Skytap for IBM Cloud Support and Limits (IBM i)
Compute
LPAR Sizing and OS Support for Power
- S922 Power Frames
- IBM i P10 License Class
- 512 GB RAM per LPAR
- CPW up to 60000 per LPAR
- Supports:
- IBM i: 7.1 *
- IBM i: 7.2 TR 9
- IBM i: 7.3 TR 5
- IBM i: 7.4
*Some specialized attention is required
Network
- IPSec (SDN) / PNC Connectivity Between Skytap and On-Premises
- Range: 750 Mbps Limit
- Layer 2 networking in environment
- Range: Burst to 2.7 Gbps Limit
- 10 NICs Per Host
- 10 VPN Connections Per Account
Storage
- Limit of 32 Disks for POWER
- Each Disk Limited to 2TB
- Storage performance scalability with VM/LPAR RAM capacity
- IOPS up to 30K per LPAR
Skytap for IBM Cloud Support and Limits (AIX)
Compute
LPAR Sizing and OS Support for Power
- S922 System p Frames
- IBM i P10 License Class
- Up to 16 vCPU / 512 GB RAM per LPAR
- Higher RAM capacity supported on as needed basis (~1.6TB)
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Supports:
- AIX: 5.x (via versioned WPAR)
- AIX: 6.1 TL 9 SP 10
- AIX: 7.1 TL 4 SP 4
- AIX: 7.2 TL 1 SP 2
Network
- IPSec (SDN) / PNC Connectivity Between Skytap and On-Premises
- Range: 750 Mbps Limit
- Layer 2 networking in environment
- Range: Burst to 2.7 Gbps Limit
- 10 NICs Per Host
- 10 VPN Connections Per Account
Storage
- Limit of 32 Disks for POWER
- Each Disk Limited to 2TB
- Storage performance scalability with VM/LPAR RAM capacity
- IOPS up to 30K per LPAR
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