Intelligent Management: supported server virtualization environments

Intelligent Management: supported server virtualization environments

Virtualization platform Restrictions Supported processor sharing mode
AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1 on POWER5 and POWER6 (Micro-Partitioning). For uncapped shared processor partitions, equal partition weights are recommended. Intelligent Management 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. All Intelligent Management features are supported on AIX Micro-partitioning in capped or uncapped mode. 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.

AIX 7.1 on POWER7 None. POWER7 processor in POWER6 compatibility mode. POWER7 processor mode

Application Workload Partition (WPAR) AIX 6.1 and 7.1 None. Shared.
KVM in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11 None. Dedicated and shared.
Red Hat KVM as delivered with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4, 5.5, 6.0 None. Dedicated and shared.
Linux on POWER (Micro-Partitioning) None. Dedicated.
Linux on z/VM The guest operating system must be Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10. Intelligent Management can balance workload across multiple z/VM virtual machines running Linux as the guest operating system. However, it does not have knowledge of the LPAR hosting the virtual machines on the z/VM image and is therefore unable to make workload balancing decisions based on the workload at the LPAR level. Workload that is not under the control of Intelligent Management might be running on other Virtual Machines on the same z/VM image. This workload might affect service policy goals. Dedicated and shared.
Solaris Operating Environment 10 on Sun (Zones) None for dedicated. Dedicated and shared.
VMware ESX 3.5, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0
VMware vSphere 4, 5
Dedicated and shared modes are supported for ESX or VMware vSphere 4 and VMware vSphere 5, but configure Intelligent Management to communicate with the ESX or VMware vSphere 4 and VMware vSphere 5 hypervisor or the vCenter that is in control of the hypervisors where Intelligent Management is running.
Linux Xen Use SLES 11 or later. Set virtual machine clock . Use para-virtualized mode over full-virtualized mode. Full-virtualized mode can lead to network bottlenecks that can adversely affect performance of the system. This performance problem is particularly possible for large topologies. Dedicated.
HP-UX 11i v3 on HP using Virtual Partitions (vPars) or Integrity VMs Currently not supported. None.
Microsoft Hyper-V Currently not supported. None.

Related:

VMware Infrastructure 3 platforms and Intelligent Management
(AIX) Configure AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1 on POWER5 and POWER6 (Micro-Partitioning)

Virtualization platform	Restrictions	Supported processor sharing mode
AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1 on POWER5 and POWER6 (Micro-Partitioning).	For uncapped shared processor partitions, equal partition weights are recommended. Intelligent Management 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.	All Intelligent Management features are supported on AIX Micro-partitioning in capped or uncapped mode. 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.
AIX 7.1 on POWER7	None.	POWER7 processor in POWER6 compatibility mode. POWER7 processor mode
Application Workload Partition (WPAR) AIX 6.1 and 7.1	None.	Shared.
KVM in SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 11	None.	Dedicated and shared.
Red Hat KVM as delivered with Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.4, 5.5, 6.0	None.	Dedicated and shared.
Linux on POWER (Micro-Partitioning)	None.	Dedicated.
Linux on z/VM	The guest operating system must be Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 or SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) 10. Intelligent Management can balance workload across multiple z/VM virtual machines running Linux as the guest operating system. However, it does not have knowledge of the LPAR hosting the virtual machines on the z/VM image and is therefore unable to make workload balancing decisions based on the workload at the LPAR level. Workload that is not under the control of Intelligent Management might be running on other Virtual Machines on the same z/VM image. This workload might affect service policy goals.	Dedicated and shared.
Solaris Operating Environment 10 on Sun (Zones)	None for dedicated.	Dedicated and shared.
VMware ESX 3.5, 4.0, 4.1, 5.0 VMware vSphere 4, 5		Dedicated and shared modes are supported for ESX or VMware vSphere 4 and VMware vSphere 5, but configure Intelligent Management to communicate with the ESX or VMware vSphere 4 and VMware vSphere 5 hypervisor or the vCenter that is in control of the hypervisors where Intelligent Management is running.
Linux Xen	Use SLES 11 or later. Set virtual machine clock . Use para-virtualized mode over full-virtualized mode. Full-virtualized mode can lead to network bottlenecks that can adversely affect performance of the system. This performance problem is particularly possible for large topologies.	Dedicated.
HP-UX 11i v3 on HP using Virtual Partitions (vPars) or Integrity VMs	Currently not supported.	None.
Microsoft Hyper-V	Currently not supported.	None.