AIX '''IBM AIX Workload Partitions''' ('''WPARs''') are a software implementation of [[OS-level virtualization|operating system-level virtualization]] technology introduced in the [[IBM|IBM's]][[AIX|IBM AIX|AIX 6.1 operating system]] that provides application environment isolation and resource control.
WPARs are software partitions that are created from, and share the resources of, a single instance of the AIX OS. WPARs can be created on any [[IBM Power Systems]] or [[systemIBM System p]] hardware that supports AIX version 6.1 orand higher versions.<ref>[https://www.theregister.com/2012/02/17/ibm_aix_5_3_i5_v5r4_support/ "IBM puts AIX 5.3 on extended life support"] ''The Register''. Retrieved 2024-04-17.</ref> There are three kinds of WPARs: System WPARs; Application WPARs; and Versioned WPARs.
