Secure Resource Partitions (Partitioning Inside a Single Copy of HP-UX)

Resource partitioning is something that has been integrated with the HP-UX kernel since version 9.0 of HP-UX. Over the years, HP has gradually increased the functionality; today you can provide a remarkable level of isolation between applications running in a single copy of HP-UX. The current version provides both resource isolation, something that has been there from the beginning of resource partitions, and security isolation, the newest addition. Figure 2-18 shows how the resource isolation capabilities allows multiple applications to run in a single copy of HP-UX while ensuring that each partition gets its share of resources.

Figure 2-18. Resource Partitioning in HP-UX ...

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