Abstract
This IBM® Redbooks® Solution Guide introduces IBM PowerVM® virtualization technologies on IBM Power Systems™ servers. In a virtualized environment, and with the intrinsic capabilities of PowerVM, systems administrators can perform management and monitoring tasks more efficiently. PowerVM provides a secure and scalable virtualization environment for IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux applications. This solution guide describes several PowerVM features that can increase management and monitoring efficiencies. In particular, it offers guidance for planning and setting up the multiple shared processor pool feature.
A companion solution guide (TIPS1099) expands on these ideas and delves into the decreased total cost of computing made possible by PowerVM, along with additional management and monitoring techniques. This solution guide is for you if you have the drive to maximize the efficiency of management and monitoring activities in a virtual environment.
Contents
This IBM® Redbooks® Solution Guide introduces IBM PowerVM® virtualization technologies on IBM Power Systems™ servers. In a virtualized environment, and with the intrinsic capabilities of PowerVM, systems administrators can perform management and monitoring tasks more efficiently. PowerVM provides a secure and scalable virtualization environment for IBM AIX®, IBM i, and Linux applications. This solution guide describes several PowerVM features that can increase management and monitoring efficiencies. In particular, it offers guidance for planning and setting up the multiple shared processor pool feature.
A companion solution guide (TIPS1099; see “Related information”) expands on these ideas and delves into the decreased total cost of computing made possible by PowerVM, along with additional management and monitoring techniques. This solution guide is for you if you have the drive to maximize the efficiency of management and monitoring activities in a virtual environment. Figure 1 presents the IBM Power Systems family of products.
Figure 1. PowerVM provides virtualization technologies for the IBM Power Systems family of products
Did you know?
In a virtualized environment, the operating system sees only the virtual processors and dispatches runnable tasks to them in the normal course of running a workload. The focus of this solution guide is to introduce you to the processor, memory, and I/O server virtualization features of PowerVM, and to describe the efficiencies offered by PowerVM virtualization, particularly in the areas of systems management and monitoring.
Business value
Maximize the return on your IT infrastructure investments by consolidating workloads. IBM Power Systems, combined with PowerVM technology, is designed to help consolidate and simplify your environment. Key capabilities include the following benefits:
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