or increasing the
efficiency of an existing system.
Figure 1–2 Consolidating Resources by Using Partitioning
BEFORE
Small server
running office
applications
Server
running 24/7
air pollution
monitoring and
simulation for
greater
Los Angeles
Medium-sized server
running audio-visual design
group
1-2 Getting Started with Logical Partitions
be used for various reasons, including
AFTER
Partition 0
AlphaServer GS140
running 3 instances of
Compaq Tru64 UNIX
using logical partitions
Partition 1
Partition 2
BX-0199-99
the