Answer
AIX and IBM i can run in separate logical partitions on IBM Power hardware when the shared design is planned correctly.
- System fit
- Licensing
- Releases
- HMC
- VIOS
- Storage
- Resource allocation
The safe design documents the ownership and recovery model before the shared hardware is purchased.
- Partition role
- Processor and memory allocation
- I/O path
- Storage dependency
- Backup scope
- Monitoring owner
- Recovery expectation