“The world is changing. A new reality is emerging for organizations of every size from every part of the planet. It’s called the cloud—a profound evolution of IT with revolutionary implications for business and society, creating new possibilities and enabling more efficient, flexible and collaborative computing models.”

_ http://www.ibm.com/cloud-computing/us/en/

This IBM® Redbooks™ publication applies to Version 6 Release 1 of AIX® on POWER® systems. This book is provided as an additional resource as you investigate or consider implementing and deploying a cloud in a POWER® environment in the context of infrastructure as a service. is provided as an additional resource as you investigate or consider implementing and deploying a cloud in a POWER environment in the context of infrastructure as a service.

This book is intended for anyone who wants to learn more about Cloud Computing on Power systems.

Chapter 1. Introduction and component model overview

Chapter 2. Initial steps

Chapter 3. Installing and configuring components

Chapter 4. Managing virtual machines

Chapter 5. Epilog

Appendix A. Problems and solutions

Appendix B. Using IBM Systems Director Update Manager