HP-UX Virtual Partitions

by Marty Poniatowski

Virtual Partitions (vPars) can take almost any HP 9000 and turn it into many virtual computers. These virtual computers can each be running their own instance of HP-UX and associated applications... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130352128
• ISBN13: 9780130352125
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Length: 1000 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

THE Guide to Virtual Partitions

Most HP-UX professionals recognize Marty Poniatowski as the premier source for system administration guidance. Now, Marty helps us understand the new field of Virtual Partitioning. His book is a perfect guide to "vPars", showing not only how to configure them, but also showing why you need to learn about this product. Marty points out the many benefits organizations can gain by splitting one physical system into several smaller virtual systems. Among these are increased system utilization, server consolidation, and the ability to easily migrate between a development and production environment. I work with an HP Channel Partner and can say that several of my customers have implemented vPars on equipment that was underutilized. For example, servers that were only running at 20 percent of capacity are now running several instances of HP-UX and utilizing 60 to 70 percent of their capacity. Marty not only gives you the commands you need to configure vPars, but helps you understand the prerequisites for partitioning a system. He also guides you through many other system administration tasks which you must modify in order to best utilize your "virtual systems". I can't say enough in this space to do justice to this book. Read it, YOU and your company will benefit.

Another Great HP Reference

This book was exactly what I was looking for - clearly written, technically detailed and accurate. Plenty of practical information and examples.The book has a nice intro section which would be useful to readers who are new to the concepts of Virtual Partitioning of server resources.Marty has written this with several other experts. He has lots of practical experience and it shows in his explanations.Lots of useful screen shots and a bunch of additional technical resources provided.

Exceptional hp-ux Virtual Partition Resource !!!!

I just recently acquired, much to my delight, Poniatowski's latest HP-UX Virtual Partition creation, and this gentleman has outdone himself. I am amassing a library collection of Poniatowski's UNIX resources, and HP-UX Virtual Partitions is my newest acquisition, and it is superbly written. Achieving such outstanding publishing is nothing new to Poniatowski. He is the quintessence of UNIX pundit-gurus. My introduction to Poniatowski's UNIX Administration was initially through my purchase of his UNIX User's Handbook, another outstanding and superb volume text.Poniatowski is extremely thorough, clear and lucid, andhas a highly brilliant writing style. His brilliance is demonstrated by his taking technical data from his stratosphere-level of competence, and expressing it in such a lucid fashionas to make it easily understandable and useful for relativenewcomers to UNIX. Hard as I may try, I cannot recommendeither of these works too highly. Poniatowski is par excellencewith UNIX Administration. Any serious UNIX Administrator cannotafford to pass up his books, which are absolutely priced ata bargain by any standard. HP-UX Virtual Partition is a must-have for any HP 9000 User, and the concept of Virtual Partitionsis both efficient and brilliant. Don't Miss !!!