AIX 6 and WPAR based system virtualization

With the release of AIX 6.1 in the last part of 2007, IBM will introduce a new
virtualization capabilty called workload partition (WPAR). WPAR is a purely
software partitioning solution that is provided by the Operating System. It has no
dependencies on hardware features.
AIX 6 is available for POWER4, POWER5, POWER5+, and POWER6. WPAR
can be created in all these hardware environments.
WPAR provides a solution for partitioning one AIX operating instance in multiple
environments: each environment, called a workload partition, can host
applications, and isolate them from applications executing within other WPARs.
Figure 1-2 shows that workload partitions can be created within multiple AIX
instances of the same physical server, whether they execute in dedicated LPARs
or micropartitions.

Figure 1-2 shows that workload partitions can be created within multiple AIX
instances of the same physical server, whether they execute in dedicated LPARs
or micropartitions.