For each Virtual I/O Server V1.1 license ordered, an order for either the one-year
(5771-VIO) or three-year (5773-VIO) Software Maintenance (SWMA) is also
submitted.
The processor-based license enables you to install multiple Virtual I/O Server
partitions on a single server to provide redundancy and to spread the Virtual I/O
Server workload across multiple partitions.
The Virtual I/O Server resides in a POWER5 partition as a single function
appliance that is created using the Hardware Management Console (HMC). The
Virtual I/O Server installation media ships with the POWER5 system that is
configured with the Advanced POWER Virtualization feature and supports
network install (NIMOL from HMC) or CD installation. It supports AIX 5L
Version 5.3, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 for POWER, and Red Hat
Enterprise Linux AS for POWER Version 3 as Virtual I/O clients.
The Virtual I/O Server provides the Virtual SCSI server and Shared Ethernet
Adapter virtual I/O function to client partitions (Linux or AIX). This POWER5
partition is not intended to run applications or for general user login.
For each Partition Load Manager V1.1 (5765-G31) license ordered, an order for
either the one-year (5771-PLM) or three-year (5773-PLM) Software Maintenance
(SWMA) must also be submitted. The Software Maintenance for the Partition
Load Manager is priced on a per processor basis, by processor group.
The Partition Load Manager for AIX 5L helps customers to maximize the
utilization of processor and memory resources on pSeries and p5 servers that
support dynamic logical partitioning. Within the constraints of a user-defined
policy, resources are automatically moved to partitions with a high demand, from
partitions with a lower demand. Resources that would otherwise go unused can
now be more fully utilized.