IBM BladeCenter PS703 Technical Overview And Introduction

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Chapter 2. Architecture and technical overview 81features and five-nines availability. In today’s dynamic, global business environment, whereorganizations need information to be reliably available around the clock and with minimaldelay, the DS8000 series can be an ideal solution. With its tremendous scalability, flexibletiered storage options, broad server support, and support for advanced IBM duplicationtechnology, the DS8000 can help simplify the storage environment by consolidating multiplestorage systems onto a single system, and provide the availability and performance neededfor the most demanding business applications.For more information, see the following web page:http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/ds8000/IBM Storwize V7000 Midrange Disk SystemIBM Storwize V7000 is a virtualized storage system to complement virtualized serverenvironments that provides unmatched performance, availability, advanced functions, andhighly scalable capacity never seen before in midrange disk systems. IBM Storwize V7000 isa powerful midrange disk system that is easy to use and enables rapid deployment withoutadditional resources. Storwize V7000 is virtual storage that offers greater efficiency andflexibility through built-in SSD optimization and “thin provisioning” technologies. StorwizeV7000 advanced functions also enable non-disruptive migration of data from existing storage,simplifying implementation, and minimizing disruption to users. IBM Storwize V7000 alsoenables you to virtualize and reuse existing disk systems, supporting a greater potentialreturn on investment.For more information, see the following web page:http://www.ibm.com/systems/storage/disk/storwize_v7000/2.11 IVMIVM is a simplified hardware management solution that is part of the PowerVMimplementation on the PS703 and PS704 blades. POWER processor-based blades do notinclude an option for attachment to a Hardware Management Console (HMC). POWERprocessor-based blades do, however, include an option for attachment to an IBM SystemsDirector Management Console (SDMC).IVM inherits most of the HMC features and capabilities, and enables the exploitation ofPowerVM technology. It manages a single server, avoiding the need for an independentappliance. It provides a solution that enables the administrator to reduce system setup timeand to make hardware management easier, at a lower cost.IVM is an addition to the Virtual I/O Server, the product that enables I/O virtualization in thefamily of POWER processor-based systems. The IVM functions are provided by softwareexecuting within the Virtual I/O Server partition installed on the server. See Table 2-13.For a complete description of the possibilities offered by IVM, see Integrated VirtualizationManager on IBM System p5, REDP-4061, available the following web page:http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/redp4061.html