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PowerVM
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<p>PowerVM, formerly known as Advanced Power Virtualization (APV), is a chargeable feature of <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a> <a href="/facts/POWER5/bvj1ELch">POWER5</a>, <a href="/facts/POWER6/GqfSuMVM">POWER6</a>, <a href="/facts/POWER7/GKnhcYKC">POWER7</a>, <a href="/facts/POWER8/kokdP5VT">POWER8</a>, <a href="/facts/POWER9/1xMKJHsX">POWER9</a> and <a href="/facts/Power10/rJcQsWeR">Power10</a> servers and is required for support of <a href="/facts/Micro-Partitioning/uDsBFxV0">micro-partitions</a> and other advanced features. Support is provided for <a href="/facts/IBM_i/lsIRAUvn">IBM i</a>, <a href="/facts/IBM_AIX/cRWERua2">AIX</a> and <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>. </p>