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Virtualization on Power Systems with IBM i

Date:  05 Dec 2012 (Published 05 Dec 2012) |Level: Intermediate |

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1. Overview of virtualization on Power Systems with IBM i

Get a brief, high-level overview of IBM i virtualization.

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2. IBM i virtualization and open storage

Learn about the IBM i virtualization solutions that were introduced starting with IBM i V6R1.

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3. Virtualization introduction and configuration

Get an overview of the key virtualization technologies.

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4. Deploying IBM i virtualization

Use scenarios to learn about the steps necessary to deploy virtualization and understand more advanced topics such as virtual storage and virtual network redundancy.

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5. IBM PowerVM installation and configuration

Understand how to install and configure a complete PowerVM virtualization solution on IBM Power Systems and learn about the management console interfaces to configure PowerVM on the Integrated Virtualization Center (IVC), Hardware Management Console (HMC) and Systems Director Management Console (SDMC).

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About this knowledge path

In this knowledge path, you will learn the basic of how to take advantage of virtualization on the IBM Power Systems™ platform running the IBM i operating system.

Activities in this path

  1. Overview of virtualization on Power Systems with IBM i
  2. IBM i virtualization and open storage
  3. Virtualization introduction and configuration
  4. Deploying IBM i virtualization
  5. IBM PowerVM installation and configuration

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