Suitable workloads

Workloads best suited for logical partitions that use dedicated processors are those that maintain a fairly even external throughput rate (ETR) while using most of the capacity of the logical partition. Logical partitions with timing dependencies might require dedicated processors.

The installation goals for a logical partition that uses dedicated processors should be similar to the goals of the processor complex. For example, if the goal is an average processor utilization rate of 70%–85%, then the same goal should be used for a logical partition that uses dedicated processors.