Method, system and computer program product for transitioning network traffic between logical partitions in one or more data processing systems

A system for transitioning network traffic between logical partitions in one or more data processing systems, said system comprising:

• means for defining a plurality of logical partitions with respect to one or more processing units of one or more data processing systems;
• means for dynamically reallocating resources from a second partition to a first partition among said plurality of logical partitions;
• means for transferring packets awaiting processing from said second partition to said first partition;
• and
• means for processing said packets on said first partition.

A computer program product in a computer-readable medium for transitioning network traffic between logical partitions in one or more data processing systems, said computer program product comprising:

• a computer-readable medium;
• instructions on the computer-readable medium for defining a plurality of logical partitions with respect to one or more processing units of one or more data processing systems;
• instructions on the computer-readable medium for dynamically reallocating resources from a second partition to a first partition among said plurality of logical partitions;
• instructions on the computer-readable medium for transferring packets awaiting processing from said second partition to said first partition;
• and
• instructions on the computer-readable medium for processing said packets on said first partition.