DeveloperWorks > I'm curious. What makes a virtual hipersocket under z/VM and a > LPAR-based hipersocket different? Shouldn't the virtualization in > z/VM erase that difference, or is this one of those "need to know" > things that the driver uses to turn on some HW assist?
I dont' believe there is a difference. The HiperSockets support ships as an EC to the z900 microcode. z/VM 4.2 requires a PTF which will ship after the EC. Regards, Jim