IBMImplementation Services forPower® – PowerVM™ can help.Designed specifically for organizationsthat choose to deploy theIBMPowerVM feature available on most IBMPower Systems™ servers,this solution provides professionalassistance to help you complete theimplementation quickly and with less risk.

1. Helping you deploy advanced server virtualization capabilities
quickly and smoothly—with less risk
IBM Implementation Services for
Power – PowerVM
Taming server sprawl management to the temperature control
Highlights After several years of growth in their system and power supply that are
server environments, many organiza- required to keep servers running. The
■ Supports a shorter implementa-
tions are struggling to get server sprawl server environment becomes unruly,
tion process for faster return on
under control. Their server environ- burdensome and inflexible in the face of
investment
ments are commonly fragmented and change.
complex with isolated systems. The
■ Helps reduce complexity and
processing capacity of many servers By now, most organizations know that
enable greater responsiveness
sits idle, while other servers are strained server virtualization can tame even the
to changing business demands
to meet the performance requirements largest, most complex environments.
of large and growing applications. Many have already begun to consoli-
■ Facilitates increased server
Meanwhile, the server count continues date multiple servers onto fewer physi-
utilization and improved overall
to rise to accommodate the growing cal machines, thus benefiting from
performance
business—higher transaction volumes, higher utilization rates, better perform-
increasingly data-intensive instructions ance and greater flexibility. It can be dif-
and greater demands for responsive- ficult, however, for IT generalists to
ness and availability. Organizations that implement a virtualization solution
keep adding stand-alone servers, how- themselves. Without concrete, proven
ever, soon discover that they need methodology and hands-on experience
more and more staff members to man- to guide them, implementation projects
age the environment. And it is likely that sometimes suffer from “scope creep,”
they’re running short on floor space in which can unexpectedly divert time and
their data centers. The costs begin to resources from more strategic activities.
build dramatically—driven up by
everything from procurement and

2. IBM Implementation Services for ● Live Partition Mobility allows your project on track, thus helping to
Power® – PowerVM™ can help. migration of running AIX® and reduce the potential risks of downtime
Designed specifically for organizations Linux® partitions and hosted and scope creep. We start with a thor-
that choose to deploy the applications between physical ough planning session to make sure
IBM PowerVM feature available on servers without disruption. that the end result will match your
most IBM Power Systems™ servers, ● Active Memory™ Sharing enables objectives, and then follow a proven
this solution provides professional need-based, disruption-free logical process for implementation and config-
assistance to help you complete the sharing of available memory space. uration. Having a simple, professionally
implementation quickly and with less organized project can give you a more
risk. Our standard offering has a fixed Supporting a faster implementation with predictable, high-quality outcome—and
price and scope that includes an initial lower risk and cost may ultimately help you achieve return
planning session, installation and con- Unless you have dedicated, expert on investment sooner. Moreover, by
figuration services and project manage- resources to manage an implementa- tapping into virtualization expertise on
ment services from start to finish. Other tion based on a proven method and demand rather than building the skills
customized services are also available strict timetable, the project can take you need in house, you can focus on
depending on your PowerVM service longer and cost more than you your core business more effectively.
needs. IBM Implementation Services for planned. You need to count on a
Power – PowerVM can help you take speedy, lower-risk implementation Simplifying server management and
advantage of the following capabilities that’s designed to not disrupt your pro- increasing flexibility
within the PowerVM toolkit: duction environment or draw resources In a complex server environment, it can
away from business-critical activities. be extremely difficult to adapt to chang-
● Virtual input/output server facili- Besides, virtualization technologies are ing business requirements, whether
tates sharing of physical resources constantly changing, and new features those requirements are related to fluctu-
among logical partitions. are introduced frequently. You may ating transaction volumes, new applica-
● Partition load manager automati- find it difficult to maintain a staff with tion deployments, emerging regulations
cally balances processor and up-to-date skills in this area. or business continuity needs. Every
memory requests by shifting physical machine you install adds inter-
resources in response to demand. PowerVM is designed to provide just operability issues and expands the list
● IBM Micro-Partitioning™ technol- the services you need—in a standard- of procedures needed to roll out a
ogy supports up to 10 logical ized, easy-to-purchase package—so change. At times, the management bur-
partitions on one processor. there’s less disruption to your resources den can be heavy enough to paralyze
and your operations. Our experienced the IT environment—and prevent it from
technical consultants use time-tested supporting the needs of the business.
project management methods to keep

3. By helping you take advantage of the Increasing utilization to improve efficiency Live Partition Mobility allows migration
virtualization features of the IBM Power and performance of running AIX and Linux partitions and
Systems server, IBM Implementation For many organizations, server utiliza- hosted applications between physical
Services for Power – PowerVM can tion presents a significant challenge. servers without disrupting the infra-
enable you to simplify the server envi- When workloads are distributed structure services. This flexibility can
ronment and get management under unevenly across servers, it can cause enable you to handle disruptive mainte-
control. We can help you consolidate performance and availability problems, nance activities, workload balancing
workloads from multiple physical complicate management and drive up and server consolidation requirements
machines by creating logical units of costs. Besides, it is wasteful to pur- with minimal impact on the workload
processing resources—adaptable units chase new servers when there is ample availability. And, creating a central pool
that are unfettered by physical con- capacity tucked away in the data of resources may free up capacity for
straints. You gain the flexibility to reallo- center already. The key is to unlock that new applications and make it easier to
cate resources where and when they capacity, aggregate it and make it avail- develop and deploy them. Fewer
are needed. And it becomes possible, able for multiple applications. servers mean fewer copies of systems
for example, to: software, databases and middleware,
IBM’s PowerVM feature, available as which can improve the stability of the
● Borrow idle capacity from the Web standard or optional on most platforms.
server to support end-of-month IBM Power Systems servers, can
transactions in your financial enable you to share resources Similarly, Active Memory Sharing
applications. among partitions—and manage them enables the optimum use of available
● Deploy new applications onto exist- centrally. With IBM Micro-Partitioning memory space by prioritizing available
ing server and storage resources capabilities, you can create up to memory space on a shared, need-
instead of purchasing and setting 10 partitions on a single processor. based concept. This feature supports
up a new machine for each new The virtual input/output server feature more effective use of your resources,
application. enables sharing of resources—including while allowing you to realize cost sav-
● Address certain regulatory require- Ethernet adapters, small computer ings by delaying new investments for
ments of security concerns all at system interface devices and Fibre additional memory.
once by adjusting the configuration Channel storage—among those parti-
on a single machine, rather than on tions. The partition load manager func- Why IBM?
dozens. tionality balances partition workloads IBM’s depth and breadth of expertise in
automatically and dynamically, so you IBM Power Systems servers is virtually
The agility gained through server virtual- can avoid performance and availability unmatched. Our technical consultants
ization can help your IT infrastructure problems caused by underallocation of not only have hands-on experience and
keep pace with changing business resources. longtime familiarity with these state-of-
conditions—without placing impractical the-art servers, but they also maintain
demands on your IT staff or budget. intimate knowledge of emerging

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