What is the minimum number of cores that need to be licensed for PowerHA on the primary server?

An IBM i customer has installed a Power System E980 with 32 installed and 20 active cores.

They run VIOS on four cores and three IBM i LPARS in capped mode.

• LPAR A uses 8 cores.

• LPAR B uses 6 cores.

• LPAR C uses 2 cores.

The customer has a requirement to make LPARs A and B highly available and wants to use PowerHA for IBM i to achieve this.

What is the minimum number of cores that need to be licensed for PowerHA on the primary server?
A . 20 cores
B . 16 cores
C . 14 cores
D . 32 cores

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Answer: C