Specify the number of virtual processors that you want to use for the logical partition that is associated with this partition profile. When you activate the logical partition associated with this partition profile, the managed system calculates the ratio between the number of processing units committed to the logical partition and this number. If this ratio is equal to or greater than the minimum processing units required for each virtual processor, then the logical partition is assigned this number of virtual processors. Otherwise, the number of virtual processors is the number of processing units divided by the minimum processing units required for each virtual processor, rounded down to the previous whole number. For example, a logical partition has 1.00 processing units committed to it, and the minimum processing units required for each virtual processor is 0.1. If the number of virtual processors specified here is less than 10, then the system uses this number as the number of virtual processors for that logical partition. Otherwise, the number of virtual processors is 10 (1.00 processing units divided by a minimum of 0.1 processing units for each virtual processor).
This number can be any whole number from the minimum number of virtual processors to the maximum number of virtual processors.
The default desired number of virtual processors is the desired number of processing units rounded up to the next whole number. For example, if the desired number of processing units for a partition profile is 1.10, then the default desired number of virtual processors is 2. If the desired number of processing units is 2.01, then the default desired number of virtual processors is 3.
To restore this field and the other virtual processing fields to their default values, click the Restore Defaults button.