Supported hardware virtualization environments
Virtualization platform Restrictions Supported processor sharing mode VMware ESX Version 3.5 You must use XD V6.1.0.3 or later. Shared and dedicated modes are supported for VMware ESX if WebSphere Virtual Enterprise is configured to communicate with the VMware ESX hypervisor or VMware VirtualCenter. AIX 5.3 on POWER (Micro-Partitioning) Using LPARs in uncapped mode with shared resource pools is not supported for traffic management and application infrastructure virtualization. See Supported features with AIX Micro-partitioning
You must use V6.0.2.4, 6.1.0.2, 6.1.0.3, or 6.1.0.4 with the interim fix for APAR #PK72930.
Dedicated and shared. Linux on POWER (Micro-Partitioning) None for dedicated. Dedicated. Linux on z/VM The guest operating system must be RHEL 5.0, 5.1, 5.2 or SLES 10. Virtual Enterprise can balance workload across multiple z/VM virtual machines that are running Linux as the guest operating system. However, it does not have knowledge of the LPAR that is 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 WebSphere Virtual Enterprise 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. HP-UX 11i v3 on HP using Virtual Partitions (vPars) or Integrity VMs Currently not supported. None. Linux Xen Currently not supported. None. Microsoft Hyper-V Currently not supported. None.
Supported features with AIX Micro-partitioning
Related concepts
Virtualization and WebSphere Virtual Enterprise