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2.1 New RAS and virtualization features with POWER7
A number of RAS and virtualization features are introduced with POWER7 servers. In this
section, we discuss the following features in more detail:
Active Memory Mirroring for the hypervisor
Hot GX adapter add/repair
Improved memory RAS features
Active Memory Expansion (AME)
Hibernation or suspend/resume (refer to 3.3, “Partition hibernation” on page 79)
For more in-depth information about POWER7 RAS features, see the POWER7 System RAS
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