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Active Memory™ Deduplication requires the PowerVM® Active Memory Sharing technology. Active Memory Deduplication is supported only on shared memory logical partitions.
The following table lists the hardware and software requirements for configuring Active Memory Deduplication.
| Component | Minimum level | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware | POWER7® processor-based servers with firmware at level 7.4, or later | The POWER7 processor is the minimum hardware level. |
| I/O devices | I/O devices | All I/O devices must be virtualized by the Virtual I/O Server (VIOS). |
| Managed system firmware | Firmware level 7.4, or later | You must validate the firmware version by using the hardware management interface. |
| PowerVM | PowerVM Enterprise Edition | You must obtain and enter a PowerVM Editions activation code. |
| Management console | Hardware Management Console (HMC) Version 7, Release 7.4.0, with mandatory eFix MH01235, or later | You must check this version on the Welcome page of the HMC. |
| VIOS | VIOS Version 2.1.1.10, Fix Pack 21 | You can check the VIOS version by running the ioslevel command from the VIOS command line. |
| AIX® | IBM® AIX Version 6 Technology Level 7, or later IBM AIX Version 7 Technology Level 1, or later |
You can check the AIX version by running the oslevel -s command from the AIX command line. |
| IBM i | IBM i Version 7.1.4, or later | You can check the IBM i version by running the dsppttf command from the IBM i command line. |
| Linux | Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, Service Pack 2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Version 6.2 |
You can check the SUSE Linux version by running the cat /etc/SuSE-release command from the SUSE Linux command line. You can check the Red Hat Enterprise Linux version by running the cat /etc/redhat-release command from the Red Hat Linux command line. |
