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IBM POWER6 partition mobility: moving virtual servers seamlessly between physical systems

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IBM Journal of Research and Development, Volume 51, Issue 6

Pages 757 - 762

https://doi.org/10.1147/rd.516.0757

Published: 01 November 2007 Publication History

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This paper presents the IBM Power Architecture^™ extension for enhanced virtualization that is first implemented in the POWER6™ processor. Virtual partition memory enables all of the memory of a virtual server running in a logical partition to be made virtual by the POWER Hypervisor^™ firmware. The Processor Compatibility register allows backward compatibility by providing a mode in which a POWER6 processor behaves like a POWER5™ processor. Enhancements to the timebase facility enable updates to the virtual timebase of a logical partition while maintaining consistency with other partitions in the system. These fundamental enhancements are explained and their role in implementing the new partition mobility junction is described. Partition mobility allows the seamless migration of virtual servers from one physical POWER6 microprocessor-based system to another.

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IBM Journal of Research and Development Volume 51, Issue 6

November 2007

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Published: 01 November 2007

Accepted: 06 February 2007

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Isci CLiu JAbali BKephart JKouloheris J(2011)Improving server utilization using fast virtual machine migrationIBM Journal of Research and Development10.1147/JRD.2011.216777555:6(365-376)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2011
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Le HStarke WFields JO'Connell FNguyen DRonchetti BSauer WSchwarz EVaden M(2007)IBM POWER6 microarchitectureIBM Journal of Research and Development10.1147/rd.516.063951:6(639-662)Online publication date: 1-Nov-2007
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