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  3. October 2017

Replace HMC with Integrated Virtualization Manager?

Hi,

Our HMC currently manages a Power5 (with v5r4 and v5r3 partitions) and a Power7 system (with a v7r1 partition).
We need to upgrade our v7r1 partition on the Power7 to v7r3.
However, this v7r3 upgrade requires an HMC upgrade that would then disallow it from managing the Power5 server.
(the HMC is a 7042C08 and I believe is at the highest HMC level it takes).

So, we're looking for economical HMC solutions.

Virtual HMC is out because it requires a Power8 box, or an x86 server we don't have.
If we have to buy a box to run an HMC for the Power7 we might as well make it a stand-alone HMC.

I was wondering about taking the Power7 off the HMC and using IBM's Integrated Virtualization Manager on the Power7.
Is this a rational option?
If so, how does installing the IVM on the Power7 impact our current v7r1 partition?

Suggestions?

Thomas Garvey



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