Re: Power5 server questions

Matt Lawrence said:
On Mon, 16 Oct 2006, Mark Schlechte wrote:

What I recall hearing about is that with the newer Power5 servers I
don't need to also buy an HMC anymore...

There is the IVM, a web based interface for some simple
virtualization
functions, but I highly recommend using a HMC.

As I understand it, this isn't intended as a replacement for the HMC. It's
for those sites which might have one or two small p5 servers and just want a
couple of simple partitions, for whom the cost of an HMC would be
prohibitive. I believe that the HMC would be easier to use and offers a lot
more functionality.

Take a look here:
http://www-03.ibm.com/developerworks/blogs/page/virtualization
It's down a page, entry for Tuesday October 11th, 2005.

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