Indicates whether the dedicated processors are made available to shared processor partitions when the logical partition that is associated with this partition profile is shut down.
Select this option to make the dedicated processors available to shared processor partitions when this logical partition is shut down. If you allow the dedicated processors to be shared, the dedicated processors are still committed to this logical partition while they are available to shared processor partitions. When you reactivate this logical partition, the dedicated processors are returned to this logical partition and can no longer be used by shared processor partitions.
Deselect this option to reserve the dedicated processors so that they are not made available to shared processor partitions when this logical partition is shut down. When you test the performance of shared processor partitions, deselecting this option ensures the accuracy of the tests.
You can apply the partition profile settings to the logical partition by activating the logical partition using this partition profile. You can also directly change how the logical partition shares dedicated processors by changing the logical partition properties. Direct changes to the logical partition properties take effect immediately.