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Created by Guest
Created on Apr 23, 2024

Use Flash Express as swap storage for VM Guests

The Linux (compute) LPAR can access to Flash Express Storage. Could be very useful in terms of performance to use this storage as provider for vm's swap disks.
The swap disk is generally included into ICIC flavors, very interesting if it can be depployed on a portion of IBM Z Flash Express, in order to provide veri fast swap storage for VM Guests. 

Idea priority Low
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    Jun 3, 2024

    "FlashExpress" is no longer available. It got replaced by ""Virtual Flash" storage and local-attached NVMe volumes (LinuxONE only). We wonder what this requirement is about?

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