Live Partition Mobility - the Unix servers function allowing to select segments in memory and on the hard drive of servers based on Power6 processors which will be available to all operating systems working on the server at once.
Live Partition Mobility works with virtualized by AIX 5.2 and 5.3 OS and also with Linux OS, in particular with Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Suse Enterprise Linux.
Similar function is offered by VMware company (VMotion), however IBM proposes the solution for Unix servers that is not done by VMware.
Specific Features
- Hypervisor is support of simultaneous operation of several operating systems.
- Dynamic logical partitions (Dynamic Logical Partitioning). Micro sections, redistribution of resources
- Multiple Shared Processor Pools - Selection of processor resources to group of sections
- Server of virtual input-output (Virtual I/O Server) - Virtualization of resources for client sections
- The integrated manager of virtualization (Integrated Virtualization Manager) - Simplification of management of sections for servers of initial level
- Lx86 - Support of the Linux x86 applications
- Mobility of logical partitions (Live Partition Mobility) - Relocation of the working AIX and Linux of sections
- Planning tool of systems (System Planning Tool) - Simplification of planning and installation of servers with PowerVM
Advantages
Use of technology allows to lower effects of routine maintenance
- Power saving
- Redistribution of loading for the subsequent growth
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