AIX Virtual CPU’s

[Tim Wanner]

For those users on the newest version AIX and CL 5.7, have you had

any sucess/failures with virtualizing the CPU’s?

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[Lawrence Williams]

We are also looking at going to ‘virtual’ cpu’s on AIX.    

Anyone ??

[Sam Craig]

We are on 5.3 version of AIX on a P6-520 IBM server.

Cloverleaf 5.5 version.

Using IBM’s VIO (Virtual I/O Server) to virtualize all hardware.

Been running on it since early 2009.

Have had no issues and love the virtualization.  Can move from our primary physical P6-520 server to our secondary physical P6-520 without having to stop the Cloverleaf engine.  Users cannot tell when move is happening and it has been great.  Server guys set it up to use virtual CPU’s.  I think we have one allocated, but if needed, it will automatically use more CPU’s.

If you can, I would highly recommend using virtual CPU’s and hardware with AIX.

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