Virtual I/O Server
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Virtual I/O Server is an IBM PowerVM technology that virtualizes and manages physical I/O resources so they can be shared among multiple logical partitions on IBM Power Systems.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IBM PowerVM component
ⓘ
system software ⓘ virtualization technology ⓘ |
| configuredBy | system administrators ⓘ |
| configuredUsing |
HMC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PowerVC NERFINISHED ⓘ command line interface ⓘ |
| developedBy | IBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enables |
I/O resource sharing
ⓘ
consolidation of I/O adapters ⓘ sharing of network devices ⓘ sharing of physical adapters ⓘ sharing of storage devices ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | VIOS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| improves | hardware utilization ⓘ |
| manages | physical I/O resources ⓘ |
| operatesWith | Power Hypervisor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | IBM PowerVM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| provides |
shared Ethernet adapter
ⓘ
virtual Fibre Channel ⓘ virtual I/O to client partitions ⓘ virtual SCSI ⓘ virtual networking ⓘ virtual storage ⓘ |
| requires |
Power Systems hardware
ⓘ
PowerVM license ⓘ |
| role |
I/O consolidation point
ⓘ
I/O virtualization layer ⓘ |
| runsOn | IBM Power Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
NPIV
ⓘ
SEA failover ⓘ disk mirroring ⓘ dynamic LPAR operations ⓘ live partition mobility ⓘ virtual device mapping ⓘ virtual optical devices ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystem |
AIX client partitions
ⓘ
IBM i client partitions ⓘ Linux on Power client partitions ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform | IBM Power Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
LPARs
ⓘ
logical partitions ⓘ |
| usedIn |
enterprise environments
ⓘ
virtualized Power infrastructure ⓘ |
| virtualizes |
I/O resources
ⓘ
network adapters ⓘ physical I/O devices ⓘ storage adapters ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
PowerVM