Before you deploy WebSphere® Virtual Enterprise on virtualized servers, you must understand the limitations for the server platform that you are using.
Virtualization platform | Restrictions | Supported processor sharing mode |
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ESX Version 3.5
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Shared and dedicated modes are supported for ESX or VMware vSphere 4, but you must configure WebSphere Virtual Enterprise to communicate with the ESX or VMware vSphere 4 hypervisor or the vCenter that is in control of the hypervisors where WebSphere Virtual Enterprise is running. |
AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1 on POWER5 and POWER6 (Micro-Partitioning) |
For uncapped shared processor partitions, equal partition weights are recommended. WebSphere Virtual Enterprise does not have a partition to physical machine mapping and thus does not use the partition weight when making workload distribution and server placement decisions. |
Shared capped, shared uncapped, and dedicated modes are supported for both POWER5 and POWER6. Support for dedicated donating and multiple shared pools modes are available on POWER6 only. |
Linux on POWER (Micro-Partitioning) | None for dedicated. | Dedicated. |
Linux on z/VM |
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Dedicated and shared. |
Solaris Operating Environment 10 on Sun (Zones) | None for dedicated. | Dedicated. |
HP-UX 11i v3 on HP using Virtual Partitions (vPars) or Integrity VMs | Currently not supported. | None. |
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Microsoft Hyper-V | Currently not supported. | None. |