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		chasil on Sept 24, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: IBM AIX for IA64 (Itanium) a.k.a. Project Monterey... Zones all run under the same kernel. I'm guessing these lpars all have separate kernels.

classichasclass on Sept 24, 2022 | [–]

Correct, LPARs are akin to hardware partitions. Even my single-instance personal box has an LPAR and doesn't run on the metal (it just gets everything that's installed).

Nursie on Sept 25, 2022 | | [–]

Fair enough, I did say I was an application programmer!

tbrownaw on Sept 24, 2022 | [–]

My understanding is

lpar - VM or domU or such

wpar - zone or jail or container or such

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