Uncapped

Select this option to set the sharing mode for this logical partition to uncapped. If this option is not selected, the sharing mode for this logical partition is set to capped.

The sharing mode determines whether the logical partition can use idle processing units that are not committed to the logical partition. (The managed system commits processing units to the logical partition when you activate the logical partition or move processing units dynamically to or from the logical partition.)

• A capped logical partition cannot use more processing units than are committed to the logical partition.
• An uncapped logical partition can use idle processing units when the logical partition needs more processing units. The total number of processing units used by the uncapped logical partition can temporarily exceed the maximum number specified for the uncapped logical partition.