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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.
Key Benefits of deploying PowerVM Editions and IBM Power Systems servers:
- Go green and save: potentially cut energy costs by up to 65%1 through server consolidation
- Potentially reduce the cost of existing infrastructure by up to 72%2
- Manage growth, complexity and risk: potentially reduce server sprawl and administration while improving availability and application performance3
- Leverage 40 years of leadership in virtualization from IBM
Choose the Edition that's right for you:
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| Maximum LPARs | 3 / Server | 10 / Core | 10 / Core |
| Management | IVM | IVM, HMC | IVM, HMC |
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Availability of PowerVM features by Power Systems models:
| JS12 | JS22 | 520 | 520 | 520 | 550 | 550 | 570 | 570 | 575 | 595 | |||
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8203- EA4 |
9407- M15 |
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8204- EA8 |
9409- M50 |
9117- MMA |
9406- MMA |
9125- F2A |
9119- FHA |
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* IVM is supported on POWER5/5+ System p 560Q servers and below and the BladeCenter JS21
** VIOS supports AIX and Linux partitions
