To partition IBM servers, you can use either a Hardware Management Console (HMC) or a relatively new product called Integrated Virtualization Manager (IVM).

When installing the Virtualization Manager Agent on the host servers, choose to create the master image later, and don't clone the physical server to a virtual server.

HP virtualization manager, HP Capacity Advisor, and virtual Machine migration (for IVM's) allow a running VM and its applications to be moved to a different VM host without service interruption.