Entering a PowerVM Editions activation code
You can enter the activation code for PowerVM Editions by
using the Integrated Virtualization Manager,
or the Hardware Management Console (HMC). A Trial Live Partition Mobility code
can be entered only by using the HMC.
Power Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL)
Power Integrated Facility for Linux (IFL) is an optional
lower cost per processor core activation for Linux-only workloads
on Power Systems.
Micro-Partitioning technology
When you enable the Micro-Partitioning® technology, you
can configure multiple logical partitions to share system processing
power.
Active Memory Sharing
When you enable the PowerVM Active Memory™ Sharing technology,
you can configure multiple logical partitions to share system memory.
Virtual I/O Server
Manage the Virtual I/O Server and client
logical partitions by using the Hardware Management Console (HMC), and the Virtual I/O Server command-line
interface.
Integrated Virtualization Manager
You can use the Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM), a component
of the PowerVM Editions hardware
feature, to manage your Virtual I/O Server and client
logical partitions.
Live Partition Mobility Live Partition Mobility,
a component of the PowerVM Enterprise Edition hardware
feature, provides the ability to move AIX® and Linux logical partitions from one
system to another. The mobility process transfers the system environment
including the processor state, memory, attached virtual devices, and
connected users.
Thin provisioning
Thin provisioning helps reduce the amount of unused storage
allocated to applications or users.
Thick provisioning
Thick provisioning helps reserve storage space for virtual
disks, thus ensuring that there are no failures because of lack of
storage space.
Virtual fibre channel (NPIV)
With N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), you can configure
the managed system so that multiple logical partitions can access
independent physical storage through the same physical Fibre Channel
adapter.
Shared storage pools
A shared storage pool provides distributed storage access
to all VIOS logical
partitions in the cluster. Each cluster consists of one or more networked VIOS logical partitions.
Shared processors pools
You can assign priorities to partitions and the hypervisor
allocates processing power as needed by the applications. This feature
allows for automatic nondisruptive balancing of processing power between
logical partitions assigned to shared pools resulting in increased
throughput and the potential to reduce processor-based software licensing
costs. This feature is supported on POWER6® and POWER7® processor-based servers.
Partition Suspend/Resume
A running AIX, Linux, or IBM® i logical
partition can be suspended along with its operating system and applications.
When a logical partition is suspended, the state of the logical partition
is saved on persistent storage, and the server resources that were
in use by that logical partition are made available for use by other
logical partitions. At a later time, the operation of the suspended
logical partition and its applications can be resumed.
PowerSC - Trusted Boot
Trusted Boot is a feature of PowerSC and you can enable
Trusted Boot in PowerVM. You can use the Trusted Boot feature to confirm
whether the operating system running on a logical partition has booted
in a known and trusted state. Trusted Boot uses the Virtual Trusted
Platform Module (VTPM) software implementation on an AIX logical partition.
PowerSC - Trusted Firewall
Trusted Firewall is a feature of PowerSC and you can enable
Trusted Firewall in PowerVM. You can use the Trusted Firewall feature
to provide a virtual firewall that allows network filtering and control
within the local server. The virtual firewall improves performance
and reduces the consumption of network resources by allowing direct
and secure network traffic between logical partitions that are present
on different VLANs of the same server.
PowerVP Overview
Power Virtualization Performance (PowerVP) is a performance
monitoring solution that provides detailed and real-time information
about virtualized workloads that are running on Power Systems. You
can use PowerVP to understand how virtual workloads use resources,
to analyze performance bottlenecks, and to make informed choices about
resource allocation and virtualized machine placement.
Single Root I/O Virtualization
SR-IOV is a PCI-Express standard for I/O virtualization.
An SR-IOV capable adapter can be assigned to a logical partition to
run in the dedicated mode, or assigned to the hypervisor to run in
the shared mode. When the adapter is assigned to the hypervisor and
is configured in the shared mode, the adapter is shared by multiple
operating systems at the same time.
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