Use this page to specify either shared or dedicated memory for the partition.
Note: This page appears only if the specified processing mode is Shared and a memory pool is configured in the system.
Shared memory is physical memory that is assigned to the shared memory pool and shared among multiple logical partitions. A logical partition that uses shared memory, known as a shared memory partition, allows an appropriate logical memory size to be defined without requiring a corresponding amount of physical memory to be allocated.
Dedicated memory is physical memory that is assigned to a logical partition, and is reserved for use by the logical partition until the memory is removed from the logical partition or the logical partition is deleted. A logical partition that uses dedicated memory, known as a dedicated memory partition, only uses a fixed amount of memory that it was assigned.
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