Virtualization on HP-UX 11i v3

[Raj_112345]

Hi,

Are virtualization capabilities available on entry level HP integrity servers ?

Other vendors uses hypervisor firmware to implement virtualization.

Does HP uses hypervisor or something else ?

Thanks,
Raj

[Torsten.]

Have a look at this:

http://docs.hp.com/en/vse.html#HP%20Integrity%20Virtual%20Machines

HP Integrity Virtual Machines

[Torsten.]

OK, I accidentally read only
"Are virtualization capabilities available on entry level HP integrity servers ?"

but not "...on HP-UX 11i v3".

Not yet. Not on entry level servers. HP Integrity virtual machines are currently only available for 11.23. You have to be patient ...

[Duncan Edmonstone]

Raj,

These are the components that make up HP's Virtual Server Environment:

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/258397-0-0-0-121.html

Basically all this can be applied to entry level Integrity systems except for:

Hard Partitions (nPars)
Virtual Partitions (vPars)
Utility Pricing Solutions

Those 3 components are only available on mid-range and high-end Integrity servers, i.e:

rx7620/rx7640
rx8620/rx8640
Integrity Superdome

HTH

Duncan

[Duncan Edmonstone]

oops - good spot Torsten...

yes, for Integrity VMs, the host system has to run 11iv2 at the moment. Guest systems (virtual machines) can run 11iv3 though (or Linux or Windows)

HTH

Duncan

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

VSE is also available for 11i v3.

http://h71028.www7.hp.com/enterprise/cache/279991-0-0-0-121.html

[Robert-Jan Goossens]

Press release
PALO ALTO Calif., Feb. 15, 2007
http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2007/070215a.html?jumpid=reg_R1002_USEN