System and user requirements

For adaptive partitioning to operate properly, your system should meet these requirements:

• On x86 systems, turn off any BIOS configuration that may cause the processor to enter System Management Mode (SMM). A typical example is USB legacy support. If the processor enters SMM, the adaptive partitioning thread scheduler continues to function correctly, but CPU percentages apportioned to partitions will be inaccurate.

  A typical reason for preventing SMM is that it introduces interrupt latencies of about 100 microseconds at unpredictable intervals.