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IBM Servers and VMware vSphereFast Forward to virtualization

Today’s x86 server technology has reached new levels of computing capacity, with more processor cores, more memory, and faster I/O. To harness these capacities more efficiently, VMware® vSphereTM can virtualize physical servers, storage, and networking, allowing multiple operating systems and their applications to run independently in virtual machines while sharing physical resources. VMware virtualization can help you save money, improve productivity, and simplify management of system resources. VMware and IBM have made the transition to virtualization even easier to manage with their latest joint offering: VMware ESXiTM 4 supported on the IBM® BladeCenter® HS22, LS22, LS42 blade servers, the System x3350, x3550 M2, x3650 M2, x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 rack servers, and the x3400 M2 and 3500 M2 tower servers.

iBM and vMware deliver integrated virtualization right out oF the Box with the vMware esxi 4 usB MeMory key option

When you begin virtualizing your data center, rock-solid reliability and easy management are primary requirements. It’s important to minimize hardware and software management interfaces. IBM has been a leader in server consolidation and virtualization for more than 40 years and offers System x and BladeCenter servers designed for virtualization with VMware. Now, with ESXi pre-tested on a variety of System x and BladeCenter servers, you can configure and deploy VMware virtual machines in a matter of minutes.

high availaBility and resilient inFrastructure

VMware ESXi 4 is an operating system-independent, thin hypervisor designed for rock-solid reliability. The incredibly small 32MB size of ESXi minimizes interfaces and improves security, making the hypervisor an essential hardware component. VMware ESXi is based on the market-leading ESX, running in tens of thousands of production deployments. Plus, VMware ESXi can be licensed to support the entire VMware vSphere 4 suite, allowing VMware VMotionTM and VMware HA (High Availability) to reduce planned and unplanned downtime. The ESXi hypervisor can be downloaded from vmware.com to a USB drive or to a hard disk drive. It is also available from IBM preloaded on a USB 2.0 memory key and can be installed on your server and ready for deployment.

siMpliFied ManageMent

IBM Director and VMware ESX work together with industry-standard CIM (Common Information Model), allowing IBM Director to provide a single interface to manage and monitor all aspects of the physical and virtual environment, responding automatically to potential problems through the use of event action plans. On a larger scale, IBM BladeCenter provides complete hardware and environmental monitoring for every server.

iBM systeM x and Bladecenter with vMware esxi 4 gets you virtualized in Minutes.

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Full virtualization oFFerings

VMware ESXi 4 is a fully functional hypervisor which can be downloaded from www.vmware.com for free to IBM x86 servers including IBM BladeCenter HS22, LS22, and LS42 blade servers, , the System x3350, x3550 M2, x3650 M2, x3850 M2 and x3950 M2 rack servers, and the x3400 M2 and 3500 M2 tower servers. For advanced capabilities, ESXi may be upgraded to VMware vSphere 4 Standard, Advanced, Enterprise and Enterprise Plus licenses - the full suite of VMware virtualization offerings and VMware vCenter(TM) Server Management offerings.

tiMe, space and Budget savings

The power, cooling, and floor-space savings inherent with IBM BladeCenter and System x are multiplied by virtualizing server workloads with VMware ESXi 4, resulting in higher utilization of computing resources. Server sprawl is minimized and new application deployment time improves—from days or weeks to just minutes. VMware vSphere 4 provides a built-in, guided consolidation tool to easily convert existing physical systems to virtual machines.

greener data centers

Innovative tools such as IBM Systems Director Active Energy Manager™, IBM BladeCenter Open Fabric Manager, and IBM Virtualization Manager, combined with technologies such as solid state drives, can help reduce your power and cooling costs. You can realize further efficiencies with VMware Distributed Power Management. DPM intelligently moves workloads during off-peak periods, automatically powers down unneeded servers to conserve energy, and brings the servers back online as workloads increase. Together, IBM and VMware can simplify your IT Infrastructure and drive down your energy consumption.

virtualization solution leadership

IBM and VMware pioneered the virtualization of x86 servers and continue to offer performance and value to customers by combining the best of next-generation technologies. As you plan data center virtualization, IBM System x and BladeCenter with VMware dramatically reduces costs, improves service deployment time, simplifies the IT infrastructure, and increases application up-time.

For More inForMation

VMware and IBM solutions:

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IBM BladeCenter and System x servers and options:

www.ibm.com/systems/bladecenter

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IBM ServerProven® Hardware Compatibility:

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