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The hypervisor continually adjusts the amount of processor capacity that is allocated to each
shared processor partition and any excess capacity that is unallocated based on current
partition profiles within a shared pool. Tuning parameters allow the administrator extensive
control over the amount of processor resources that each partition can use.
For IBM i, the Technology Independent Machine Interface (TIMI) and the layers above the
hypervisor are still in place. System Licensed Internal Code, however, was changed back in
POWER5™ and enabled for interfacing with the hypervisor. The hypervisor code is based on
the i Partition Licensed Internal Code and is now part of the ...