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IBM PowerVM

The virtualization platform for UNIX, Linux and IBM i clients

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  • PowerVM

    Using IBM PowerVM™ Editions can help simplify and optimize your IT infrastructure. Available on Power™ Systems servers and supported by the AIX®, Linux® and IBM i operating systems, this set of comprehensive systems technologies and services are designed to enable you to aggregate and manage resources via a consolidated, logical view.

Choose the Edition that's right for you
Features* Express Standard Enterprise
Maximum LPARs 3 / Server 10 / Core 10 / Core
Management IVM IVM, HMC IVM, HMC
Virtual I/O Server yes yes yes
PowerVM Lx86 yes yes yes
Shared Dedicated
Capacity*
yes yes yes
NPIV yes yes yes
Multiple Shared
Processor Pools
  yes yes
Active Memory Sharing     yes
Live Partition Mobility     yes


 
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* IVM is supported on POWER5/5+ System p 560Q servers and below and the BladeCenter JS21

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