IBM I 7.1 - Manual (Page 16)

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Virtualization Enhancements for IBM i
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Maintain current IBM i 6.1 partitions
ƒ IBM i 6.1 can host I/O for i 7.1 and 6.1 partitions
ƒ Minimize change while deploying new release
ƒ AIX 5.2, 5.3, 6.1 and SLES and Red Hat partitions
ƒ iSCSI attached System x and BladeCenter
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Deploy new IBM i 7.1 partitions
ƒ IBM i 7.1 can host I/O for i 7.1 and 6.1 partitions
ƒ Continue to run applications with IBM i 6.1 while
leveraging new capabilities of IBM i 7.1
ƒ AIX 5.2, 5.3, 6.1 and SLES and Red Hat partitions
ƒ iSCSI attached System x and BladeCenter
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PowerVM VIOS can host
ƒ IBM i 7.1 and 6.1 partitions
ƒ AIX and Linux partitions
ƒ VIOS supports advanced virtualization technologies
including Active Memory Sharing and NPIV
ƒ IBM i 6.1.1 or 7.1 can be hosted by dual PowerVM
Virtual IO Servers for added high availability
POWER6 & POWER7
VIOS
IBM i 6.1
POWER6 & POWER7
VIOS
IBM i 7.1
POWER6 & POWER7
VIOS
IBM i 7.1 IBM i 6.1 VIOS
VIOS
IBM i 7.1 IBM i 6.1
VIOS
IBM i 7.1 IBM i 6.1
Storage Virtualization can reduce costs
while improving IT infrastructure flexibility