IBM Workload Partitions Manager for AIX

Highlights

• Provides a single focal point for management of AIX® Workload Partitions (WPARs) across the enterprise
• The WPAR Manager is a plug-in to IBM Systems Director that extends IBM Systems Director to manage Workload Partitions
• Enables Live Application Mobility which allows relocation of WPARs from one server to another without restarting the application
• Includes a policy engine to automate relocation of WPARs between systems based on system load and other metrics
• Offers browser-based interface for easy management from almost any platform

The Workload Partitions Manager™ for AIX (WPAR Manager) is a licensed program product that is designed to provide additional flexibility and efficiency by managing AIX WPARs across multiple systems and providing enablement for Live Application Mobility.

The WPAR Manager is designed to allow an administrator to create, clone, and remove WPAR definitions, or start and stop WPARs from an easy to use management interface.

WPAR Manager includes the check-point/restart enablement needed to relocate a WPAR from one system to another using Live Application Mobility.

Live Application Mobility is designed to relocate a WPAR without restarting the application or causing significant impact to the application users.