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Table 2-13 Comparison of IVM, HMC, and SDMC
Characteristic IVM
General characteristics
Delivery vehicle Integrated into the server
Footprint Runs in 60 MB memory and
requires minimal CPU as it
runs stateless.
Installation Installed with the Virtual I/O
Server (optical or network).
Preinstall option available on
certain systems.
Multiple system One IVM per server
support
High-end servers Not supported
Low end & Supported
midrange servers
Blade servers Supported
Server Families P5, P5+: Yes
Supported P6, P6+: Yes
P7: Yes
User interface Web browser (no local
graphical display) and telnet
session
Scripting and VIOS command-line interface
automation (CLI) and HMC compatible
CLI.
RAS characteristics
Redundancy and Only one IVM per server
HA of manager
Multiple VIOS No, single VIOS
Fix or update VIOS fixes and updates
process for
manager
Adapter microcode Inventory scout through RMC
updates
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HMC
A desktop or rack-mounted
appliance
2-Core x86, 2 GB RAM, 80
GB HD
Appliance is preinstalled.
Reinstall through optical
media or network is
supported.
One HMC can manage
multiple (non-blade) servers
(48 systems/ 1024 LPARS)
Supported
Supported
Not Supported
P5, P5+: Yes
P6, P6+: Yes
P7: Yes
Web browser (local or remote)
HMC CLI
Multiple HMCs can manage
the same system for HMC
redundancy (active/active).
Yes
HMC e-fixes and release
updates
Inventory scout through RMC
SDMC
Hardware/Software Appliance
4-core CPU (Intel Nehalem or
better), 8 GB RAM, 500 GB
HD, 2 to 4 network interface
cards
Hardware appliance is
preinstalled.
Software appliance requires
x86 to be installed on.
One SDMC can manage
multiple servers (48
systems/1024 virtual servers)
Supported (hardware
appliance only)
Supported
Supported
P5, P5+: No
P6, P6+: Yes
P7: Yes
Web browser (local or remote)
SMCLI
Multiple SDMCs can manage
the same system
(active/backup).
Yes
Update Manager
Update Manager