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POWER7 information
This information describes the virtualization technologies that are available.
| Offering | Express Edition | Standard Edition | Enterprise Edition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maximum number of logical partitions offered | 3 per server | 1000 per server | 1000 per server |
| Management offering | VMControl, IVM | VMControl, IVM, HMC | VMControl, IVM, HMC |
| Virtual I/O server | Offered | Offered (Dual) | Offered (Dual) |
| PowerVM Lx86 | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Suspend/Resume | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| N_Port Virtualization (NPIV) | Offered | Offered | Offered |
| Multiple shared processor pools | Not offered | Offered | Offered |
| Multiple shared storage pools | Not offered | Offered | Offered |
| Thin provisioning | Not offered | Offered | Offered |
| Live Partition Mobility | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Active Memory™ Sharing | Not offered | Not offered | Offered |
| Machine | Express Edition feature | Standard Edition feature | Enterprise Edition feature |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7895-22X | 5225 | 5227 | 5228 |
| 7895-23X | 5225 | 5227 | 5228 |
| 7895-42X | 5225 | 5227 | 5228 |
| 8202-E4B | 5225 | 5227 | 5228 |
| 8202-E4C | 5225 | 5227 | 5228 |
| 8202-E4D | 5225 | 5227 | 5228 |
| 8205-E6C | 5225 | 5227 | 5228 |
| 8205-E6B | 5225 | 5227 | 5228 |
| 8205-E6D | 5225 | 5227 | 5228 |
| 8231-E2B | 5225 | 5227 | 5228 |
| 8231-E1C and 8231-E2C | 5225 | 5227 | 5228 |
| 8231-E1D, 8231-E2D, or 8268-E1D | 5225 | 5227 | 5228 |
| 8233-E8B | 7793 | 7794 | 7795 |
| 8408-E8D | 7793 | 7794 | 7795 |
| 8412-EAD | 7793 | 7794 | 7795 |
| 9109-RMD | 7793 | 7794 | 7795 |
| 9117-MMB | Not offered | 7942 | 7995 |
| 9117-MMC | Not offered | 7942 | 7995 |
| 9117-MMD | Not offered | 7942 | 7995 |
| 9119-FHB | Not offered | 7943 | 8002 |
| 9179-MHB | Not offered | 7942 | 7995 |
| 9179-MHC | Not offered | 7942 | 7995 |
| 9179-MHD | Not offered | 7942 | 7995 |
