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on a single AIX 6.1 instance using will also typically be used to control the
— System WPARs look like inde- SMIT and command line interfaces. relocation, but command line interfaces
pendent AIX 6.1 instances. They IBM also provides a new licensed pro- can also be used. Live Application Mobility
have their own copies of many gram product, the IBM PowerVM has been enhanced to provide near
system services like init and mail, Workload Partitions Manager™ for AIX instantaneous transfer of a WPAR from
they can be logged into via telnet, (WPAR Manager) that lets you manage one system to another—transparently
and they have their own users and WPARs across multiple systems. The moving applications without substantially
groups. WPAR Manager product is available affecting end users.
— Application WPARs are much separately; it is not part of AIX 6.1.
simpler; an Application WPAR is Live Application Mobility is designed to
simply a wrapper around an appli- ● Live Application Mobility provide several benefits: first, it allows
cation that makes it more man- Workload Partitions can be moved from some outages to be avoided by moving
ageable. Application WPARs run one system to another without restarting the application off of a system that needs
inside of the global instance and the application or causing significant dis- to be shut down for maintenance; sec-
do not have their own administra- ruption to the application end user. This ond, it can be used to balance workloads
tor, filesystems or security context. process is called Live Application Mobility, across several systems—automatically or
All processes running inside of an a feature of AIX 6.1 and the Workload manually; and finally, it can be used to
Application WPAR can be grouped Partitions Manager for AIX (WPAR move workloads off servers during non-
together for management, includ- Manager). During the relocation process, peak periods so that those servers could
ing resource controls. Because the WPAR Manager first creates a check- be turned off—saving energy.
Application WPARs are not run- point of the Workload Partition, then the
ning their own copies of system memory and other WPAR configuration PowerVM Live Application Mobility is a
processes like init, they have an information is moved to the target system, feature of AIX 6.1 and the WPAR Manager
even smaller resource footprint and finally, the WPAR is resumed on the and can be used on any hardware sup-
than System WPARs. new system—right where it left off. ported by AIX 6.1.
Feature Benefits
Virtualization
Live Application Mobility ● Increased application availability, enhanced workload manageability and energy savings
PowerVM Live Partition Mobility ● Increased application availability, enhanced workload manageability and
energy savings * **
Multiple Shared Processor Pools ● Greater resource management flexibility and reduced application software expense * **
Security
Trusted AIX ● Highest level of security for critical government and business workloads
AIX Security Expert ● Improved security, decreased administration costs by enabling federated management of
security across multiple AIX systems
Near-continuous Availability
Concurrent AIX Updates ● Greater system availability, improved security by enabling critical security patches to be
installed without causing an outage
Enhanced First Failure Data Capture ● Increased AIX reliability and quicker problem resolution
Non-intrusive Service Aids ● Increased AIX reliability and quicker problem resolution
Functional Recovery Routines ● Increased AIX and application reliability and availability
Manageability
PowerVM Workload Partitions ● Reduced administrative expense by reducing the number of AIX operating systems to
maintain. Greater flexibility to deploy and manage workloads
Live Application Mobility ● Improved flexibility to improve application availability and performance and to reduce
energy costs
PowerVM Workload Partitions Manager ● Reduced management costs by providing federated management of workload partitions
across the enterprise
PowerVM Live Partition Mobility ● Improved flexibility to improve application availability and performance and to reduce
energy costs * **
IBM System Director Console for AIX ● Reduced administrative costs and improved administrative effectiveness by enabling Web-
based administration across multiple AIX instances
Automatic Variable Page Size ● Improved performance with reduced administrative effort
AIX Expansion Pack number of other useful applications. Service and support to help keep
The AIX Expansion Pack extends the The AIX Expansion Pack also includes businesses running
base operating system by providing an new, supported versions of the lsof, AIX 6.1 provides a platform that lets
integrated directory server, encryption openssh and openssl administrative you get the most out of today’s applica-
support, an HTTP server to serve tools. tions while positioning your business for
online publication pages and support the future. And like all Power Systems
Web-based System Manager and a products, AIX 6.1 is backed by IBM’s
worldwide service and support.
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