Getting started with PowerVM
You can use this collection of topics to find ways to perform common PowerVM® tasks, such as configuring and managing virtual resources.
- What's new in Getting Started with PowerVM
Read about new or changed information in the Getting Started with PowerVM topic collection since the previous update. - Introduction to PowerVM
Businesses are turning to PowerVM virtualization to consolidate multiple workloads onto fewer systems, to increase server use, and to reduce cost. PowerVM provides a secure and scalable virtualization environment for AIX®, IBM® i, and Linux applications that are built on the advanced reliability, availability, and serviceability features and the leading performance of the IBM Power Systems™ platform. - Configuring PowerVM with IVM
Use the Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) to configure PowerVM features and the managed system. - Configuring PowerVM with HMC
Use the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to configure PowerVM features and the managed system. - Advanced PowerVM features
Learn about the advanced features of the PowerVM hardware feature, such as shared storage pools, Micro-Partitioning® technology, Live Partition Mobility, PowerVM Active Memory™ Sharing, Active Memory Deduplication, and Capacity on Demand. - System templates and Partition templates
System and partition templates specify the configuration of a system and of logical partitions on the system. - Remote restart capability of a logical partition
You can restart an AIX, Linux, or IBM i logical partition remotely by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC) command-line interface. You can also restart a partition that supports the simplified version of the remote restart capability. You can run up to four concurrent remote restart operations. - Related information
Last updated: Wed, January 22, 2020