IBM is expanding the traditional view
of virtualisation-which says that a large system can
be made to look like many smaller systems-to include
capabilities to make many smaller components (systems
and devices such as storage and networking) look and
perform as one.
Virtualisation enables:
- Companies to add, remove and share resources across
multiple partitions on a single physical server-each
securely isolated and running its own unique instance
of the Linux OS-often without the need to reboot
- Greater levels of system utilisation and lower operational
costs by sharing physical resources and communications-
including processors, memory, LAN and disk.
These capabilities help to optimise system utilisation
while lowering acquisition and operating costs. Virtualisation
provides a means of running multiple instances of the
Linux OS on a single physical server to help optimise
the use of processors, memory, LAN and disk resources
in an IT infrastructure. Micro-Partitioning technology
brings virtualisation to a whole new level, giving operators
unprecedented ability to fine tune system resource allocations.
With Micro-Partitioning features, virtual servers or
micro-partitions on an OpenPower system can be as small
as 1/10th of a processor and can be defined in increments
of as small as 1/100th of a processor.
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