The pure Dynamic VIPA (DVIPA) feature allows a VIPA to be associated with a particular application instance. Using this feature, when an application is moved to another z/OS host image in a Sysplex environment, the VIPA remains associated with that application.

If the application fails, the application can be restarted in another TCP/IP stack in the Sysplex environment. The VIPA associated with that application is automatically activated at the new stack when the application BINDs to it.