Managing virtual resources on a single server

Use this topic to learn about the tools used to manage virtual resources on a single virtualized server.

Various tools exist that allow you to manage virtual resources on a single server. This topic provides information about the virtualization management tools, and it can help you determine which of these tools are right for use in your environment.

Enterprise Workload Management
Enterprise Workload Manager helps find problem areas in your virtual computing environment. Use this topic to learn more about Enterprise Workload Management.
Hardware Management Console
The Hardware Management Console (HMC) is a hardware appliance that you can use to configure and control one or more managed systems. You can use the HMC to create and manage logical partitions and activate Capacity Upgrade on Demand. Using service applications, the HMC communicates with managed systems to detect, consolidate, and send information to service and support for analysis.
IBM Director
IBM® Director provides tools that allow you to manage your system proactively. Use this topic to learn more about IBM Director.
Integrated Virtualization Manager
The Integrated Virtualization Manager is a browser-based system management interface for the Virtual I/O Server. The Integrated Virtualization Manager allows you to create and manage AIX® and Linux® logical partitions on a single IBM® System p® server. On OpenPower® servers, the Integrated Virtualization Manager supports only Linux logical partitions.
Partition Load Manager for AIX
The Partition Load Manager provides processor and memory resource management and monitoring across logical partitions within a single managed system that uses POWER5 technology.
Resource Dependency Service
Virtualization Engine™ Resource Dependency Service (RDS) offers a view of your heterogeneous IT environment. Use this topic to learn more about RDS.
Virtual I/O Server overview
Learn the concepts of the Virtual I/O Server and its primary components.
Virtual Partition Manager
The Virtual Partition Manager is a feature of i5/OS® that allows you to create and manage one i5/OS logical partition and up to four Linux logical partitions on a single IBM System i5® or eServer™ i5 server. You can use the Virtual Partition Manager to partition any IBM System i5 or eServer i5 model that does not require a Hardware Management Console (HMC), such as a model 595.
Virtualization Engine console
The Virtualization Engine console can help simplify management of a virtual computing environment. Use this topic to learn more about the capabilities offered by the Virtualization Engine console and to find additional information.

Parent topic: Creating a virtual computing environment

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Last updated: Fri, Oct 30, 2009