Specifications

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For more information about specific features for Linux, see the following web page:
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/lnxinfo/v3r0m0/index.jsp?topic=%2Fliaam%2Fsuppor
tedfeaturesforlinuxonpowersystemsservers.htm
3.4.9 Linux support
The IBM Linux Technology Center (LTC) contributes to the development of Linux by providing
support for IBM hardware in Linux distributions. In particular, the LTC has available tools and
code to the Linux communities to take advantage of the POWER8 technology and develop
POWER8 optimized software.
For more information about specific Linux distributions, see the following web page:
http://pic.dhe.ibm.com/infocenter/lnxinfo/v3r0m0/index.jsp?topic=%2Fliaam%2Fliaamd
istros.htm
3.4.10 PowerVM Simplification
The Hardware Management Console code for POWER8 servers must run minimum
Version 8 Release 8 (HMC V8R8.1.0) version
Table 3-5 lists the minimum requirement for HMC V8R8.1.0.
DLPAR memory remove Yes Yes Yes Yes
Micro-Partitioning Yes Yes Yes Yes
Shared dedicated capacity Yes Yes Yes Yes
Multiple Shared Processor Pools Yes Yes Yes Yes
Virtual I/O Server Yes Yes Yes Yes
Integrated Virtualization Manager Yes Yes Yes Yes
Suspend/resume and Hibernation
a
Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
Shared Storage Pools Yes Yes Yes Yes
Thin provisioning Yes Yes Yes Yes
Active Memory Sharing
b
Ye s Ye s Ye s Ye s
Active Memory Deduplication Yes Yes Yes Yes
Live Partition Mobility Yes Yes Yes Yes
Simultaneous multithreading (SMT) Yes Yes Yes Yes
Active Memory Expansion Yes Yes No No
a. Note: At the time of writing, Suspend/Resume is not available. Check with your IBM
representative for availability on POWER8 platforms.
b. Note: At the time of writing Active Memory Sharing when used with Live Partition Mobility is not
supported. Check with your IBM representative for availability on POWER8 platforms.
Feature AIX 6.1 TL8 AIX 7.1 RHEL 6.5 SLES 11 SP3