IBM PowerVM

Virtualization Built for Modern Enterprise Workloads

Secure, scalable, and high-performance virtualization 

IBM PowerVM helps enterprises modernize legacy systems, deploy AI workloads, and build hybrid clouds with secure, scalable virtualization. Now enhanced for IBM® Power11, it delivers higher reliability, multi-OS flexibility, and performance, empowering IT teams to meet today’s demands for agility, uptime, and compliance across AIX®, IBM i, or Linux® environments.

 Learn how PowerVM virtualizes workloads
Maximize Uptime for Mission-Critical Workloads 

Ensure continuous availability for AIX, IBM i, and Linux applications with enterprise-grade reliability and live partition mobility.
Reduce Infrastructure Costs Through Consolidation 

Virtualize multiple workloads on fewer servers to lower energy consumption, hardware costs, and data center footprint.
Accelerate Cloud and AI Deployments 

Support hybrid cloud strategies and AI workloads with scalable performance and dynamic resource allocation. 
Strengthen Security and Compliance Posture 

Protect sensitive data with quantum-safe cryptography, secure boot, and policy-driven workload placement.

Features

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Live Partition Mobility (LPM)

Move running workloads between servers with zero planned downtime for system maintenance* or load balancing.
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Resource Groups and Affinity Scoring 

Isolate workloads and enforce placement policies for optimized performance and compliance.
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Platform Key Store (PKS) Enhancements 

Improve memory management and encryption handling for AIX applications using large page sizes.
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Integrated Management with PowerVC and HMC 

Simplify virtualization and cloud operations with OpenStack-based automation and centralized hardware control.

Resources

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IBM PowerVM Modernizing Enterprise Workloads.
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IBM PowerVM VPP user guide is important for you if you would like to stay on top of the latest updates.
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ITIC 2023 Global Server Hardware, Server OS Reliability Report
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IBM PowerVM Virtualization Introduction and Configuration

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Footnotes

*Based upon IBM internal testing of system upgrade scenarios, many (i.e., VIOS, hot plug adapters, I/O adapter FW, and concurrent system firmware updates) can be done in-place while some (i.e., non-concurrent system FW and HW maintenance) may require Live Partition Mobility (LPM) support.