Re: What platform does PowerVM run on?

[Pete Helgren <pete@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know if you can run something besides PowerVM (VIOS) on the bare 
metal.  My guess is that you could buy AIX for Power and run it directly 
on the blade but if you want to run multiple partitions you'd need 
something like PowerVM.  I couldn't find any other bare metal 
hypervisors for Power (like ESXi).

If you are going to run i on a JS12 I think you *have* to have PowerVM 
(which I think is aka VIOS).  I don't see a specific visualization OS 
except for PowerVM in my entitlements.

Pete Helgren
Value Added Software, Inc
www.petesworkshop.com
GIAC Secure Software Programmer-Java


On 5/2/2012 6:04 PM, Roberto José Etcheverry Romero wrote:
> One question i have is whether all js12 blades come with PowerVM and
> IBM i support, i'm looking at buying a p6 blade for training purposes
> and most sellers can't make heads or tails of something so simple as:
> Can it run PowerVM or VIOS? can it run an IBM i partition?
>
> Best Regards,