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Read about new or changed information in Live Partition Mobility since the previous update of this topic collection.
June 2016
- The following topic is new for N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) partition migration validation:
- The following topic is updated for NPIV partition migration validation:
April 2014
- The following topics were updated for mobile partitions that have single root I/O virtualization (SR-IOV) logical ports:
October 2013
The following updates have been made to the content.
- The following topic was updated for shared storage pools:
- The following topic was updated for virtual Ethernet adapters:
- The following topic was updated for physical volumes:
- The following topics were updated for Peer-to-Peer Remote Copy (PPRC) and N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV adapters):
- The following topic is new for improvement in partition mobility performance:
- The following topic was updated for synchronization of the current configuration capability:
September 2013
- The following topic was updated for the IBM® Power® ESE (8412-EAD) server.
August 2013
- The following topics were updated for the IBM PowerLinux™ 7R4 (8248-L4T) server.
June 2013
- The following topics were updated for the IBM Power 710 Express (8268-E1D) server.
March 2013
The following updates have been made to the content.
- The following topics were updated for the IBM Power 710 Express (8231-E1D), IBM Power 720 Express (8202-E4D), Power 730 Express (8231-E2D), IBM Power 740 Express (8205-E6D), , IBM Power 750 (8408-E8D), and IBM Power 760 (9109-RMD) servers.
- The following topics are new for mobile partitions that use the virtual server network (VSN):
- The following topics were updated for mobile partitions that use VSN:
February 2013
The following updates have
been made to the content.
October 2012
The following updates have been made to the content.
- Added information about the IBM Power 770 (9117-MMD) and IBM Power 780 (9179-MHD) servers.
- Added information about the IBM BladeCenter PS700 Express, IBM BladeCenter PS701 Express, IBM BladeCenter PS702 Express, IBM BladeCenter PS703 Express, and IBM BladeCenter PS704 Express servers:
- The following information is new for mobile partitions that are configured with processing units to virtual processor ratio of less than 0.1 and greater than or equal to 0.05:
- The following information is updated for mobile partitions that are configured with processing units to virtual processor ratio of less than 0.1 and greater than or equal to 0.05:
- The following information is new for the increased number of concurrent migration operations:
- The following information is updated for the increased number of concurrent migration operations:
- The following information was updated for secure IP tunnels:
- The following information was updated for mobile partitions where you can specify the port name of the Fibre Channel during partition migration:
- The following information is updated for the Dynamic Platform Optimizer (DPO) feature:
May 2012
The following updates have been made to the content.
- The following information is new for partitions that can be moved from one system to another:
- The following information
was updated for IBM i partitions
that can be moved from one system to another:
- Live Partition Mobility
- Configuration validation for partition mobility
- Processor compatibility modes
- Software applications that recognize partition mobility
- HMC-managed systems: Preparing the source and destination servers for partition mobility
- Preparing the HMC for partition mobility
- Preparing the source and destination Virtual I/O Server logical partitions for partition mobility
- Verifying that the destination shared memory pool contains an available paging space device
- Preparing the mobile partition for partition mobility
- Moving the suspended mobile partition with the HMC command-line interface
- The following information was updated for mobile partitions that are capable of the Trusted Firewall capability:
December 2011
The following updates have been made to the content.
On the VIOS Version 2.2.1.3, or
later, you can create a cluster that consists of up to four VIOS partitions that are
connected to the shared storage pool. This cluster has access to distributed
storage. The following information is new or updated for shared storage pools:
October 2011
The following updates have been made to the content.
- Added information about the IBM Power 710 Express (8231-E1C), IBM Power 720 Express (8202-E4C), IBM Power 730 Express (8231-E2C), and IBM Power 740 Express (8205-E6C) servers.
Table 1. New or updated information for POWER7 processor-based servers Hardware Management Console (HMC) Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) HMC-managed systems: Preparing the source and destination servers for partition mobility IVM-managed systems: Preparing the source and destination servers for partition mobility - Added information about the IBM Power 770 (9117-MMC) and IBM Power 780 (9179-MHC) servers.
- With the HMC Version 7 Release 7.4.0,
or later, and POWER7 processor-based
servers with firmware at level 7.4, or later, you can enable the Virtual
Trusted Platform Module (VTPM) on an AIX logical partition.
A logical partition that is enabled with the VTPM is capable of the
Trusted Boot capability. Trusted Boot is a capability that is supported
on the PowerSC™ Standard Edition.
The following information is new or updated for partitions that are
capable of the Trusted Boot capability:
- Configuration validation for partition mobility
- HMC-managed systems: Preparing the source and destination servers for partition mobility
- Verifying that the destination server supports Trusted Boot
- Determining the trusted system key in the destination server
- Determining the number of available VTPMs in the destination server
- Preparing the HMC for partition mobility
- Moving the suspended mobile partition with the HMC command-line interface
May 2011
The following updates have been made to the content.
- The following information is updated for the IBM BladeCenter PS703 Express and IBM BladeCenter PS704 Express servers:
- With the Hardware Management Console (HMC) Version 7.7.3, or later, and POWER7 processor-based servers with firmware at level 7.3, or later, you can evaluate Live Partition Mobility at no cost by using the Trial Live Partition Mobility feature without purchasing the PowerVM Enterprise Edition hardware feature. The following information is new or updated for Trial Live Partition Mobility:
- With the HMC Version 7.7.3, or later, and POWER7 processor-based servers with firmware at level 7.3, or later, you can suspend an IBM i logical partition with its operating system and applications, and store the logical partition state to persistent storage. You can resume the operation of the IBM i logical partition on the same system. The following information is new or updated for IBM i partitions with the Suspend/Resume feature:
December 2010
The following updates have been made to the content.
- On the VIOS Version 2.2.0.11, Fix Pack 24, Service Pack 1, you can create a cluster of only one VIOS partition that is connected to the shared storage pool and having access to distributed storage. The following information is updated for shared storage pools:
- With HMC Version
7.7.2.0, or later, you can suspend an AIX or Linux logical partition
with its operating system and applications, and store its virtual
server state to persistent storage. At a later stage, you can resume
the operation of the logical partition. The following information
is new or updated for partitions with the Suspend/Resume feature:
- Configuration validation for partition mobility
- HMC-managed systems: Preparing the source and destination servers for partition mobility
- Verifying that the destination server supports suspend-capable partitions
- Determining the reserved storage device size in the destination server
- Preparing the HMC for partition mobility
- Setting the reserve policy attributes of a device
- Moving the suspended mobile partition with the HMC command-line interface
- Resuming the suspended mobile partition with HMC
- Shutting down the suspended mobile partition with HMC
- Troubleshooting active partition mobility
September 2010
The following updates have been made to the content.
- Added information for the IBM Power 710 Express (8231-E2B), IBM Power 730 Express (8231-E2B), IBM Power 720 Express (8202-E4B), IBM Power 740 Express (8205-E6B), and IBM Power 795 (9119-FHB) servers.
Table 2. New or updated information for POWER7 processor-based servers Hardware Management Console (HMC) Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM) HMC-managed systems: Preparing the source and destination servers for partition mobility IVM-managed systems: Preparing the source and destination servers for partition mobility - Added information for the compatibility of firmware levels on the source and destination servers. The following information is new or updated for firmware levels:
March 2010
The following updates have been made to the content.
- Some AIX mobile partitions that use a Host Ethernet Adapter can participate in active partition mobility through the System Management Interface Tool (SMIT). The following information is new or updated for active partition mobility through SMIT:
February 2010
The following updates have been made to the content.
- Added information for IBM Power Systems™ servers
that contain the POWER7 processor.
- Processor compatibility modes enable you to move
logical partitions between servers with different processor types
without upgrading the operating environments that are installed in
the logical partitions. The following information is updated for POWER7 processor compatibility
modes.
- With HMC 7.7.1.0,
or later, you can select the partition profile policy for inactive partition mobility. You can
either select the partition state that is defined in the hypervisor,
or select the configuration data that are defined in the last activated
profile on the source server. The following information is new or
updated for partition profile policy selection for inactive partition mobility:
- Live Partition Mobility
- Source and destination servers in a partition mobility environment
- Mobile partition managed by an HMC in a partition mobility environment
- HMC-managed systems: Preparing the source and destination servers for partition mobility
- Defining the partition profile policy for inactive partition mobility
- With mobile partitions on POWER7 processor-based servers, or later, and HMC 7.7.1.0, or later, you can compress the memory of the mobile partition, thus potentially reducing the memory requirements for a workload. The following information is new or updated for memory compression of the mobile partition:
