IBM Power VM (Logical Partitions, LPAR)

To enable virtual management for IBM LPAR, verify that you have the following components installed in your environment:

IBM AIX LPAR

IBM LPAR POWER5, POWER6, or POWER7 platforms let you manage logical partitions on AIX and their managed systems.

IBM Hardware Management Console (HMC)

To manage logical partitions of IBM POWER5, POWER6, or POWER7 platforms, install HMC V7R3.5, V7R7.1, V7R7.2, V7R7.3, or V7R7.4.

Note: HMC V7R7.1 is the minimum level for POWER7 support.

IBM Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM)

Alternative to HMC for managing logical partitions. Runs on the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS). Versions 1.5, 2.1, and 2.2 are supported.

IBM Virtual I/O Server (VIOS)

IBM Virtual I/O Server (VIOS) lets you configure IBM AIX POWER5, POWER6, and POWER7 logical partitions.

Note: VIOS versions 1.5, 2.1, and 2.2 are supported.